Fun Bible quiz

[lynnmosher]

Here's another fun quiz...

1. True or false: Delilah cut off Samson’s hair.

2. What was the weather like the day God gave Moses the Ten Commandments?
a. sunny
b. rainy
c. thundering and lightning
d. the Bible does not say

3. In what book are the Ten Commandments found?
a. Genesis
b. Numbers
c. Leviticus
d. Exodus

4. In what book is the story of the olive tree, the fig tree, the vine, and the bramble?
a. John
b. Luke
c. Judges
d. Samuel

5. What were the names of Abraham’s brother Nahor’s two eldest sons?
a. Huz and Buz
b. Huz and Muz
c. Fuz and Suz
d. Frick and Frack

[Lookin^Up]

Let me try this.

1. True or false: Delilah cut off Samson’s hair. False. Someone else did while she kept lulling him to sleep.

2. What was the weather like the day God gave Moses the Ten Commandments?
a. sunny
b. rainy
c. thundering and lightning
d. the Bible does not say

3. In what book are the Ten Commandments found?
a. Genesis
b. Numbers
c. Leviticus
d. Exodus

By the way, what other book are they found in, almost verbatim?

4. In what book is the story of the olive tree, the fig tree, the vine, and the bramble?
a. John
b. Luke
c. Judges
d. Samuel

Another good question: Who told the story, and why?

5. What were the names of Abraham’s brother Nahor’s two eldest sons?
a. Huz and Buz
b. Huz and Muz
c. Fuz and Suz
d. Frick and Frack

Or maybe it was Frick and Frack. :D Thanks, Lynn.

[lynnmosher]

Lookin^Up, I meant to change 3 to add the other book to make it trickier. Alas, I forgot! Answers later in case any others want to try.

[Scotsman]

A couple more Bible questions for your thinking cap.

What was Noah's sisters names?

How old was Abraham when Noah died?

[lynnmosher]

I guess there are no more takers. Yes, Lookin^Up, you win! What, I don't know. How 'bout Scholar of the Day?

And you, Scotsman, you get Quizzer of the Day. I've searched only a little bit so far but haven't found the answers to yours yet. Wanna share?

[Lookin^Up]

I think those are trick questions, Scotsman. Noah's sisters are not named, although it appears he had some (Genesis 5:30). Does his half-sister Sarah count? And Abraham was not born yet when the Flood came.

However, that was off the top of my head. On further investigation into Genesis 11, by my calculations Noah would have been 893 years old. That's assuming there were no gaps in the genealogical record, and the way it's formatted, there probably are not. Noah was 601 years old at the end of the Flood experience {Genesis 8:13), and he lived an additional 350 years (Genesis 9:28), for a grand total of 951 years. Adding up the fathers' ages when their eldest sons were born, I get a figure of 292, which means Noah would have been 893 years old when Abraham was born.

In Genesis 11:39, I also found "Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran," who would not be a sister, but a niece. Interesting exercise, thanks.

[artangent]

True that Delilah cut of Samson's hair.

[lynnmosher]

Sorry, artangent. Lookin^Up guessed them all right. He was right when he said, Someone else did while she kept lulling him to sleep.

[Scotsman]

OK – the first question was a trick question. :D Numbers 36:11 lists the names of Noah’s sisters. Maylah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all were the daughters of Zelphehad. Therefore “Noah” (one of Zelphehad’s daughter) had four sisters.

Lookin^Up – your math is good. Abraham was 58 when Noah (the Ark-builder) died.

Interesting exercise is correct. Speaking of "exercise", the Bible makes an excellent tool for geography, science (many things are explained plainly what scientists took centuries to discover), math, HIS-story, literature, even mysteries.

[Lookin^Up]

Oh ... that Noah! She and her sisters were allowed to own land in Israel, a privilege usually exclusively reserved for men. The exception came because Zelophehad had had no sons to carry on his lineage.

No one has yet answered my two questions (post #2). What other book besides Exodus contains the Ten Commandments? Who told the parable of the trees, and why?

