This Quiz: Jacob's Ladder

1.) Where was Jacob at the time when he had the dream of the ladder?
       Near the burial place of his grandfather.
       Out of Beersheba, toward Haran.
       In Padanaram.
       In Jerusalem.

2.) Why did Jacob stop where he did?
       Because the sun was set.
       Because his servant suggested that they stop there.
       Because he had been set upon by thieves and was injured.
       Because his donkey refused to go any further.

3.) What was Jacob doing when he had the dream of the ladder?
       He was standing in a trance, with his hands raised
       He was kneeling on a rock, seeking God.
       He was sleeping with his head on a stone pillow.
       He was deeply unconscious - he had been injured by robbers.

4.) Where was the bottom of the ladder in this dream?
       It was poised over the burning bush.
       It was pushed up against a wall.
       It was poised over the pit.
       On the earth.

5.) How far did the top of the ladder extend?
       The top of it reached to heaven.
       Three hundred cubits.
       Twenty leagues.
       Twenty cubits.

6.) What was on the ladder?
       All manner of four-footed beasts of the earth.
       Serpents and all sorts of creeping things.
       The angels of God.
       All of the above.

7.) What were these things doing?
       Ascending and descending on it.
       Singing praise to God.
       Praying for the world.
       Sitting silently.

8.) Who stood above the ladder?
       Lucifer.
       The Lord God.
       The archangel Gabriel.
       The Lion of the tribe of Judah.

9.) What did this person promise to Jacob?
       Lucifer promised Jacob that if he would worship him, he would have ownership of the whole world.
       The Lord God reminded Jacob of His promise to Abraham and Isaac that He would give the land to him and his children.
       The archangel Gabriel promised Jacob that three years from the going forth of the command to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, the Messiah would come.
       The Lion of the Tribe of Judah opened a scroll on which was written Jacob's entitlement to the land.

10.) Which direction did he say that Jacob would spread out to?
       The North and East.
       The South and the West.
       All four directions.
       He did not say which direction.

11.) He also said: ....
       I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest.
       I will bring thee again into this land.
       I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
       All of the above.

12.) When Jacob woke up, he was .....
       afraid.
       happy.
       sad.
       tired.

13.) Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took _____ and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
       A pile of stones - one for each of the tribes of Israel.
       The stone that he had put for his pillows.
       A stone that fell off the ladder.
       A monolith.

14.) Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will _____ ...then shall the Lord be my God.
       be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go
       give me bread to eat
       give me raiment to put on
       All of the above.