The Covenants of the Bible Quiz

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The Covenants of the Bible Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations

The divine covenants form the architectural backbone of Scripture's grand narrative of redemption, uniting Genesis to Revelation. Tracing God's unilateral promises from the Edenic and Adamic origins, the Noahic rainbow, and the Abrahamic inheritance to the Mosaic law, the Davidic eternal throne, and the blood of the New Covenant in Christ, God's covenants declare His eternal love.

Quiz Study Sheet: Questions, Answers & Scripture Explanations

Q1.In Genesis 2:16-17, what covenant stipulation did God establish with Adam in the Garden of Eden regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

A) 'In the day that you eat of it you shall surely die' ✓
B) 'You may eat of it once every seven years'
C) 'You must offer its fruit as a burnt offering'
D) 'You may harvest its leaves to make medicine'
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 2:16-17 - 'And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."' (Hosea 6:7).

Q2.Immediately after the Fall in Genesis 3:15, what redemptive covenant promise did God proclaim against the serpent?

A) The Seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head ✓
B) Adam would construct an ark of gopher wood
C) The earth would instantly be incinerated with fire
D) Man would be transformed into an angelic being
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 3:15 - 'I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.' The Protoevangelium.

Q3.In Genesis 8:21-22 and 9:11, what unconditional covenant promise did God make to Noah and all living creatures after the Flood?

A) 'Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, nor shall seedtime and harvest cease' ✓
B) Rain will never fall upon the earth again
C) No human being will ever commit sin again
D) Wild animals will no longer require physical food
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 9:11 - 'I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.' (Gen 8:22).

Q4.In Genesis 9:12-16, what visible covenant sign in the sky did God establish as a perpetual token of the Noahic Covenant?

A) The Rainbow set in the cloud ✓
B) A solar eclipse once every year
C) A permanent bright comet in the northern sky
D) A golden pillar of smoke over Mount Ararat
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 9:13 - 'I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant.'

Q5.In Genesis 12:1-3, what threefold promise formed the foundation of God's covenant with Abram when calling him out of Haran?

A) A promised Land, a great Nation, and a Blessing through which all families of the earth would be blessed ✓
B) The gold of Egypt, the army of Babylon, and the cedar forests of Lebanon
C) Immediate kingship in Ur and victory over Pharaoh
D) Exemption from physical death and old age
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 12:1-3 - 'Go from your country... to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you... and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'

Q6.In Genesis 15:9-18, how did God dramatically ratify the covenant with Abram, passing alone through the divided animal halves?

A) As a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch ✓
B) As an eagle with golden wings
C) As a chariot of iron drawn by four stallions
D) As an earthquake shaking the valley of Hebron
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 15:17-18 - 'When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your offspring I give this land..."'

Q7.In Genesis 17:9-14, what physical sign and seal was instituted for the Abrahamic Covenant for every male throughout their generations?

A) Circumcision on the eighth day ✓
B) Wearing a blue tassel on the robe
C) Anointing the forehead with olive oil once a year
D) Tattooing the name Yahweh on the right arm
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 17:10-11 - 'This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised... and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.' (Romans 4:11).

Q8.In Exodus 19:5-6 at Mount Sinai, what glorious proposal did God offer Israel as the purpose of the Mosaic Covenant?

A) 'If you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant... you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation' ✓
B) You will become the richest merchant empire in the Mediterranean
C) You will conquer Rome and Greece within three generations
D) You will never have to work or sow grain in the fields
Scriptural Explanation: Exodus 19:5-6 - 'Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' (1 Peter 2:9).

Q9.In Exodus 24:6-8, how was the Sinai Covenant solemnly ratified between God and the people of Israel?

A) Moses sprinkled half the blood on the altar and threw the other half upon the people: 'Behold the blood of the covenant' ✓
B) The elders signed their names with ink on parchment scrolls
C) Twelve golden chalices of wine were poured into the sand
D) Fire consumed the tents of the tribal leaders
Scriptural Explanation: Exodus 24:8 - 'And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words."' Quoted by Jesus at the Last Supper (Matt 26:28) and in Hebrews 9:19-20.

Q10.In Exodus 31:16-17, what sacred day was given as a perpetual covenant sign between God and Israel throughout their generations?

