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I'm not sure where to put this, but since it will involve some Bible Study ( I hope) I will put it here until the Moderators decide otherwise.  ;D

What I want to do is put a out a Bible Trivia question and I will give you three different books that it "might" be in.  (It will be in one of the three)  When you find it, list the verse and address; ie "John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave His..........

Moderators don't get to play for 24 hours.  After the question is answered correctly, I will post the next one.

This is really a fun way to learn the Bible!

Okay.....First question:

1.  Who was the first prophet mentioned in the Bible?
(Genesis, Exodus, Ruth)

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I'm changing the time limit so that people that work and/or etc have time.  ;D

GLuv:

In Genesis 20:7, God informed Abimelech that Abraham was a prophet.  Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Love in Christ, Eva

Wow Eva!  I can see we have a contender to be reckoned with!  Good for you!  :D

Okay one more for tonight:

2.  What king of Israel was murdered while he was drunk?
(Exodus, 1 Kings, Judges)

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Elah...
YLBD

 ???

1Kings 16:8  In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
1Kings 16:9  And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
1Kings 16:10  And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

Thank you so much and God Bless, Eva

I love you though!  (http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb114/jbug72/smilelyface.gif)  I'm not sure you could compete with Eva anyway!  And Littleboy you would've had it if you'd completed the answer!  :-*

Are we having fun yet?  :D  It seems the person to beat in this game is our Eva!


3.  What goup of converts burned their books of magic?
(Jonah, Acts, Romans)

I am having a great time!!!  I will withold my answer for a little while, allowing others to contribute. 

Come on guys, you can do it!!!

Love in Christ, Eva

I think we're going to have to change the rules and let the moderators play just to give you some competion!  (starting with next question!
Common folks!  Eva's going to give you a head start!   ;D

Common folks?

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That's me.    ;) :D :D :D




The Greeks at Ephesus in Acts 19

Oops!  I meant "come on" folks!  
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Better put on a couple extra pots of coffee.   ;)

Hello Grammy and Eva, I haven't had a chance to welcome you to CU. I have been MIA for about 2 months, but I'm back and it's great to see more sisters here, I felt outnumbered here.  :o :o

I'm glad to see you here.  :D :D

Verse Please?  Pastor Roger if you're going to play you have to play by the rules.  ;D

Ooops, ok. I didn't realize you wanted it that specific. Acts 19: 17-19.

I figure if it is specific like this then everyone will get the benefit of your profound knowledge.  ;D
It also adds to the race!

I'm sorry i just jumped into the game last night and gave my answer when i saw this game,
and i did'nt realize that i needed to give you the verse too. MY Bad!!
  ???"Elah" is the right Answer though...
YLBD
What ? are we on Now?

Okay!  Moving right along here........

4.  Where was Paul when he cast demons out from a girl who was a spiritualist?
(Act, Romans, Galatians)


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acts16:14-18
YLBD
My pc crashed when i tried to give my answer or i would have been a little faster..
OUGH BOY sorry forgot to give answer: Thyatira

Want more?
14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

   15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

   16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

   17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

   18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

Excellent!  I'll get another posted a bit later....

Nice to meet you and thanks for the "welcome"!

Thank you so much for the warm welcome.  Looking forward to seeing your posts.

Love in Christ, Eva

5.  What daughter of a priest married a king who became a leper?
(Genesis, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings)


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5 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Azariah!
YLBD

Almost, but not quite.  Reread the question.  ;)  (Also 2nd Kings...what?)

OUGH BOY!!!
My Bad
Jecholiah!
YLBD

Oops!  That's not the name that I have but it could be a different translation..What is the exact verse you got it from and I'll double check it.  :D

2nd K 15:
2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem

Nope.  Sorry.  You've got the right book, the right chapter but you are not there yet!   :o

The only other person that i can see is Jerusha the daughter of Zadok?
So I don't know!
YLBD
1In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

5 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

7 So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
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Unless im missing something here: Azariah Died with Lepersy and was married to Jecholiah ???
Was he married to Jerusha too?

