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Where did everything in the universe come from?

God created everything.

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How long did it take God to create everything?

He took six days.

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What was Gods response to the day and night he created on the first day?

He said they were good.

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What was Gods response to the earth and the seas he created on the third day?

He said they were good.

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What was Gods response to the trees and plants he created on the third day?

He said they were good.

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What was Gods response to the sun, moon, and stars he created on the fourth day?

He said they were good.

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What was Gods response to the things in the seas and the birds he created on the fifth day?

He said they were good.

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What was Gods response to the land animals he created on the sixth day?

He said they were good.

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In what way did God make man different than the animals?

He made man in his image and in his likeness.

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What did God say would be the responsibility of the human beings?

They would have authority over the earth and over the animals, and would care for them.

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How did God make the first man?

God formed him from the soil.

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How did the man become alive?

God breathed life into him.

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What was the name of the man?

His name was Adam.

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Where did God put Adam?

He put Adam in a garden that God planted.

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From which special tree was Adam not allowed to eat?

He could not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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What would happen if Adam ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

He would die.

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Why was Adam alone when there were all kinds of animals?

The animals were not able to be a helper for Adam.

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How did God make the woman?

He formed her from Adams rib.

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What did the name woman mean to Adam?

It meant that she was made from man.

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What is the purpose of a man having a wife?

They are to become one.

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What did God say about his creation when he finished it?

He said it was very good.

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What did God do on the seventh day?

He finished all his work and blessed the seventh day and made it holy.

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Why were Adam and Eve not ashamed that they were naked?

There was no sin in the world.

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What was the snakes first question to Eve?

He asked, “Did God really tell you not to eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

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From which tree were Adam and and his wife not allowed to eat?

They were not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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What did God say would happen if Adam and his wife ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

He said they would die.

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What did the snake say was the reason God did not want them to eat the fruit?

He said God was lying because God did not want them to understand things like he did.

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Why did the woman eat the fruit?

She saw that it was beautiful and delicious, and she wanted to be wise.

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Were Adam and his wife forced to eat the fruit?

No, they freely chose to eat the fruit and disobey God.

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What did the man and the woman do when they realized they were naked?

They sewed leaves together to make clothes.

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How did the man respond when God confronted him about his sin?

He blamed the woman.

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How did the woman respond when God confronted her about her sin?

She blamed the snake.

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What was Gods curse on the snake?

You will slide on your belly, and the womans descendant will crush your head.

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What was Gods curse on the woman?

You will have painful childbirth, and although your desire will be for your husband, he will rule over you.

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What was Gods curse on the man?

You will work hard to grow food, and you will die and return to the soil.

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How did God prevent Adam and Eve from living forever?

He sent them out of the garden containing the tree of life and guarded the entrance with powerful angels.

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Why did God decide to destroy the world?

People had become very wicked and violent.

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How did God plan to destroy the world?

He would send a huge flood.

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Why kind of man was Noah?

He was a righteous man.

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What did God tell Noah to do?

God told him to build a huge boat.

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What was the purpose of the boat?

The boat would keep Noah, his family, and the animals safe during the flood.

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How did the other people react when Noah told them that the flood would come?

They did not believe him.

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Which animals came into the boat before the flood?

A male and a female of every kind of animal, and seven males and seven females of every kind of animal that could be used for sacrifice came into the boat.

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Who closed the door of the boat after Noahs family and the animals came inside?

God closed the door.

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How long did it rain?

It rained for 40 days and 40 nights.

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How high did the water of the flood reach?

It covered everything in the whole world, even the highest mountains.

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What happened to everything that lived on land?

Everything died.

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How did Noah know the water had dried up?

He sent out a dove and it did not return.

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What did God tell Noah and his family to do when they left the boat?

He told them to have many children and grandchildren and to fill the earth.

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How did Noah worship God after he got off the boat?

He built an altar and sacrificed some of the animals.

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What did God promise he would never do again?

He would never again curse the ground or destroy the world with a flood.

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What did God make as a sign of his promise?

He made a rainbow in the sky.

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After the flood, did the people fill the earth as God had commanded?

No, they gathered together and built a city.

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How many different languages were there in the world at that time?

There was only one language.

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What did the people work together to do instead of spreading out over the earth?

They started to build a tall tower that would reach heaven.

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What did God do to cause the people to spread out all over the world?

He changed their language into many different languages.

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What was the name of the city that they were building?

It was named Babel.

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What does the name Babel mean?

It means confused.

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What did God tell Abram to do?

God told Abram to leave his country and family and go to another land.

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What did God promise to do for Abram?

He promised to give Abram all the land he could see, to make his name great, to make his descendants a great nation, and to bless all the families on earth through him.

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To which land did Abram go?

He went to the land of Canaan.

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What promise did God make to Abram about Canaan?

God would give it to Abram and his descendants would always possess it.

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Who was Melchizedek?

He was the priest of God Most High.

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What did Melchizedek do for Abram?

He blessed Abram.

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What did Abram give to Melchizedek?

He gave him a tenth of all he owned.

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What did God promise Abram after he had lived in Canaan for many years?

Abram would have a son and as many descendants as the stars in the sky.

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Why did God say Abram was righteous?

He said this because Abram believed Gods promise.

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What is a covenant?

A covenant is an agreement between two parties.

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Why did Sarai think she would not have children?

She was too old.

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What did Sarai tell Abram to do in order to have a child?

Marry her servant Hagar, so Hagar could have a child for her.

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What was the name of Hagars child?

His name was Ishmael.

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What problem happened between Sarai and Hagar?

Sarai became jealous of Hagar.

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What covenant promises did God make to Abram?

Abram would be the father of many nations, and God would give the land of Canaan to him and to his descendants.

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What did God tell Abram to do as a sign of the covenant between them?

Abram must circumcise every male in his family.

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Who did God say would be the son of the promise?

Isaac, Sarais son, would be the son of promise.

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Who did God say would become a great nation?

Both Isaac and Ishmael would become great nations.

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What did Abrams new name, Abraham, mean?

His name means father of many.

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What did God ask Abraham to do to Isaac when Isaac was a young man?

God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac to him.

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Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

God did this to test Abrahams faith.

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What did Abraham tell Isaac was the reason they did not have a lamb for the sacrifice?

Abraham said God would provide the lamb for the sacrifice.

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Did God want Abraham to kill Isaac?

No, he only wanted to see if Abraham would obey him.

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What did God provide as a sacrifice instead of Isaac?

He provided a ram stuck in a bush.

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What did God promise to do for Abraham because Abraham had obeyed him?

He promised that Abrahams descendents would be more than the stars in the sky, and that all the families of the world would be blessed through his family.

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Why did Abraham send his servant back to the land of Abrahams relatives?

He sent him to bring back a wife for his Abraham's son, Isaac.

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How did the servant find Rebekah?

God led him to her.

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How was Rebekah related to Abraham?

Rebekah was the granddaughter of Abrahams brother.

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Was Rebekah forced to go with the servant to marry Isaac?

No, she agreed to go.

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What promises of God were passed on to Isaac when Abraham died?

All of the promises that God had made to Abraham, including that he would have countless descendants, were passed on to Isaac.

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Why did it appear that the promise of countless descendants would not be fulfilled through Isaac?

Rebekah could not have children.

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What did God tell Rebekah about her two twin sons before they were born?

They would become two nations, and the older son will serve the younger one.

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What was the name of the older son?

His name was Esau.

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What was the name of the younger son?

His name was Jacob.

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Esau was the older son. Why did he give everything that he should receive to Jacob, the younger son?

Everything Esau should have received as the older son, he gave Jacob in exchange for some food.

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To whom did Isaac want to give his formal blessing?

He gave it to Esau.

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How did Jacob trick Isaac into giving him the blessing?

He pretended to be Esau by wearing goatskins so that Isaac would think he was Esau.

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Because Jacob stole Esaus blessing, what did Esau plan to do to him?

Esau planned to kill Jacob after Isaac died.

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What did Isaac and Rebekah do when Rebekah heard of Esaus plan to kill Jacob?

They sent Jacob far away to live with Rebekahs relatives.

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What happened to Jacob during the next twenty years?

He married, had 12 sons and a daughter, and God made him wealthy.

