Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy
Search Diligently for the Child
Matthew 2
Peter Combes – November 17, 2002            
(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.       Matthew dates the birth of Jesus as::
                  during the reign of Herod the Great
                  at the start of Roman direct rule of Judaea
                  at the start of a Phoenix Age
                  during the governorship of Quirinius

2.       The chief priests quote a Messianic prophecy from : 
                  Isaiah
                  Zechariah
                  Malachi
                  Micah

3.       The Three Kings were named:
                  Caspar
                  Melchior
                  Balthasar
                  Belteshazzar

4.         The Magi went to:
                  Bethlehem
                  Nazareth
                  Alexandria
                  Bozrah

5.         They find the baby in:
                  a manger
                  a stable
                  a house
                  an inn

 6.      Matthew considers the Flight to Egypt to be fulfilment of a prophecy from
                  Haggai
                  Hosea
                  Zephaniah
                  Amos

7.        Joseph is told to go to Egypt by:
                  a Magus
                  an angel
                  a dream
                  Mary's mother

8.        Rachel was:
                  a prostitute
                  Queen to King Uzziah
                  wife of Cain
                  wife of Jacob

9.        "He shall be called a Nazarene" refers to:
                  Jesus
                  Joseph
                  John the Baptist
                  Herod Antipas

10.      Archelaus ruled Judaea, but Galilee was ruled by:
                  Antipas
                  Philip
                  Agrippa
                  Quirinius