Jesus in the Old Testament Trivia Quiz

Answer: God (Elohim)

The New Testament makes it very clear that Jesus was God, the same God of Genesis 1. Throughout Genesis 1, the expression "God said" is used. John 1:1 proclaims, "In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God" (Names of God). Therefore, if Jesus was the Word, then it seems that Jesus was the one who was creating when "God said" in Genesis 1. In addition, the Hebrew word used for God, "Elohim", is plural, so many Christians believe that the Old Testament supports the Trinity. From the Trinitarian Christian's viewpoint, Jesus was God and He was with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

To suggest that Jesus was *a* god, but *not* Almighty God is to argue for polytheism, which both the Old and New Testaments are against. The ideas that Jesus was an angel or a created being are other heresies. The New Testament calls Jesus the Creator and it also says that He was higher than the created angels. See the Book of Hebrews for more details.

Answer: He [the woman's seed] will crush your [serpent's] head, and you [the serpent] will bruise his heel.

The entire verse states, "I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other.
I will make your descendants
and her descendant hostile toward each other.
He will crush your head,
and you will bruise his heel."

This is what God said to the serpent, whom many Christians believe was controlled by Satan, so in one way, God was also talking to Satan and not just the literal snake.

Many Christians believe that Genesis 3:15 makes the first promise of the God-made-man Jesus Christ, as Satan would bruise His heel through the crucifixion, but He would ultimately crush Satan. In fact, several theologians believe that "the woman's seed" as it is in the King James and other translations (this version uses "descendant") refers to the virgin conception of Jesus, since technically a woman doesn't really have a seed most of the time. Yes, women have children, but the argument is that women are the bearer of men's seed, so the woman's seed could only refer to a conception without a man's seed.

Answer: Abraham

The Bible uses three main names for God, "Yahweh", "Elohim" (which is the plural of the Hebrew "El"), and "Adonai". Most English translations translate these names as "God", "the LORD", and/or "the Lord". But the Names of God incorporates these Hebrew names, which is why I like it.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus made the fascinating claims that nobody has ever seen the Father. He even seemed to imply that nobody has ever heard the Father's voice (see John 5:37) although it could mean that only the Jewish leaders Jesus was talking to never heard the Father's voice. But Jesus definitely said that NOBODY ever SAW the Father; see John 6:46. Therefore, it is safe to assume that, from a Christian perspective, every time someone saw God in the Old Testament, he or she saw the Son, not the Father. Also, in John 8:56-57, Jesus mentioned Abraham, which caused the Jews to ironically ask Him, "You're not even fifty years old. How could you have seen Abraham?"

In Genesis 18, the three men Abraham saw were God in human form and two angels. The following chapter, Genesis 19, which tells of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, includes more information about the two other "human males" who were angels in the form of men.

Answer: False

This is false only because I decided to put Esau's name instead of Jacob's. According to Genesis 32, Jacob wrestled with a man and when they were done, Jacob said that he saw God face to face. This strongly suggests that God was in human form and given that nobody has ever seen the Father, he most likely saw the pre-incarnate Jesus. Jacob was re-named "Israel", which evidently means "he struggles with God".

Esau was Jacob's brother. Esau was re-named "Edom", which means "red".

Answer: Jesus is God the Father's beloved Son.

Christians believe that since Isaac was called Abraham's only and beloved son, and that because Isaac was almost sacrificed on a mountain, it connects to Jesus, who was the Father's beloved Son, and whom was sacrificed on a mountain (the mount of Calvary).

A fun or interesting fact: Ishmael was born before Isaac, as the son of Hagar the maid, so Isaac wasn't actually Abraham's only son. However, Isaac was the only son of God's promise to Abraham and his wife, Sarah. God made it clear that He was going to establish His covenant through Isaac and Isaac's son, Jacob.

Answer: Bush

The Old Testament includes many reported appearances of the Angel of the Lord beside this appearance in Exodus 3; I'm not going to go into long details in this quiz, but basically the Angel of the Lord seems to be more than an ordinary angel.

It's intriguing to note that the Lord's Angel stopped appearing to people after the incarnation of Christ in the New Testament. It's also important to note that the word "angel" just means "messenger", so while Christians believe that Jesus was God, it's quite possible and appropriate for Jesus to be the Father's special messenger. After all, Jesus was the Word of God (John 1). Again, the "Angel" of the Lord appears to have been the same as the Lord--not simply an angel like Gabriel.

