The book To the Rising Generation is a collection of sermons preached by Jonathan Edwards to the young people in his congregation. Out of the 15 chapters, 14 are sermons, and the last chapter is a series of questions designed to improve the teens' Bible knowledge. These aren't your typical Bible trivia questions however. A while ago we had a group of friends over from church, and one of us pulled this book out; we ended up opening our Bibles to see if we could find the answers. The problem is, Edwards doesn't seem to have included them (perhaps he wanted to spare the young people from being tempted to cheat?), so you're left on your own to figure them out. Here's some random questions:
They were wont in Israel to keep the day of the new moon as a solemn day. Where in the law of Moses is this commanded?This last one's for the guys:
Who was the owner of the ground on which the city of Samaria was built before the building of the city?
How many cities of refuge were there in Israel?
How many places were there in the land of Israel at which it was ordinary to offer sacrifices?
What other name had the city that was called the city of palm trees?
In what tribe was Lachish?
Which is the greatest slaughter of men in battle that we have an account of in Scripture?If the teens in Edwards' congregation were able to answer all 115 of these, my hat's off to them - they sure knew their stuff!
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