Vixens, Vices & Virtues Trivia Game | Religious Figures

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1. My first suspect is a Philistine beauty that caught the wild hair of one of the judges of Israel. A strapping young man with super hero strength, his only weaknesses were his pride and his lust. The pot tempered by a bag full of silver, which vixen tempted and betrayed Samson, even if her heart wasn't fully in it in the end?

Answer: Delilah

My report indicated that Judges 16:4 tells the story of the highly suspect, Delilah. "And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver." For this, Delilah tempted Samson, eventually winning his heart and his trust. Foolish man told her the true source of his strength despite her attempts to steal his secret three times.

She must have been clever, very clever indeed.

2. Sometimes my cases are more about the victim than the perpetrator. This sad tale involves a virtuous daughter of King David who was stalked by her half brother, Amnon. He eventually concocted an elaborate ruse, pretending to be sick and asking his half-sister to care for him. Alone with her half-brother, she was no match for Amnon's advances and she was raped. Which victim of a horrible crime did I interview?

Answer: Tamar

As with many victims of horrible crime, Tamar sought comfort with a close family member, her brother, Absalom. II Samuel 13 details Absalom's plot to avenge his sister, which he succeeded at doing, "Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded..." King David was horribly vexed at the loss of his son, which always vexed ME as justice was done.

Perhaps there is more to this story than meets the eye.

3. My work at times deals with con artists and conspirators, like the wife of Ananias. This woman plotted with her husband to achieve esteem with the Apostles of Christ by selling a piece of land and claiming to donate the entire proceeds to the early church. In truth, the scheming couple only donated a portion of the proceeds, lying about their deed. Which woman was dead before we had a chance to question her?

Answer: Sapphira

We closed this case as a matter of divine justice as detailed in Acts 5, "And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband." Upon arrival at the scene, both suspects were already dead, so we closed the case as it was a matter of death by "natural causes."

4. I've come to investigate the grisly scene of a hanging. Some political dissident has been sent to his own gallows, after he threatened the queen. During my investigation, I spoke to the queen, the Jewish trophy wife of Persian King Xerxes I. The guys at the station say that she won a beauty pageant and is now the bold new queen. Whose mesmerizing appeal and bravery apparently saved the nation of Israel?

Answer: Esther

Queen Esther was solely responsible for saving the Jews from the plotting of Haman. She took her life in her hands approaching her royal husband, a deed punishable by death had he wished it, pleading for her own life and the lives of her countrymen (her cousin Mordecai included). Esther 8:7 gives us his answer, "Then the king Ahasuerus (aka, Xerxes I) said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews." The king took it a step further and empowered the Jewish people to defend themselves from their enemies, thus saving the nation of Israel.

5. When you are seeking missing men in a city, always check with the hookers first -- although this madam wasn't all that forthcoming with the information. She was cagy, mentioning something about flax and red cords. I wasn't sure what she was talking about, some sort of code, I guess. Who was the helpful prostitute that hid the spies of Israel in Jericho?

Answer: Rahab

We identified our men as Israeli spies and someone figured out that this woman, Rahab, had given us the clues to finding them up front. Joshua 2 told the rest of the story, "But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof." When the guards passed her house after their search, Rahab assisted the spies in their escape out her window via a red rope.

6. Nothing prepared me for the gruesome discovery of a body that apparently had been eaten by dogs. Only they left her heavily painted face, so we were able to identify the body of a Phoenician princess, the late wife of Ahab, king of Israel. Word on the street that she was some sort of idol worshiper. What name should I put on this investigation report so I can catalog these remains?

Answer: Jezebel

From the witnesses interviewed, we took down the following report as it appears in II Kings 9, "And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. And he (Jehu) said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. Wherefore they...told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying...dogs (shall) eat the flesh of Jezebel."

7. We often have to investigate reports of a peeping Tom. You'd think that a grown woman would be more careful than to bathe in broad daylight. Perhaps this one had an ulterior motive for doing so, but how could she guess the peeping Tom, who happened to be the King of Israel, would one day murder her husband? Who caused a scandalous mess with her lack of discretion in her personal hygiene?

Answer: Bathsheba

Under interrogation, a temple servant spilled the whole story as described in II Samuel 11, "...David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and enquired after the woman...And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house." Additional sources reported the woman became pregnant from this encounter, but that the child died soon after childbirth.

As a result of this encounter, King David had Bathsheba's husband sent to the front lines where he died in battle.

8. Part of my duties as a young detective included investigating prostitution rings around the city. I'd stroll the red light district in a attempt to break up the action. One evening, I saw something nasty in the woodshed and arrested the beast, but was soon shocked at the identity of who I had in custody. Who would imagine I'd collar the prostitute wife of the prophet, Hosea, whose unfortunate name was what?

Answer: Gomer

No sooner had I booked this wench when the rejected husband, Hosea, appeared to post bail. He said he knew what she was but loved her anyway. His story was found in Hosea 1, "The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord. So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son." Last I heard, she'd run off with some other dude and Hosea was still trying to get her back. Isn't love grand?

9. It's most unusual finding poetry clues at a crime scene, this one a fragment of a Robert Frost poem, "The witch that came (the withered hag), To wash the steps with pail and rag, Was once the beauty..." Nothing more, hmmm...interesting. Further investigation leads me to which former beauty, hired to have non-sexual relations with King David in his old age as his bed warmer?

Answer: Abishag

I've located the virtuous woman hidden among I Kings 1, "Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin...and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king." Upon his death, King David's plotting progeny attempted to steal away Abishag in an effort to usurp the throne, but that's a story for another day.

I identified that scrap of poetry with a mention of Abishag as Robert Frost's poem, "Provide, Provide."

10. My last suspect is the daughter of a divorced Jewish princess who was married to Herod II. On the day of Herod's birthday party, this daughter danced to the delight of all in attendance. Her proud step-papa granted her a wish for her skill, and her wish was the head of John the Baptist. Although this vixen was not actually named in the Bible, history tells us that her name was likely what?

Answer: Salome

Mark 6:17-29 accounts the story of how the king's daughter danced for the head of John the Baptist. Our suspect is identified historically from the references in the passage, "And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee." Interestingly enough, her name is a derivative of the Hebrew word for "peace," but peace is far from what she was dishing out.

Source: Author TemptressToo

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