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Why was Jacob afraid when he returned to Canaan?

He thought Esau would kill him.

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What did Jacob do in order to soothe Esaus anger?

He sent herds of animals to Esau as a gift.

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Was Esau still angry with Jacob?

No, he no longer wanted to harm Jacob.

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Where did Jacob settle to live?

He settled in Canaan.

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After Isaacs death, who received the covenant promises that God originally gave to Abraham?

Jacob received them.

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Why did Josephs brothers hate him?

Because Joseph was Jacobs favorite son, and because Joseph had dreamed he would be their ruler.

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What evil thing did Josephs brothers do to him?

They took him captive and sold him to some slave traders.

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How did Josephs brothers explain his disappearance to Jacob?

They put goats blood on Josephs robe so that Jacob would think a wild animal had killed him.

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Did God abandon Joseph in Egypt?

No, in everything Joseph did, God blessed him.

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Why was Joseph sent to prison in Egypt?

Joseph refused to sleep with his masters wife, so she falsely accused him.

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What ability had God given Joseph?

He gave him the ability to interpret dreams.

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What was the meaning of Pharaohs dream?

God was going to send seven years of plentiful harvests followed by seven years of famine.

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How did Pharaoh reward Joseph after Joseph interpreted his dream?

He made Joseph the second most powerful man in Egypt.

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How did Joseph prepare for the famine?

Joseph told the Egyptians to store up large amounts of food during the seven good years, and then he sold the food to the people during the seven years of famine.

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Why did Josephs brothers come to Egypt?

They came to buy food because the famine was severe in Canaan also.

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Before Joseph told his brothers who he was, why did he test them?

He tested them to see if they had changed.

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How did God cause good to come from Josephs brothers selling him as a slave?

Joseph became a powerful ruler in Egypt, and God used him to provide food for his family and many other people during the famine.

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What did Jacob do after he found out that Joseph was alive?

He moved his whole family to Egypt.

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After Jacob died, who received the promises that God gave to Abraham?

The 12 sons of Jacob received them.

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What did the descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob become?

They became the 12 tribes of Israel.

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Why were the Egyptians afraid of the Israelites?

They were afraid because there were so many Israelites.

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What did Pharaoh do to the Israelites because he was afraid of them?

He made them slaves to the Egyptians.

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How did Pharaoh try to keep the Israelites from increasing in number?

He ordered all Israelite baby boys to be thrown into the Nile River.

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What happened to the baby boy in the basket in the river?

A daughter of Pharaoh saw him, took him as her own son, and named him Moses.

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What did Moses do in order to save a fellow Israelite?

He killed an Egyptian who was beating him, and buried the Egyptians body.

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Why did Moses have to flee from Egypt?

When Pharaoh found out that he killed the Egyptian, he wanted to kill Moses.

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Where did Moses go to escape from Pharaoh?

He went to the wilderness.

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What unusual thing did Moses see while taking care of his sheep in the wilderness?

He saw a bush that was on fire, but it did not burn up.

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What did God tell Moses as he approached the burning bush?

God said, “Moses, take off your shoes. You are standing on holy ground.”

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How do we know God cared about the Israelites in Egypt?

God said to Moses, “I have seen the suffering of my people.”

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What did God send Moses to do for the Israelites?

God told him to go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt.

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What land did God say he would give to the Israelites?

God would give him the land of Canaan, the land God had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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What name did God say would be his forever?

He said his name would be Yahweh.

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Who did God send to help Moses?

God sent Moses brother, Aaron, to help him.

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What was Gods message that Moses and Aaron gave to Pharaoh?

God's message to Pharaoh was, “Let my people go!”

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What did Pharaoh do when he heard this command?

He forced the Israelites to work even harder.

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What did God do when Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go?

He sent ten terrible plagues on Egypt.

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What did God show Pharaoh through these plagues?

He showed that he is more powerful than Pharaoh and all of Egypts gods.

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What did God do to the water in the Nile River?

God turned water in the Nile River into blood.

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Who was affected by the plague of the painful skin sores?

The sores appeared on the Egyptians, but not on the Israelites.

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Did the plague of darkness affect everyone equally?

No, it was dark where the Egyptians lived, but there was light where the Israelites lived.

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How did Pharaoh respond to each of the first nine plagues?

He refused to let the people go free.

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What did God do after Pharaoh did not respond to the first nine plagues?

God planned to send one last plague.

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What would this last plague do that the first nine had not done?

It would change Pharaohs mind.

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What did God say he would do to the Egyptians if Pharaoh did not let the Israelites go?

He would kill all the firstborn males of both people and animals.

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How could people save their firstborn son?

They had to kill a perfect lamb.

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What did God tell the Israelites to do with the blood of the lamb?

God told them to put the blood of the lamb around the door of their house.

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What specific food did God tell the Israelites to eat with the roasted lamb?

They were to eat bread that was made without yeast.

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What were the Israelites to be ready to do when they ate?

They were to be ready to leave Egypt.

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What did God do at the houses that had the blood around the doors?

He passed over those houses and everyone inside was safe.

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What did God do at every Egyptian house?

He killed the firstborn son.

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How many of the firstborn sons of the Egyptians were killed?

All of them died, including Pharaohs son.

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What did Pharaoh tell Moses and Aaron after this plague?

He told them to take the Israelites and leave Egypt immediately!

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What did the Egyptians give the Israelites as they left Egypt?

They gave them whatever they asked for, even gold and silver and other valuable things.

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Who else left Egypt with the Israelites?

Some people from other nations who believed in God left with them.

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How did God lead the Israelites?

He led them in a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night.

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Why did God cause Pharaoh to be stubborn and chase the Israelites?

God did this to show that he is is the One True God who is more powerful than Pharaoh and his gods.

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How did the Israelites react when they were trapped between the sea and Pharaohs army?

They said, “Why did we leave Egypt? We are going to die!”

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What did Moses say to the Israelites to calm their fear?

He told them to stop being afraid! God would fight for them that day and save them.

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How did God prevent the Egyptians from coming near the Israelites as they started to escape?

He placed the pillar of cloud between them.

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What did God tell Moses to do in order to make a path of escape for the Israelites?

God told him to raise his hand over the sea so that the waters would divide.

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How were the Israelites able to cross the sea?

They walked through it on dry ground.

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What happened to the Egyptians as they chased the Israelites through the sea?

He caused the Egyptians to panic and their chariots to get stuck.

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How did God destroy the Egyptian army?

The water covered the Egyptian army so that they drowned.

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How did the Israelites react when they saw that the Egyptians were dead?

They trusted in God and believed that Moses was a prophet of God.

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Why did the Israelites sing and praise God?

They praised him because he had saved them from the Egyptians.

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What did God tell the Israelites to do in order to remember his victory over the Egyptians?

He commanded them to celebrate the Passover every year.

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Where did God lead the Israelites after they crossed the Red Sea?

He lead them to a mountain called Sinai.

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What did God promise the Israelites that they would become if they would obey him?

They would be his prized possession, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.

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What signs accompanied God when he came down on Mount Sinai?

Thunder, lightning, smoke, and a loud trumpet blast accompanied God when he came down.

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What would God do to the Israelites if they disobeyed his commandments?

He would punish them.

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What did God tell the Israelites to build for him?

He told them to make the Tent of Meeting.

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Who could enter into the room behind the curtain where God was?

Only the high priest could enter there.

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How could the people cover their sin?

They could bring an animal for the priests to sacrifice. The blood of the sacrifice would cover their sin.

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Who did God choose to be his priests?

He chose Aaron and his descendants.

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What did the people do when they got tired of waiting for Moses to return from Mount Sinai?

They asked Aaron to make a gold idol, and then they worshiped it and made sacrifices to it.

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Why did God not destroy the Israelites when they disobeyed?

He did not destroy them because Moses prayed for them.

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What happened to the stones on which God had written the Ten Commandments?

Moses was angry and smashed the stones.

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What did Moses do to the idol?

He burned the idol and ground it into powder, and then he made the people drink it in water.

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Where did the Israelites go after Mount Sinai?

God led the Israelites toward the Promised Land.

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Where did God lead the Israelites after they left Mount Sinai?

He led them towards Canaan, the Promised Land.