[lynnmosher]

Lookin^Up, I meant to change 3 to add the other book to make it trickier. Alas, I forgot! Answers later in case any others want to try.

I knew the answer but I didn’t post it. The other book is Deuteronomy.

Your other question was hidden in your answers and I overlooked it. I think the answer goes like this: Abimelech went to his uncles in Shechem and wanted to be their king. He hired some ruthless men and took them with him to kill all his brothers, except Jotham, who hid.

Later, all those in Shechem told Jotham about Abimelech being made their king. Jotham then went to Mount Gerizim and told the parable of the trees (his uncles and the others) and the bramble (Abimelech).

You are good iron! I love digging. Unfortunately, I, as we all, should know these stories but we do not study enough to be knowledgeable. Quizzes like this make us search. Let's do some more. Thanks! !thumbsup!

[Scotsman]

Oh ... that Noah! No one has yet answered my two questions (post #2). What other book besides Exodus contains the Ten Commandments? Who told the parable of the trees, and why?

Yup, !thumbsup! That's her.

I barely had time to seat next to any computer this weekend. I took the time to read a few posts, but didn't take the time to respond to any ... until now. :)

Here goes ... Deut. 4 also lists the 10 commandments. In Judges 9 Jotham spoke to the men who wanted a king, to demonstrate what would happen.

[Scotsman]

First off, Lynn - you beat me fair and square. While I was looking it up for Lookin^Up, you were posting it. !thumbsup!

... his uncles and the others) ...
Quizzes like this make us search. Let's do some more.

Speaking of "uncles" - Noah's uncle (the ark-builder) is best remembered for ...?

Speaking of relatives - Noah's grandfather is best remembered for ...? As a bonus - What happened right after Noah's grandfather died?

Speaking of trees - Name the four women listed in Jesus' family tree (Matthew's) and why they were included.

Speaking of family trees, in which gospel is this hidden message found? "God, man, appointed mortal sorrow, the blessed God shall descend teaching, his death shall bring, powerful, rest ..." (The actual message continues deeper)?

Clue for last one - the hidden message is also found in a tree.

[lynnmosher]

Well, you dun good on this one.

Speaking of "uncles" - Noah's uncle (the ark-builder) is best remembered for ...?-I don’t find the names of his actual uncles listed. What “uncles”?

Speaking of relatives - Noah's grandfather is best remembered for ...? As a bonus - What happened right after Noah's grandfather died?
-known for being r-e-a-l-l-y old!
-Noah was born?

Speaking of trees - Name the three women listed in Jesus' family tree
(Matthew's) and why they were included.
-Aha! Trick question. There are actually five women, four listed but one more is there. There must be some theological reason why they were listed since women were never listed in a genealogy and I don't think I've ever heard anyone say why. These may not be the real reasons why they are listed but...
-Tamar…lost her innocence, raped by her half-brother Amnon
-Rahab…a harlot, assisted in saving the lives of the two spies sent by Joshua, she and her family were saved from destruction by marking the place with a scarlet cord. Became a hero in the Hall of Faith (Heb. 11). Her son Boaz was the reason for Ruth being added.
-Ruth…Moabitess, grafted into God’s people by her kinsman-redeemer
-Bathsheba…David’s adulterous partner is there but not by name
-and without Mary, there is no Jesus.

Speaking of family trees, in which gospel is this hidden message found?
"God, man, appointed mortal sorrow, the blessed God shall descend
teaching, his death shall bring, powerful, rest ..." (The actual message
continues deeper)?
Clue for last one - the hidden message is also found in a tree.
Wow! This last one has me stumped. Every time I think I’ve got it, I don’t! It must be really obvious because I can't find it!!! Still working on it.

[Lookin^Up]

Tamar is in Jesus' genealogy because, even though she chose a pagan way to do it (her only frame of reference, by the way), she had desired to be in "God's family" (Abraham's lineage as Judah's wife) and would do anything to achieve that goal. (Sorry, Lynn, you had the wrong Tamar!)

