Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #3 Quiz

Answer: Jethro

In Exodus 2:20-21, Reuel welcomed Moses for his kindness and protection of his daughters. In verse 21 the Bible recorded that Moses dwelt with him, and was given Zipporah as his wife. In Exodus 3:1, just prior to Moses' first encounter with God, the Bible recorded this - "Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb."

Answer: Horeb

The staff which had confounded the magicians of Egypt by turning into a serpent, turning the Nile into blood, and parting the Red Sea was put to use again by striking the rock at Mount Sinai (also known as Mount Horeb). Of course it was God's power that performed the feat, and not a magic wand, a symbol of God's power. Exodus 17:6 stated - "Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock; and there shall come water out of it, that they may drink. And Moses did so in sight of the elders of Israel."

Answer: pomegranates and bells

In Exodus 28:33-34, the Bible recorded, "And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about."
The bells were an indication to those who stood outside that the high priest was alive inside the Holy place, as only he could enter and live.
The detail put into simple things is a source of amazement to those who study the word of God . How much more he must care for us in our daily lives! One can only imagine following every detail and prayer of millions and millions of people who come to him daily. I believe passages like this show that no thing is too small to bring to him!

Answer: Bezaleel

The person and extent of his responsibility was recorded in Exodus 35:30,31, and 34: "And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan."

Answer: Aaron

In Exodus 4:14,15 God spoke to Moses: "And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do."
When we think of things in human terms instead of what God is capable of, we often lose out on the blessing of being used by Him. This almost happened to Moses!

Answer: Amalekites

Exodus 17:8,9 says, "Then came Amelek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amelek; to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand."
After hundreds of years of captivity, the Israelites were ill-equipped to face a standing army, but by the mighty hand of God, they routed them thoroughly. The Amalekites were distant relatives through Esau's eldest son Eliphaz by his concubine (Genesis 36:10-12).

Answer: Six years

Exodus 21:2 states, "If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing."
Makes you wonder if we'd run up revolving lines of credit if this was the repayment plan.

Answer: Burnt outside of the camp

Exodus 29:14 - "But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt though burn without the camp: it is a sin offering."
As the sins of the priests were symbolically transferred to the Bull, the blood was used to purify the altar, and the fat and inward parts were burnt on the altar, but the flesh was burnt outside of the camp (figuratively removing the sin away from the people).

Answer: Shittim wood

The ark was beautifully overlaid with pure gold as described during the chapter. The underlying material is described in Exodus 37:1 - "And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it."

In Genesis, there is a reference to Noah using gopher wood to build his ark.

Answer: Men over the age of twenty

In the keeping of the census, only the males were counted. Exodus 30:12-13 described the purpose (ransom for their souls) and the amount. Exodus 30:14 said who was to pay: "Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the Lord."