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What did God tell the Israelites to do to the Canaanites?

He told them to get rid of all of them, not to make peace with them, not to marry them, and to destroy all of their idols.

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What did the 12 spies say about the land of Canaan?

The land is very fertile and the crops are plentiful.

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Why did ten of the spies say the Israelites should not attack the people of Canaan?

They said, “The cities are strong and the people are giants. If we attack them, they will defeat us and kill us!”

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What did Caleb and Joshua say about the people of Canaan?

They said, “The people are strong, but we can defeat them. God will fight for us!”

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What did the people want to do after they heard the report of the spies?

They wanted to choose another leader and go back to Egypt.

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How did God say he would punish the people for their disobedience?

They would wander in the wilderness until everyone twenty years or older, except Caleb and Joshua, died.

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Why were the Israelites defeated when they attacked the Canaanites?

They were defeated because God did not go with them into the battle.

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How long did the Israelites wander in the wilderness?

They wandered for 40 years.

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How did God provide for the Israelites in the wilderness?

He gave them manna, sent flocks of quail, and kept their clothes and shoes from wearing out.

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How did God respond when the people complained and grumbled?

God was still faithful to his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Why was God angry when Moses struck the rock?

God was angry because Moses dishonored God by not speaking to the rock as God told him to do.

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How did God punish Moses for his disobedience?

God said that Moses would not enter the Promised Land.

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Who did God promise to send one day in the future?

He would send another prophet like Moses.

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Who led the Israelites after Moses died?

Joshua led them.

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What kind of leader was Joshua?

He was a good leader because he trusted and obeyed God.

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When it was time to enter the Promised Land, what did Joshua do first?

He sent two spies to Jericho.

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What did the spies promise to do for Rahab the prostitute?

They promised to protect Rahab and her family when the Israelites destroyed the city.

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How were the Israelites able to cross the Jordan River?

When the priests started to step into the Jordan River, the water stopped flowing.

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How did the Israelites attack Jericho?

They marched around the city once a day for six days.

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What did the Israelites do to Jericho on the seventh day?

On the seventh day, they marched around the city seven more times. After they marched around the city for the last time, the priests blew their trumpets and the soldiers shouted.

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What happened when the soldiers shouted and the priests blew trumpets?

The walls of Jericho fell down so the Israelites could destroy everything in the city.

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What happened to Rahab and her family?

They were not killed, and they became part of the Israelites.

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How did the Gibeonites trick the Israelites into making a peace treaty with them?

They said they were from a place far from Canaan.

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Why did Joshua and the Israelites not know the Gibeonites were lying?

They did not ask God.

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Why did the Israelites keep the peace treaty and defend the Gibeonites?

They did not kill them because the Israelites had made a promise before God.

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How else did God fight for the Israelites against the Amorites?

He confused the Amorites and sent large hailstones on them.

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How else did God fight for the Israelites against the Amorites?

He caused the sun to stay in one place so the Israelites had enough time to completely defeat them.

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What did Joshua and the Israelites do to the other Canaanite people groups who attacked them?

Joshua and the Israelites destroyed them.

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What did each tribe of Israel receive?

God gave each of the 12 tribes of Israel its own section of the Promised Land.

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Why did Joshua call the Israelites together when he was old?

He called them together to remind them of their obligation to obey the covenant that God had made with them.

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How did the Israelites answer Joshua?

They promised to remain faithful to God and to follow his laws.

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How did the Israelites disobey God after Joshua died?

They did not drive out the Canaanites, and they worshiped the Canaanite gods instead of Yahweh, the true God.

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How did God punish the Israelites for their disobedience?

God allowed their enemies to defeat them.

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How did God respond when the Israelites cried out for help?

He provided a deliverer who rescued them and brought peace to the land.

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What was Gideon doing when the angel of Yahweh came to him?

Gideon was threshing grain secretly so the Midianites would not steal it.

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What two signs did God do to prove that he would save Israel through Gideon?

God made the morning dew fall only on the sheepskin and not the ground, and then the dew fell only on the ground and not the sheepskin.

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Why did Gideon send home all except 300 of the soldiers?

He sent them home because God told him he had too many men.

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What additional sign did God give Gideon so he would not be afraid?

Gideon heard a Midianite soldier tell of his dream that Gideons army would defeat the Midianite army.

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What did Gideon do when he heard the Midianite soldiers dream?

He worshiped God.

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How did Gideon and his men attack the Midianites?

They surrounded the Midianite camp, broke their pots to reveal their torches, and blew their horns and shouted, “A sword for Yahweh and for Gideon.”

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What did God do to help Gideon defeat the Midianites?

God confused the Midianites so they attacked and killed each other.

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What did Gideon do that later led the people to return to idol worship?

He made a special garment of gold that the people later began to worship as an idol.

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What did the Israelites do many times?

The Israelites would sin, God would punish them, they would repent, and God would send a deliverer to save them.

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Why did the people ask God for a king?

All the other nations had kings, and the Israelites wanted someone to lead them into battle.

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How did God answer their request?

He gave them a king, just as they had asked.

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Was Saul, the first king of Israel, a good king or a wicked king?

He was good for the first few years, but then he became wicked.

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What was Davids occupation before he became king?

He was a shepherd who took care of sheep.

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Why was it so amazing that David was able to kill Goliath?

Goliath was a very tall, very strong trained soldier wearing battle gear. David was a shepherd boy with no weapon but a sling.

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Why did the people of Israel praise David?

He won many victories over Israels enemies.

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What did David do when he had a chance to kill Saul in the cave?

He spared Saul and only cut off a piece of his clothes.

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What was the city that David conquered and then made his capital?

He made Jerusalem his capital.

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What did David want to build for God?

David wanted to build a temple where all the Israelites could worship God and offer sacrifices.

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Why did God not allow David to build a temple?

David would not build it because he had fought in so many wars.

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Who did God say would build the Temple?

Davids son would build it.

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What was the great promise that God gave to David?

God promised that one of Davids descendants would rule as king over Gods people forever.

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What great act would the Messiah do?

He would save the people of the world from their sin.

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What terrible sin did David commit later in his life?

He committed adultery with Bathsheba, and murdered her husband.

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What did David do so that people would not know that he had sinned?

He had his general place Uriah where he would be killed in battle.

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What did David do when Nathan confronted him about his sin?

David repented of his sin and received God's forgiveness.

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How did God punish David for his sin?

Davids baby boy died, there was fighting in Davids family for the rest of his life, and Davids power was greatly weakened.

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Did God still keep his promises to David in spite of Davids unfaithfulness?

Yes, he still kept them.

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What was the name of their son who was born later to David and Bathsheba?

His name was Solomon.

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What did Solomon ask God to do for him?

He asked God to make him very wise.

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What was the purpose of the Temple that Solomon built?

It was a place for the people to worship God and offer sacrifices.

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What serious sins did Solomon commit?

He married many foreign women and worshiped their gods in his old age.

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How did God punish Solomons sins?

God said he would divide the nation of Israel into two kingdoms after Solomons death.

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What foolish answer did Rehoboam give to the people?

I will make you work harder and punish you more than my father, Solomon, did.

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What was the name of the kingdom founded by the two southern tribes who remained with Rehoboam?

It was named the kingdom of Judah.

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How many of the tribes rebelled against Rehoboam and formed the northern kingdom?

Ten tribes joined the kingdom of Israel.

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What did Jeroboam do to keep his people from going to Judah to worship at the Temple?

He built and placed two idols in the kingdom of Israel for his people to worship.

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How many of the kings of Israel were faithful to God?

None of them were faithful.

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What were some of the evil practices that were often included in the worship of idols?

They took part in sexual immorality and child sacrifice.

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Who was the ancestor of the kings of Judah?

King David was their ancestor.

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Were any kings of Judah faithful to God?

Yes, some were faithful, but most were evil.

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Where did the prophets get the messages that they spoke to the people?

They heard the messages from God.

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What did Elijah say that God was going to do to punish the people?

Elijah said that God will withhold rain and dew in the kingdom of Israel until Elijah says it will rain again.

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How did God provide for Elijah in the wilderness where he was hiding?

Every morning and evening, God sent birds with bread and meat for him.

