Jewish Reading Comprehension 101
Read Numbers Chapters 22 - 23 - 24
Then, write your answers to the following questions and then check your score.
1-3 Correct (You need to slow way down when reading God's word.)
4-6 Correct (You need to slow down when reading God's word.)
7-10 Correct (you may be not paying enough attention to detail. This is God's word.)
11-14 Correct (Not bad! If you can't read Hebrew you should learn to make your study more efficient!)
Did Bilam call G-d's people ...
A. Jews
B. Hebrews
C. Israelites
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
2. Moav was very afraid of the people because...
A. He heard what they had done to the Kena'anim
B. He heard about what G-d has done with the snakes
C. He didn't want his sons to be fugitives and his daughters captives
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
3. Moav thought he might be able to...
A. Drive the people out
B. Strike them down
C. Pay for divining
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
4. God came to Bilam and said...
A. I will destroy them at once.
B. Take the staff and assemble the people
C. Who are these men with you?
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
5. Bil'am said to the servants of Balak
A. I may find out what else Yahovah may say to me.
B. I cannot go beyond the word of Adonai
C. Stay here tonight
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
6. A. Bil'am was shocked that his donkey could talk.
B. Bil'am had borrowed this donkey and had no idea it would talk to him.
C. Bil'am was told by the messenger of Yahovah not to go with the princes of Balak.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
7. A. Balak, the king of Mo'av sacrificed cattle and sheep.
B. Balak said, "Did you think I couldn't pay you enough?"
C. Bil'am asked Balak to build him seven alters
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
8. A. Bil'am said that he could see Israel from the top of the rocks.
B. Bil'am said that he wanted to die as the righteous die.
C. Bil'am said that maybe Yahovah would come and meet him.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
9. A. Bil'am said that God gives Israel the strength of a ox.
B. Bil'am said that Israel breaks bones
C. Bil'am said that Israel uses arrows
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
10. Bil'am speaking of Israel said, "Here is a people rising up like a lioness;
A. Drinks the blood of the slain
B. He will not lie down till he eats up his prey
C. Like a lion he rears himself up
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
11. When the spirit of G-d came upon Bil'am he said,
A. That he saw what Shaddai saw.
B. Israel would break the bones of the nations opposing them.
C. Israel would pierce the nations opposing them with arrows.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
12. Balak...
A. Tore his clothes
B. Closed his eyes
C. Struck his hands together
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
13. Bil'am said...
A. "I behold him, but not soon."
B. "A star will step forth from Ya'akov."
C. "A Scepter will arise from Israel."
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
14. A. God slew Balak
B. Bil'am slew Balak
C. Balak went his way...
D. All of the above
E. None of the above