Here's a Bible Quiz that's a Real 'Snow Job!'

Answer: Moses

The correct answer is Moses. This is the first mention of leprosy in the Bible. Exodus 4 tells of the LORD instructing a reluctant Moses to go to Egypt and appeal to the Pharaoh and seek the release of the Israelites from their bondage. According to Scripture, Moses was reluctant to embark on the assignment for fear the Israelites in Egypt would not believe that he had been instructed by the LORD to seek their liberation. Moses was in Midian at the time, the land he fled to after he killed an unnamed Egyptian, as per Exodus 2:1-11.

According to Exodus 4, Moses was stricken with leprosy on his hand for an ever-so-brief period time. According to Verse 7, the LORD instructed Moses to put his leprous hand into his bosom and withdraw it and when he did, it was "restored like his other flesh."

Answer: Miriam

Miriam was afflicted with leprosy and as "white as snow," but ended up being cured and re-instated into the Israelite camp. According to Scripture, the grumbling about her brother Moses' selection of an Ethiopian woman as his wife caused serious problems for Miriam.

Numbers 12:5 tells of Miriam and Aaron stepping forward and the LORD coming down in a pillar of cloud. When the pillar of the cloud had disappeared, Aaron noticed his sister Miriam was leprous and "as white as snow." After Moses pleaded to God to cure Miriam of her leprosy, she was cleansed and reinstated into the Israelite camp after a seven-day absence.

Scripture indicates Aaron was also complaining about Moses' wife. The fact that Miriam's name appears before Aaron, seems to indicate she was complaining much more than Aaron.

Answer: Gehazi

Yes, Gehazi is the correct answer. It's a bit of a long story, but after Naaman was cured of leprosy he offered Elisha a reward which the prophet declined. Scripture reports Gehazi caught up with Naaman after his departure and asked to receive a talent of silver and two sets of clothing. Naaman promptly responded to Gehazi's request, giving him two talents of silver and two sets of clothing. Later, Gehazi would deny his actions to Elisha and after he left the prophet's presence, Scripture reports he was "leprous, as white as snow." The account of Gehazi being afflicted with leprosy is found in 2 Kings 5:20-27.

Answer: Benaiah

Every quiz seems to have an extremely difficult question and I suspect this one might qualify for such a dubious distinction. Benaiah, it appears, was an unstoppable warrior who battled on behalf of David.

According to Scripture, he also killed killed two "lion-like heroes of Moab" and an Egyptian man "of great height." In fact, Scripture states the man stood five cubits tall. According to notes in the NIV Study Bible, five cubits is the equivalent of about seven feet six inches, or about 2.3 meters.

1 Chronicles 11:22-23, in the NKJV, states this about the mighty warrior: "Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great height, five cubits tall. In the Egyptian's hand there was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear."

Answer: Job

Job, who had his world turned upside down and inside out after a series of calamities beset him, is the correct answer. The quote is found in Job 24:19. Job was apparently speaking about the wicked when he made the statement.

To put the verse in contest, here's how Job 24:16-24, reads in the NKJV:
"In the dark they break into houses
Which they marked for themselves in the daytime;
They do not know the light.
For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death;
If someone recognizes them,
They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
They should be swift on the face of the waters,
Their portion should be cursed in the earth,
So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
As drought and heat consume the snow waters,
So the grave consumes those who have sinned.
The womb should forget him,
The worm should feed sweetly on him;
He should be remembered no more,
And wickedness should be broken like a tree.
For he preys on the barren who do not bear,
And does no good for the widow."

Answer: After he committed adultery with Bathsheba and killed her husband.

After he committed adultery with Bathsheba and killed her husband Uriah is the correct answer. With the exception of Psalm 23 (The LORD is my Shepherd), Psalm 51 is arguably the most popular Psalm.

According to Scripture, David wrote Psalm 51 after he was confronted by Nathan the prophet about his guilt. The words to the Psalm have been set to modern music and it has become a popular hymn for Christians around the world. Here's how the Psalm reads in its entirety in the NKJV:

"Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

"For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight --
That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.

"Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

"Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.

"Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

"Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.

"Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
O LORD, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart --
These, O God, You will not despise.

"Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar."

Answer: Psalms

The verse comes from Psalm 147:16. To put the verse in context, here's how Psalm 147:12-18 reads in the NKJV:
"Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with the finest wheat.

"He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
He casts out His hail like morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?
He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow."

Psalm 147 is the fourth to last Psalm in the Book of Psalms. It is followed by Psalm 148, 149 and 150. David is credited with writing many of the Psalms. However, many theologians believe there were a number of other contributors as well.

Answer: Fool

The correct word is fool. As notes in the NKJV Study Bible explain, snow in summer in Israel is a most unlikely happening. The notes go on to state rain in the harvest season is not only unusual but disastrous, "because rain at that time would cause the crops to rot." The first twelves verses of Proverbs 26 are a ringing condemnation of fools. Here's how the verses read in the NKJV:

"As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So a curse without cause shall not alight.
A whip for the horse,
A bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the fool's back.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like one who binds a stone in a sling
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
As a dog returns to his own vomit,
So a fool repeats his folly.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him."

Solomon, the son of David is credited with writing much of the Book of Proverbs. However, Agur is credited with writing chapter 30 and Lemuel with 31:1-9.

Answer: Isaiah

The verse is found in Isaiah 1:18. To put the verse in context, here's how Isaiah 1:16-20 reads in the NKJV:
"'Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
Cease to do evil,
Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor;
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.

"'Come now, and let us reason together,'
Says the LORD,
'Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword.'"

According to Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah was the son of Amos and the book was written during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah was known for speaking God's words to rebuke the people for their evil ways and he was extremely unpopular as a result, according to notes in the NKJV Study Bible.

Many Christians believe Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12 contain a number of prophecies pertaining to Jesus Christ.

Answer: True

True. Many Christians believe the verse is in direct reference to Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:12-20, in the NKJV, states: "Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.'"

What follows is a book that has both challenged and perplexed readers for centuries. The writer of the book is John of Patmos and in this day and age, many theologians can't even agree on the identity of the writer. Christian tradition has it the writer was John, one of the original Twelve Disciples. (This is my view as well.) However, a number of theologians have challenged this view.