Q 01/05

What did Moses do when Israel brought more tabernacle materials than the craftsmen could use?

A) Told them to stop giving

B) Sold the surplus to traders

C) Stored it for a temple

D) Shared it among the Levites

Answer · why

A) Told them to stop giving

Moses told them to stop giving: a proclamation went round the camp that no man or woman should make anything more for the sanctuary, because the craft...

Q 02/05

Which word for a person blamed for others' wrongs comes from an animal released on the Day of Atonement?

A) Whipping boy

B) Fall guy

C) Scapegoat

D) Black sheep

Answer · why

C) Scapegoat

Scapegoat was coined by William Tyndale for his 1530 Bible translation. Leviticus 16 describes the animal bearing the people's sins away into the wild...

Q 03/05

What covered the tabernacle and signalled the Israelites to break camp and move on whenever it lifted?

A) A rainbow

B) A star

C) A whirlwind

D) A cloud

Answer · why

D) A cloud

A cloud rested over the tabernacle by day and looked like fire by night. Numbers 9 says Israel stayed put while it lingered, whether for two days or a...

Q 04/05

Which Hebrew name is given to the seven-branched gold lampstand that lit the tabernacle's Holy Place?

A) Mezuzah

B) Menorah

C) Shofar

D) Tallit

Answer · why

B) Menorah

The menorah lit at Hanukkah is a nine-branched variant. The Temple's seven-branched one was carried off to Rome in 70 CE, a scene still carved on the ...

Q 05/05

Which idol did Israel worship while Moses spent forty days on the mountain receiving the tabernacle plans?

A) A bronze serpent

B) A stone pillar

C) A sacred tree

D) A golden calf

Answer · why

D) A golden calf

A golden calf was cast by Aaron from the people's earrings, though the plans had just named him as priest. Moses ground it to powder, scattered it on ...