Bible Quiz: Narrow Escapes

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1). In Nazareth, Jesus enters the synagogue and reads a passage from the Prophet Isaiah. He then preaches on this passage telling the people that “Today this prophecy has come true.” The people become irate and drive Jesus out of town and to the brow of a hill (cliff) to throw Him over. However, before they can, this happens:
2). During the night of His arrest, the disciples escaped by:
3). During that same confrontation, Mark’s gospel records that a young man was apprehended by a soldier, but escaped by:
4). After Jesus was born, Herod ordered that all the male children in the region of Bethlehem, aged two years and younger, be killed so as to protect his regal status. Jesus, however, survived this horrific event because:
5). When the apostle Paul began preaching about Jesus Christ in the synagogues of Damascus, the governor under King Aretas ordered him arrested. How did Paul escape from Damascus?
6). In Ephesus, a silversmith name Demetrius stirred up a near riot against Paul and his followers. It took the city clerk to calm the people. What did Demetrius have against Paul?
7). Shipwrecks were just some of the misfortunes that Paul managed to survive. How many times did Paul say he had been shipwrecked?
8). In Philippi, Paul and Silas were beaten and thrown into prison with their feet bound. What happened to them during the night?
9). In Egypt, after the nine plagues or “blows” were struck against Pharaoh and the Egyptians, an angel of death passed over the region killing all the first-born males. The Hebrews, however, were protected from this onslaught if they killed a lamb and smeared the lamb’s blood upon the post and lintels of their homes.
10). During the Exodus, when the Hebrew people were trapped between the Red Sea and Pharaoh’s approaching armies, they were able to escape immanent slaughter because the people trusted Moses and kept “walking forward.” And when they did, it was then that the Red Sea parted.
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