Quiz on the Prophet Elisha (10 Questions and Answers)

Category: Adults · 10 questions

Test yourself on Elisha: Elijah's cloak, the widow's oil, the Shunammite, Naaman and the chariots of fire.

1. Elisha was the son of whom?
   Answer: Shaphat
   God tells Elijah to anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat, from Abel-meholah, as prophet in his place (1 Kings 19:16).
2. What does Elisha do with Elijah's cloak that fell to the ground?
   Answer: He strikes the waters of the Jordan with it
   Elisha strikes the water with Elijah's cloak and the river divides to one side and the other (2 Kings 2:13-14).
3. For how many days do the fifty men search for Elijah without finding him?
   Answer: Three days
   They search for Elijah for three days but do not find him (2 Kings 2:17).
4. What does the widow have in her house, according to Elisha?
   Answer: A jar of oil
   She has nothing but a jar of oil, and the oil keeps flowing until every vessel is full (2 Kings 4:2-6).
5. How many times does the Shunammite's son sneeze when he comes back to life?
   Answer: Seven times
   Elisha stretches himself over the child, who sneezes seven times and opens his eyes (2 Kings 4:35).
6. What does Elisha promise the Shunammite woman?
   Answer: You shall embrace a son
   Elisha tells her: at this season next year, you shall embrace a son (2 Kings 4:16).
7. Who tells Naaman's wife about the prophet in Israel?
   Answer: A young girl from Israel
   A young captive girl from Israel says the prophet in Samaria could cure Naaman of his leprosy (2 Kings 5:2-3).
8. How many times does Naaman dip himself in the Jordan?
   Answer: Seven times
   Naaman dips himself seven times in the Jordan and his flesh is restored and clean (2 Kings 5:14).
9. What punishment falls on Gehazi after his lie?
   Answer: Naaman's leprosy clings to him
   Elisha declares that Naaman's leprosy will cling to Gehazi and to his descendants (2 Kings 5:27).
10. What does Elisha's servant see when God opens his eyes?
    Answer: The mountain full of horses and chariots of fire
    The servant sees the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha (2 Kings 6:17).