Chrism

1. What is the first promise God made to man?
2. Who was the prophet who uttered true prophecies about Christ, but perished?
3. Who was the Prophet that was beautiful, and whose parents hid him for three months after his birth?
4. When was the first lie mentioned in the Bible?
5. Who was the apostle who asked the Lord for something three times and was not given it and why?
6. God spoke from the fire. In what form, and to whom?
7. Whose house became the first church?
8. When was work first mentioned in the Bible?
9. Which town did the Holy Virgin come from and which province?
10. What is the chapter in the Bible on love?

See answers below

1. The first promise God made to man was that the offspring of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent (Gen. 3:15).
2. The prophet who uttered true prophecies about Christ but perished was Balaam (Num. 23-25)(Rev. 2:14).
3. The prophet who was a beautiful child and whose parents hid three months after his birth was Moses (Heb. 11:23).
4. The first lie mentioned in the Bible was when the serpent told Adam and Eve, “You will not die.” (Gen. 3:4).
5. Saint Paul asked God three times to remove the thorn in his flesh, but God refused and said to him, “My grace is sufficient for you” (2 Cor. 12:7-9).
6. God spoke to Moses from the fire, from the burning bush (Ex. 3:2,4).
7. The woman whose house became the first church was Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, (the mother of St. Mark the apostle)(Acts. 12:12).
8. The first mention of work was the work of creation (Get.1-3). As for men, God placed Adam in the garden of Eden “to till it and keep it” (Gen. 2:15).
9. The Virgin comes from Nazareth of Galilee (Luke. 1:26).
10. The chapter on Love is 1 Corinthians 13. 

– From Quizzes on the Holy Bible by Pope Shenouda III – view full book in PDF