Third Time is a Charm -- As in the Bible Quiz

Answer: Leviticus

Leviticus is the correct answer. It comes on the heels of Genesis and Exodus and is followed by Numbers and Deuteronomy. According to Jewish and Christian tradition, Leviticus was written by Moses. The name Leviticus comes from the tribe of Levi. Israel's priests came out of the tribe of Levi.

Answer: Luke

The Gospel of Luke is the third Gospel. It is preceded by Matthew and Mark and followed by John. The book is written by Luke, a worker in the early church who served alongside the likes of Paul and Silas. Luke is also credited with writing Acts, essentially a history of the early church. The Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts are both addressed to Theophilus.

Answer: 2 Corinthians

In the order the books appear in the New Testament, the third book Paul is traditionally credited with writing is 2 Corinthians. It appears after 1 Corinthians and before Galatians. 1 and 2 Corinthians are both addressed to members of the early church in Corinth, a community in present-day Greece.

Answer: John

John is the only Bible book to have three parts. Incidentally, a number of books have two parts. They include 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy as well as 1 and 2 Peter. Tradition has it John, one of the original 12 Disciples of Jesus, wrote the Gospel of John as well as 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and Revelation.

Answer: Zillah

Zillah is the third woman mentioned by name in the Bible. However, not much is known about her as she is mentioned in passing reference. According to Genesis 4:22, Zillah was the mother of a son, Tubal-Cain, and a daughter Naamah. Scripture reports Tubal-Cain "forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron."

Answer: Adam

Adam is the the third person to have his death recorded in Scripture. According to Genesis 5:5, he was 930 years old when he died, so it is highly possible other people died in this time frame. However, no details are given and as a result Adam is the correct answer. Adam, of course, was the first person created by God, according to Scripture.

Answer: Shamgar

The third judge of Israel was Shamgar, as per Judges 3:31. According to the verse, Shamgar was the son of Anath, and he struck down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad. No details are given about his slaying of the Philistines. However, the verse concludes by saying Shamgar "too saved Israel." He was replaced as judge by Deborah.

Answer: David

Similar to many people, I had the mistaken belief David was the second king of Israel, replacing Saul. However, before David ascended to the throne, Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, was proclaimed as king, reigning for two years. 2 Samuel 2:8-10, in the NIV Bible, states: "Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel. Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years." Basically a civil war erupted as the tribe of Judah remained loyal to David. The story continues on into the fifth chapter of 2 Samuel with Ish-Bosheth being killed and David becoming king.

When David ascended to the throne, he was the third king of Israel. It was a dramatic rise to power for David, who was seen simply as a shepherd boy until he slew Goliath. Ironically, Saul spent the latter part of his life attempting to kill David simply out of jealousy. Saul would die by committing suicide on the battlefield. When David became king, Israel enjoyed the beginning of a golden era that would continue through to the end of the reign of Solomon. The story of Saul and David takes up much of the Books of Samuel, but Ish-Bosheth did have his moment in the limelight.

Answer: Malta

This is the only time Malta is mentioned in Scripture. Scripture makes it quite clear the ship carrying Paul was involved in a massive storm before it floundered. In Acts 27:18, it states the ship took "such a violent battering from the storm" the crew began to throw the cargo overboard. Acts 27:19-20 tells of the despair felt by the people on the ship: "On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved."

The Maltese people are painted in a favorable light. The islanders were unusually friendly to Paul and his group and Luke, the writer of Acts, points this out a number of times in the 28th chapter. In Verse 10, he states the islanders "honored" them in many ways.

Answer: Lazarus

The report about Lazarus being raised from the dead is found in the 11th chapter of the Gospel of John. According to Scripture, the miracle of Lazarus being raised from the dead was performed just prior to Christ's crucifixion, his resurrection and ascension into heaven. Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha and lived in Bethany.

According to Scripture, Jesus also raised from the dead the widow's son at Nain and Jairus' 12-year-old daughter. The account of the widow's son appears in the seventh chapter of Luke while details about Jairus daughter can be found in the eighth chapter. The chapters tell of events well before Christ's crucifixion; as a result Lazarus is regarded as the third person Jesus raised from the dead.