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Q. What verse is located in the middle of the Bible?
A. Psalm 118:8

Q. What is the only book in the Bible that doesn’t openly mention God?
A. Esther

Q. What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
A. John 11:35

Q. Who acknowledged Paul’s writings as Scripture in the Bible?
A. Peter (2Peter 3:16)

Note: the words, “as they do also the rest of the Scriptures”, suggests that Peter acknowledged the writings of Paul as being equally inspired as the Old Testament Scriptures.

Q. How many times did God write the Ten Commandments?
A. Twice (Exodus 31:18 and 34:1)

Q. Where is the first song located in the Bible?
A. Exodus 15:1

Q. Which book in the Bible discloses the fate of Samson?
A. Hebrews 11:32 

Note: because Samson was spoken of here that means he was being acknowledged as one who will receive the promise of salvation (see 11:39-40).

Q. How many pairs of sandals did the Israelites have to change due to wear and tear while wandering in the wilderness for 40 years?
A. None!

There was no need to.  “And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.” (Deuteronomy 29:5 NKJV) Imagine that! Forty years of wandering and their sandals did not wear out.

Q. Which two prophets consulted with Jesus at the same time?
A. Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17:3)

Q. What are the seven things that God hates?
A. Pride, dishonesty, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren (Proverbs 6:16-19 NKJV).

Q. What did Jesus use to counter the temptations of Satan?
A. The Scriptures (Matthew 4:1-11–“It is written…”)

Q. How many times did Paul ask God to remove the thorn from his flesh?
A. Three times (2Corinthians 12:7-8)

Q. Who was the wisest person who ever walked the face of this earth?
A. Did you think it was Solomon? Jesus was obviously wiser than he!

Q. What did John the Baptist call Jesus when he first saw him?
A. “The Lamb of God” (John 1:29)

Q. When Jesus had John send letters to the churches as recorded in Revelation, who were they addressed to?
A. Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea, and to anyone “who has an ear…” to “hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22) Obviously this means us too!

Q. It is impossible to please God without what?
A. Faith (Hebrews 11:6)

Q. What did Jesus do with the handkerchief that had been around His head–on the day that He was resurrected?
A. He folded it (John 20:7)

Q. What are the writings of the Bible referred to as?
A. “Scripture” (2Timothy 3:16) and “The word of God” (Luke 8:21)

Q. How many times did Peter deny Jesus?
A. Only three times (Mark 14:66-72)?

In actuality, Peter essentially denied Jesus once before this too: “Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” (Matthew 16:20-22 NKJV)  Hence Peter denied Jesus four times.

Q. How do we gain God’s blessing according to the Bible?
A. By hearing and keeping the word of God (Luke 11:28)

Q. What was the first word Jesus said when He began to preach?
A. “Repent” (Matthew 4:17)

Q. What verse in the Bible implies what the shape of the earth is?
A. “It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.” (Isaiah 40:22 NKJV)

Q. What does Jesus save us from according to the Bible?
A. He saves us from our sins (Matthew 1:21)

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