Rahab is there because she showed strong signs of wanting to trade in her life of adultery to join the Israelites, the winning team. She already knew their history--escaping Egypt, crossing the Red Sea, and their decisive victories so far--so she hid Joshua's spies and diverted the guards, thus squarely aligning herself with God's people.

Ruth is there for the reasons Lynn cited, plus she was willing to give up her life in Moab to pledge loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi.

Bathsheba is there because she's an innocent pawn in David's politicking game. Evidently she came to love David and support his regime; look how she and Nathan conspired to apprise him of Adonijah's coronation behind his back. She is listed as "the wife of Uriah," thus giving the victim of David's treachery the honor he deserved.

By the way, it's Deuteronomy 5 that has the Ten Commandments, not 4. Sorry.

As for Scotsman's last question, that's a toughie because you said it was a hidden message. I've thought it over for some time, but ... could that be the last half of John 3? The "tree" being the Cross?

Now, some more questions:

1. What does "shibboleth" mean?
2. What are Bozez and Seneh, and what significant event happened there?
3. Who was Tubal-cain, and what was his contribution to human history?
4. What famous enemy king was Haman descended from?

[Scotsman]

Lynn, please accept my apology. Using the wrong terminology in a question wasn’t meant – but … My intention was to ask what Enoch (Methuselah’s pappy) was remembered for, but since my remembrance isn’t what it used to be … I didn’t have a Bible handy so I used a real slippery tool (my memory). Whoops.

As far as the question, concerning what happened right after Noah’s grandfather (Methuselah) died – the rains came down and flood went up. He died the year of the flood.

That answer, in a way gives the clue to the mystery question. Methuselah’s name means “his death shall bring”… Luke 4 has a genealogy that lists the names from God, Adam, Seth on up to Jesus. For instance, Adam in Hebrew is always translated man, like in that verse, God is not an man (adam) that He should lie.

By using the separate meanings of each of the names listed, and reading up from God to Jesus, the hidden message is revealed. The rest of their names’ definitions blend into a perfect story of Jesus, who we all know is the God-Man, who descended teaching about the results of His death.

Break time's over - time for me to return to work.

[lynnmosher]

Scotsman, In regard to Methuselah, I only read the next verse after the one stating that he died. I know better than that!

I looked up Methuselah, and while three sources give one definition of his name, another gives a very interesting one: he dies and it (the flood) is sent.

Since you didn’t have your Bible handy, we’ll excuse you. It’s Luke 3. I never realized or heard that before, about the definitions of the names. That is so cool. Thanks. I love that. Later tonight, I’ll have to look them all up.

Lookin^Up, Now to answer you:

1. Shibboleth means a stream as flowing, an ear of corn as growing out, or a branch. It was the password used by the Gileadites at the fords of the Jordan River to detect the fleeing Ephraimites. Why? Because of their dialect, they couldn't pronounce it right and so were detected.
2. Bozez means shining, surpassing white, glistening; a rock near Michmash. Seneh means a thorn or thorny; a crag in Palestine.
3. Tubal-Cain was the son of Lamech, also Noah’s brother or maybe half-brother (?), the “father” of all metalworkers. Genesis says he was “an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron.”
4. All I found on Haman was this: As Agag was a title of the kings of the Amalekites, it is supposed that Haman was descended from the royal family of that nation. Which would be Amalek.

[Lookin^Up]

Mostly correct, Lynn, except Tubal-cain would have been at least a nephew. I always thought Agag was the man's given name rather than a title, though that could also be true. The book of Esther does consistently call him "the Agagite," which usually points to a given name; his bloodline back to the Amalekite nation certainly explains his motivation for trying to exterminate the Jewish nation.

You haven't answered what happened between Bozez and Seneh, the rock and the crag.

Scotsman, I will look into those name meaning when I get the chance. Thank you for putting us onto it.

[lynnmosher]

Whoops! Bozez and Seneh were the cliffs of the gorge at Michmash that Jonathan and his armorbearer climbed in order to attack the Philistines.

Whew! You're a hard schoolmaster. And I love it! Thanks.

[Scotsman]

Scotsman, I will look into those name meaning when I get the chance. Thank you for putting us onto it.

