CHECKPOINT: How am I doing with Matthew 1?

You should be two weeks into studying Matthew chapter 1 by now.  Hopefully, you've been reading the chapter regularly, listening to the MP3, and committing the material to memory.  However, not everyone is good at judging their readiness on their own.  Here is a quick self-quiz.  If you know all the answers here without cheating, you probably are doing pretty well.  If not, consider changing up your study strategy this week.


1. Boaz (was) the father of whom?
a.  David
b.  Obed
c.  Jesse
d.  Ahaz

2.  They will call him what?
a.  Jesus
b.  The Son of Man
c.  Christ
d.  Immanuel

3.  2 PART :  Judah (was) the father of whom? (Choose 2)

a.  Perez

b.  Manasseh  

c.   Zerah

d.  Amon

4.  SITUATION:  Who said it? To whom? When? - "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is CONCEIVED in her is from the Holy Spirit."

a.  WHO: The angel Michael, TO WHOM:  Joseph, WHEN:  When he was terrified

b.  WHO:  God, TO WHOM:  David, WHEN:  When he was on the road to Bethlehem

c.  WHO:  A man dressed in white, TO WHOM:  Joseph, son of Jacob, WHEN:  When he was in Egypt

d.  WHO: An angel of the Lord, TO WHOM:  Joseph, WHEN:  When the angel appeared to him in a dream

5.  He gave him what?

a.  The name Jesus

b.  The name Christ

c.  The name Immanuel

d.  The name Son of God

6.  REFERENCE:  According to Matthew 1:22-23, The Lord had said what through the prophet?

a.  "He  will  be  called  a  Nazarene."

b.  "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel."

c.  "He  will  command  his  angels  concerning  you, and  they  will  lift  you  up  in  their  hands, so  that  you  will  not  strike  your  foot  against  a  stone."

d.  "Out  of  Egypt  I  called  my  son."

Answers:  1b, 2d, 3ac, 4d, 5a, 6b