Harvest Festival Bible Quiz — Abundance and Thanksgiving Flashcards

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In Leviticus, God commanded the Israelites to celebrate the Feast of Harvest to give thanks for the first fruits of their crops. By what other name was this feast also known?

📖 Leviticus 23:15-16

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Jesus taught a parable about a farmer who sowed seeds, and some fell on good soil and produced a crop—some 30, some 60, and some 100 times what was sown. What is this parable called?

📖 Matthew 13:1-23

#3

In the book of Ruth, what was the name of the wealthy landowner who showed kindness to Ruth and Naomi during the harvest season?

📖 Ruth 2:1

#4

In Proverbs, what does the Bible say about the lazy person's harvest compared to the diligent person's harvest?

📖 Proverbs 12:24

#5

When the 12 Israelite spies returned from scouting Canaan, what evidence of abundance did they bring back from the harvest?

📖 Numbers 13:23

#6

In Psalm 126, what does the psalmist say God did when He restored the fortunes of Zion?

📖 Psalm 126:2

#7

What did Jesus teach about the timing of spiritual harvest in John 4:35?

📖 John 4:35

#8

In 2 Corinthians 9:10, Paul writes about God who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food. What else does God supply according to this verse?

📖 2 Corinthians 9:10

#2

The Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Sower describes different types of soil representing how people receive God's word, with good soil producing abundant fruit at varying rates (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15).

Matthew 13:1-23

#1

Feast of Weeks

The Feast of Harvest is also called the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), celebrated 50 days after Passover to thank God for the grain harvest (Leviticus 23:15-16).

Leviticus 23:15-16

#4

The diligent person's harvest is plentiful while the lazy person's is sparse

Proverbs 12:24 teaches that the diligent person's hand will rule and bring prosperity, while the lazy person will face want and lack (Proverbs 10:4, 12:24, 13:4 reinforce this principle).

Proverbs 12:24

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Boaz

Boaz was a wealthy, godly man of Bethlehem who allowed Ruth to glean in his fields and eventually married her, providing for both her and Naomi (Ruth 2-3).

Ruth 2:1

#6

He made their mouths full of laughter and their tongues with songs of joy

Psalm 126:2 describes the restoration and blessing with joy and laughter—a poetic expression of God's abundant restoration and the cause for thanksgiving (Psalm 126:1-3).

Psalm 126:2

#5

A single bunch of grapes so large it required two men to carry it

The spies returned with a cluster of grapes so large that two men had to carry it on a pole, plus pomegranates and figs, demonstrating the land's fruitfulness (Numbers 13:23).

Numbers 13:23

#8

A harvest of your righteousness

Paul teaches that God, who provides seed and bread, will also enlarge the harvest of the believer's righteousness through generous giving (2 Corinthians 9:10).

2 Corinthians 9:10

#7

The fields are white and ready for harvest now

Jesus told His disciples to look at the fields because they are white and ready for harvest, teaching that the spiritual harvest (souls) is ready now and should not be delayed (John 4:35).

John 4:35

#9

What did Solomon ask God for in 1 Kings 3, and how does the Bible compare this to a harvest?

📖 1 Kings 3:11-13

#10

In Malachi 3:10, God makes a remarkable promise about tithes and offerings. What does He say He will do in response to faithful giving?

📖 Malachi 3:10

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#10

Open the floodgates of heaven and pour out blessings you do not have room enough for

God promises to open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there won't be room enough to store it—a metaphor for overflowing abundance and provision (Malachi 3:10).

Malachi 3:10

#9

A wise and discerning heart, which brought both wisdom and prosperity

Solomon requested wisdom and discernment, and God promised him not only wisdom but also wealth and honor—showing that seeking God's kingdom first produces abundant fruit (1 Kings 3:11-13).

1 Kings 3:11-13

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