Your welcome, Lookin^Up. I learned to appreciate the meanings of Bible names decades ago. In Exodus 23:23, by using the definitions, we learn, “For my angel will go before you and bring you in to the land of bitterness (Amorites), fears (Hittites), rudeness (Perizzites), materialism (Canaanites), wickedness (Hivites), and immorality (Jebusites); and I will completely destroy them.

Verse 29 & 30 are beautiful. “I will not drive them (fears, materialism, wickedness) out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate, and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land.”

[lynnmosher]

I l-o-v-e looking up Biblical names. They were so important. I love the example you gave. One of my favorites is Noah. I’m sure you know this but I’ll put it here anyway. Noah means ‘rest,’ and its root word basically means to settle down, cause to rest, to deposit, and so on.

When Noah was born, his father Lamech said, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.” When the flood came and the waters had receded, Noah and the ark were deposited and came to rest on Ararat, which means, according to one source, ‘the curse reversed: precipitation of curse.’ Then, Noah rested, for sure! I love that.

[Scotsman]

Can't you picture Noah laboring to bring rest to the rest of us?

[lynnmosher]

I just wonder if the desert came about because he chopped down so many trees!!! :rolleyes:

[Lookin^Up]

Here's some more questions for your consideration.

1. Whose bones brought a man back to life?
2. Whose emissaries were cruelly sent back with exposed buttocks and half their beards shaven?
3. What prophet used his own belt to prophesy how Paul would be bound in Rome?
4. What prophet bought a new belt, only to soil it?
5. Which Gospel reports the dead coming out of their graves?
6. Who ran away naked from Jesus' arrest?
7. Who died from being abused like a piñata?

[lynnmosher]

Whoops! I forgot to come back to this one. I'll answer a couple and leave the rest for the others.

1. Elisha's
6. A no-name who ran off and left his linen cloth behind

[Lookin^Up]

You are correct on both counts. That leaves the other five. Will I have to give hints? :confused:

Though he is not named, many ministers think the boy was a young John Mark himself, just because he appears only in Mark's Gospel. But he could have been any boy, perhaps a child Mark knew.

[lynnmosher]

You might...but I'm checking...

[lynnmosher]

Okay, here are the answers to three more:

3. Agabus, actually the Holy Spirit
4. Jeremiah
5. Matthew

I'm still working on 2 and 7.

[Lookin^Up]

Very good. Hint to #2: the cruel king was Ammonite. Hint to #7: hanging from a terebinth tree.

[lynnmosher]

Finally...

2. David’s men
7. Of course, I hadn’t heard that story in so long I forgot about it…it’s Absalom

Okay, what's next?

[Scotsman]

Ready, set, go …

(1) What two wives were told their husband killed a man?

(2) What was Herod’s steward’s wife’s name?

(3) What king of Judah rededicated the temple, after purifying it?

(4) Who was Jemiah’s father?

(5) Who ripped hair out of people’s head?

[lynnmosher]

Two of these I love…I wrote about them in my book.

Here’s #2:

Many contributed to (Jesus) ministry, even the women who traveled with Him, such as “certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities - Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.” By definition, the women acted as deaconesses by serving or waiting upon Jesus, and giving of their property, goods, and possessions to His ministry.

#3. I love this story. I’d love to stick in what I wrote about it but it’s almost 600 words. So I’ll try to condense it…nope…I can’t. Leaves out all the good stuff. So this is my answer: Hezekiah.

You ask such great questions. Thanks for making me dig.

[Scotsman]

Ya got 'em! (at least those two) Congrates! !thumbsup!

[lynnmosher]

Waiting for someone else to answer. Don't want to hog all the glory! Ha-ha! In the mean time, here's one:

How many pounds of spices were carried to be used for Jesus' body and who carried them?

[Lookin^Up]

Congratulations! You are Queen of the Word.

Who gave prophecies based on a locust plague?

Who received the prophecy, "'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord"?

[lynnmosher]

I think the first one is Solomon. The other one is Zerubbabel. I'll have to think up another question.

