A Serving of Biblical Left Overs -- #17 Quiz

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1. A woman with a name that starts and ends with the same letter prophesied in the days of King Josiah that Jerusalem was about to fall because of the wickedness of the people. According to 2 Kings 22:14, what was the woman's name?

Answer: Huldah

Huldah was a prophetess in the Old Testament who gave advice to the high priest Hilkiah, yet another name that starts and ends with the same letter. In a nutshell, Huldah told Hilkiah and his associates God would "bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants" because the people of Jerusalem had turned their backs to Him.

However, because King Josiah had humbled himself, Huldah prophesied God's judgment on Jerusalem would not come until the king had died peacefully.

(The question is left over from a quiz about Bible names starting and ending with the same letter.)

2. The son of Phinehas and the great grandson of Aaron had a name that starts and ends with the same letter, as per 1 Chronicles 6:4. Can you identify the man from the four names below?

Answer: Abishua

Abishua was the son of Phinehas and a great grandson of Aaron, as per 1 Chronicles 6:4. Not much is known about Abishua as he is mentioned in passing reference. However, Verse 5 states he was the father of Bukki.

There is a second man named Abishua in the Old Testament. According to 1 Chronicles 8:4, he was the son of Bela.

(The question is left over from a quiz about Bible names starting and ending with the same letter.)

3. Solomon appointed Adoniram as the head of his labor force. According to 1 Kings 4:6, Adoniram was the son of a man whose name starts and ends with the same letter. What was the name of Adoniram's father?

Answer: Abda

Adoniram was the son of Abda, a man whose name starts and ends with the same letter. According to 1 Kings 4:6, Adoniram was in charge of Solomon's labor force.

However, not much is known about Adoniram and Abda as they are mentioned in passing reference.

There is a second obscure character called Abda in the Old Testament. He is mentioned in Nehemiah 11:17.

(The question is left over from a quiz about Bible names starting and ending with the same letter.)

4. Nehemiah 3:3 tells of the sons of a man building the Fish Gate, an entry through the wall surrounding Jerusalem. The father of the gate builders had a name that starts and ends with the same letter. Can you name him?

Answer: Hassenaah

Nehemiah 3:3 states the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate, laying its beams and hanging its doors with its bolts and bars. Little is known about Hassenaah as he is mentioned by name only once and in passing reference. No names are given for Hassenaah's sons who worked on building the Fish Gate.

(The question is left over from a quiz about Bible names starting and ending with the same letter.)

5. A man in the Old Testament shares the name of a community in the New Testament that begins and ends with the same letter. What is the name of the man and the community? (1 Chronicles 5:4 and Revelation 20:8)

Answer: Gog

Gog is the name of a man (1 Chronicles 5:4) as well as the name of a community (Revelation 20:8) using the NKJV. Gog was an obscure character who was the son of Joel. Meanwhile, Scripture tells of Gog being a community that is to be devoured by fire, as per the vision of John on the island of Patmos.

(The question is left over from a quiz about Bible names starting and ending with the same letter.)

6. The following verse, containing the word 'risen', is from the NKJV: "O God, the proud have risen against me and a mob of violent men have sought my life and have not set You before them." In what Old Testament book do you find this verse?

Answer: Psalms

The verse is from Psalm 86:14, a Psalm written by David. In the NKJV, the subhead describes Psalm 86 as a "prayer for mercy, with meditation on the excellencies of the LORD."

Out of one hundred and fifty chapters in the Book of Psalms, David is credited with writing more than seventy of the entries.

(The question is left over from a quiz about the word 'rise' and its different forms in the Old and New Testaments.)

7. The following verse containing the word 'risen' is from 1 Corinthians 15:14 in the NKJV: "And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty." Who is credited with writing 1 Corinthians?

Answer: Paul

1 Corinthians, as well as 2 Corinthians, was written by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles. The verse is part of a passage in which Paul states the risen Christ is the hope of all Christians. The books of 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians were addressed to believers in the early church in the Greek city of Corinth.

(The question is left over from a quiz about the word 'rise' and its different forms in the Old and New Testaments.)

8. The following verse containing the word 'risen' is from Revelation 11:1 in the NKJV: "Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, 'Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there'." Using Bible versions such as the KJV and NKJV, in what order of appearance is Revelation in the New Testament?

Answer: The last book of the New Testament

Using Bible versions such as the KJV, NKJV and NIV, Revelation is the last of twenty-seven books in the New Testament. The book was written by John after he had a vision on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. Tradition holds the writer was the same John who was a member of the original Twelve Disciples but some modern day theologians disagree with such a belief.

(The question is left over from a quiz about the word 'rise' and its different forms in the Old and New Testaments.)

9. Here's a verse from the Old Testament, using the NKJV, in which a prophet questions God: "Why do You make men like fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler over them?" In what book, written by a minor prophet, do you find such a verse?

Answer: Habakkuk

The verse is from Habakkuk 1:14. The verse is part of a passage in which Habakkuk questions God's judgments. Using Bible versions such as the KJV, NKJV and the NIV, Habakkuk consists of three chapters and is part of the minor prophet section of the Old Testament.

Out of the four possible answers, Habakkuk is the only one who was a minor prophet.

(The question is left over from a quiz about fishermen and fish in the Old and New Testaments.)

10. The following verse, containing the words 'fishermen' and 'fish', is from Ezekiel 47:10 in the NKJV: "It shall be that fishermen will stand by... from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many." Who was Ezekiel?

Answer: A prophet and writer of an Old Testament book that bear his name

Ezekiel was the son of Buzzi and a prophet of God who wrote a book in the Old Testament that bears his name. Ezekiel prophesied in the days of the Babylonian captivity.

Ezekiel 47:10 is part of a vision Ezekiel experienced about healing waters and trees.

(The question is left over from a quiz about fishermen and fish in the Old and New Testaments.)

Source: Author Cowrofl

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor looney_tunes before going online.
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This quiz features ten questions written by me for previous quizzes which for various reasons were not used. In other words, it's a serving of Biblical left overs. Unless otherwise noted, the NKJV was used for this quiz.

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