Who Said It? Old Testament Quotes -- #3 Quiz

Answer: Job

The statement was made by Job with the quote coming from Job 19:25-26.
Job, of course, is synonymous with patience and long suffering. His world was turned upside down and inside out when a series of severe calamities beset him, as documented in the book of Job.

Scripture tells of Job being visited by his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar and Elihu. And while the friends had intended to comfort Job, it appears they only succeeded in making things worse with their pointing of fingers. Job, however, refused to point fingers at God for his predicament. The book ends with Job's fortunes changing dramatically for the better. Job 42:12-13, in the NKJV, states: "Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters."

Answer: Moses

The correct answer is Moses. Notes in the NKJV Study Bible state this about the words 'talk of them when you sit...and when you rise up': "God's revelation should be so central to a godly family that they should naturally talk about Him when they perform other duties."

Notes also state this about the words 'a sign...frontlets': "In later years the Jews interpreted these instructions in a physical way. They instructed men to wear phylacteries, boxes containing passages of Scripture, when they prayed (Matthew 23:5). In any case the idea is that God's law should be close to the mind and hands of His people at all times."

Notes go on to state this about the words 'write them on the doorposts': "Jewish custom is to attach a small vessel called a mezuzah to the doorpost. It is placed in a small scroll containing the text of Deuteronomy 6:4-9: 11:13-21 and God's name Shaddai."

Answer: Jacob

Jacob made the statement at Bethel, according to Scripture. His statement was made after he used a stone as a pillow and had a dream of angels of God ascending and descending a ladder which led from heaven to earth, as per Genesis 28:10-32.

After Jacob rose in the morning, he made a vow with the LORD. Genesis 28:18-22 states: "Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. Then Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.'"

Answer: Solomon

Solomon, the son of David and king of Israel, made the statement. According to Scripture, he made the statement in a special dedication of the temple he ordered constructed. Notes in the NKJV study Bible state the temple was constructed on Mount Moriah, north of the ancient City of David.

The notes go on state the temple was built according to plans that David received from the LORD and passed on to Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:11-13, 19).

Answer: Judah

Judah made the statement after Benjamin had been found 'guilty' of stealing a goblet Joseph had planted in his younger brother's baggage before they departed from Egypt.

To test his brothers, Joseph stated Benjamin should be required to become his slave, as per the 44th chapter of Genesis. Judah countered by stating his father Jacob would suffer deep despair if Benjamin should not return home and he offered himself as a slave in Benjamin's place.

The 45th chapter of Genesis goes on to tell of Joseph weeping loudly and then revealing his true identity to his brothers.

Answer: Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar is the correct answer. According to the third chapter of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar ended up praising God and promoting Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego to key positions in his administration. This on the heels of Nebuchadnezzar ordering the execution of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego by having them tossed into a fiery furnace!

It seems Nebuchadnezzar was burning with uncontrollable rage after he learned Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego had refused to bow down and worship a gigantic image of gold he had made. So he ordered the three Jewish men to be bound and thrown into a fiery furnace.

According to Scripture the furnace was so hot the flames killed the soldiers who were attempting to take Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Negoo to their doom. However, the trio was not harmed by the immense heat and Nebuchadnezzar, after seeing a fourth men in the furnace who looked like "the Son of God," ordered their release.

The story ends with the king singing the praises of "the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego". The three men, according to Scripture, were subsequently promoted by the king.

Answer: Abraham

Abraham made the statement after the LORD told him he and his 90-year-old wife Sarah would become parents of a boy. In Genesis 17:19, the LORD tells Abraham the son is to be named Isaac and "I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him."

According to Scripture, Isaac was the father of Jacob whose twelve sons each became a founder of Israel's twelve tribes.

Answer: The Pharaoh

The Pharaoh of Egypt made the statement. Before long, he would make life intolerable for the Israelites. However, after ten plagues were afflicted on Egypt by the LORD, the Israelites would win the Pharaoh's permission to stage an exodus out of Egypt to travel to Canaan, known in Scripture as the Promised Land.

Answer: Elkanah

Elkanah issued the questions to his wife Hannah who was unable to conceive. Hannah, of course, was severely depressed because she was unable to bear children. Compounding the situation, Peninnah, who was also married to Elkanah, was able to bear children and she would say things to provoke Hannah to make her life "miserable," according to 1 Samuel 1:6.

It's highly likely Elkanah's questions only served to make things much worse. As a country pastor once explained in a message I heard, Elkanah's questions showed absolutely no compassion to Hannah and it seems he was only interested in praising himself. In other words, he would've been winner of the Most Insensitive Husband of the Year Award.

Hannah, however, would finally have peace in her life after she fervently prayed to the LORD and ended up giving birth to Samson, as per the first chapter of 1 Samuel.

Answer: Rachel

Rachel was highly distraught over the fact she was unable to conceive while her sister Leah, who was also married to her husband Jacob, bore a number of children. There's even a suggestion in Scripture that she was so deeply depressed by the situation she contemplated suicide. Genesis 30:1 states: "Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or else I die!'"

Later, Rachel would be able to conceive due to divine intervention, according to Genesis 30:22. She gave birth to two boys, Joseph and Benjamin. However, she died giving birth to Benjamin, as per Genesis 35:18. In other words, her statement 'give me children, or I die' became prophetic.