Jecholiah was his mothers name. Jerusha was his wifes name.

32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham  the son of Uzziah  king of Judah to reign.

33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
was she married to Azariah too?
Azariah is the one who died with lepersy i thought?
Or am i still missing something?

2Ki 15:1  In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
2Ki 15:2  Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.


2Ki 15:32  In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
2Ki 15:33  Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.


In verse 1 & 2 they are talking about Azariah starting his reign as king and his mother's name is Jecholiah.

In verse 32 & 33 it is Jotham starting his reign as king. His mothers name is Jerusha. Jotham's fathers name is Uzziah (which is also the same as Azariah). That makes Uzziah/Azariah's wife to be Jerusha.

Well that answers my ?'s, thank you pastor,

"was she married to Azariah too?"
"Azariah is the one who died with lepersy i thought?"
Their the same people Azariah/Uzziah...
OUGH BOY!
I can see that now that i read the whole chapter slowly,
This part helped me the most 15:30, Because i knew Aziariah was Jothams dad & in this verse he calls him Azariah/Uzziah...
thank you for the Clairity...
YLBD
P.S
 Man that was a good one, Thanx GrammyLuv! :)

You're welcome. Uzziah is also mentioned in 2 CH 26 and the story is pretty much the same. We also see him in Matt 1:8 - 9 in the geneology of Joseph using the name of Ozias. This was a good one grammy. If I hadn't already known that Uzziah and Azariah were one and the same from prior Bible studies it would have caught me off kilter also.

It was a tough one!  Littleboy you were so close!  I saw what you had written when I got home from work but I was hungry and had fix me some dinner first.  I was just sitting down to type it all out only to find that Pastor Roger had already done it for me!  Thanks Pastor Roger!!
That chapter is a bit confusing not only because of the two names for Uzziah but also it flip flops back and forth about the king of Israel and the king of Judah.  A new person studying this would get confused with just that if they didn't know that the kingdom was separated.
Littleboy, you get a great big hug for your diligent effort.  You're amazing!  (http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/loveAid_2007/smilies-1.gif)

In Christ,
Grammyluv

New one coming up tomorrow!

Thank You GrammyLuv,
This is alot of FUN :)
I catch myself saying come on Grammy give me another one, It makes me Hungry,
I Love Seeking!
Thank You for the Joy & Knowledge I'm getting from this,
Your the Man! :) :) :) You Know what i mean ;D
YLBD
P.S
Does anyone else have a game like this,
seems like David Jameshad some games happening, but they stopped!
Bummer Man! :'(

I did this when I taught a Bible 101 class at my beloved mission about 4 years ago, where I will be working soon.  The women LOVED it so I thought it might be fun here!  At that time a bunch of Beanie Babies had been donated and I would hand em' out to the winners each week!  You all with just have to be happy with cyber hugs.  ;D

In Christ,
Yvette

Cool,
I'll be waiting for another one tomorrow,
Unless the Lord calls us, and if that's the case, Well, Then I guess I'll see ya tomorrow instead;D
YLBD

Awwww.  I like that!

5.  Who had a vision of one angel running to meet another?
(Genesis, 1 Samuel, Zechariah)

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Remember to be complete with your answers.  The first complete answer wins!
xxxooo

Ok here goes:  Zachariah

Zechariah 2:3 & 4  And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein.

Hope this is complete enough.  I just love this.

Thanks and God Bless, Eva

You got it Sister!

Thank You!!!

I really love this game, awaiting the next question.

Love in Christ,
Eva

6.  What prophet walked around around naked for three years?
(Ezekiel, Hosea, Isaiah)


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Isaiah

Isaiah 20:3  And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

Thanks again, Eva

Wow you are fast and good!  Yes again!  Okay one more for the day...

7.  What son of David was always referred to as the "son of Haggith"?
(1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles)

Extra:  What does his name mean?


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The answer is actually in both 1CH and in one choice not listed of 2SA of course 1CH was the correct answer for this question.

1Ch 3:1  Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
1Ch 3:2  The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:


2Sa 3:2  And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
2Sa 3:3  And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
2Sa 3:4  And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; ....

The name Adonijah means lord of Jah or worshipper.

 

Thank you Pastor Roger!
Here is the reference I had for the meaning of the name:

Biblical context   The Biblical baby name Adonijah is Hebrew in origin and it's meaning is my lord is God or my lord is Jehovah.

Adonijah is pronounced ad-o-nee-jaw.

Adonijah was the fourth son of David by Haggith. He was Solomon's rival as successor to David. Adonijah was also the name of a man from the tribe of Levi who taught the book of law to the inhabitants of Judah.

1 Kings 1:5-53; 2 Chronicles 17:8
Strong's concordance 0138

My last sentence was incomplete. It should have said "worshipper of Jah". The word Jah or just the letter Y is used for God. Most Hebrew scholars say that the name Adonijah means "my master is Y".

Strong's however says:

" 138 'Adoniyah ad-o-nee-yaw' original (prolonged) dAdoniyahuw {ad-o-nee- yaw'-hoo}; from 113 and 3050; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Adonijah, the name of three Israelites:--Adonijah."

In this particular case I think that your reference is more correct than the actual Strong's Concordance.

Yes.  Interesting.  I have heard Jah used for God before but in a totally different context.  I heard it in reference to Rastafarian founder Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia.  He was believed to be the promised "returned" Messiah, God incarnate and part of the Holy Trinity.  He claimed to be a direct descendant of Solomon through the Queen of Sheba, I believe.  He was also referred to as HIM, and his full title in office was "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, King of Kings of Ethiopia and Elect of God".  He died in 1975, I think and had a successor but I haven't read anything about him.

Yes, the Rastafarian are the ones of today that use the word Jah and we know where they got it from. The Ethiopians still use a form of Hebrew even though it is mixed with Arabic and Assyrian.

8.  What lost letter of Paul is mentioned in the Letter to the Colossians?

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GrammyLuv:

Maybe Leodicea?

Colossians 4:16  And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

Love in Christ, Eva

You are correct Eva, but your going to have to wait for Grammy to post the next question.

Thanks!!! I just love digging into God's Word to find the answers and am awaiting the next question. 

Everyone hear seems so knowledgeable about the Bible.  I feel like I really need to get with the program.

Love in Christ, Eva

Sister no one knows all of God's Word, unlike a few people claim. We are all learning everyday, and yes it is a joy to learn. As an example, Pastor Roger knows more then I do.

I have seen his postings too. You both are quite knowledgeable. It's a real joy to have a REAL Christian site that keeps the focus on our Lord and Savior.  I have learned new things and have been reminded of some old things.

Thanks to you all!!!
Love in Christ, Eva

Right again Sister Eva!  Col 4:16 and it was Laodiceans!
I wouldn't worry about getting with the program or not knowing as much, you seem to be quite knowledgeable yourself and you sure are quick with these answers and have been correct each time!
I'll tell you a little secret and I hope it doesn't take the fun out of it for you, but I have a HUGE book of Bible Trivia where I get these from.  Some of them I do know the answers and some I don't.  So you see I might have the "inside track" as it were, but I'm learning right along with you!  Makes it fun for me too!

Next question coming up!  I hope you all know that you can play now!  I took the restriction off of the moderators a 2 or 3 questions ago!

9.  What king received a letter from Elijah predicting judgment on his sinful reign?
(2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, 2 Corinthians)

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Lots of reading and rereading until I get it.  Sort of like when I'm working on one of my Bible Studies.

I love this trivia game though.  It's lots of fun!!!

Love in Christ, Eva

The Complete Book of Bible Trivia
by J. Stephen Lang
494 pages

This question is on page 287............ :P

I use it for my newsletter each month. ;D ;D ;D

Thats one of the reasons I am staying out of this one, for a change.

AHAB:

1Ki 21:20  And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
1Ki 21:21  Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that gotcha8eth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

I love this, Thank you, but on the next one i will try to show restraint and let someone else answer LOL

Love in Christ, Eva

No fair now, I don't have the book LOL.

