Biblical Numbers -- 41 to 50 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Solomon and Naamah

The correct answer is Solomon and Naamah. 1 Kings 14:21, in the NKJV, states: "And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess."

It was during Rehoboam's reign the northern ten tribes broke away after a civil war with Judah.

Answer: Job

Job is the correct answer. For the record, the Psalms has one hundred and fifty chapters, Genesis has fifty chapters and Esther has ten.

No one knows exactly who wrote the book, which documents the suffering of Job after he lost his sons and daughters and immense wealth in a series of calamities. Despite his immense grief and suffering, Job remained true to God, Scripture states.

The book ends on a happy note with Job being immensely blessed by the LORD in the latter days of his life.

No one, however, knows who wrote the book of Job. According to notes in the NKJV Study Bible, some people believe it was written by Job. Others suggest the writer was Elihu, Solomon and even Moses.

Answer: The thief on a cross

According to Scripture, Jesus made the promise in the 43rd verse of the 23rd chapter of Luke to a thief who was being crucified alongside Him on Calvary.

Luke 23:32-43, in the NKJV, explains things this way:

"There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.'

"And they divided His garments and cast lots. And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, 'He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.'

"The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, and saying, 'If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.'

"And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

"Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, 'If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.'

"But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, 'Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.' Then he said to Jesus, 'Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.'

"And Jesus said to him, 'Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.'

The account of the thief on the cross being told he would be with Jesus in Paradise is found in only the Gospel of Luke. The three other Gospels -- Matthew, Mark and John -- do not contain the account.

(Feel free to play another quiz I have posted at FunTrivia titled 'It Can Be Found In Only the Gospel of Luke'.

Answer: Korah

Korah is the correct answer.

Psalm 44 begins with these introductory notes: "To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah." (A number of other Psalms also are attributed to the sons of Korah. In addition to Psalm 44, they include Psalm 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87 and 88.)

Notes in the NKJV Study Bible support the view sons of Korah are descendants of the man who led a rebellion against Moses while the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness. NKJV study notes attached to Psalm 42 state: "The Psalm is attributed to the sons of Korah, a musical family in Israel. They descended from the priest who led an abortive rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron (Numbers 16). God's judgment came upon Korah and his companions, but Korah's family continued for hundreds of years to be some of the premier leaders of worship in Israel."

It's a long story, but Korah suffered an unusual death, along with his associates, for their stubborn refusal to follow Moses' leadership.

Numbers 16:31-34, in the NKJV Bible, tells what happened: "...the ground split apart under them, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, 'Lest the earth swallow us up also!'"

Verse 35 goes on to state that 250 men who were offering incense were consumed when fire came out from the LORD. By the time you read down to verse 49, no less than 14,700 people had died from a plague "in the Korah incident."

Answer: Joshua

Joshua is the correct answer. According to Exodus 33:1, his father was Nun.

It's interesting to note the name Joshua was given to him by Moses. His original name was Hoshea, according to Numbers 13:16. In the NKJV, it simply states: "These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua."

Notes in the NKJV Study Bible offer this explanation of the name change: "Changing Hoshea's name to Joshua probably indicated great esteem on Moses' part. As God often changed the names of people who had a special relationship with Him, so Moses changed the name of the one who would eventually become his spiritual heir. This was an act of ritual adoption. Hoshea means 'Salvation'; Joshua means 'the Lord Saves.' Joshua and Jesus are two forms of the same name."

Answer: The Temple

The temple is the correct answer. According to John 2:13-20, the conversation between Jesus and the people took place after He cleansed the temple because he found "those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business." When Jesus cleansed the temple, the people demanded to know what right He had to take such action. Christ responded, in Verse 19, by stating "destroy this temple, and three days later I will raise it up." Scripture goes on to state Jesus was referring to His body being raised three days after it was destroyed while the people thought He meant the actual building they were in. According to the passage, the temple had taken forty-six years to construct. Here's how John 2:13-22 reads in the NKJV:

"Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, 'Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!' Then His disciples remembered that it was written, 'Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.'

"So the Jews answered and said to Him, 'What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?'

"Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'

"Then the Jews said, 'It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?'

"But He was speaking of the temple of His body. Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said."

Answer: 2 Corinthians

In the order the books appear in the English Bible, the forty-seventh book is 2 Corinthians. As stated in the question, there are thirty-nine books in the Old Testament and to come up with the answer one needs to select the eighth book of the New Testament. The first seven books are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans and 1 Corinthians with 2 Corinthians being the eighth book.

Answer: Ezekiel

Ezekiel is the correct answer. For the record, Isaiah has sixty-six chapters while Joel has three chapters and Haggai two.

Ezekiel received and reported revelations from God while living in exile in Babylon during the time frame 593 to 571 B.C.ruing the time, according to Scripture.

"All that is known of this solitary prophet comes from his written prophecy, and no compelling data exists of any author than the one named in the book itself: Ezekiel, son of Buzi (a priest) who was taken captive with Jehoiachin and other Hebrews in 597 B.C.," notes in the NKJV Study Bible state.

Answer: The Year of Jubilee

The correct answer is the 'Year of Jubilee'. According to notes in the NKJV Study Bible, all debts were to be cancelled and all Israelites who had sold themselves into slavery were to be set free after forty-nine years of normalcy.

In other words, the purpose of the year was 'to proclaim liberty' as stated in Leviticus 25:10

"The same phrase (proclaim liberty) occurs in Isaiah 61:1, the passage Jesus read in the synagogue in Nazareth at the beginning of His earthly ministry," NKJV Study Bible notes state. "Jesus' mission on this earth was to proclaim liberty to all who have lost their inheritance and become servants of the Evil One."

Here's how the LORD explains the Year of the Jubilee in Leviticus 25:8-17 in the NKJV:

"'And you shall count seven Sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years; and the time of the seven Sabbaths of years shall be to you forty-nine years. Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound throughout all your land. And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family. That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine. For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat its produce from the field.

"'In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession. And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another. According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you. According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops. Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God'."

Answer: Adonijah

The correct answer is Adonijah, best known for his unsuccessful bid to replace his father David as king..

1 Kings 1:5 states, "Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, 'I will be king'; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him."

This took place after David was elderly and frail. According to 1 Kings 1:1-4, Abishag, a beautiful young maiden, was assigned to sleep with David simply to keep him warm. Scripture states they had no sexual relations. Knowing that his father would soon die, Adonijah made his bid to become king.

However, he would be outsmarted by Bathsheba, the wife of David and mother of Solomon, and by Nathan the prophet. The chapter goes on to tell of Solomon becoming king, ending Adonijah's dream.

Incidentally, Adonijah was the brother of Absalom who had attempted to replace David in a bloody coup attempt. The account of Absalom attempting to become king is found 2 Samuel chapters 15 to 18. 2 Samuel 15:1 also tells of Absalom having fifty men run ahead of him while he rode in a chariot.