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How did God provide for Elijah when he lived with the widow and her son?

God caused their flour jar and bottle of oil to never become empty.

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What great evil did Elijah say that Ahab had committed?

Ahab had abandoned Yahweh, the true God, and had worshiped Baal.

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What choice did Elijah tell the people they must make?

He told them that if Yahweh is God, they should serve him, but if Baal is God, they should serve Baal.

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How did God show he is the real God?

God sent fire from the sky and burned up the meat, the wood, the rocks, the dirt, and the water around the altar.

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How did the people respond when they saw this demonstration of power?

They fell on the ground and said, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!”

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What happened to the prophets of Baal?

The people took them away and killed them.

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What did Elisha tell Naaman to do to in order to heal his skin disease?

He told him to dip himself seven times in the Jordan River.

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What did Naaman do after he heard Elishas instructions?

At first he was angry and would not do it because it seemed foolish, but later he changed his mind and did it, and was completely healed.

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What did the prophets tell the people to do?

They told them to stop worshiping idols and to show justice and mercy to others; otherwise, God would punish them.

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In general, how did the people treat the prophets?

The people mistreated the prophets and sometimes even killed them.

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How did the people mistreat the prophet Jeremiah?

The people put Jeremiah in a dry well and left him there to die.

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Did Jeremiah die in the well?

No, the king had mercy on him and had his servants pull Jeremiah out.

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The prophets reminded the people that God would send a special person. Who was that person?

The person that God would send was the Messiah.

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What was the warning that the prophets spoke to the people?

They told them to repent and worship God again.

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How did the people respond to the message from the prophets?

The people refused to obey.

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What enemy destroyed the kingdom of Israel?

The Assyrians destroyed the kingdom of Israel.

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Who were the Samaritans?

The Samaritans were the descendants of the Israelites who married the foreigners brought to the land by the Assyrians.

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Did the people of the kingdom of Judah obey God when they saw how he had punished the kingdom of Israel?

No, they continued worshiping idols.

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Who did the king of Judah agree to serve?

He agreed to serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

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When the king of Judah rebelled, what did Nebuchadnezzars soldiers do to him?

They killed the kings sons in front of him, made him blind, and took him away to die in prison in Babylon.

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What do we call the period of time when Gods people were forced to leave the Promised Land?

This period is called the Exile.

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What did God promise to the people during the Exile?

God promised that after 70 years, they would return to the Promised Land again.

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Who was the king who defeated the Babylonians?

Cyrus, king of the Persians, defeated the Babylonians.

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What order did King Cyrus give concerning the Jews?

He ordered that any Jew who wanted to return to Judah could go there.

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What did the Jews do when they arrived in Jerusalem?

They rebuilt the Temple and the wall around the city.

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When did God first decide to send the Messiah?

He decided this before he created the world.

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What would the Messiah do to Satan?

The Messiah would defeat Satan completely.

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Who would God sent to fulfill his promise that all people groups will be blessed through Abraham?

He would send the Messiah.

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In what way would the Messiah like Moses?

The Messiah would be a prophet like Moses.

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How would the Messiah be related to King David?

The Messiah would be one of Davids descendants.

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How would the Messiah be the perfect high priest?

He would offer himself as a perfect sacrifice to God on behalf of the people.

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How would the Messiah be the perfect king?

He would reign over the whole world forever, rule justly, and make the right decisions.

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What did Isaiah say would be special about the birth of the Messiah?

The Messiah would be born of a virgin.

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According to the prophets, how would the Messiah die?

The Messiah would be mistreated and pierced, and would die in great suffering.

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In God's plan, why did the Messiah have to die?

The Messiah, being perfect, would die so that God could punish him for the peoples sin so they could have peace with God.

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What would God accomplish through the death and resurrection of the Messiah?

God would start the New Covenant and save people who had sinned against him.

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How much time passed between the last prophecy about the Messiah and his coming into the world?

More than 400 years had passed.

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How many years had passed since God had spoken to his people?

400 years had passed.

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What problem did Elizabeth, Zechariahs wife, have?

She was very old, and had never born any children.

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What did the angel tell Zechariah to name his son?

He was to name him John.

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What did the angel say John would do in his life?

John would get people ready to accept the Messiah.

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Why did Zechariah not believe Elizabeth would have a son?

They were too old to have children.

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How did the angel punish Zechariah because he did not believe?

Zechariah was not able to speak until John was born.

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How long had Elizabeth been pregnant when the angel appeared to Mary?

She was six months pregnant.

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What did the angel say was going to happen to Mary?

She would become pregnant and give birth to a son.

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Who did the angel say Jesus was going to be?

He would be the Son of the Most High God.

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Why was Jesus birth a miracle?

Mary was a virgin.

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Whose son is Jesus?

Jesus is the Son of God.

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Who did Mary go to visit after after the angel left her?

She went to visit Elizabeth.

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What did Zechariah say about John?

He said John would be a prophet of the Most High God and would tell the people how they could receive forgiveness for their sins.

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What kind of man was Joseph?

He was a righteous man.

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What did Joseph plan to do with Mary since she was pregnant?

He planned to divorce her quietly.

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What caused Joseph to change his mind and marry Mary?

An angel came and spoke to him in a dream and said, “Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.”

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What is the meaning of the name Jesus?

It means Yahweh saves.

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Why did Joseph and Mary make the long journey to Bethlehem?

They had to go there because the Roman government told everyone to go to where their ancestors had lived in order to be counted.

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In what kind of place was Jesus born?

He was born in a place where animals stayed.

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What was the angels message to the shepherds?

The angel told them, “Do not be afraid, because I have some good news for you. The Messiah, the Master, has been born in Bethlehem!”

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How would the shepherds know the baby when they found him?

He would be lying in a feeding trough.

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What did the shepherds do after they had seen the baby?

They returned to the fields, praising God for what they had heard and seen.

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Later, how did the wise men from the east know that a new king of the Jews had been born?

They saw an unusual star in the sky.

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What did the wise men do when they saw Jesus?

They bowed down and worshiped Jesus, and gave him expensive gifts.

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Where did John live when he grew up?

He lived in the wilderness.

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What message did John preach to the people?

He said, “Repent, for the kingdom of God is near!”

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What did John do to the people who repented from their sins?

He baptized them.

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Which group of people did John compare to poisonous snakes?

He spoke this way about many of the religious leaders who refused to repent.

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What was Johns answer when the Jews asked him if he was the Messiah?

He said he was not the Messiah.

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What title did John use for Jesus when he saw him coming to be baptized?

He called him the Lamb of God who will take away the sin of the world.

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Why did Jesus not need to repent of his sins before John baptized him?

Jesus did not need to repent because he had never sinned.

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Why did Jesus say that John should baptize him?

He said John should baptize him because it was the right thing to do.

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Who came to rest on Jesus after he was baptized?

The Spirit of God appeared in the form of a dove and rested on Jesus.

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What did God say after Jesus was baptized?

He said, “This is my Son. I love him, and I am very pleased with him.”

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Whom did God say the person would be upon whom the Holy Spirit would come down and rest?

That person would be the Son of God.

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How many gods are there?

There is only one God.

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Where did Jesus go after he was baptized?

Jesus went into the wilderness.

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Who led Jesus into the wilderness?

The Holy Spirit led him.

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What did Jesus do in the wilderness?

He fasted there for 40 days and 40 nights.

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What did Satan tempt Jesus to do with the rocks?

He told Jesus to turn the rocks into bread so he could eat.

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What did Jesus say people need just as much as bread?

People need everything that God tells them.

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What did Satan tempt Jesus to do next?

He told Jesus to throw himself down from the Temple.

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Who did Satan say would protect Jesus?

God would command his angels to protect Jesus.

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What did Jesus say in response to Satan?

Jesus said that Gods Word says not to test the Lord your God.

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What did Satan then offer to give Jesus?

Satan offered to give him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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What did Satan ask Jesus to do in order to receive these kingdoms?

Satan wanted Jesus to bow down and worship him.

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Did Jesus agree to worship Satan?

No, he would only worship God and only honor him as God.

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Was Satan able to make Jesus sin?

No, he was not.

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What happened after Satan left Jesus?

Angels came and took care of Jesus.