Love in Christ, Eva

I don't have the book either but I do have e-Sword. A free Bible software package that lets you do a word search. It is just one of the many great functions that it has. It does help a lot.

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Actually this question is on page 281!
And sorry Sister Eva you got this one wrong.  ???

I'll give you a hint though....2 Chronicles.  ;D

Let's try Jehoram

2Chron. 21:9  Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.

2Chron. 21:10  So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.

2Chron. 21:11  Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.

2Chron. 21:12  And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

2Chron. 21:13  But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:

2Chron. 21:14  Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

2Chron. 21:15  And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

2Chron. 21:16  Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

2Chron. 21:17  And they came up into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

2Chron. 21:18  And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

Thanks and God Bless, Eva

BINGO!  And you sure covered all your bases on this one didn't ya!  Hahahaha!  Good Girl!  ;D

Okay folks!  Eva is the one to beat at this game!  Catch her if you can!
Next question coming up......

In Christ,
Grammyluv

10.  What loving woman, a concubine of Saul, watched over the corpses of her slaughtered children, protecting them from birds and animals?
(2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Samuel)

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Rizpah

2Sa 21:8  But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
2Sa 21:9  And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
2Sa 21:10  And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
2Sa 21:11  And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

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I get there sometimes.  ;) :D :D

11.  What king of Israel consulted the god Baalzebub after falling off his palace balcony?
(2 Kings, Daniel, Jeremiah)

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Ahaziah:

2Kings 1:2  And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

Couldn't let Pastor Roger beat me again  ;D

Good for you! Maybe he's taking a nap!   ;D ;D

Okay I'll post one more for today and then I've got to get some things done around here.  :-\

12.  What king had the prophet Uriah murdered for opposing him?
(2 Kings, Daniel, Jeremiah)

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Yep taking a nap while the power was out.   ;D ;D

Jehoiakim

Jer 26:20  And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
Jer 26:21  And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
Jer 26:22  And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
Jer 26:23  And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

Oh, no he sure did beat me again!!! Good job, Pastor Roger. You are definitely fast and I appreciate the challenge.

Love in Christ, Eva

You win again!
So your power was out?  It's about the time of year when folks around here start loosing power.  Winds.  One year most of the Seattle area was out of power on Thanksgiving day!  It was many, many years ago but no one has forgotten it and we stiil hold our breath each Thanksgiving! (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/dharmafarmer/holdyourbreath.jpg)

It was a squirrel that was trying to get warm on the top of a pole transformer. He shorted out between a wire that was feeding the 2,700 volts to the transformer and the top of the transformer. He went about 15 foot further into the air and then landed about 20 foot from the pole and right under my bedroom window.

Poor little guy.  Did he have any last words?

Yes he did but I didn't have an interpreter and I don't know any squirrel.   :P :P :P

I think it may have been like many other famous last words: "Wish I hadn't a done that." ;D

Yep and "I just wanted to get warm not cooked."

13.  What prophet told the people of Jerusalem to cut off their hair as a sign the Lord had rejected them?
(Ezekiel, Nehemiah, Jeremiah)

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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 7:1  The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying..

Jeremiah 7:29  Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

Thanks for the challenge!

Love in Christ, Eva

You got it Miss Eva!  Another coming up a bit later!
(You are GOOD missy!)

In Christ,
Grammyluv

14.  What prophet ran after another prophet to accept the appointment as his successor? 
(1 Kings, Hosea, Micah)


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You're doing a great job. Such a great job that I'm going to have to jump in here before you get a chance to even see this question.   ;) :D


Elisha

1Ki 19:19  So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
1Ki 19:20  And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
1Ki 19:21  And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

Alright Pastor Roger!


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Sister Eva is leading coming around the bend.....Here comes Pastor Roger on the inside.....WHAT A RACE!

 ;D ;D

15.  What woman is significant for keeping her own name when she married instead of taking her husband's name?
(Ezra, Esther, Amos)

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Good ?, Let me research that.

Love in Christ, Eva

ESTHER:

Esther 2:14  In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

Esther 2:17 & 18. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king.

Thank you for the challenge.

