Another Bible Variety Quiz From The BBB

Answer: it followed them around

Marten points out that to have satisfied the thirst of all those people and all their livestock, it was no mere trickle of water that would have emanated from that rock. It most likely would have been akin to a mighty river, as opposed to a tiny fountain of water. According to the scripture found in Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth (1 Corinthians), Jesus Christ Himself was figuratively that Rock.

The fourth verse of chapter 10 says this: "And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." (King James Version)

Answer: Dinah

The entire account may be found in Genesis 34. Here's a synopsis of the story:

Shechem had a 'relationship' with Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Her brothers, at the urging of Levi and Simeon in particular, were furious when Shechem's father came to seek marriage for his son and Dinah. Jacob's sons deceived him into thinking that they would go along with the plans; then a few days later, they attacked the city in which they lived, killing him and his son, Shechem.

Jacob, Dinah's father, was very upset with their actions. He felt that no good would come from it, and felt threatened by the potential of more violence. He soon moved to Bethel, at God's instruction.

Answer: Luke

The physician, Luke, wrote two letters that made it into the Bible; the books of Luke and The Acts of the Apostles, or simply "Acts". He wrote the first of these letters, the book of Luke, to an acquaintance, Theophilus. His intent was to record the life of Christ from an historical perspective, so that Theophilus could better understand recent events as they had influenced the Jewish people. Later, in Acts, he recorded his own experiences and those of fellow Christians as he travelled with the apostle Paul.

Answer: he didn't want people to think that a woman was responsible for murdering him

Horrors! Imagine a 'mere' woman being responsible for killing someone. Oh, the shame!

Read this passage taken from the 9th chapter of Judges. (King James Version)

"And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull. Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place."

(Agatha Christie might've been proud...)

Answer: Hymenaeus and Alexander

The King James Version of 1 Timothy 1:18 - 20 says this.

"This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme."

Apparently, these two men had possessed some type of faith at some point in time, but due to their neglecting to listen to their own consciences, they caused irreparable damage to their own faith. Perhaps something may have been salvaged from the "shipwreck" of their faith, but by implication much was lost in the process.

Answer: he cried with a loud voice while begging for blessing and began plotting to kill Jacob

In Genesis 27, specifically in Genesis 27:34-38, we find Esau wailing in anger at the deception of his brother (who had been aided by their mother), in deceiving their father into thinking that the youngest son was the eldest.

Esau's own description of events is a bit skewed, because he had previously VOLUNTARILY given up his birthright with scorn, in exchange for a bowl of red bean soup. As he begs his father for a blessing, Isaac does the best he can, but the greater blessing had already been bestowed upon Jacob. Jacob's name actually means "supplanter" and that is precisely what he had done. On this point Esau was correct.

Jacob later became "Israel", and Esau became "Edom". The two brothers eventually made peace among themselves.

Answer: temptation with food

In each instance the temptations began with food.

In Genesis 2:2-3 we find: "And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die..."

In Luke 4:1-4 we read: "And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."

Answer: Moab and Benammi

Lot's daughters decided to "help" to continue the family blood line, producing heirs for their father. Remember, their other family members had perished in the maelstrom of fire and brimstone that had rained down on Sodom, Gommorrah, and two other cities. Much like Abraham's wife Sarah, they failed to trust God to take care of things that concerned them and decided to assist Him, thereby making an even bigger mess of things.

The Biblical land of Moab is known today as Jordan, and Amman is its capital. Both son's names are thus found in this region today.

The entire story may be found in Genesis 19.

Answer: it rained a lot and the springs within the earth burst forth

"In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights." - Genesis 7:11-12 (King James Version)

And in Genesis 8:1-3 we read: "And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated."

Answer: the rich man had a poor attitude towards his fellow man

It wasn't the rich man's wealth that was the problem. The real issue seems to lie in the fact that he had such flagrant disregard for those around him.
(See Luke 16:19-31 for further exposition on this thought.)