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Where did Jesus go after he overcame Satans temptations?

Jesus went to the region of Galilee where he lived.

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What was the name of the city where Jesus lived as a child?

He lived in Nazareth.

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Where did Jesus go on the Sabbath?

He went to the place of worship.

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Why did the people in the place of worship hand Jesus the scroll of Isaiah?

They wanted Jesus to read from it.

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The passage of Scripture that Jesus read was about what person?

It was about the Messiah.

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What did Jesus say about the Scripture that he had just read?

He said those things were happening right then.

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How did the people of Jesus hometown react to his words?

They were amazed and asked, “Isnt this the son of Joseph?”

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What example did Jesus give of Gods prophets helping people from other nations when Elijah was a prophet?

God sent Elijah to help a widow during a drought.

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What example did Jesus give of Gods prophets helping people from other nations when Elisha was a prophet?

Jesus said that Elisha healed Naaman, a commander of Israels enemies.

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How did the people respond when Jesus told them these stories?

They seized Jesus and tried to throw him off a cliff in order to kill him.

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How did Jesus escape from the crowd?

Jesus walked through the crowd and left the town.

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How did the crowds in Galilee respond to Jesus?

They brought many people who were sick or handicapped to him so he could heal them.

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Who did the demons acknowledge Jesus to be when he commanded them to come out of people?

They said Jesus was the Son of God.

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How many men did Jesus choose to be his apostles?

He chose 12 men to be his apostles.

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What question did the expert in the Jewish law ask Jesus?

He asked Jesus, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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What question did Jesus ask the expert in response?

He asked him, “What is written in Gods law?”

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Who does Gods law say we should love?

We should love the Lord our God and our neighbor.

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Why did the expert in the Jewish law ask who his neighbor was?

He wanted to prove that his way of living was correct.

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In Jesus story, what happened to the Jewish man while he was traveling?

Robbers attacked him, took everything he had, and beat him until he was almost dead.

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Who was the first person to see the wounded man?

The first person was a Jewish priest.

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What did the priest do when he saw the wounded man?

He ignored him and passed by on the other side of the road.

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Who was the second person to see the wounded man and pass by?

A Levite came next.

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What did the Levite do when he saw the wounded man?

He ignored him and passed by on the other side of the road.

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Who was the third person to see the wounded man?

He was a Samaritan.

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What was the relationship between Jews and Samaritans?

They hated each other.

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How did the Samaritan help the wounded man?

He put him on his own donkey, took him to a roadside inn, and took care of him.

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What did the Samaritan tell the person in charge of the inn?

He told him to take care of the man, and he would repay him for those expenses when he returned.

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Which of the three men acted like a neighbor to the man who was robbed and beaten?

The Samaritan who was merciful to the man was a neighbor to him.

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What did the rich young ruler ask Jesus?

He asked Jesus what he must do to have eternal life.

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What did Jesus tell the young man to do in order to have eternal life?

He told him to obey Gods laws.

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What did the young ruler say about the laws that Jesus listed?

He said he had obeyed those laws ever since he was a boy.

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What additional thing did Jesus tell the young man to do?

Jesus told him to sell everything he owned and to give the money to the poor, and then to follow Jesus.

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What reward did Jesus promise the rich young ruler if he would do this?

He would have treasure in heaven.

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Why did the young ruler become sad and then go away from Jesus?

He was very rich and did not want to give away all the things he possessed.

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How difficult is it for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God?

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

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Is it possible for a rich man to be saved?

Yes, everything is possible for God to do.

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What had the disciples left behind in order to follow Jesus?

They had left everything.

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What did Jesus say would be their reward?

They would receive 100 times more in the next world, and also eternal life.

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Who else can receive this reward?

Everyone who leaves houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or property for the sake of Jesus name.

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What question did Peter ask Jesus?

Peter asked Jesus, “How many times should I forgive my brother when he sins against me?”

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How many times did Peter suggest that he should forgive his brother?

He suggested that he should forgive him seven times.

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How many times did Jesus say he should forgive his brother?

Jesus said he must forgive him 70 times seven.

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What did Jesus mean when he said, 70 times seven?

He meant that we should always forgive.

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Was the servant able to pay his huge debt to the king?

No, he was not.

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How did the king decide to punish the servant with the huge debt?

The king ordered that the man and his family be sold as slaves.

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What did the king do when the servant begged him to be patient?

The king felt pity on the servant and canceled his debt.

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What did the servant then do to a fellow servant who owed him a small debt?

He grabbed the servant and demanded that he pay the money that he owed him.

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What did the servant do when his fellow servant fell on his knees and asked him to be patient?

He threw his fellow servant into prison.

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How did the other servants react when he threw his fellow servant in prison?

They were greatly disturbed and told the king about it.

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How did the king punish the servant who did not forgive his fellow servant?

He threw him into prison until he could pay back all his debt.

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Will God forgive us if we do not forgive others from our heart?

No, he will not.

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What did Jesus send his apostles to do in the villages?

He sent them to preach and teach.

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Why did Jesus take his apostles to the other side of the lake?

He invited them to a quiet place to rest for a while.

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Were Jesus and his apostles able to be alone and rest?

No, many people ran to the other side ahead of them.

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What was Jesus attitude toward the crowd that was waiting for them?

He felt great compassion towards them.

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How did Jesus demonstrate his compassion for the people?

He taught them and healed the sick.

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Why did the disciples want to send the people away?

It was late in the day and the people needed to get something to eat.

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Why were the disciples unable to feed all the people?

They only had five loaves of bread and two small fish.

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What did Jesus do with the five loaves of bread and the two fish?

He looked up to heaven and thanked God for the food.

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What did Jesus do with the five loaves of bread and the two fish after he broke them?

He thanked His Father in heaven, and gave the pieces to his disciples so they could give them to the people.

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How much food was left over after everyone had eaten?

There was enough to fill 12 baskets.

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What did Jesus tell the disciples to do while he dismissed the crowd?

He told them to get into a boat and to sail to the other side of the lake.

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What did Jesus do after he sent the disciples away in their boat?

He went up on a mountainside alone to pray.

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What problem did the disciples have during the night?

The wind was against them, so they only reached the middle of the lake.

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How did Jesus get to their boat?

He walked to it on top of the water.

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How did the disciples react when they first saw Jesus?

They were very afraid because they thought he was a ghost.

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What did Jesus say to them to calm their fear?

He said, “Do not be afraid. It is I!”

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Why did Jesus tell Peter to come to him on the water?

Jesus told Peter to come to him because Peter asked him to do that.

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What did Peter begin to notice when he turned his eyes away from Jesus?

He began to look at the waves and to feel the strong wind.

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What happened to Peter when he became afraid of the wind and the waves?

He began to sink into the water.

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What did Jesus do when Peter called out for help?

Jesus reached out and grabbed Peter.

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What did Jesus say as a rebuke to Peter?

Jesus said, “You have so little faith! Why did you not trust me to keep you safe?”

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What happened after Jesus got into the boat?

The wind immediately stopped blowing and the water became calm.

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How did the disciples respond to this miracle?

They bowed down to Jesus, worshiped him, and said, “Truly, you are the Son of God.”

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Whom did Jesus meet when he arrived where the Gerasene people lived?

He met a man there who was demon possessed.

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Why were people unable to restrain the demon-possessed man?

The demon made him so strong that he would break the chains they used to bind him.

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How did the man act?

He lived among the tombs, screaming all day and night, not wearing clothes, and cutting himself with stones.

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What was the demons name?

His name was Legion.

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What did the name Legion mean?

A legion was a group of several thousand soldiers in the Roman army. This name meant that there were many demons in the man.

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Where did the demons beg Jesus to send them when they left the man?

They asked Jesus to send them into a herd of pigs.

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What happened to the pigs when the demons entered them?

They ran down a steep bank into the lake and drowned.

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How many pigs drowned when the demons sent them into the lake?

There were 2,000 pigs in the herd that drowned.

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How did the man behave after the demons left him?

He sat calmly, wore clothes, and acted like a normal person.

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How did the people react when they saw the man who was healed and the dead pigs?

They were afraid and asked Jesus to leave them.

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What did Jesus tell the healed man to do instead of going with Jesus?

