Sabbath quiz - 17 Bible questions about its purpose, how it's kept & benefits

Sabbath

Printable list of the questions on this Sabbath quiz:

Question 1: Who is mentioned first as keeping the Sabbath?

Question 2: Finish what Jesus said about the Sabbath, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, and ____ man for the Sabbath’ (Mark 2:27).

Question 3: What did Jesus do right after He said, ‘Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill’ (Mark 3:4)?

Question 4: Fill in the blank of what is said in regards to the Sabbath: “…He gives you on the __________ day bread for two days” (Exodus 16:29).

Question 5: Where is this Scripture found? “But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.”

Question 6: Fill in the blank: “Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a _________” (Leviticus 23:3).

Question 7: What was the Sabbath called in John 19:31? It was not a regular Sabbath.

Question 8: What was done in Nehemiah 13:19, to ensure that there would be no burdens brought into Jerusalem?

Question 9: What is the answer to this Scripture? “Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, ‘What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day?'” (Nehemiah 13:17).

Question 10: What does “rest” in Hebrews 4:9 actually mean? “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.”

Question 11: Who was the woman they met? “And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there” (Acts 16:13).

Question 12: Will the Sabbath be observed in the future Kingdom of God? (Isaiah 66:22–23)

Question 13: At Antioch, Paul preached in a synagogue on the Sabbath. Once the Jews left, the Gentiles begged him to preach more on what day? (Acts 13:42)

Question 14: Isaiah 58:13-14 states we should do all of the following on the Sabbath EXCEPT:
A. call the Sabbath a delight
B. honor God
C. delight ourselves in God
D. do our own pleasure (or will)

Question 15: The 4th commandment says all of the following should not work on the Sabbath (except one). Which one isn’t mentioned in Exodus 20?

Question 16: After Jesus died, both Marys went to the tomb, “…returned and _____. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment” (Luke 23:56).

Question 17: What will God do for the sons of the foreigner and everyone who serves Him, holds fast His covenant, and keeps His Sabbath? (Isaiah 56:1-8)