Answer: Blood

Water, oxygen, and blood are all very important for biology. Wine is not so much required for life, but it is red and liquid like blood, and the Bible mentions it, so I threw it in the mix.

Blood is the only thing that Leviticus 17:11 states that is not only required for life, but also required to make peace with God. This is why Christians believe that Jesus had to die, for the ultimate atonement of sins. In the Old Testament, animals' blood was used for atonement.

"Are You Washed in the Blood?" is a Christian hymn.

Answer: Both were born from virgin mothers.

The New Testament states that Jesus was born from a virgin, but Moses wasn't. Moses's father was Amram (Exodus 6:20). While Christians believe that Jesus was both the Son of God and a prophet, Moses was a mere man and prophet only.

However, Moses was hidden from the pharaoh who wanted to kill him as an infant (Exodus 1 and 2), while the infant Jesus was hidden from King Herod (Matthew 2). Moses was like a savior to the enslaved Hebrew people, while Jesus is a savior to Christians. Moses was a shepherd (Exodus 3), and Jesus is a shepherd (John 10).

Answer: He told him to take his sandals off.

Joshua 5:13-15 include a commander of the Lord, in the form of a man, appearing to Joshua. Joshua asked that man if He was a member of the Israelite army or the enemy army, and He said neither one; He was the commander of Yahweh's army.

Interestingly, Joshua then worshipped the man. If that were a mere angel, it is unlikely that Joshua would had worshipped him, because created angels aren't worthy of worship any more than people are. Only God is worthy of worship, according to the Bible! The man was apparently another example of the pre-incarnate Jesus! He told Joshua to remove his sandals, because Joshua was on holy ground.

Answer: 1 Kings 22:46

1 Kings 22:46 is about Jehoshaphat removing Sodomites (male prostitutes) from Israel.

Psalms 23:1 is the popular Psalm that states the Lord is "my" Shepherd. Psalms 80:1 calls the Lord God Israel's Shepherd. Finally, Zechariah 13:7 is a verse that Jesus quoted in Matthew 26:31. It states that if the Shepherd is struck, the sheep would scatter. Jesus called Himself the Shepherd and the disciples the sheep.

Answer: Yes

Yes, it's true. That certainly sounds like Jesus the miracle worker to me! Even the "wonderful" name connects back to Isaiah 9:6, a verse that Christians believe refers to Jesus. The Messiah would be called "Wonderful Counselor", "Mighty God", "Everlasting Father", and "Prince of Peace".

According to Judges 13:22, Manoah told his wife that he was afraid they were going to die, because they saw God. Here again the Angel of the Lord is identified as God instead of a regular angel.

Answer: Psalms 45:6

Psalms 45 is about God the Father anointing His Son. "Messiah" means "anointed one". Christians, of course, believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

I believe that when Isaiah 9:6 calls Him "Everlasting Father", it means that Jesus is God in general. He is like a father because He is the Creator. I don't believe that Jesus is HIS Father, though, because the rest of the Bible speak of the Father and the Son as distinct.

Answer: God and His son.

Agur asks several questions about God to the audience. The last question involves the name of God and the name of His son.

Christians definitely believe that Proverbs 30:4 is about Jesus. Jews disagree. Apparently, some Jews believe God's son is the nation of Israel.

Answer: The Son of God or a son of the gods

There is some controversy regarding the way the various translations state this. The King James and a few others use "the Son of God", while others say, "a son of the gods". Obviously, Jesus was not a son of the gods, as the concept of gods is polytheistic and not Christian or even Jewish. However, it is still possible that it was Jesus, regardless of the exact translation. Nebuchadnezzar was a polytheist; he had no concept of the Hebrew or Christian God. Maybe he described what he saw the best he could through his own religion. The fact that a polytheist would recognize the Son of God or even a son of God at all is remarkable.

If the fourth man in the furnace wasn't Jesus (and I do believe He was) the only other being he could had been was an angel.

Answer: Everlasting

This is another verse that Christians use to argue for the divine nature of the Messiah. The argument is that if the Messiah is going to have an everlasting kingdom, he can't be a mere man, because human beings aren't everlasting.

Jesus frequently called Himself "the Son of Man" in the New Testament.