instruction
stringlengths 13
231
| context
stringclasses 1
value | response
stringlengths 1
176
|
|---|---|---|
How did Samson die? | Pushing over the temple pillars, killing himself and many Philistines. |
|
Who was the first king of Israel? | Saul |
|
Who anointed him king? | Samuel |
|
Who was the enemy who took the Ark of the Covenant? | Philistines |
|
What happened the idol which was beside the Ark in the enemy's temple? | The idol fell over and broke |
|
When the people demanded Saul make a sacrifice to God that only priests should make, what did he do? | Made the sacrifice anyways |
|
When Saul conquered the Amalekites, what person did he keep as a prisoner instead of killing like God said to? | The king, Agag |
|
What was Saul's punishment for disobeying? | God took his kingdom away |
|
Who was the king of Israel anointed by Samuel after Saul? | David |
|
What did David work as for his father? | A shepherd |
|
When the Philistines came to attack the Israelites, who mocked God and challenged them? | Goliath the giant. |
|
When David wanted to fight Goliath, what did Saul try to give him? | His armor |
|
What did David take from the brook to fight Goliath with? | Five stones |
|
How many sling-throws did it take David to hit Goliath? | One |
|
Who was Saul's son that David befriended? | Jonathan |
|
What did Saul throw to try to kill David? | A javelin/spear |
|
What did Jonathan do to save David's life from Saul? | Warned him that Saul would try to kill him |
|
What foreign country did David run away to? | Land of the Philistines/Philistia |
|
Did Saul give up on chasing David when David went into the wilderness? | No |
|
How many times did David spare Saul's life? | Twice |
|
Where did David spare Saul's life the first time? | In a cave |
|
Where did David spare Saul's life the second time? | In the camp where Saul was sleeping |
|
What last judge of Israel died after Saul made a temporary peace with David? | Samuel |
|
Where did David go after Saul continued to hunt him? | The Land of the Philistines/ Philistia |
|
Where did Saul turn to for advice when he couldn't sense God's will? | A witch |
|
What prophet did he ask to speak to? | Samuel |
|
How did Saul die? | Fell on his own sword |
|
How many of his sons died in the same battle? | All of them |
|
Did all of Israel immediately consider David their king? | No |
|
Who was David's captain of his army? | Joab |
|
When David stayed in Jerusalem, what woman did he see and commit adultery with? | Bathsheba |
|
Who was Bathsheba's husband? | Uriah |
|
When Bathsheba got pregnant, what did David make happen to Uriah? | He was killed in battle |
|
What prophet came to rebuke David? | Nathan |
|
What happened to Bathsheba's child? | The child died |
|
When Bathsheba had another child, what did they name him? | Solomon |
|
Who was David's son that started a rebellion against him? | Absalom |
|
What capital city did David abandon as Absalom came towards it? | Jerusalem |
|
When the two armies battled, what happened to Absalom's hair? | It got caught in a tree |
|
Who killed Absalom? | Joab |
|
Because he killed Absalom, what was Joab's punishment? | He was not captain anymore |
|
What was David's second sin recorded in the Bible? | He took a census of the people in his nation |
|
During his time as king, who was David's main enemy? | Philistines |
|
Which books of the Bible record David's time as king? | 1st and 2nd Samuel |
|
Which book did David write most of? | Psalms |
|
Who was David's son that became king? | Solomon |
|
What trait did Solomon pray for from God? | Wisdom |
|
What did Solomon build for the Lord? | A temple |
|
What famous queen came to visit Solomon? | Queen of Sheba |
|
How many wives did Solomon have? | 700 |
|
Did Solomon always follow the Lord? | No. He turned from God. |
|
Who convinced Solomon to turn from God? | His wives |
|
What happened to the kingdom after Solomon's rule? | It split in two |
|
Which books of the Bible record all the kings? | 1st and 2nd Kings, 1st and 2nd Chronicles |
|
Which books of the Bible did Solomon write? | Song of Solomon and Proverbs and some Psalms |
|
How many kings of Judah were there? | 20 |
|
How many kings of Israel were there? | 19 |
|
Who conquered Judah and took Daniel to their country? | Babylonians |
|
Whose dream did Daniel interpret in -Babylon? | King Nebuchadnezzar |
|
Who was the last king Daniel served under in the Bible? | Darius |
|
When Daniel prayed to God after it was not allowed, where was he thrown into? | The lion's den |
|
What were Daniel's three friends (Babylonian names)? | Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego |
|
When they refused to bow to an idol, where were they thrown? | Into a fiery furnace |
|
Who returned to Israel to build up the walls of Jerusalem? | Nehemiah |
|
What Israelite saved her people from being murdered and was a wife of the king? | Esther |
|
What daring thing did Esther do to talk with the king? | Went in to talk without being summoned first |
|
Who let the Israelites return to their homeland? | Cyrus |
|
Who eventually came from the lineage of David? | Jesus |
|
Who was Jesus' human mother? | Mary |
|
Who was Jesus' adoptive father on Earth? | Joseph |
|
Who was Jesus' birth father? | God the Holy Spirit (see Matt 1:20) |
|
Name the city where Jesus was born? | Bethlehem |
|
Where did Jesus' family go when Herod wanted to harm him as baby? | Egypt |
|
True or False: Because Jesus was God, he didn't obey his parents' rules. | False Jesus obeyed his parents (see Luke 2:51) |
|
True or False: Jesus was an only child. | False - Jesus had brothers and sister - see Mark 6:3 |
|
How many of Jesus' brothers are named in the Bible? | Four |
|
How many of Jesus' sisters are named in the Bible? | None |
|
Name one of Jesus' brothers? | James, Joseph, Simon and Judas |
|
Who was Jesus' most famous cousin? | John the Baptist |
|
True or False: John the Baptist wore clothes made of goat hair? | False it was camel hair |
|
Who baptized Jesus? | John the Baptist |
|
Who spoke from the sky when Jesus was baptized? | God |
|
What did God say? | That he was well-pleased with his son. |
|
What happened when Jesus went into the wilderness? | He was tempted by Satan |
|
Before Jesus starting preaching, what was his normal job? | Carpenter (construction worker) See Mark 6:3 |
|
Name Jesus' hometown. | Nazareth |
|
True or False: Jesus turned water into Coca-Cola? | False, Jesus turned water into wine. |
|
Besides preaching, name an activity Jesus did while traveling in Galilee. | Healing the sick and casting out demons. |
|
True or False: Jesus stayed away from people with bad reputations? | False He often ate with sinners. |
|
Name the place where Jesus walked on water? | Sea of Galilee |
|
True or False: At first, Jesus family tried to stop his ministry and said he was crazy. | True - see Mark 3:11 |
|
True or False: Jesus said his true family was anyone who obeys God. | True see Mark 3:34-35 |
|
True or False: Everywhere he went, people loved Jesus and believed his message? | False many times Jesus was rejected. |
|
Which member of the Jewish ruling counsel came to ask Jesus questions at night? | Nicodemus |
|
True or False: Jesus didn't like the people because they worshiped God the wrong way? | False Jesus welcomed all to follow him |
|
How many disciples did Jesus choose? | 12 |
|
What was Matthew before he followed Jesus? | A tax collector |
|
True or False: Jesus would sometimes spit as part of his healing miracles. | True - Three times the Bible describes him spitting. see Mark 7:33, Mark 8:23, John 9:6 |
|
What is the shortest verse in the Bible? | John 11:35 Jesus wept. |
|
Why did Jesus weep in that verse? | Because his friend Lazarus died. |