This Quiz: Sowing and Reaping

1.) When God gave instructions about the jubilee year, He told Israel that they were not to sow during that year and that they were not to reap from unpruned vines. How often was the jubilee year?
       Every 5 years.
       Every 10 years.
       Every 20 years.
       Every 50 years.

2.) 2 Kings 19:29 says, And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. What was it a sign of?
       God was going to lengthen the life of King Hezekiah.
       God was going to starve the unbelievers to death.
       God was going to put a hook in their jaw and a bridle in their mouth and turn them back on the way by which they came.
       God was going to do a mighty miracle and turn the desert into a garden like Eden.

3.) In his complaint to God, Job said, I have observed that they that plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap...
       God's unfailing mercy.
       the wrath of God.
       sparingly.
       the same.

4.) The psalmist wrote, "Those who sow in tears, shall reap..."
       in tears.
       in joy.
       mercy.
       destruction.

5.) The writer of Ecclesiastes wrote, "He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth _____ shall not reap."
       the storm
       the rain
       the clouds
       the sun

6.) The prophet Hosea wrote, "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap _____, break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you."
       in mercy
       in faithfulness
       in righteousness
       an inheritance

7.) In Micah chapter 6, God was speaking to Israel. What did He tell them would happen to them because of their sins.
       They would be made sick.
       They would be hungry, and would not be able to store up any food.
       They would sow but not reap, of both olives and grapes.
       All of the above.

8.) How often did God command that the Israelites should let the land rest?
       Every second year.
       Every seventh year.
       Every tenth year.
       Every fiftieth year.

9.) Everyone knows the adage "you reap whatever you sow", but what are the words immediately before those words?
       Do not be deceived; God is not mocked...
       Do not sow tares with the wheat...
       The deceitful are sometimes successful, but generally...
       If you sow to the flesh, from the flesh you reap corruption...

10.) Jesus told the disciples, "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet _____. Are ye not much better than they?"
       they are able to scavenge an existence
       your heavenly Father feedeth them
       they gather for themselves and their young
       your heavenly Father knows their need

11.) Jesus told a parable about a sower and his seed. He spoke of seed that fell by the wayside which the birds of the air ate. What did this seed represent?
       Those who hear the word, but the devil comes and takes the word from their hearts so that they are not saved.
       Those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; which believe for a while but in time of temptation fall away.
       Those who when they have heard, are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
       Those who hear the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

12.) Jesus told a parable about an unfaithful servant who accused his master of reaping where he had not sown. The master admitted to reaping where he had not sown, but still passed judgment on the servant. How was he able to do this?
       He called other servants to testify against him.
       He called false witnesses against the servant.
       He judged the servant by his own testimony.
       He was a tyrant.