Moses Bible Quiz with Answers.
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How well do you know Moses.
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What is the most important thing that Moses did?
It was a command that God gave him.
Moses led the Jewish people out of Egyptian slavery to the promised land.
For forty years, Moses guided the Jews through the desert.
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What promise did Moses keep for Joseph as the Jews left Egypt?
They took Joseph's funeral container out of Egypt with them.
It was later buried in the promised land.
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What river did Moses float down while in a basket when he was a baby?
His biological mother placed him in the basket and set it in the water.
The Nile.
Moses was born 3 months premature.
He was the youngest child of three.
He had an older brother and sister.
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What country was Moses born in?
Moses was born in Egypt, where his people were enslaved.
Egypt.
Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing an Egyptian taskmaster.
He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd for Reuel.
He married one of Reuel's daughters.
Reuel was also known as Jethro.
Exodus 2:11-25
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What advice did Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, give to Moses when they were in the desert?
Jethro advised Moses to set up a court system.
This system allowed others to judge the people under Moses's direction, as he was overwhelmed handling all the complaints alone.
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How many wives did Moses have?
Two.
His first wife was Zipporah, a Midianite and the daughter of Reuel.
Exodus 2:21
His second wife was Ethiopian. She was not named in the Bible.
Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses for marrying her.
Numbers 12:1
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What was the name of Moses' older brother?
Aaron.
Aaron was the spokesman for Moses, especially to the Pharaoh.
Exodus 7:1-7
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What was the name of Moses' older sister?
Miriam.
Miriam followed the basket containing Moses along the bank of the river.
The plan was to save his life.
During the exodus in the desert, God gave her leprosy because she wanted to push Moses out of the way and take over.
Numbers 26
- What were the names of Moses' biological father and mother?
They were from the tribe of Levi.
Amram and Yocheved.
- Moses was a murderer. Whom did he kill?
He buried the victim in the sand after killing him.
He killed an Egyptian taskmaster that was beating a Hebrew slave.
Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing the Egyptian taskmaster.
He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd for Reuel.
He married Zipporah, one of Reuel's daughters.
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What physical ailment did Moses have?
This caused his brother to be the spokesperson.
Moses stuttered.
Tradition says that when Moses was a child, he put a hot coal in his mouth that caused the speech impediment.
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Who or what was Nehushtan?
It would cure the Israelites of bites from "fiery serpents" while wandering in the desert.
It was a brass pole with a representation of a snake.
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Who was Moses' foster mother?
She found him floating in the Nile River.
Pharaoh's daughter.
Pharaoh's daughter saw the basket in the water with Moses in it.
She had a servant retrieve the basket.
She took Moses in and adopted him as her own.
Pharaoh's daughter is the one that gave him his name.
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How did an angel of the Lord appear to Moses the first time God sent Moses his message?
Moses was tending sheep at the base of the Holy Mountain in Sinai at the time.
God appeared as a burning bush when he talked to Moses.
Moses was required to take his sandals off before approaching the bush.
Exodus 3:1-6
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How many books did Moses write?
These books were placed in the Old Testament.
Moses wrote five books.
They are commonly called the Books of Law or the Pentateuch.
They are the first five books in the Old Testament.
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How many commandments were on the stone tablets that Moses had?
God inscribed these tablets with his finger and gave them to Moses.
Ten commandments.
Two tablets bore the commandments written on both sides.
Exodus 20:1-17
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What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert?
The Israelites picked it up off the ground every morning except on the Sabbath.
Manna.
The Bible and Quran describe it as a sweet bread from heaven.
In the morning, manna appeared on the ground, resembling dew.
You had to eat it the same day you picked it.
The exception was the Sabbath.
Twice as much was picked the day before to have enough for the Sabbath.
Exodus 16
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The Israelites were murmuring that they were thirsty while wandering through the desert. What did Moses do to give the Israelites water?
God told Moses to go to a certain place and do something.
God told Moses to go and talk to a rock.
Moses was so upset with the complaining Israelites that he smacked the rock in anger with his staff instead of talking to it.
This severely displeased God.
This was one of the reasons God did not allow Moses to enter the promised land.
Numbers 20
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At another time, the Israelites were again murmuring for water. They came upon a waterhole, but it was bitter and undrinkable. What did Moses do?
To make the water sweet, Moses put a piece of wood in the waterhole.
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Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
Mount Sinai.
Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights on the mountain speaking with God.
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How many sets of the Ten Commandment slates did God make for Moses?
Two sets.
Moses had anger management problems.
Moses was upset that Aaron allowed the Israelites to make a golden idol.
Moses was so angry that he threw the commandments to the ground, smashing the slates.
Moses had to trek back up the mountain and ask God to make a second set.
Can you imagine that conversation?
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What sea did Moses part with his staff?
The Red Sea.
After the Israelites passed through the sea and were safe on the other side, Moses closed the waters.
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How old was Moses when he died?
Moses died on the same day as his birthday.
Moses was 120 years old when he died.
He died on the 7th day of the month of Adar.
He climbed Mount Nebo so that he could see the promised land.
God would not allow Moses to enter the promised land because of his disobedience to God's commands.
Moses died on Mount Nebo, and God buried him in the Moab Valley with an unmarked grave.
Deuteronomy 34
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Who was Moses' successor? He took over for Moses after he died.
Joshua.
The Israelites were led into the promised land by Joshua.
God prohibited Moses from leading the Israelites across the border into Canaan.
This was God's way of reprimanding Moses for his anger management issue.
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When the Egyptian army attempted to recapture Moses and the slaves, how did they destroy them?
They drowned.
Moses parted the sea, and after the army entered it, the sea fell back to normal and drowned all the soldiers.
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How many plagues did Moses inflict on Pharaoh before Pharaoh let the people go?
Ten plagues.
The Nile was transformed into blood, plagued by frogs, gnats, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the death of their firstborn.