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Water from the Rock Quiz

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  1. Where did the Israelites camp when they found no water?
    • Rephidim
    • Marah
    • Elim
    • Sinai
  2. Where had the Israelites journeyed from before this?
    • The wilderness of Sin
    • The land of Goshen
    • Mount Nebo
    • The Red Sea
  3. What did the people do to Moses because they had no water?
    • They quarreled with him
    • They praised him
    • They ignored him
    • They followed him gladly
  4. What did the thirsty people fear would happen?
    • They and their cattle would die of thirst
    • They would be captured by Egypt
    • They would starve for bread
    • They would be lost forever
  5. What did Moses say the people were almost ready to do to him?
    • Stone him
    • Crown him
    • Abandon him
    • Sell him
  6. What did the LORD tell Moses to take in his hand?
    • His rod
    • A jar of water
    • A tablet of stone
    • A staff of gold
  7. Where did the LORD say He would stand before Moses?
    • Upon the rock in Horeb
    • On the far shore of the sea
    • At the top of Sinai
    • Beside the tabernacle
  8. What was Moses to do to the rock?
    • Strike it
    • Bow before it
    • Speak to it
    • Carry it
  9. What came out of the rock?
    • Water
    • Fire
    • Oil
    • Manna
  10. What two names did Moses give the place?
    • Massah and Meribah
    • Bethel and Peniel
    • Marah and Elim
    • Horeb and Sinai

Water from the Rock Quiz Answers & Bible References

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  1. Where did the Israelites camp when they found no water?

    Rephidim

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

    Exodus 17:1 (KJV)

  2. Where had the Israelites journeyed from before this?

    The wilderness of Sin

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

    Exodus 17:1 (KJV)

  3. What did the people do to Moses because they had no water?

    They quarreled with him

    Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

    Exodus 17:2 (KJV)

  4. What did the thirsty people fear would happen?

    They and their cattle would die of thirst

    And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

    Exodus 17:3 (KJV)

  5. What did Moses say the people were almost ready to do to him?

    Stone him

    And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

    Exodus 17:4 (KJV)

  6. What did the LORD tell Moses to take in his hand?

    His rod

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

    Exodus 17:5 (KJV)

  7. Where did the LORD say He would stand before Moses?

    Upon the rock in Horeb

    Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

    Exodus 17:6 (KJV)

  8. What was Moses to do to the rock?

    Strike it

    Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

    Exodus 17:6 (KJV)

  9. What came out of the rock?

    Water

    Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

    Exodus 17:6 (KJV)

  10. What two names did Moses give the place?

    Massah and Meribah

    And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

    Exodus 17:7 (KJV)