How long was the ark of the LORD in Philistine territory before the Philistines decided to send it back?

a)       3weeks

b)       6 months

c)       7 months

d)       7 weeks

Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Why had the Philistines wanted to send the ark of the LORD away?

a)       To bring disgrace on the Israelites

b)       To be healed

c)       To lessen competition with Dagon

d)       To do the exact opposite of the Egyptians

3Then you will be healed, 

What type of offering did the priest suggest be sent along with the ark?

b)       guilt offering

c)       wave offering

d)       grain offering

What did the priests tell the Philistines to make and send to the Israelites?

                a)  Gold calves and silver rats

                b)  Gold tumors and gold cats

                c)  Silver bells and gold rats

                d)  Gold tumors and gold rats

d)  Gold tumors and gold rats

How many Philistine rulers had been affected by the plague?

a)       ten

b)       three

c)       five

d)       seven

What did the Philistines use to make models of the plague?

a)       bronze

b)       silver

c)       gold

d)       platinum

“Five golden tumors and five golden rats, 

What was the plague that was ravage Philistine country?

a)       rats and tumors

b)       locusts and  ticks

c)       boils and buzzards

d)       scales and roaches

Who were the Philistines compared with in their dealings with the Israelites?

a)       Ammonites

b)       Edomites

c)       Egyptians

d)       Amorites

Where did the Philistines place the precious objects they made to send to the Israelite?

a)       Inside the ark of the LORD

b)       In a separate chest beside the ark

c)       In a sack on the backs of the cows

d)       In a sack on the necks of the cows

What restriction was placed on the animals used to carry the cart?

a)       never ridden, never given birth

b)   take two milk cows which have never been yoked

d)       split hoof, does not chew cud

take two milk cows which have never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart; and take their calves home, away from them.  

.  Which direction would the cart go if it was the LORD who brought the disaster on them?

a)       toward New Kaney

b)       toward Shiloh

c)       toward Beth Shemesh

d)       toward Nazareth

if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh

What were the people of Beth Shemesh doing when they first saw the ark of the LORD?

a)       Treading the winepress

b)       Splitting rocks

c)       Pasturing sheep

d)       Harvesting wheat

What happened to the wood of the cart and the cows once the ark stopped in the field?

a)       Built a pen to keep the cows

c)        Used to roast the cows in a festival celebration

d)       Sent the wooden cart and cows back to the Philistines

b)  split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a

What kind of offering did the people of Beth Shemesh make on the return of the ark of the LORD?

a)       peace offering

b)       trespass offering to theLord

c)       guilt offering

d)       grain offering

Who took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the golden objects?

a)       The Hittites

b)       The Moabites

c)       The Levites

d)       The Jebusites

The Levites took down the ark of the Lord 

What town did  five lords   of the Philistine return to after seeing where the ark of the LORD stopped?

a)       Ekron

b)       Ashdod

c)       Gaza

d)       Gath

So when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

Which of the following was considered the witness of the ark of the LORD to this day?

a)       Joshua

b)       the people of Beth Shemesh

c)     large stone of Abel

even as far as the large stone of Abel on which they set the ark of the Lord, which stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.

How many men did God strike down in Beth Shemesh?

a)       twenty

b)       seventy

c)       thirty

d)       forty

.  Why did the LORD put to death many of the men from Beth Shemesh?

a)       They all touched the ark of the LORD

b)       They had not cleansed themselves properly

c)       They were of the wrong tribe to be handling the ark of the LORD

d)       They looked into the ark of the LORD

Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of theLord. 

What was the question the men of Beth Shemesh asked because of the heavy blow the LORD had dealt them?

a)       Why has GOD brought judgment upon us?

b)       What does GOD want them to do to be saved?

c)       Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?” 

d)       LORD where are you when bad things happen?

“Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?” 

Which town were messengers sent to tell of the return of the ark of the LORD ?

a)       Shiloh

b)       Jericho

c)       Kiriath Jearim

d)       Shechem

So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying -