Who Said It? Old Testament Quotes -- #2 Quiz

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 later, 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.

It's interesting to note on two different occasions, clothing indirectly played a role in Joseph getting into trouble. First there was the tunic of many colors that made his brother's insanely jealous, as per the 37th chapter of Genesis. And in this case, there was the cloak, which Potiphar's wife used to convince her husband that Joseph was guilty of attempted rape and should be locked up in prison.

Answer: Nathan

Nathan made the statement after he told a lengthy parable to David after he committed adultery with Bathsehba and orchestrated the murder of her husband Uriah.

The parable Nathan told to David appears in 2 Samuel 12:1-4. The parable states: "There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him. And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."

When David heard the parable, he became angry and is quoted as saying in verses 5-6, "As the LORD lives, the man who had done this will surely die. And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity."

Verse 7 quotes Nathan responding to David, "You are the man!" Nathan than made the pronouncement that the child who would be born as a result of the adulterous affair would die, and sure enough it came to pass.

Incidentally, it was Nathan who told an elderly and frail David of the plot of Adonijah to become king. The end result is that Solomon became king, as per 1 Kings 1:8-45. Solomon, of course, was a son of David and Bathsheba.

Answer: Ruth

Ruth is the correct answer. She and her sister-in-law Orpah were married to Naomi's sons, Mahlon and Kilion, as per the book of Ruth. According to Scripture, Naomi's husband Elimelek and her two sons died and the three women were widows. Orpah opted to return to her homeland while Ruth decided to stay with her mother-in-law. Ruth 1:16-17, in the NKJV Bible, quotes Ruth as telling Naomi:
"Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
The Lord do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me."

In Biblical times, for a woman to become a widow was tantamount to living a life of destitution. It usually meant the woman would have no future at all.

The book of Ruth is largely a story about the romance between Ruth and Boaz. After the couple became husband and wife, they became parents of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, who was the the father of David.

Answer: Isaac

The statement was made by Isaac just before he was tricked into giving his blessing to Jacob rather than his other son Esau.

This all happened after Jacob took Esau's birthrite, as per the 25th chapter of Genesis. According to Scripture, Esau sold it for a pot of stew.

Then with the help of his conniving mother Rebekah, Jacob tricked Issac into giving him the blessing Esau was supposed to receive. According to Genesis 27:15-16, Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau and put them on Jacob. She also put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck and then gave savory food to Jacob to serve to Isaac. With his hands covered with the skins, Isaac was tricked into thinking Jacob was actually Esau, Scripture states.

The accounts of Jacob obtaining Esau's birthright and his blessing are among the best known stories in the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the English Bible.

Answer: Rehoboam

Rhebhoam had the mistaken belief if he came down with a heavy fist his subjects would become more loyal to him. To the contrary, they rebelled and the northern ten tribes broke away leaving Rheoboam as king of over only Judah.

Rehoboam replaced his father Solomon as king. Scripture reports he ignored the advice of his father's advisers and followed the advice of young men he had grown up with, as per 1 Kings 12. And from there things got worse. According to 1 Kings 14:21, Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king and he reigned for 17 turbulent years. He was succeeded by his son Abijah.

Answer: Goliath

According to Scripture, Goliath made the statement while David, a young shepherd boy, entered battle with only a sling shot. Moments after defiantly making the statement, Goliath would fall dead.

Just prior to killing Goliath, 1 Samuel 17:45 quotes David as telling his adversary: "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied."

The account of David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath is found in the 17th chapter of 1 Samuel.

Answer: Elijah

The correct answer is Elijah. According to Scripture, he made the statement during a confrontation with 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.

According to 1 Kings 18, Elijah and the prophets of Baal had a showdown to see who could call upon a higher power to ignite a sacrificial offering on Mount Carmel. The 450 prophets called on Baal and Elijah called on the LORD with Elijah being the clear winner, according to Scripture.

Elijah is well known for many things, but perhaps the best known story involving him is his duel with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.

Answer: David

When David was lamenting over the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, he exclaimed, "How the mighty have fallen!" The words are featured in a song David wrote. It's titled Song of the Bow in the NKJV and the words appear in 2 Samuel 1:19-27. David's best friend was Jonathan and his father was King Saul.

Although David lamented Saul's death, the truth of the matter is the king spent much of the latter part of his life attempting to kill David.

Answer: The Pharaoh

The Pharaoh made the statement to Moses after Egypt was hit with the ninth plague by the LORD, according to Scripture. However, after making the statement, the Pharaoh had yet another change of heart and denied permission to the Israelites to leave Egypt.

Shortly afterwards, there would be a tenth plague -- the death of the firstborn -- and the Israelites would finally win permission to stage an exodus out of Egypt.

Answer: Laban

Laban is the correct answer. The statement was made in a lengthy dialogue between Laban and his son-in-law Jacob.

Genesis 31:43-55, in the NKJV, states: "And Laban answered and said to Jacob, 'These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and this flock is my flock; all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children whom they have borne? Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.' So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. Then Jacob said to his brethren, 'Gather stones.' And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap. Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. And Laban said, 'This heap is a witness between you and me this day.' Therefore its name was called Galeed, also Mizpah, because he said, 'May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another. If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us-see, God is witness between you and me!' Then Laban said to Jacob, 'Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me. This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm. The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us.' And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain. And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place."