A Quick Look at the Color Green in the Bible Quiz

Answer: Adam

Adam is the correct answer. According to Scripture, Adam was the first man and his wife Eve was the first woman. In Genesis 1:30, God is quoted as telling Adam He has given him "every green herb for food." Genesis 1:31 states God gave these instructions on the sixth day of creation.

Answer: Jacob

According to Scripture, Jacob took green poplar rods and exposed them to his sheep while they mated, resulting in many sheep being born streaked, speckled, or gray spotted. According to Genesis 30 and 31 in the NKJV, Jacob had an agreement with Laban that whenever a lamb was born streaked, speckled, or gray-spotted, it would be his to keep. However, if the lamb was white and without specks or spots, Laban would keep it. (Rather than gray, the NIV uses the word colored, and the Easy to Read Version uses the word black.)

In Genesis 31:10, Jacob tells of having a dream in which an angel of God told him he would become the owner of a large number of "streaked, speckled and gray-spotted" sheep to compensate for all that Laban had done to him.

Laban thought Jacob's proposal was a good deal at the time, but he became infuriated when an extremely large number of sheep were born gray speckled and spotted.

Scripture states Jacob cut rods of green poplar, as well as almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods. Jacob then put the branches in front of the flocks at the watering places. When the animals came to drink, they would also mate. Scripture states that when the animals mated in front of the rods, the young that were born were streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted. As a result, the animals became property of Jacob.

Genesis 30:43 reports Jacob "became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys."

Answer: Moses

One of ten plagues unleashed by God on Egypt was the plague of locusts. According to Scripture, the locusts were created when Moses stretched out his hand over the land of Egypt and the insects were so plentiful, they darkened the sky. According to Exodus 10:15-16, the locusts devoured everything in sight with nothing green left on the trees and plants throughout Egypt.

The plague of locusts was preceded by the plague of hail and followed by the plague of darkness.

Answer: Ahaz

Ahaz, the king of Judah, is the correct answer. According to Scripture, he was the son of Jotham and became king when he was twenty years old, reigning for sixteen years. However, he was an evil king and did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD, Scripture states. Details about Ahaz's evil actions are reported in 2 Kings 16:3-4.

Answer: Solomon

In the Song of Solomon in the KJV and NKJV, reference is made to a green bed. (Most theologians believe the book was written by Solomon, but some modern day theologians dispute this fact.) The green bed is mentioned in 1 Song of Solomon 1:16. Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba and reigned as king during Israel's golden years in the Old Testament.

Answer: Jeremiah

Jeremiah, a notable prophet of God, made the declaration in the Old Testament book that bears his name. The reference to being a Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit is found in Jeremiah 11:16. While the reference to Judah as a Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit is highly complimentary, Jeremiah 11:11-17 tells of impending doom against the nation as it had turned its back against the LORD. Jeremiah is known as the weeping prophet.

Answer: Isaiah

Isaiah, a prophet of God, made the proclamation in the Old Testament book that bears his name. The prophecy about green grass failing with nothing green is found in Isaiah 15:6. It's part of a proclamation by Isaiah against Moab.

According to Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah was the son of Amos and the book was written during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Isaiah was known for speaking God's words to rebuke the people for their evil ways and he was extremely unpopular as a result. Many Christians believe Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12 contains a number of prophecies pertaining to Jesus Christ.

Answer: Ezekiel

Ezekiel, a prophet of God, made the pronouncement in Ezekiel 20:47. According to notes in the NKJV Study Bible, the forest land of the south refers to Judah -- the southern kingdom -- which had more trees than it does now. Ezekiel was a prophet of God to the Jews who were living in exile in Babylon. According to notes in the NKJV Study Bible, he ministered at Tel Abib, near the Cehbar River, in what is now the southeastern section of modern-day Iraq.

Answer: Jesus

According to Mark 6:39, Jesus commanded a multitude of people to sit on the green grass before He miraculously fed them with five loaves of bread and two fish. In addition to Mark 6:32-44, details of the miracle can also be found in Matthew 14:13-21, Luke 9:11-17 and John 6:1-14. According to Mark 6:44, Christ fed five thousand men with five loaves and two fish.

However, many theologians suspect He fed as many as fifteen thousand people with the pittance of food as the number of people fed does not include women and children.

As per the custom of the day, women and children were not included in census figures and the like. Mark 6:43 also states the disciples were able to fill twelve baskets "full of fragments and of the fish" that were not consumed.

Answer: John

John, author of the Book of Revelation, is the correct answer. In the book, John writes about a number of visions, including flames consuming "a third of the trees" and "all green grass." Information about the destruction of the trees and green grass is found in Revelation 8:7. John goes on to tell of a series of calamities being unleashed on the world. Tradition holds the author, John, was one of the original Twelve Disciples of Jesus.

However, some modern day theologians dispute this fact. According to Revelation 1:9, John wrote Revelation while in exile on the wind-swept island of Patmos.