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Numbers 21:4b-9 

The Problem in the Desert

1. Why did the people of Israel become impatient and start complaining? A. They were bored. B. Their journey was long and difficult. C. They missed their old homes. D. A big storm was coming.

Answer: B. Their journey was long and difficult. Rationale: The Bible says the people grew impatient "on the way," showing they were tired from their long journey through the desert.

2. What specific food did the Israelites say they "detested"? A. The bread and water Moses gave them. B. The vegetables they had to find. C. The "wretched food" (manna). D. The meat from their animals.

Answer: C. The "wretched food" (manna). Rationale: The people complained about the manna God provided from heaven, calling it "wretched food" because they were tired of it.

3. What did God send as a punishment for the people's complaining? A. A great flood. B. Fiery serpents. C. A powerful earthquake. D. A sandstorm.

Answer: B. Fiery serpents. Rationale: To punish their lack of faith and constant complaining, the Lord sent venomous, or "fiery," serpents among the people.

4. After the serpents came, what did the people say to Moses? A. They blamed him for the snakes. B. They asked him to find medicine. C. They admitted, "We have sinned," and asked him to pray. D. They decided to run away.

Answer: C. They admitted, "We have sinned," and asked him to pray. Rationale: Seeing the punishment, the people realized their mistake. They went to Moses, confessed their sin, and asked him to ask God to take the snakes away.

The Strange Cure

5. What did God tell Moses to make to help the people? A. A wooden statue of an angel. B. A golden snake. C. A bronze serpent. D. A special tent for healing.

Answer: C. A bronze serpent. Rationale: God's instruction was very specific: Moses was to create a serpent out of bronze.

6. Where was Moses supposed to put the bronze serpent? A. On a pole. B. In the river. C. At the door of his tent. D. On the altar.

Answer: A. On a pole. Rationale: God told Moses to mount the bronze serpent on a pole so everyone who was bitten could see it easily.

7. What did a person have to do to be healed after being bitten by a serpent? A. They had to drink special water. B. They had to pray for one hour. C. They had to look at the bronze serpent. D. They had to touch the pole.

Answer: C. They had to look at the bronze serpent. Rationale: The cure required an act of faith and obedience. All a person had to do was look upon the bronze serpent God had provided.

8. Who was really healing the people? A. Moses. B. The bronze serpent itself. C. The special pole. D. God.

Answer: D. God. Rationale: The bronze serpent was not magical. It was a symbol of God's power. The healing came from God when the people trusted and obeyed His command.

9. The main problem the Israelites had in this story was their lack of... A. Courage. B. Food. C. Trust in God. D. Maps.

Answer: C. Trust in God. Rationale: Their complaining showed they did not trust that God was taking care of them, even though He provided for them every day in the desert.

10. What is the most important lesson from this story? A. That snakes are dangerous. B. That complaining is always punished. C. That being obedient and trusting in God brings life and healing. D. That bronze is a special metal.

Answer: C. That being obedient and trusting in God brings life and healing. Rationale: The story teaches us that when we turn away from our sin and trust in the solution God provides, we can be saved from death.

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John 3:13-17

The Son of Man

1. According to Jesus, who is the only one who has come down from heaven? A. Moses B. Abraham C. The Son of Man D. An angel

Answer: C. The Son of Man Rationale: In verse 13, Jesus says, "No one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man who came down from there." "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.

2. Jesus compares himself being "lifted up" to what event from the Old Testament? A. Noah building the ark. B. David fighting Goliath. C. Moses lifting up the serpent in the desert. D. Daniel in the lion's den.

Answer: C. Moses lifting up the serpent in the desert. Rationale: In verse 14, Jesus directly refers to the story from the Book of Numbers, saying, "the Son of Man must be lifted up just as that metal snake was lifted up by Moses in the desert."

3. When Jesus says the Son of Man must be "lifted up," what is he talking about? A. Flying in the sky. B. His death on the cross. C. Becoming a king on a throne. D. Climbing a mountain to pray.

Answer: B. His death on the cross. Rationale: "Lifted up" is a way of talking about Jesus's crucifixion, where he was physically lifted up on the cross for everyone to see.

4. What amazing gift does Jesus say people will receive if they have faith in him when he is "lifted up"? A. Lots of money. B. Super powers. C. Eternal life. D. A new house.

Answer: C. Eternal life. Rationale: Verse 15 promises that "everyone who has faith in the Son of Man will have eternal life."

The Most Famous Verse

5. John 3:16 says, "God so loved the..." what? A. Angels. B. World. C. Temple. D. Heavens.

Answer: B. World. Rationale: This famous verse starts by telling us about God's immense love for the whole world and all its people.

6. What did God do to show his great love for the world? A. He sent a great flood. B. He gave his only Son. C. He made the sun stand still. D. He parted the Red Sea.

Answer: B. He gave his only Son. Rationale: The verse clearly states that the ultimate sign of God's love was the gift of his one and only Son, Jesus.

7. According to John 3:16, what must a person do to have eternal life and not perish? A. Be very strong. B. Follow all the rules perfectly. C. Have faith in Jesus. D. Be the smartest person.

Answer: C. Have faith in Jesus. Rationale: The promise of eternal life is given specifically to "everyone who has faith in him."

The Reason Jesus Came

8. According to verse 17, what was NOT the reason God sent Jesus into the world? A. To be a king. B. To do miracles. C. To condemn the world. D. To teach people new songs.

Answer: C. To condemn the world. Rationale: Verse 17 makes it very clear that "God did not send his son into the world to condemn its people." To condemn means to judge someone as guilty and punish them.

9. What IS the reason God sent his Son into the world? A. To build a new city. B. To save the world through him. C. To count all the people. D. To make the weather nice.

Answer: B. To save the world through him. Rationale: The end of verse 17 tells us Jesus's true mission: "He sent him to save them."

10. What is the most important lesson from this passage? A. That Jesus was a good teacher. B. That Nicodemus asked good questions. C. That rules are not important. D. That God's love is so powerful that it saves us through Jesus.

Answer: D. That God's love is so powerful that it saves us through Jesus. Rationale: The whole passage is about God's incredible love, which led him to send Jesus to offer salvation and eternal life to everyone who believes.

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