Biblical Stories: Tower of Babel and the Golden Calf

Question 1

How did God describe the Israelites when He saw their sin?

Accepted Answer

A stiff-necked people

Question 2

What did Moses do when he saw the golden calf and the people dancing?

Accepted Answer

He smashed the stone tablets

Question 3

Where did the people settle when they moved eastward?

Accepted Answer

The plain in the land of Shinar

Question 4

What did God initially say He would do to the Israelites because of their sin?

Accepted Answer

Destroy them and make a great nation from Moses

Question 5

What does the name "Babel" mean?

Accepted Answer

Confusion

Question 6

Why did God decide to confuse their language?

Accepted Answer

So they wouldn’t understand one another and scatter

Question 7

What was the whole earth described as having in the beginning of Genesis 11?

Accepted Answer

One language

Question 8

Who led the people in making the golden calf?

Accepted Answer

Aaron

Question 9

What building material did the people use to construct the tower?

Accepted Answer

Bricks and slime

Question 10

In his prayer, what reason did Moses give for why God should not destroy Israel?

Accepted Answer

So the world wouldn’t say God brought them out here, just to kill them

Question 11

What was the result of God’s language miracle at Babel?

Accepted Answer

The people were scattered over the face of the whole earth

Question 12

What was the main reason the people wanted to build the tower?

Accepted Answer

To reach heaven

Question 13

How did Moses respond to God's anger?

Accepted Answer

He pleaded with God to spare the people

Question 14

What did God do in response to Moses' prayer?

Accepted Answer

Changed His mind and did not destroy the people

Question 15

What did Moses ask God to do if He would not forgive the people?

Accepted Answer

Blot Moses' name out of God’s book

Question 16

What did the Israelites make while Moses was on Mount Sinai?

Accepted Answer

A golden calf

Question 17

How did God respond when He saw what the people were doing?

Accepted Answer

He confused their language

Question 18

What happened to the tower after the languages were confused?

Accepted Answer

It was abandoned

Question 19

What name was given to the city where this event happened?

Accepted Answer

Babel

Question 20

What did Moses remind God of during his intercession?

Accepted Answer

the fact that Moses is sinful too

Questions 20