English is a Biblical Language! Quiz

Answer: out

This idiom means to spend a lot of money or more money than you usually do, especially when you are celebrating. Eg: Let's push the boat out since it's your birthday. In the NIV Bible its roots are found in Luke 5:3-7. Jesus borrows Simon Peter's boat and pushes out a little from shore to teach the people.

Then to reward him he asks him to put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch. Disbelievingly Peter replies, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." The Bible records that when they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break! Even with their partner's boat's help they were unable to load their catch!

Answer: wall

This phrase translates that imminent danger has become apparent. In the NIV Bible in the Book of Daniel chapter 5, Belshazzar, the son of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, was indulging in a drunken party and debasing sacred Temple vessels by using them as wine goblets when a disembodied hand wrote, "mene mene tekel upharsin" on the palace wall.

His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking. Daniel interprets the message, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown.

Answer: heart

This phrase means a kindred spirit - someone I can agree with who values what I value. In the NIV Bible, 1st Samuel chapter 13 says that Saul made crucial blunders because he cared more about people, ie: their opinions and reactions, than obeying God.

The final straw is when he he offers the offerings at Gilgal fearing that his men may desert him in the battle with the Philistines, without obeying God's Word via Samuel to explicitly wait until he arrives. In verses 13 and 14 Samuel rebukes him and says "But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a person (David) after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command."

Answer: 1st Timothy

In the NIV Bible, Paul says in the Book of 1st Timothy 5:8, "Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."

Answer: love

In 1st Timothy 6:7-11 Paul says, "For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.

Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness."

Answer: Ecclesiastes

This phrase translates as a small but irritating flaw that spoils the whole. Ecclesiastes 10:1 says "As dead flies give perfume a stink, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor." - NIV Bible

Answer: Paul

The phrase means - Work undertaken for the pleasure of it or for the benefit of a loved one. Paul says in 1st Thessalonians 1:2, 1:3 "We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father," and also in Hebrews 6:10, "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister." - KJV

Answer: Pharisees

It is said that a united loving family makes an ordinary house into a home. In the NIV in Matthew 12:22-29 the Bible says, "Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. All the people were astonished and said, 'Could this be the Son of David?' But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, 'It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.' Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.'"

Answer: hope deferred

Hope deferred is when you are keenly hoping for something to happen soon and it is delayed or keeps on getting delayed. The Bible says in Proverbs 13:12, "Hope deferred (postponed or delayed) makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." - NIV version

Answer: a hyrax

The Bible mentions these four - a mammal and three insects are wise in habit. Proverbs 30:24-28 says, "Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard (or spider) can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces."