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Quiz about A Quick Look at the Young and Powerful
Quiz about A Quick Look at the Young and Powerful

A Quick Look at the Young and Powerful Quiz


This quiz takes a look at ten people in the Old and New Testaments who were both young and powerful. The New King James Version Bible was used for this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Cowrofl. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Cowrofl
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
391,496
Updated
Feb 26 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. We'll start our quiz about young and powerful people in the Bible with a man who, according to Genesis 32:22-32, spent an evening wrestling with God. What was the man's name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When it comes to being young and powerful, David has to be at, or near, the top of the list. He, of course, is the young shepherd boy who slayed Goliath with a sling shot and then went on to become king of Israel. What was the name of David's father? (1 Samuel 16:1) Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Manasseh certainly falls into the category of being young and powerful as he became king of Judah at an astonishingly young age. How old was Manasseh when he became king? (2 Kings 21:1) Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Solomon was rich and powerful and then some. Out of the four statements below which one is NOT true about Solomon? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Rehoboam became king of Israel at the relatively young age of forty-one and made a key mistake when he disregarded the advice of his elderly advisers and heeded the advice of young men he had grown up with. (1 Kings 12)


Question 6 of 10
6. When it comes to being young and powerful, it's difficult to outdo the man who became king of Judah at the tender age of eight years. As per 2 Kings 22:1, what was the name of the child king? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Joseph in the Old Testament is often remembered for his patience and long suffering. However, he was indeed young and powerful. How old was Joseph when he became the second most powerful man in Egypt? (Genesis 41:46) Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What young Jewish woman became queen of Persia and, as a result, wielded lots of power which she used to save her people? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. There is no way of knowing for certain, but some Bible scholars believe Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector in the New Testament, was young. This view is based on the fact he climbed a tree to get a better look at Jesus as He passed by. (One doesn't picture an elderly or middle-aged man climbing a tree.) According to Luke 19:1-2, for what city was Zacchaeus the chief tax collector? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Three Gospels in the New Testament give an account of Jesus counselling an unidentified rich young ruler, with Jesus telling the man to sell his belongings and give the proceeds to the poor and to follow Him. What's the only Gospel which does NOT contain an account of Jesus and the rich young ruler? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. We'll start our quiz about young and powerful people in the Bible with a man who, according to Genesis 32:22-32, spent an evening wrestling with God. What was the man's name?

Answer: Jacob

Jacob, of course, is the correct answer. No age is given for Jacob at the time of his wrestling match, but it's apparent he was in the prime of his life. Details about the bizarre wrestling match can be found in Genesis 32:22-32.

Scripture states Jacob was given the name Israel as a result of the incident because he "struggled with God and with men and... prevailed." The passage also states Jacob called the site of the wrestling match Peniel: "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."
2. When it comes to being young and powerful, David has to be at, or near, the top of the list. He, of course, is the young shepherd boy who slayed Goliath with a sling shot and then went on to become king of Israel. What was the name of David's father? (1 Samuel 16:1)

Answer: Jesse

Jesse was the father of David, as per 1 Samuel 16:1. Even though Jesse's name appears forty-four different times, using the NKJV, not much is known about him. Often when his name appears in Scripture, it makes reference to the fact he was the father of David. However, his name appears in the genealogies of Christ in Matthew and Luke.

Romans 15:12 also makes mention of Jesse, pointing out he is part of the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy pertaining to the birth of Jesus Christ. The verse in the NKJV states: "There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope."

Jesse was the son of Ohed and the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. He was also a farmer and a sheep breeder in Bethlehem.
3. Manasseh certainly falls into the category of being young and powerful as he became king of Judah at an astonishingly young age. How old was Manasseh when he became king? (2 Kings 21:1)

Answer: 12

Manasseh wasn't even a teenager when he became king of Judah with Scripture telling of him ascending to the throne when he was only twelve years old. 2 Kings 21:21 states Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, ruled for fifty five years.

He was an extremely brutal king and had no regard for others. 2 Kings 21:16, states Manasseh "shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end." He was also known for worshiping false gods and rebuilding high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed.

Incidentally, there is a second Manasseh in Scripture. The first-born son of Joseph and Asenath was given the same name, as per Genesis 41:51.
4. Solomon was rich and powerful and then some. Out of the four statements below which one is NOT true about Solomon?

Answer: He conquered a long list of countries in the Middle East

Solomon had immense wealth and no less than 1,000 wives, princess and concubines, however, he did not conquer a long list of countries in the Middle East. To the contrary, Solomon's forty year long reign in Israel was largely marked by peace.

According to 1 Kings 10:27, Solomon made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones and 1 Kings 11:3 tells of him having seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. 1 Kings 10:1-13 gives an account of the queen of Sheba visiting Jerusalem and presenting Solomon with a vast quantity of spices as well as "very much gold, and precious stones."