Jesus told him to go home and tell his friends and family what God had done for him and how God had mercy on him.

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Why did the woman with the bleeding problem come to Jesus?

She thought that if she touched Jesus clothes, she would be healed.

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What happened as soon as the woman touched Jesus clothes?

Her bleeding stopped.

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How did Jesus know someone had touched him?

He realized that power had gone out from him.

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What did Jesus say to the woman when she fell down before him?

He told her, “Your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

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What happened to the seed that fell on the path?

The birds came and ate all of it.

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What happened to the seed that fell on the rocky ground?

It sprouted quickly, but then withered and died when it got hot.

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What happened to the seed that fell among thorn bushes?

It began to grow, but the thorns choked it out.

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What happened to the seed that fell on the good soil?

It grew up and produced 30, 60, or 100 times as much grain as the seed that had been planted.

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Did the disciples understand the meaning of the story?

No, they were confused.

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What does the seed represent in the story?

The seed is the word of God.

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What does the path represent?

The path is the person who hears the word, but does not understand it, and the devil takes it away from him.

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What does the rocky ground represent?

The rocky ground is the person who hears the word and accepts it with joy, but falls away when hardship and persecution comes.

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What does the thorny ground represent?

The thorny ground is the person who hears the word, but as time passes, he begins to worry about many things, and he tries to make a lot of money, and he tries to get many things, so that he is not able to please God any longer.

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What does the seed in the good soil represent?

The seed in the good soil is the person who hears the word, believes it, and produces fruit.

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How does a mustard seed compare to other seeds?

It is the smallest seed of all.

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What happens to a mustard seed when it grows?

It becomes the largest of all the garden plants.

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What happens to yeast when it is mixed into bread dough?

It spreads throughout the dough, causing it to rise.

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What did the man do after he found the treasure that was hidden in the field?

He buried it again, sold all that he had, and used the money to buy the field.

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What did the pearl merchant do when he found a perfect pearl?

He sold all that he had and used the money to buy it.

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To whom did Jesus tell the story of the two men praying at the Temple?

He told the story to people who thought God would accept them because they were doing good things, and who despised other people.

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Why did the religious leader thank God?

He thanked God because he thought he was not a sinner like other men.

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Why did the religious leader think he was righteous?

He fasted two times every week and gave ten percent of his money and goods.

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What did the tax collector request from God?

He asked God to be merciful to him because he was a sinner.

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Which man did God declare to be righteous?

He declared that the tax collector was righteous.

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What will God do to everyone who is humble?

He will honor them.

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Why did the religious leaders criticize Jesus?

They saw Jesus talking to tax collectors and sinners as his friends.

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What did the younger son demand from his father?

He wanted his inheritance right away.

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What did the younger son do with his inheritance?

He wasted it in sinful living.

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What happened in the land where the younger son went to live?

There was a severe famine.

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What did the younger son do to survive during the famine?

He took a job feeding pigs.

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Why did the younger son decide to return home?

He realized that fathers servants had plenty to eat, and yet he was starving.

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What was the younger son planning to ask his father?

He was going to ask his father to let him be one of his servants.

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What did the father do when he saw the younger son approaching?

He felt compassion for him, ran to him, hugged him, and kissed him.

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What did the younger son say to his father when they met?

He said, “Father, I have sinned against God and against you. I am not worthy to be your son.”

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How did the father respond to the younger sons confession?

He put clothes, a ring, and sandals on the younger son and had a feast to celebrate his return.

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How did the older son react when he learned that his brother had come home?

He was very angry and refused to go into the house.

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What was the older sons complaint to his father?

The older son said he had worked faithfully for his father, and his father did not give him even a small goat to celebrate. But he killed the best calf for his son who had consumed his father's money.

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How much of the fathers possessions now belonged to the older son?

Everything the father had now belonged to the older son.

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What reason did the father give for celebrating the return of his younger son?

His son had been dead, but now was alive. He had been lost, but now was found.

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Who did Jesus take with him up the mountain?

He took three of his disciples—Peter, James, and John.

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What change happened to Jesus as he was praying?

His face became as bright as the sun and his clothes became as white as light.

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Who were the two men who appeared with Jesus?

Moses and the prophet Elijah appeared.

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Why was it miraculous that Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus?

They both lived hundreds of years before this.

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What were Moses and Elijah discussing with Jesus?

They talked about Jesus death.

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Where was Jesus going to die?

He was going to die in Jerusalem.

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What did Peter suggest that they do for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah?

He wanted to make three shelters, one for Jesus, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

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What did the voice from the bright cloud say to the disciples?

It said, “This is my Son whom I love. I am pleased with him. Listen to him.”

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What did Jesus tell the disciples to do about what they had seen?

He told them not tell anyone about what happened on the mountain until after he died and came back to life.

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What did Jesus say would be the end result of Lazarus sickness?

It would be for the glory of God.

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What did Jesus do after he heard about Lazarus sickness?

He waited where he was for two more days.

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Why were the disciples concerned when Jesus decided to go to Judea?

They were concerned because the people in Judea wanted to kill Jesus.

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What did the disciples think Jesus meant when he said that Lazarus had fallen asleep?

They thought he was just asleep and would get better.

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What did Jesus plainly tell the disciples about Lazarus?

Jesus said that Lazarus had died.

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Why was Jesus glad that he was not there when Lazarus died?

Jesus was glad because something would happen that would make the disciples believe in him.

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How long had Lazarus been dead?

He had been dead for four days.

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Did Martha believe that Jesus could have healed Lazarus?

Yes, she believed that he could.

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What will happen to believers because Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life?

Whoever believes in Jesus will live, even though he dies, and everyone who believes in Jesus will never die.

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Who did Martha believe that Jesus was?

She believed he was the Messiah, the Son of God.

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How long had Lazarus been dead?

He had been dead for four days.

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Why did Jesus thank the Father out loud?

He did that so the people would believe that the Father had sent him.

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What did Jesus command Lazarus to do?

He commanded Lazarus to come out of the tomb!

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How did the religious leaders of the Jews react when they saw the miracle?

They envied Jesus and planned to kill him and Lazarus.

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What was the meaning of Passover that the Jews celebrated every year?

The Passover was a celebration of how God had freed the ancestors of the Jews from slavery in Egypt.

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What did Judas want in exchange for betraying Jesus to the Jewish leaders?

He offered to betray Jesus in exchange for money.

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How much did the Jewish leaders pay Judas to betray Jesus?

They paid him 30 silver coins.

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At the Passover meal, what did Jesus say about the bread?

He said, “This is my body, which is given for you.”

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What did Jesus say about the cup?

He said, “It is my blood of the New Covenant that I will pour out so that God will forgive your sins.”

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Who did Jesus say would betray him?

Jesus said the one to whom he would give the bread would betray him.

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What happened to Judas after he took the bread from Jesus?

Satan entered into Judas.

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What did Jesus predict would happen to the disciples that night?

He said they would all abandon him.

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What did Jesus say that Peter would do before the rooster crowed?

He said that Peter would deny three times that he knew Jesus.

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How did the disciples respond to Jesus predictions about them?

They said that they would die rather than deny Jesus.

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What did Jesus pray to his Father at Gethsemane?

He asked his Father not to make him drink the cup of suffering, but for Gods will to be done if there was no other way for peoples sins to be forgiven.

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What were the disciples doing while Jesus prayed?

They were sleeping.

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How did the soldiers know which person was Jesus?

Judas kissed Jesus as a sign for them to arrest him.

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What did Peter do in order to defend Jesus?

He pulled out a sword and cut off the ear of a servant of the high priest.

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Why did Jesus say that he did not need Peter to defend him?

Jesus said he could ask the Father for an army of angels.

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What did the disciples do after Jesus was arrested?

They all ran away.

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What time of the day was it when the Jewish leaders began to question Jesus?

It was the middle of the night.

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Why could the Jewish leaders not prove Jesus was guilty of anything?

The statements of the false witnesses did not agree with each other.

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What question did the high priest finally ask Jesus?

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What answer did Jesus give to the high priest?

Jesus said, “I am, and you will see me seated with God and coming from heaven.”

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What was the crime that the high priest said that Jesus had committed?

He said that Jesus had claimed he was the Son of God.

