Here's a Bible Quiz You Can Put to Bed! -- #2

Answer: Jacob

The correct answer is Jacob. The forty-ninth chapter of Genesis tells of him blessing his twelve sons -- Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 49:33 in the NKJV Bible states: "And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people."

Answer: Potiphar's wife

The correct answer is Potiphar's wife. (No first name is given in Scripture.)
She attempted to seduce Joseph and when she was spurned, she accused him of trying to force himself onto her. Joseph fled after the woman attempted to lure him into bed with her, and he left behind his cloak. Shortly afterward, the woman produced Joseph's clothing to Potiphar, citing it as proof Joseph had attempted to make sport of her. Joseph would end up being tossed in prison as a result. The story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife is found in the 39th chapter of Genesis.

Answer: Amos

Amos is the correct answer with the condemnation coming from Amos 6:4. In the Hebrew Bible, Amos is part of the Twelve Prophets and in the Old Testament of the English Bible, he is part of the Minor Prophets.

Amos 6:3-7, in the NKJV states:
"Woe to you who put far off the day of doom,
Who cause the seat of violence to come near;
Who lie on beds of ivory,
Stretch out on your couches,
Eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall;
Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,
And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David;
Who drink wine from bowls,
And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,
But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives,
And those who recline at banquets shall be removed."

Answer: Song of Solomon

A verdant bed is described in the Song of Solomon 1:16.

To put things in context, here's how the Song of Solomon 1:9-17 reads in the NIV with the first three verses attributed to the male:
"I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh's chariot horses.
Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.
We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
SHE
While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting between my breasts.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
HE
How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
SHE
How handsome you are, my beloved!
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
HE
The beams of our house are cedars;
our rafters are firs."

Answer: Elisha

The correct answer is Elisha. 2 Kings 4:8-10, in the NKJV, explains things this way: "Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. And she said to her husband, 'Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.'"

The woman's benevolence to Elisha paid off in major dividends, Scripture indicates. The fourth chapter of 2 Kings goes on to tell of the woman of Shunem giving birth to a son who died some time later.

Verses 32-34 tells of Elisha miraculously bringing the child back to life: "When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed. He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord. And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm. He returned and walked back and forth in the house, and again went up and stretched himself out on him; then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes."

Answer: Ishbosheth

Ishbosheth is the correct answer. It's a bit of a long story, but Ishbosheth was the son of Saul and after his father died he became king of Israel. However, the people of Judah enthroned David as their king and the Israelites were involved in a bloody civil was a result. The war came to an end with Ishbosheth's death.

2 Kings 4:4-8 in the NKJV explains Ishbosheth's gruesome death this way: "Then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon. And they came there, all the way into the house, as though to get wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain. And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, 'Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants.'"

Scripture goes on to state that the assassination angered David and he reacted by ordering the execution of the killers.

The chapter concludes by stating David's "young men" executed the assassins, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. Then they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.

Answer: Elijah

Elijah is the correct answer. He made the statement to Ahaziah after he fell through the lattice of an upper room. According to the first chapter of 2 Kings, Ahaziah sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, if he would recover from the injuries sustained in the fall. The chapter concludes with Elijah admonishing Ahaziah for inquiring of Baal-Zebub.

2 Kings 1:16-17, in the NKJV, states: "Then he [Elijah] said to him, 'Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.' So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken."

Answer: True

It's true. According to Scripture, David had just arisen from bed when he spied Bathsheba taking a bath. 2 Samuel 11:2 in the NKJV states: "Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold."

Answer: Peter

Peter is the correct answer. No name is given for the woman, but according to the first chapter of Mark, Jesus healed her when she had come down with a fever. Mark 1:29-31, in the NKJV Bible, states this about the mother-in-law of Peter, who was also known as Simon: "Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

But Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them."

Answer: Thyatira

The correct answer is Thyatira, described in the second chapter of Revelation as the corrupt church.

Revelation 2:18-23, in the NKJV, states this about the church at Thyatira: "'These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 'I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.'"