Meanwhile, 1 Kings 4:25 tells of the peace Israel enjoyed during Solomon's reign. The verse in the NKJV states: "And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon." Or, as the Easy to Read Bible states: "During Solomon's life everyone in Judah and Israel, all the way from Dan to Beersheba, lived in peace and security. The people were at peace sitting under their own fig trees and grapevines."
5. Rehoboam became king of Israel at the relatively young age of forty-one and made a key mistake when he disregarded the advice of his elderly advisers and heeded the advice of young men he had grown up with. (1 Kings 12)

Answer: True

True. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, was forty one years old when he became king of Israel and his inexperience caused him major problems. Before long, Israel, under his ineffective leadership, became involved in a bloody civil war. The war resulted in Judea becoming a separate nation, with the northern ten tribes remaining united.

Rehoboam's downfall, according to Scripture, was the fact that he disregarded the advice of his father's advisers and followed the advice of young men he had grown up with, as per 1 Kings 12. And from there things got worse.
6. When it comes to being young and powerful, it's difficult to outdo the man who became king of Judah at the tender age of eight years. As per 2 Kings 22:1, what was the name of the child king?

Answer: Josiah

Josiah became king of Judah when he was only eight years old after the death of his father, King Amon. Although Josiah's father Amon and his grandfather Manasseh were known as evil kings, such wasn't the case for Josiah.

Scripture tells of him taking decisive action to turn the people away from worshipping false gods. 2 Kings 22:3 tells of the discovery of the Book of the Law during his reign. Scripture goes on to tell of Josiah destroying shrines of the high places and getting the people back on track in worshiping the LORD, their God.
7. Joseph in the Old Testament is often remembered for his patience and long suffering. However, he was indeed young and powerful. How old was Joseph when he became the second most powerful man in Egypt? (Genesis 41:46)

Answer: 30

Joseph was thirty years old when he was appointed by the Pharaoh as the second most powerful man in Egypt, as per Genesis 41:46. He was sold into slavery by his brothers when he was seventeen years old, according to Genesis 37:2. After being sold into slavery, things got even worse for Joseph as he was tossed into prison after being falsely accused by Potiphar's wife of attempted rape.

Things took a dramatic turn for the better when it was disclosed to the Pharaoh Joseph was able to interpret dream. As a result, thirteen years after he was sold into slavery, he ascended to become Number Two in command in Egypt.
8. What young Jewish woman became queen of Persia and, as a result, wielded lots of power which she used to save her people?

Answer: Esther

Esther, of course, is the correct answer. The book of Esther tells of Esther, an orphaned Jewish girl, ascending to become queen of the Persian empire ruled at the time by King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes in the NIV. According to Esther 1:1, the Persian empire consisted of one hundred and twenty seven provinces, stretching from India in the east to Ethiopia in the west.

Esther and her cousin Mordecai played key roles in preventing Haman from carrying out a plan to kill all the Jews in the empire. The Jewish holiday Purim commemorates the heroic efforts of Esther and Mordecai to save their people.

It is not known how old Esther was when she became queen, but some scholars believe she might have been only sixteen or seventeen years old.
9. There is no way of knowing for certain, but some Bible scholars believe Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector in the New Testament, was young. This view is based on the fact he climbed a tree to get a better look at Jesus as He passed by. (One doesn't picture an elderly or middle-aged man climbing a tree.) According to Luke 19:1-2, for what city was Zacchaeus the chief tax collector?

Answer: Jericho

Zacchaeus was the chief tax collect for Jericho, a city that today stands 16 miles (about 26 kilometres) from Jerusalem. Jericho was the scene of the first major battle for the Israelites when they moved in to occupy Canaan, known as the Promised Land. Joshua 6:1-27 tells of the walls of Jericho tumbling down after Joshua and the Israelite army marched seven times around the city.

In Biblical times, tax collectors were known for corruption as they would over-charge the people and keep a portion of the money for themselves before turning the proceeds over to the Romans. Zacchaeus, as the chief tax collector, would be taking a cut from each tax collector who worked under him, and as a result would have been an extremely wealthy man.

For details about Jesus encountering Zacchaeus, see Luke 19:1-9.
10. Three Gospels in the New Testament give an account of Jesus counselling an unidentified rich young ruler, with Jesus telling the man to sell his belongings and give the proceeds to the poor and to follow Him. What's the only Gospel which does NOT contain an account of Jesus and the rich young ruler?

Answer: John

The account of Jesus counselling the rich young ruler is not found in the Gospel of John. The account is found in Matthew 19:16-22, Mark 10:17-22 and Luke 18:18.

It was shortly after meeting with the rich young ruler that Jesus made the famous declaration that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter heaven.

Often, reports found in Matthew, Mark and Luke don't appear in John. The simple reason for this fact is the first three Gospels offer an overview of Christ's three-year-long ministry while John concentrates on His final few days.
Source: Author Cowrofl

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