Give Me the Bird Quiz | Bible: Something in Common

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1. In Micah 1 (KJV), Micah said that he would mourn like an ___. Give me the bird.

Answer: Owl

Micah 1:8 (KJV) reads, "Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls."

Owls are described in the Bible as "mournful in voice", "solitary in disposition", and "careful of [their] young". Owls are listed in sixteen verses in the Old Testament of the King James Version Bible.

2. In Genesis 8 (KJV), Noah sent out a _____ to see if the flood waters had receded. Give me the bird.

Answer: Raven

Genesis 8:7 (KJV) reads, "And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth."

Ravens were among the unclean birds in the Bible and were not to be eaten. Ravens are mentioned ten times in the King James Version of the Old Testament and once in the New Testament.

3. In the book of Psalms, the psalmist said that the _____ has her house in the fir trees. Give me the bird.

Answer: Stork

Psalm 104:17 (KJV) says, "Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house."

Storks were mentioned five times in the King James Version of the Old Testament. They were among the birds listed as unclean and not fit to eat.

4. In I Kings 10 (KJV) , the Tarshish navy came every three years to bring gifts and _______ to Solomon. Give me the bird.

Answer: Peacocks

According to I Kings 10:22 (KJV), "For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks."

Peacocks were listed three times in the King James Version of the Old Testament.

5. According to Job 39 (KJV), Job asked God if the ____ flies by God's wisdom. Give me the bird.

Answer: Hawk

Job 39:26 (KJV) reads, "Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?"

Hawks were mentioned five times in the King James Version of the Old Testament.

6. Isaiah 40 (KJV) says that the people who wait on the Lord will renew their strength as ______. Give me the bird.

Answer: Eagles

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) says, "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

Eagles were mentioned thirty times in the King James Version of the Old Testament and five times in the New Testament.

7. God gave the Israelites manna and ______ for food in Exodus 16 (KJV). Give me the bird.

Answer: Quails

Exodus 16:13 (KJV) reads, "And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host."

Quails were mentioned four times in the King James Version of the Old Testament. They are listed in the Bible as a clean bird.

8. Job asked of God if he gave wings and feathers to the _______ in Job 39 (KJV). Give me the bird.

Answer: Ostrich

In Job 39:13 (KJV), he asks, "Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?"

Ostriches were mentioned twice in the Bible. Ostriches are listed as unclean in the Bible.

9. Luke 2 (KJV) says that an offering was given after the birth of a male child. Two pigeons or two young ___________ were required for the offering. Give me the bird.

Answer: Turtledoves

Luke 2:23-24 (KJV) reports, "As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord; And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

Turtledoves are mentioned nine times in the Old Testament of the King James Version and once in the New Testament. Turtledoves were considered to be purifying.

10. Jesus likened his feelings for Jerusalem to a ___ who gathers her young under her wings in Matthew 23 (KJV). Give me the bird.

Answer: Hen

In Matthew 23:27 (KJV), Jesus said, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"

Hens were mentioned twice in the King James Version of the New Testament. Hens were considered clean birds.

Source: Author pennie1478

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