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Religious Studies
7th -
8thgrade
Miracles of Elisha - Part 1 (2 Kings 2-3)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was the father of Elisha? (1 Kings 19:19)
Shaphat
Elijah
Ben-Hadad
we are not told
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which Book of the Bible relates the various Miracles of Elisha?
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
1 Kings
2 Kings
- 3. Multiple Choice
In which city did Elisha's 'healing of the water' miracle take place? ( 2 Kings 2:18-22)
Jerusalem
Bethel
Jericho
Gilgal
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did Elisha heal the 'bad water' problem that caused death and made the land unproductive? (2 Kings 2:20-22)
He threw sugar into the water spring
He threw salt into the water spring
He just spoke and the water healed itself
He bathed in the water 7 times
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where was Elisha heading to when he was met by the youths and jeered by them? (2 Kings 2:23)
Bethel
Gilgal
Damascus
Jericho
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did the youths say to Elisha, in taunting him? (2 Kings 2:23)
"You're so ugly", "You're so ugly"
"Go away, baldhead!", "Go away, baldhead!"
"You're old and wrinkled, just like a raisin"
"Go away, fat man, go away"
- 7. Multiple Choice
What did God send to punish the youths who kept jeering Elisha? (2 Kings 2:24)
two lions
two tigers
one bear
two bears
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many of the youths who jeered at him were mauled by the beasts? (2 Kings 2:27)
we are not told
24
32
42
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which earlier story in the Bible parallels or resembles a number of the characteristics displayed in this episode where the taunting of God's prophet resulted in dire circumstances?
Noah taunted by his son Ham
Joseph punished by his brothers
Moses criticized by his sister
Elijah laughed at by Ahab
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Moabites are the descendants of which character in the Bible, during the days of Abraham? (Genesis 19:35-37)
Isaac
Jacob
Esau
Lot
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Edomites are the descendants of which character in the Bible, during the days of Abraham? (Genesis 36:9)
Isaac
Jacob
Esau
Lot
- 12. Multiple Choice
What animals did the Moabites rear primarily? (2 Kings 3:4)
sheep
cattle
horses
pigs
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why did Joram, the King of Israel, decide to fight against the King of Moab? (2 Kings 3:5-7)
Moab rebelled against Israel by refusing to pay 'taxes' to Israel
Moab challenged Israel to war
Joram was greedy and wanted to show how powerful he was as a new king
Israel was going through a difficult time and Moab was very rich then
- 14. Multiple Choice
With which nations did Joram of Israel team up with to fight against Moab? (2 Kings 3:7-9)
None
Judah and Edom
Assyria
Egypt
- 15. Multiple Choice
What problem did the combined forces encounter as they approached Moab? (2 Kings 3:9)
They ran out of food
They ran out of water
They lost their direction in the desert
They quarreled among themselves
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did Elisha help the combined forces out of their dilemma? (2 Kings 3:16-20)
He asked them to make the valley full of ditches
He prayed for rain and the rain came
He asked them to dig deep wells into the ground
He told them to quit and go home
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who said this: "If I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat King of Judah, I would not look at you or even notice you"? (2 Kings 3:14)
Elijah
Micaiah
Obadiah
Elisha
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why did Elisha ask for a harpist when the Kings asked him to help? (2 Kings 3:15-20)
Elisha had never heard a harp play
The harpists in Edom were very famous
Spiritual power came with the music and Elisha foretold that water will flow through the land and the ditches
Elisha wanted to first work himself up to a frenzy
- 19. Multiple Choice
The next morning, when the water flowed through the land, how were the Moabites mistaken? (2 KIngs 3:20-24)
They mistook the water as blood and thought their attackers had slaughtered each other
The water shone so brightly under the sun that they became blinded
The water shone like golden streams in the sun
The sun shone on the water and the water sparkled like diamonds
- 20. Multiple Choice
What did Mesha, the King of Moab do when the Moabites were being slaughtered, the towns and fields destroyed and he was getting wiped out in the battle? (2 Kings 3:26-27)
he surrendered
he killed himself
he sacrificed his firstborn son on the city wall
he became mad
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