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Where was Peter during Jesus trial?

Peter was waiting outside the house of the high priest.

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Why did the people think that Peter had been with Jesus?

Peter and Jesus were both from Galilee.

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What did Peter say when the people asked if he knew Jesus?

Peter denied three times that he knew Jesus.

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What happened immediately after Peter denied Jesus the third time?

A rooster crowed, and Jesus turned and looked at Peter.

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What did Judas do when he saw that the Jewish leaders had condemned Jesus?

Judas became full of sorrow and went away and killed himself.

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Why did the Jewish leaders take Jesus to the Roman governor Pilate?

They wanted Pilate to condemn Jesus and kill him because they didn't have the authority to do it themselves.

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What was the first question that Pilate asked Jesus?

He asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

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What did Jesus say was the reason he came to earth?

Jesus said he came to earth to tell the truth about God.

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How many times did Pilate say to the crowd that Jesus was not guilty?

He said three times that Jesus was not guilty.

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If he believed Jesus was innocent, why did Pilate allow Jesus to be crucified?

Pilate became afraid that the crowd would begin to riot.

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How did the Roman soldiers treat Jesus?

They whipped Jesus, put a royal robe and a crown of thorns on him, and mocked him.

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When the soldiers led Jesus away to crucify him, what did they make him carry?

They made him carry the cross on which he would die.

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What was the name of the place where Jesus was crucified?

It was called the Skull.

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How did the soldiers attach Jesus to the cross?

They nailed his hands and feet to the cross.

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What did Jesus pray concerning the people who were crucifying him?

He prayed, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”

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What was written on the sign above Jesus head?

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How did the soldiers divide up Jesus clothes?

They gambled for his clothing as had been prophesied.

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What did the robber who did not mock Jesus ask him to do?

He asked Jesus to remember him in his kingdom.

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What was Jesus answer to the request of the robber?

Jesus said, “Today, you will be with me in Paradise.”

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What did the crowd want Jesus to do to prove that he was the Son of God?

They told him to come down from the cross and save himself.

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What unusual thing happened in the sky in the middle of the day?

It became completely dark at noon and stayed dark for three hours.

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What were the last words Jesus cried out from the cross?

Jesus cried out, “It is finished! Father, I give my spirit into your hands.”

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What miraculous things happened immediately after Jesus died?

There was an earthquake and the large curtain in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

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What did Jesus accomplish through his death?

Jesus opened the way for people to come to God.

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Who asked Pilate for Jesus body?

Two Jewish leaders named Joseph and Nicodemus asked for his body.

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What did they do with the body?

They wrapped the body in cloth and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock, and then rolled a large stone in front of the tomb.

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What did Jesus say would happen three days after his death?

He would rise from the dead.

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Did the Jewish leaders believe that Jesus would rise again?

No, they thought he was lying.

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What were the Jewish leaders afraid that the disciples would do?

They thought the disciples would steal the body and say that Jesus had risen from the dead.

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What did the Jewish leaders do to secure Jesus tomb?

They put soldiers to guard the tomb and placed a seal on the stone at the entrance of the tomb.

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When did the women go to Jesus tomb?

They went there very early on the morning after the Sabbath day.

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What miraculous events happened at the tomb before the women arrived there?

There was an earthquake and an angel appeared, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

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What did the soldiers do when they saw that angel?

They were terrified and fell to the ground like dead men.

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What did the angel say to the women when they arrived at the tomb?

The angel told them not to be afraid, for Jesus had risen from the dead. The angel told them to look in the tomb and see.

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What did the angel tell the women to say to the disciples?

He told them to tell the disciples that Jesus has risen from the dead, and that he would go to Galilee ahead of them.

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Who appeared to the women as they were on their way to speak to the disciples?

Jesus appeared to them.

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What did the women do when they saw Jesus?

They bowed down at his feet.

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What were the two disciples talking about as they walked along the road?

They were talking about what had happened to Jesus.

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Who did the two disciples think Jesus was when he approached them on the road?

They thought he was a foreigner who did not know what had happened in Jerusalem.

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What had the prophets said would happen to the Messiah?

They had said the Messiah would suffer and die, but would rise again on the third day.

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What was Jesus doing when the two disciples recognized him?

He was breaking a loaf of bread and thanking God for it.

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What did the two disciples do after Jesus left them?

They returned to Jerusalem and told the other disciples that Jesus was alive and that they had seen him.

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How did Jesus prove to the disciples that he was not a ghost?

He took a piece of fish and ate it.

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What enabled the disciples to understand Gods word?

Jesus made them understand God's word better.

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What was the message that Jesus disciples were to proclaim?

They would proclaim that everyone should repent so that God would forgive their sins.

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Where were Jesus disciples to proclaim this message?

They would proclaim it first in Jerusalem, and then go to all people groups everywhere.

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How long did Jesus continue to appear to the disciples?

He appeared to them for 40 days.

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How big was the largest group of disciples that saw Jesus during this time?

He appeared to more than 500 disciples at the same time.

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What did Jesus command his disciples to go and do?

He told them to go and make disciples of all people groups, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything he had commanded them.

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Why did Jesus tell the disciples to wait in Jerusalem?

They were to wait until the Father gave them power when the Holy Spirit came on them.

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Where did Jesus go 40 days after his resurrection?

He went up to heaven.

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What did Jesus do when he arrived in heaven?

He sat down at the right hand of God to rule over all things.

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What were the disciples doing while they waited in Jerusalem?

They constantly gathered together to pray.

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When did the Jews celebrate Pentecost?

They celebrated Pentecost every year, 50 days after the Passover.

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What happened to the believers during the Pentecost after Jesus rose from the dead?

There was a sound like a strong wind, and something like flames of fire appeared over their heads. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages.

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Why were the people in the crowd astonished?

The people in the crowd were from many different countries, but they each heard the disciples speaking in their native language.

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What did some of the people think was the reason the disciples were talking this way?

They thought the disciples were drunk.

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What did Peter say was causing them to speak these languages?

Peter said God was pouring out his Spirit.

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Who did Peter say was responsible for crucifying Jesus?

He said the people in the crowd crucified Jesus.

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How did Peter say Jesus became alive again?

God raised him from the dead.

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What caused the disciples to be able to speak in other languages?

The Holy Spirit caused them to be able to speak in other languages.

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What were the two things that Peter said God caused Jesus to become?

He became Lord and Messiah.

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How did the people respond to Peters message?

They were deeply moved and asked, “Brothers, what should we do?”

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What did Peter tell the people to do?

He told them they needed God to forgive their sins, so they should repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

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How many people believed and were baptized that day?

About 3,000 people believed.

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What did the disciples spend their time doing?

The disciples continually listened to the teaching of the apostles, spent time together, ate together, prayed with each other, praised God together, and shared everything.

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What did the crippled man expect Peter and John to give him?

He was begging for money.

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What did Peter give to the lame man instead of money?

In the name of Jesus, Peter told him to get up and walk.

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What did Peter say caused the crippled man to be healed?

He said Jesus healed the man with his power because Peter and John believed in Jesus.

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Who did Peter say killed Jesus?

He said the people in the crowd told the Roman governor to kill Jesus.

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What prophecies did the people fulfill when they killed Jesus?

The prophets said that the Messiah would suffer and die.

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What did Peter tell the people that they should do?

They should repent and turn to God, so that he would wash away their sins.

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How many men believed in Jesus as a result of Peters message?

About 5,000 men believed.

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What did Peter say is the only way to be saved?

He said the only way to be saved is through the power of Jesus.

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Why were the Jewish leaders shocked at the preaching of Peter and John?

Peter and John were ordinary, uneducated men.

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What did the Jewish leaders finally decide to do with Peter and John?

They threatened them and then let them go.

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What do we learn about Stephen?

Everyone respected him, and the Holy Spirit gave him much power and wisdom.

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What was the false charge that some Jews brought against Stephen?

They said they heard Stephen speak evil things about Moses and God.

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What did Stephen say the people had done that was worse than their ancestors?

They killed the Messiah.

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How did the religious leaders react to Stephens accusation?

They dragged Stephen out of the city and threw stones at him in order to kill him.

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What was the last thing Stephen said before he died?