A) The Sabbath day ✓
B) The Day of the New Moon
C) The day after the vernal equinox
D) The birthday of Moses
Scriptural Explanation: Exodus 31:16-17 - 'Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel.'

Q11.In 2 Samuel 7:12-16, what royal promise forms the heart of God's covenant with King David?

A) God would raise up his offspring to build His house, and establish his royal throne forever ✓
B) David would live physically for two hundred years
C) Jerusalem would never face a foreign siege
D) Solomon would conquer all of Asia and Africa
Scriptural Explanation: 2 Samuel 7:12-16 - 'I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever... Your throne shall be established forever.' Fulfilled in Jesus (Luke 1:32-33).

Q12.In Psalm 89:34-37, what does God declare regarding His inviolable covenant oath made with David?

A) 'My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of my lips... his line shall endure forever' ✓
B) He will cancel the covenant if kings of Judah sin
C) The covenant was only binding for seventy years
D) David's throne would be moved to the city of Babylon
Scriptural Explanation: Psalm 89:34-36 - 'My covenant I will not violate or alter the word that went forth from my lips. Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me.'

Q13.In Jeremiah 31:31-34, what is the central internal distinction of the New Covenant compared to the Mosaic Covenant made at Sinai?

A) 'I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more' ✓
B) The Law will be carved on even larger tablets of granite
C) Animal sacrifices will be doubled during Passover
D) Only Levitical priests will be permitted to know the Lord
Scriptural Explanation: Jeremiah 31:33-34 - 'For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people... For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.' (Heb 8:10-12).

Q14.In Ezekiel 37:26, what title did God give to the everlasting covenant established with His reunited people under the Davidic Shepherd?

A) A Covenant of Peace (an everlasting covenant) ✓
B) A Covenant of Iron Walls
C) A Covenant of Silver Trumpets
D) A Covenant of the Red Sea
Scriptural Explanation: Ezekiel 37:26 - 'I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore.'

Q15.In Luke 22:20 and Matthew 26:28 at the Last Supper, how did Jesus inaugurate the New Covenant?

A) 'This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood' ✓
B) By signing a parchment scroll with the Sanhedrin
C) By offering a yearling bull on the Temple altar
D) By distributing silver shekels to the twelve apostles
Scriptural Explanation: Luke 22:20 - 'And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."' (1 Corinthians 11:25).

Q16.In Hebrews 8:6, why is the ministry and covenant mediated by Jesus Christ declared to be far superior to the Old Covenant?

A) Because it is enacted on better promises, with Jesus as the mediator of a better covenant ✓
B) Because it permits believers to avoid all physical suffering
C) Because it was delivered through twelve archangels instead of Moses
D) Because it restores the golden monarchy of King Solomon
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 8:6 - 'But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.'

Q17.In Hebrews 9:15, what did the death of Christ accomplish concerning transgressions committed under the first covenant?

A) Redemption from transgressions, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance ✓
B) A complete rewriting of Old Testament history
C) A temporal postponement of judgment for seven years
D) The physical rebuilding of the Tabernacle in Shiloh
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 9:15 - 'Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.'

Q18.According to Hebrews 10:17-18, what is the ultimate consequence of the New Covenant's total forgiveness of sins?

A) 'Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin' ✓
B) Animal sacrifices must continue on the Day of Atonement
C) Believers must travel to Jerusalem once every seven years
D) The Ten Commandments are replaced with fifty civil statutes
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 10:17-18 - '"I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.' Christ's sacrifice on the cross is once for all (Heb 10:10).

Q19.In Galatians 4:22-26, what apostolic allegory does Paul use to contrast the Mosaic Covenant of bondage with the New Covenant of freedom?

A) Hagar representing Mount Sinai in Arabia (slavery) vs Sarah / Jerusalem above (free, the mother of us all) ✓
B) The Nile River vs the Jordan River
C) King Saul vs King David
D) The Lion of Judah vs the Bear of Media
Scriptural Explanation: Galatians 4:24-26 - 'Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar... But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.'

Q20.In Hebrews 13:20-21, by what divine power and covenant did God bring back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep?

A) 'By the blood of the eternal covenant' ✓
B) By the blood of bulls and goats sprinkled on the altar
C) By an angel rolling away the stone without blood
D) By the prayers of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 13:20-21 - 'Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will...'

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