Cursed! Trivia Quiz

Answer: the house of the wicked

The writer of Proverbs observed, "The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just." Proverbs 3:33 (KJV)

The Psalm writer commented on the righteous saying, "Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! (Psalm 31:19, KJV)

For evildoers, the Psalmist said, "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." (Psalm 37:1-2,KJV)

Answer: serpent

Adam and Eve were commanded not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The serpent tricked Eve into breaking God's commandment, by causing her to second-guess what she was told. Eve shared the fruit with Adam and they both sinned.

Although Adam and Eve had to bear take responsibility for their actions, God cursed the serpent for tricking them.

Genesis 3:14 (KJV)
"And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life"

Answer: He put a mark on Cain and an additional curse on anyone who tried to kill him.

When Cain killed his brother, God cursed him and told him the ground would not bear crops because of Abel's blood. God told Cain he would wander around the earth until he died because he murdered his brother.

"And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me." (Genesis 4:13-14, KJV)

God had mercy on Cain and put a mark on him to protect him. The mark reminded anyone that tried to harm Cain, they would be cursed worse than he was.

"And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him." (Genesis 4:15, KJV)

Answer: Noah

Ham walked in on his father, while he was drunk and naked in his tent. Instead of covering his father, he went and told his brothers what he saw. The other two brothers went back to their dad and covered him with a sheet, walking backwards so they did not see anything.

When Noah woke up and discovered what Ham had done to him, he was furious. He cursed Canaan for his dad's actions and blessed the other two brother's for trying to do the right thing.

"And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant" (Genesis 9:24-27, KJV)

Answer: breaking covenant and taking the accursed thing

God told Joshua to rise up and collect the camp.

"Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you." (Joshua 7:11-12, KJV)

Joshua went through every leader, family, and house. Achan and his family confessed to stealing silver, gold, and a Babylonian garment. He could not give Joshua a reason, other than the items were pleasant to behold.
Joshua asked Achan, "Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day." Their family and possessions were burned with fire, until God removed the curse. (Joshua 7:25)

Answer: Jonathan

Jonathan was not present when his father gave the troops an order to fast. King Saul wanted the troops to fast because he thought it would please God and give them "good luck".

"And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food." (1 Samuel 1 14:24, KJV)

When the soldiers found out that Jonathan had eaten a piece of honeycomb they were panicked. They were worried what would happen to the King's son when he found out. They told Jonathan about the curse.

Jonathan was upset at his father's actions because he saw that the people were starving for no reason. He told the soldiers to eat because they needed their strength for battle.

Answer: Job

God bragged on Job to the devil because there was no one like him in all the earth.

Job made a sacrifice every morning to give God praise and prayed for his children. He repented for his children and asked God to have mercy for them just in case they had made a mistake the night before while they were feasting. (Job 1:5)

The devil told God that Job had been blessed too much and would curse Him if the blessings were removed. God allowed the devil to test Job, but Job never cursed God.

Answer: Edom

The Edomites were the descendants of Esau and cousins to the Israelites. They maintained the bad relationship of Jacob and Esau from centuries past and it displeased God.

When the Israelites and Moses were journeying from Egypt to their promised land, they sought to pass through the Edomites land. The Edomites refused to let them come through or help them.

Later when the Israelites were being taken into captivity by Babylonians, the Edomites mocked the Israelites situation and did nothing. They were pirates who dwelt in mountains. Many of the travelers were afraid of the Edomites and their warring tactics. The Edomites did not come to the rescue of their cousins the Israelites. (Obadiah 1:12-13)

God sent Obadiah the prophet to tell the Edomites, "Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord." (Obadiah 1:2-4, KJV)

Answer: drowned with a millstone tied around their neck

The children were always eager to listen to Jesus, while the disciples were always arguing about who would be the greatest. They never thought that Jesus had any time for little things.

Jesus called a child to Him and sat the child on his lap. He told his disciples that to be the greatest in the kingdom of God they had to humble themselves like little children.

"Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in My name, receiveth Me. But whoso shall cause one of these little ones who believe in Me to fall, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea." (Matthew 18:4-7, KJV)

Answer: Christ

Moses wrote the scripture in Deuteronomy 21:23, "His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance"

Normally when criminals were executed, their bodies were left on crosses in display until they rotted. The Romans wanted to deter any ideas of insurrection against their rule. Christ was crucified and taken down on the Passover because the Jews did not want the bodies hanging during the Sabbath. Joseph petition Pilate for the body and gave Jesus a proper burial in a tomb. Jesus rose from the tomb on the Sabbath day. (John 19:38-42, John 20)

Paul wrote in Galatians 3:13 (KJV) "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." Christ fulfilled the law and became the curse of sin, so that man could have eternal life.