Old Testament Quiz 3
By Christian Character Builders
Bible Questions taken from "Old Testament Stories" Storybook!
1. Which of Israel's (Jacob's) sons did he love the most, and make him a coat of many colors?
Rueben
Joseph
Gad
Judah
2. Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." Joseph's brothers loved him dearly!
True
False
3. It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat of many colors; and they took him, and threw him into ________.
the fire.
the lake.
the fields.
the pit.
4. They sat down to eat bread, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, so they drew Joseph up out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for .
5. When Pharoah of Egypt couldn't get his dreams interpreted by the magicians or anyone else, who interpreted his dreams?
Potipher
Reuben
6. Behold, there come seven years of great ______ throughout all the land of Egypt. There will arise after them seven years of ______.
famine ... plenty
plenty ... famine
peace ... war
war ... peace
7. Pharaoh said, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?" Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." Pharaoh took off his from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand.
8. Now Jacob, hearing there was grain in Egypt, sent ten brothers into Egypt to buy grain, which brother wouldn't Jacob send?
Simeon
Dan
Benjamin
Ephraim
9. Joseph sent his brothers back with their money in their sacks and kept Simeon, until they brought their other brother back.
10. He wept aloud.. Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for before you to preserve life.
11. Pharoah is displeased with Joseph and does not openly welcome his family to Egypt.
12. God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, , "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt; What will God make of him?
A tired old man.
A great nation.
A king and a priest.
None of the above.
13. Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in ________. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Goshen
Egypt
Canaan
Paddan Aram
14. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gilead, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph. Which of these wasn't Jacobs son?
15. Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn't know Joseph, He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are _________________ than we.
less and weaker
smarter and greater
less and dumber
more and mightier
16. The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve, and they made their lives bitter with hard service.
17. Pharoah told the midwives to kill all the Israelite babies born as .
18. A Levite and his wife coceived and bore a son, when they could no longer hide it, she floated down the river in what?
A small boat.
An aluminum pan.
A papyrus basket.
A hollow log.
19. Who found the baby in the basket?
20. When she decided to keep the baby and have him cared for, what did she name him?
Amos
Rhamses
Moses
Aaron