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible puts it this way:
"... it is intimated by many that he was an uncharitable, hard-hearted, unfeeling wretch. Yet of this there is not a word spoken by Christ. Let us consider all the circumstances, and we shall see that our blessed Lord has not represented this man as a monster of inhumanity, but merely as an indolent man, who sought and had his portion in this life, and was not at all concerned about another."

Answer: that all who burden themselves with it will be cut in pieces

Excerpts taken from Zechariah 12 read as follows. Verse 3 says, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it."

And in verse 7, we have "...and "Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem."

Verse 9 continues the thought: "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

Answer: Lahmi

"And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew LAHMI THE BROTHER OF GOLIATH the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants." (King James Version)

Answer: 450

In 1st Kings 18, we see that not only were there 450 prophets of Baal, there were also 400 more that were prophets of "the groves".

"And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken."

Answer: He is at David's right hand

"I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." (King James Version)

The psalmist David seems to be saying that when one puts God in the proper perspective in our lives, He can lead one through all the difficulties of life.

Answer: Each threatened to feed the other's body to the birds and the beasts

According to 1 Samuel 17:42-47, in the King James Version: "And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands."

Answer: so that they would believe in Him as the Saviour

Stuart points out that Jesus deliberately allowed Lazarus to die for two reasons: so that He and the Father would be glorified (v 4), and so the disciples would believe in Him as the Resurrection and the Redeemer (vs 15).

Since Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha were all good friends with Jesus, the disciples simply could not understand why Jesus delayed in going to see His friend when he was merely sick.

John 11:14-15 in the King James Version says,
"Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him."

Verse 33 says, "When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled..."

Verse 35 tells us, "Jesus wept."

Verse 38 says, "Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it."

I do not believe Jesus cried because His friend had died. After all, He raised him from the dead. The word "groan" as used here means "to give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan." His sorrow was partly because the majority of folks simply didn't believe in Him. Not only that, but Stuart also brings another point to light. Jesus was distressed at the sorrow that death had brought to His friends Martha and Mary, but mainly he groaned out of DEEP ANGER. Stuart points out that the Greek word for anger, which may be translated as moan, was directed at Death itself, because it is the antithesis of the Life that God intended for all creation.

In verse 45, after the resurrection of Lazarus, we do see a positive sign, however. "Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him."

Answer: outward cleanliness vs. inward cleanliness

Almost the entire 7th chapter of Mark is devoted to the comparison of the outward cleanliness of the flesh and the inward cleanliness of the spirit of man. The 6th, 7th and 15th verse deserve special scrutiny to help understand what Jesus was talking about in this passage.

Verses 6 - 7 say, "...'This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.'"
Verse 15 says, "There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man."
(King James Version)

Answer: Elijah

Eliyyah or Elijah means that "Yahweh is God". "Yah" is simply a shortened form of the word "Yahweh".

I Kings 18:42-45 reads this way in the King James Version:

"...And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain..."

Answer: more than 5,000

An excerpt from Matthew 14, verses 19-21 says this concerning what Jesus did: "And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children."

Interesting point: there were 12 disciples and 12 baskets of leftovers. Perhaps this was used as an object lesson for each of them, to help them believe in Jesus.

Later, on another occasion as recorded just one chapter later, another 4,000+ people were fed. One that occasion, seven baskets of leftovers were gathered up. The number 7 often represents a number of completion or of wholeness.

Answer: He compared Himself to them

While the Bible does instruct every person to work, (even Adam had a job tending the garden of Eden), sometimes compassion is in order as well. Jesus worked for his earthly dad, Joseph, as well as recruiting fishermen, tax collectors, etc. as his disciples.

Due to unfortunate circumstances sometimes, people are not able to fend for themselves as well as they would like, and it is this inability to find work or the inability to do work which the question addresses.


Luke 9: 57-58... "And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." )

Matthew 25:35-40 gives us an additional thought to consider as Jesus presents this discourse: "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

(King James Version used for both quotations.)