The Bible is full of stories of people who faced “DETOURS.” See if you can answer the following questions about some of these DETOURS of the Bible. For every correct answer, you receive a point. The team with the most points at the end of TEN QUESTIONS wins.
1. Abraham was promised to be the “father of many nations.” How old was he before he and his wife, Sarah, had a son? a. 45 yrs old b. 60 yrs old c. 100 yrs old a. 45 yrs old b. 60 yrs old c. 100 yrs old
2. Moses told Pharoah to “Let my people go!” How many times did Pharoah say, “NO!” before finally doing it? a. 5 times b. 10 times c. 25 times a. 5 times b. 10 times c. 25 times
3. Joseph went through many detours. The first was that his brothers threw him in a __________. a. pit b. mud puddle c. pile of cow paddies a. pit b. mud puddle c. pile of cow paddies
4. In another detour, Joseph ended up being sold as a slave in what country? a. Lebanon b. Egypt c. Syria a. Lebanon b. Egypt c. Syria
5. Another of Joseph’s detours was that he spent ________ years in prison. a. 2 b. 4 c. 10 a. 2 b. 4 c. 10
6. Jonah had a “whale” of a detour before he ended up preaching in what city? a. Bethlehem b. Jerusalem c. Nineveh a. Bethlehem b. Jerusalem c. Nineveh
7. Naaman had a detour before he was healed. He had to wash ______ times in the Jordan river. a. 3 b. 7 c. 10 a. 3 b. 7 c. 10
8. David was anointed to be king of Israel, but spent many years being chased by __________. a. Goliath b. King Saul c. girls a. Goliath b. King Saul c. girls
9. Daniel defied the King and prayed, then he faced this detour: a. death b. fiery furnace c. lion’s den a. death b. fiery furnace c. lion’s den
10. This man faced many DETOURS like being stoned, beaten, imprisoned, and shipwrecked: a. Jesus b. Apostle Paul c. Noah a. Jesus b. Apostle Paul c. Noah