The last thing he said was, “Master, do not hold this sin against them.”

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What did the believers do when the persecution began in Jerusalem?

They fled to other places and preached about Jesus wherever they went.

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Who did Philip meet on the road in the wilderness?

He met an important official from Ethiopia.

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What was the Ethiopian official doing as Philip approached?

He was reading what the prophet Isaiah wrote.

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Did the official understand the prophecy that he was reading?

No, he needed someone to explain it to him.

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Who did Philip say Isaiah had written about?

He said Isaiah had written about Jesus.

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After Philip explained the prophecy and they came to some water, what did the Ethiopian ask Philip?

The Ethiopian asked if he could be baptized.

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What happened to Philip after he baptized the Ethiopian official?

The Holy Spirit carried Philip away to another place.

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What did the Ethiopian official do after Philip left him?

He continued traveling toward his home, happy that he knew Jesus.

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Why was Saul going to Damascus?

He went there to arrest followers of Jesus and to bring them back to Jerusalem.

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What question did Jesus ask Saul on the road to Damascus?

He asked Saul, “Why are you persecuting me?”

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What happened to Saul when he got up after seeing the bright light?

Saul could not see. His friends led him into Damascus and he did not eat or drink for three days.

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Why was Ananias afraid to speak to Saul?

He had heard that Saul was persecuting the believers.

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What did God say was the purpose for which he had chosen Saul?

God had chosen Saul to declare Gods name to the Jews and to people from other people groups.

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How did Ananias enable Saul to see again?

He placed his hands on him.

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What did Ananias do to Saul after he regained his sight?

Ananias baptized him.

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What message did Saul immediately begin preaching to the Jews?

He preached, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

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How did the Jews respond to Sauls preaching?

They made a plan to kill Saul.

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How did Saul escape from Damascus?

His friends lowered him over the city wall in a basket so he could escape.

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Who helped Saul to be accepted by the disciples in Jerusalem?

Barnabas took Saul to the apostles and told them how Saul had preached boldly in Damascus.

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What was different about the people who became believers in Antioch?

They were not Jews.

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What name first began to be used for the believers in Antioch?

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What was the church in Antioch doing when the Holy Spirit told them to set apart Barnabas and Saul?

They were praying and fasting.

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What was the purpose for which the church in Antioch sent out Saul and Barnabas?

They sent them out to preach the good news about Jesus in many other places.

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What was the Roman name that Saul began to use?

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Where did Paul and Silas go in Philippi to proclaim the good news about Jesus?

They went to a place by the river outside the city where people gathered to pray.

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What made it possible for Lydia to believe in Jesus?

God enabled Lydia to understand the message about Jesus.

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What did Paul and Silas do to Lydia after she believed?

They baptized Lydia and her family.

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What did the demon-possessed slave girl keep yelling when she saw Paul and Silas?

She yelled, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They are telling you the way to be saved!”

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How did Paul respond to the demons testimony?

Paul commanded the demon to leave the slave girl.

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Why were the owners of the slave girl angry that the demon was gone?

They realized that people would no longer pay money to them for her to tell people the future.

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What were Paul and Silas doing in the middle of the night in jail?

They were singing songs of praise to God.

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What happened while Paul and Silas were singing?

There was a violent earthquake, the prison doors flew open, and the chains of the prisoners fell off.

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Why was the jailer afraid?

He thought all the prisoners had escaped, and that the Roman authorities would kill him for letting them go.

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What question did the jailer ask Paul?

He asked, “What must I do to be saved?”

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What did Paul say the jailer had to do in order to be saved?

Paul told him to believe in Jesus, the Master.

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What happened to some of the letters Paul and other follower of Jesus leaders wrote to the believers in the churches?

Some of these letters became books of the Bible.

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What was the world like when God first created it?

Everything was perfect, and there was no sin, sickness, or death.

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Why does everyone on earth die?

They die because Adam and Eve sinned against God.

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What is the condition of every person who is born?

They are enemies of God, and have no peace with him.

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What does it mean that Satan will “wound the heel” of Eves descendent?

Satan would kill the Messiah, but God would raise him to live again.

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In what way is Jesus like the boat God provided when he destroyed the earth by the flood?

God sent Jesus as a way to save people who believe in him.

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How is Jesus different than the priests who came before him?

He offered himself as the only sacrifice that could take away the sin of everyone.

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How is Gods promise to Abraham fulfilled through Jesus?

God considers everyone who believes in Jesus, from any people group, to be a descendant of Abraham.

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How is Jesus like the ram that was sacrificed instead of Isaac?

Jesus is the Lamb of God, who God gave to be a sacrifice in our place.

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How is Jesus like the Passover Lamb?

Jesus never sinned and there is nothing wrong with him, so his blood (his death) causes God to pass over and not punish anyone who believes in Jesus.

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Who can be part of Gods people?

Anyone from any people group can join Gods people through the New Covenant by believing in Jesus.

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In what way is Jesus the greatest prophet of all?

He is God, so all the things he did and said were the actions and words of God.

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How does Jesus fulfill Gods promise to King David?

Because Jesus is the Son of God, he is the descendant of David who can rule forever.

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In what way is Jesus a greater king than David?

Jesus is the king of the entire universe.

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How is Jesus both God and human?

Jesus became human because he was born of a woman. At the same time, he was and is God, and was born of virgin made pregnant by an act of the Holy Spirit.

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How did Jesus prove that he is God?

He did many miracles.

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How should we love other people?

We should love them in the same way as we love ourselves.

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Who should we love more than anything else?

We should love God more than anything else.

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What is the most important thing for anyone?

The most important thing is to belong to the kingdom of God.

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What do people do when they reject the message about Jesus?

They refuse to enter into his kingdom.

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What does God want to do for sinners?

He wants to forgive them and make them his children.

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What does God hate?

He hates sin.

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What do we deserve from God because of our sin?

We deserve to die.

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What did God do to Jesus when he died on the cross?

God punished Jesus for the sin of mankind, you and me.

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Why was Jesus sacrifice able to take away the sins of every person in the world?

Jesus could take away our sins because he never sinned and was the perfect sacrifice.

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Who will God save?

God will save everyone who believes in Jesus and accepts him as his Master.

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If you are a follower of Jesus, are you still an enemy of God?

No, you are now a close friend of God.

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Are followers of Jesus still tempted to sin?

Yes, they are tempted.

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What should followers of Jesus do when they sin?

They should confess their sins to God.

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What does God promise to do if we confess our sins?

He promises to forgive us, and to give us strength to fight against sin.

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What are some of the things that God tells followers of Jesus to do?

He tells us to pray, study his word, worship him, and tell others about what he has done for us.

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During the last 2,000 years, what has happened to the number of people who believe in Jesus?

The number has been increasing.

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How does God want us to live as we wait for Jesus to return?

He wants us to live in a way that is holy and that honors him.

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What did Jesus say would happen before the end of the world comes?

His disciples would preach the good news of the kingdom of God to people everywhere in the world.

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How will the world that hated Jesus treat his disciples?

The world will cause his disciples to suffer also.

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What is Gods promise to those who remain faithful to the end?

He promises that God will save them.

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In Jesus story about the end of the world, how did the weeds come to be among the wheat?

An enemy planted them.

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Why didnt the servants pull out the weeds?

Their master did not want them to accidentally pull out the wheat along with the weeds.

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What does the good seed represent?

The good seed represents the people of Gods kingdom.

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What does the harvest represent?

The harvest represents the end of the world.

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What will happen to the people who belong to the devil at the end of the world?

The angels will gather them up and throw them into a very hot fire, where they will suffer terribly.

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In what form will Jesus return to the earth?

He will return the way that he left, with a real body, and on the clouds in the sky.

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When Jesus returns, what will happen to every follower of Jesus who has died?

They will also rise to meet him in the sky.

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When Jesus returns, what will happen to the followers of Jesus who are still alive?

The followers of Jesus who are alive will rise up into the sky and join with the other followers of Jesus who rose from the dead.

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What will Jesus do to Satan when he returns?

Jesus will throw Satan into hell, where he will burn forever.

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What will life be like in the new heaven and new earth?

Jesus will rule his kingdom justly and with peace, and there will be no more suffering.