Heroes of Faith (Hebrews 11) Quiz

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Heroes of Faith (Hebrews 11) Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations

Hebrews 11, universally known as the "Hall of Faith", paints an inspiring portrait of saints who conquered kingdoms, obtained promises, and endured martyrdom through unwavering trust in the unseen God. From Abel's righteous sacrifice, Enoch's walk, and Noah's ark to Abraham's obedience, Moses' courage, and Rahab's bold declaration, faith is revealed as the victory that overcomes the world.

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Q1.What immortal biblical definition of faith is established in Hebrews 11:1?

A) 'Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen' ✓
B) Faith is blind wishful thinking without historical evidence
C) Faith is the philosophical calculation of natural probabilities
D) Faith is strictly an emotional feeling experienced in sanctuaries
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:1 - 'Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation.'

Q2.In Hebrews 11:4, why was Abel's sacrifice commended by God as more acceptable than Cain's?

A) By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice, testifying that he was righteous ✓
B) Abel brought gold and silver coins from Mesopotamia
C) Abel was older and held the family birthright
D) Cain forgot to build an altar of stones
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:4 - 'By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.'

Q3.In Hebrews 11:5, what extraordinary testimony did Enoch receive before he was taken up to heaven without seeing death?

A) He was commended as having pleased God ✓
B) He conquered seven mighty cities in Canaan
C) He wrote an encyclopedia of astronomy
D) He accumulated more cattle than any man in the East
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:5 - 'By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.'

Q4.According to Hebrews 11:6, what two foundational truths must anyone who comes to God believe?

A) That He exists, and that He rewards those who seek Him ✓
B) That all religions lead up the same mountain
C) That God only speaks through dreams in the desert
D) That good works cancel all original sin without repentance
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:6 - 'And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.'

Q5.In Hebrews 11:7, what motivated Noah to construct an ark to the saving of his household when warned by God concerning events unseen?

A) Reverent fear and faith, becoming an heir of righteousness ✓
B) Desire to start a global shipping enterprise
C) Fear of political persecution by pagan kings
D) Curiosity to collect rare exotic animals
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:7 - 'By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.'

Q6.In Hebrews 11:8, what remarkable demonstration of faith marked Abraham's response when called by God to go out to a place he would receive as an inheritance?

A) He went out, not knowing where he was going ✓
B) He demanded a signed map and contract from local kings
C) He sent spies for forty days before leaving Ur
D) He took all the idols of Haran to protect his caravan
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:8 - 'By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.'

Q7.According to Hebrews 11:10, what was Abraham looking forward to while living as a foreigner in tents in the Promised Land?

A) The city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God ✓
B) A return to the luxury palaces of Ur of the Chaldees
C) An earthly kingdom of silver and bronze towers
D) The conquest of the Egyptian pyramids
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:10 - 'For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.'

Q8.In Hebrews 11:11, how was Sarah enabled to conceive a child past childbearing age?

A) By faith, because she considered Him faithful who had promised ✓
B) Through Egyptian herbal medicines
C) By adopting the son of an Egyptian handmaid
D) By offering sacrifices at the altar of Bethel daily
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:11 - 'By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.'

Q9.In Hebrews 11:17-19, what did Abraham reason in his heart when tested by God to offer up his only covenant son, Isaac?

A) He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead ✓
B) He planned to substitute a wild ram in secret before God noticed
C) He expected Ishmael to take the place of Isaac in the covenant
D) He intended to disobey God at the last moment on the mountain
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:17-19 - 'By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac... He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.'

Q10.In Hebrews 11:21, what physical posture of worship did the dying patriarch Jacob assume when blessing each of Joseph's sons?

A) He bowed in worship over the top of his staff ✓
B) He knelt upon an Egyptian golden chariot
C) He stood with outstretched arms atop the city gate
D) He sat upon the royal throne of Pharaoh
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:21 - 'By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the top of his staff.'

Q11.In Hebrews 11:22, what prophetic command did Joseph give by faith concerning his bodily remains at the close of his life in Egypt?

A) He made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones ✓
B) He ordered a massive stone pyramid to be built for him by the Nile
C) He requested to be buried in the royal tombs of Pharaoh
D) He asked that his body be cremated and scattered across the sea
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:22 - 'By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.' Fulfilled when Moses took Joseph's bones out of Egypt (Ex 13:19, Josh 24:32).

Q12.In Hebrews 11:23, for how long was baby Moses hidden by his parents by faith because they saw he was a beautiful child and did not fear the king's edict?

A) Three months ✓
B) Seven weeks
C) One full year
D) Forty days
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:23 - 'By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.'

Q13.In Hebrews 11:24-26, what royal earthly status did Moses deliberately refuse when he came of age?

A) He refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God ✓
B) He refused to command the chariot regiments of Memphis
C) He refused to learn the hieroglyphic writing of the Egyptian priests
D) He refused to wear linen clothing during summer
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:24-26 - 'By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt.'

Q14.According to Hebrews 11:27, how did Moses endure when leading the people out of Egypt despite the fierce wrath of the king?

A) 'As seeing Him who is invisible' ✓
B) By trusting in his 600,000 armed Hebrew soldiers
C) Because he carried an iron shield from Midian
D) By paying heavy ransom silver to the Egyptian army
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:27 - 'By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.'

Q15.In Hebrews 11:28, what ritual did Moses institute by faith so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites?

A) The Passover and the sprinkling of blood ✓
B) The burning of green olive branches outside every door
C) The ringing of silver bells at midnight
D) Wearing white garments and fasting on ashes
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:28 - 'By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.'

Q16.In Hebrews 11:29, what happened when the Egyptian army attempted to cross the divided waters of the Red Sea as Israel had done?

A) They were drowned and swallowed up by the sea ✓
B) They successfully sailed across on wooden rafts
C) The waters turned into solid stone beneath their chariot wheels
D) They retreated safely back to the palace in Memphis
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:29 - 'By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.'

Q17.According to Hebrews 11:30, after how many days of encircling the city in faith did the walls of Jericho collapse?

A) Seven days ✓
B) Forty days
C) Twelve days
D) Three days
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:30 - 'By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.'

Q18.In Hebrews 11:31, why did Rahab the prostitute in Jericho not perish with those who were disobedient?

A) By faith, because she had welcomed the Hebrew spies in peace ✓
B) Because her house was built outside the city walls in the field
C) Because she paid a large bribe of gold to the king of Jericho
D) Because she hid inside the underground water cistern
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:31 - 'By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.' (Joshua 2 & 6).

Q19.In Hebrews 11:32-34, which of the following lists of Old Testament leaders and prophets are explicitly cited as conquering kingdoms and stopping the mouths of lions through faith?

A) Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets ✓
B) King Saul, Abner, Joab, and Absalom
C) Nimrod, Pharaoh, Sennacherib, and Nebuchadnezzar
D) Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and Balaam
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 11:32-33 - 'And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions...'

Q20.Following the great catalog of faith in Hebrews 11, to Whom does Hebrews 12:1-2 command us to look as the Founder and Perfecter of our faith?

A) Looking unto Jesus, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross ✓
B) Looking unto the high priests of the temple in Jerusalem
C) Looking unto the philosophers of Athens and Alexandria
D) Looking unto the Roman Caesars for civil protection
Scriptural Explanation: Hebrews 12:1-2 - 'Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses... looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.'

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