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PORT OF SPAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST PRELIMINARY ROUND Bible Bowl 2012 Wednesday December 12, 2012 RULES OF THE COMPETITION: A) All questions are taken from the New International Version[copyright 1984] B) No bibles can be used during the quiz. C) In this year’s competition the entire family group can participate but only in the preliminary round. For the semi-finals and finals, only 5 of the FG can participate. D) When there’s a query, the examiners’ decision is final. [JTM/Martin/Bob] Bible Bowl Topical Study Material: The books of Joshua and chapter 11 of Hebrews; and letters of Colossians and Philippians. SECTION 1-ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS-(10 MARKS Note: 9 Question carry 1 mark each, 1 Question 2 Marks) 1. Joshua orders the officers to tell the people to get their supplies ready

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and to cross the Jordan in a certain amount of days. How many days were they to wait before crossing the Jordan? (Three days) Joshua 1:10-11 How many days did Rahab instruct the spies to wait until the pursuers returned? (Three days) Joshua 2:16 At what time of the year is the Jordan at flood stage? (All during harvest) Joshua 3:15 What was the name of the town in the vicinity of Zarethan that the water from the Jordan piled up in order for the Israelites to cross over? (A town called Adam) Joshua 3:16 The people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. What was the date and month? (It was the tenth day and first month) Joshua 4:19 (2 MARKS) The Israelites were circumcised at Gods command. Name the place where Joshua circumcised them? (It was Gibeath Haaraloth) Joshua 5:3

7. In Hebrews 11:5, it states that someone by faith someone did not experience death, who was that person? (Enoch) 8. In Colossians Chapter 1: 7, someone is named as a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, who is that person ? ( Epaphras) 1

9. In Philippians Chapter 1: 25, it states that someone is called my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, who is that person? (Epaphroditus )

SECTION 2-TRUE OR FALSE SECTION-1 MARK EACH (5 MARKS) 10.In Joshua 8:12, in the battle with Ali Joshua set out about five thousand men in ambush between Betel and Ali . True. 11.Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem commanded these four (4) kings after the destruction of Ai by the Israelites; Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Sihon king of Lachish, Debir king of Eglon. True or false; False, Sihon is false: It’s Japhia king of Lachish) Joshua 10:3-4 12. State if the following quotation is true or false, in Hebrews 11: 1, it states that; “Now faith is always being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”( False, Always is not in the verse) 13.Within Colossians Chapter 2, Paul states, “I am struggling… . True or false; true. Verse 1. 14.In Phillipians 2: 1-2, it states,”Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,(A) if any tenderness and comion,(B) 2 then make Christ’s joy complete(C) by being like-minded,(D) having the same love, being one(E) in spirit and of one mind. True or false. False it should be make my joy complete(C) by being like-minded.

SECTION 3-FILL IN THE BLANKS-3 MARKS EACH (15 MARKS) 3 MARKS EACH QUESTION/ 5 QUESTIONS

15.Joshua 1:4; Your territory will extend from the desert to ______ and from the great river, The _____all the________country to the great sea on the west. (Lebanon/Euphrates/Hittite) 16.Joshua 22: 9, So the _______, the _____ and the half-tribe of _____ left the Israelites at Shiloh in Canaan to return to Gilead, their own land, which they 2

had acquired in accordance with the command of the LORD through Moses.( Reubenites, Gadites and Manasseh) 17.In Hebrews 11: 8, By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his _______,_____ and _____, even though he did not know where he was going. (inheritance, obeyed and went)

18.Philippians 4: 1, I plead with ___ and I ___ with Syntyche to be of the ___ mind in the Lord. ( Euodia/ plead /same ) 19.Colossians 1: 13 -14, For he has rescued us from the dominion of _____and brought us into the Kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have _______, the forgiveness of ____. ( darkness/ redemption /sins)

SECTION 4-MULTIPLE CHOICE-1 MARK EACH-(5 MARKS) 20.In the Joshua 11: 13, after the northern kings were defeated only one city was burned out of all the others. The name of this city was: (a) Shimron (b) Hazor (c ) Nadon (d) Ali (Hazor is the correct answer) 21.In Joshua 17: 3, Now _____son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters,whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. a) Zelophehad b) Zedek c) Zebediria d) Zelo (Zelophehad is correct) 22.In Hebrews 11:20, By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and _____in regard to their future. The missing name is: a) Elijah b) Elisha 3

c) Enoch d) Esau (d Esau is Correct) 23.In Colossians 3: 11, which is incorrect, it says, Here there is no ___......... a) Gentile or Jew, b) circumcised or uncircumcised, c) barbarian, Scythian, d) Married or single , but Christ is all, and is in all. (d is wrong, slave or free.) 24.Do everything without grumbling) or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Is found in state which Chapter and verse: a) Philippians 1: 14 b) Philippians 2: 14 c) Philippians 3: 14 d) Philippians 4: 14 (Philippians 2: 14 is correct)

SECTION 5-BRAIN TEASER QUESTION-[50 MARKS] 25.In Joshua 7:16-17, Name the order in which the tribes and the clans came forward in order for examination to be found out who had sinned? (Judah, Zerahites, Zimri, Joshua’s family and Achan) ; 10 MARKS EACH

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