Still waiting for the answer to mine...

[MissyKay]

How many pounds of spices were carried to be used for Jesus' body and who carried them?

Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salo'me brought the spices later. The day of the crucificion, though, it was Nicodemus who brought about a hundred pounds of myrrh and aloes.

[Scotsman]

Are my other questions in this thread's # 31 post too hard? If so, sorry!

I'll let everyone have a little more time ... :)

[Lookin^Up]

Sorry for ignoring you, Scotsman. Somehow I managed to skip over your questions.

(1) What two wives were told their husband killed a man?
That would be Lamech's wives, Adah and Zillah. In fact, Lamech himself told them.

(4) Who was Jemiah’s father?
Hilkiah, the priest.

(5) Who ripped hair out of people’s head?
I'll have to research that one. Lots of references to shaving or cutting one's hair, but not "ripping out".

Lynn, your answer to my second question is correct, but not the first. I'm thinking of a minor prophet.

[Scotsman]

(5) Who ripped hair out of people’s head?
I'll have to research that one. Lots of references to shaving or cutting one's hair, but not "ripping out".

Depends on which translation being used. KJV states, "plucked off their hair", The Jerusalem Bible says, "tore out their hair". :D

Lookin^Up, I must say you're gooooooood at this ... and with writing, and with critiquing, and with humor, and ............

[lynnmosher]

MissyKay, You are correct...You know, it makes me wonder why it was necessary for the two occasions for embalming spices. I never saw this before asking the question. If Nicodemus and Joseph took care of wrapping Jesus in the linen cloths with the spices, why did the Mary's bring some also? Maybe they didn't know? But which was the normal time to do this? Wouldn't doing it before burial be proper?

Sorry, Scotsman, I overlooked them also, which brings me to another question: does everyone think maybe having one thread is sufficient? If possible, shall we close this one and keep Fun Quiz 3 going? What do you think?

[lynnmosher]

Will work on the minor prophet.

As to the other, I found one who pulled out his own hair on his head and his beard: Ezra.

But the answer to your question is…Nehemiah. It’s funny if you try to visualize what he did. When the Jews married the no-no women, half of their children could not speak the Hebrew language. Nehemiah was infuriated. He fought with them, even cursed and beat them. Then, he plucked out their hair (and you would stand in line to be next because...?) and made them swear by God that they wouldn’t give their daughters to their sons in marriage or take their own daughters in marriage for themselves. Now I call that mad!!!

[Scotsman]

You got it, Lynn. Ouch. Whether one pulls out their own hair or someone else pulls it out, the sound remains the same. Like I said - "Ouch".

Concerning the two separate Bible Quiz threads, I'm often confused which one has which question - so my vote if possible let's get with only one ... uh, what were talking about ? :confused:

[lynnmosher]

Exactly! If all agree, then we'll try to close this one and keep the other one going.

[MissyKay]

Sounds good.

[Lookin^Up]

Nehemiah, of course. Like you with Absalom, Lynn, I hadn't read that story in so long, I had forgotten about it. That was a real knock-down drag-out! :eek:

As for one or two Bible quiz threads, it doesn't matter to me. I can always scroll and/or click a page number if I don't remember what we were talking about.

[Scotsman]

Can you finish these phrases?

"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and ... "

"The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand until ..."

"He that is without sin among you, let him ..."

[lynnmosher]

To God the things that are God’s
I make Your enemies Your footstool
Let him throw a stone at her first

I'm waiting to hear about closing this...in the meantime, let's just use the other quiz thread.

[Scotsman]

I so appreciate the message Jesus gave in that illustration of paying taxes to Caesar. Remember how that goes?

Should we pay taxes? they asked the Lord.
Show me a coin, Jesus replied.
They handed Him a coin, He asked whose image was on the coin.
Caesar's was their reply.
Give to Caesar what's his and to God what is His.

Whose image are you, me, us, eveyone everywhere? God's! Jesus is still instructing "Give unto God what is His!"

Thus ends the sermon for tonight. :)

[lynnmosher]

I agree totally...!thumbsup!