Love in Christ, Eva

Bless your heart.....but no.  Sorry.  Keep trying!   :(
Anyone else want to give it a try?   ;D

Actually, I've been working on this since you posted it. I came up with two possibilities and one of those was the one that sister Eva came up with. The other one is:

The daughter of Barzillai. This was "significant" because of the genealogy for the priesthood.

Ezr 2:61  And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
Ezr 2:62  These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

Whoo Hoo Pastor Roger!!!  Yes!
Okay, how about a really easy one after all the hard work you two have done today!  Wow.   ;D ??? ;D :o

16.  What was the hometown of Mary and Martha and Lazarus?
(Mark, Luke, John)

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Great Job, Pastor Roger. I passed right over that one.  You are exceedingly knowledgeable of God's Word.

Thanks grammyluv for the questions.  They sure do make me search God's Word.  So even when I am incorrect, I m still reading and learning more.

Hopefully the answer to this one will be correct. Bethany:

John 11:1  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Love in Christ, Eva

Yes, Sister Eva!

I am so glad that you are enjoying this.  I learn too and I have so much fun picking out the questions and then sitting back to watch what will happen!   ;D ;D ;D

Stay tuned for tommow's questions and until then....God bless you!

In Christ,
Grammyluv  :D

17.  In the new Jerusalem, how many gates does the city have, and what are they made of?
(Ezekiel, Daniel, Revelation)


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Jerusalem and one pearl per gate.

Revelations 21:12  And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Revelations 21:21  And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Thank you GrammyLuv. 

Love in Christ, Eva

You got it!  I'll get the next up in a bit.  ;D

18.  What king of Judah had 28 sons and 60 daughters?
(2 Kings, 2 Samuel, 2 Chronicles)


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An easy one.

2Ch 11:21  And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

You have won a picture of this "Trophy" motorcycle!


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Have a blessed day!
Grammyluv

Always wanted a motorcycle. I'm probably better off though with "Trophy" type than the real thing.  ;)

You have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving also, sister.

Brother I use to ride bikes, yes they are great on gas but, cold in winter. :o  In fact, my bike is still in the carport. 1973 Honda 750-4, but the motor needs to be rebuilt. And it still runs, I start it at least once a month.  I've promised it to my son but first he must pass the motorcycle test, before he get it.

I used to ride them myself. I rode a 1951 Indian Chief and a 1938 Harley. The '38 belonged to my Dad.

Harley-now that's a real motorcycle.

Love in Christ, Eva

19.  Who had enemies that wrote smear letters about him to the Persian king?

(Ezra, Nehemiah, Philemon)


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GrammyLuv:

Are you looking for a person or group of persons?

Thank you, Love in Christ, Eva

One person.   ;D

Nehemiah?

Nehemiah 6:17  Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
Nehemiah 6:18  For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Nehemiah 6:19  Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

Thank you and God Bless,
Love in Christ, Eva

Zerubbabel


Ezr 4:3  But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Ezr 4:4  Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Ezr 4:5  And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezr 4:6  And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezr 4:7  And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
Ezr 4:8  Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Ezr 4:9  Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
Ezr 4:10  And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
Ezr 4:11  This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
Ezr 4:12  Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
Ezr 4:13  Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
Ezr 4:14  Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
Ezr 4:15  That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
Ezr 4:16  We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Ezr 4:17  Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
Ezr 4:18  The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
Ezr 4:19  And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
Ezr 4:20  There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
Ezr 4:21  Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Ezr 4:22  Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Ezr 4:23  Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Ezr 4:24  Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Pastor Roger:

I considered him too.  GrammyLuv can be very tricky!!!

Love in Christ, Eva

Yep.   ;D ;D

You're cracking me up!  Pastor Roger has this one though!

I just love you guys!

Grammyluv

20.  What judge fled from his kin and lived in the land of Tob?
(Genesis, Exodus, Judges)


Extra:  What land did Moses flee to when he left Egypt?


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Jephthah:

Judges 11:3  Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

Thanks and God Bless,
Love in Christ, Eva

Exo 2:15  Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

OH my GOODNESS!  For the first time in Bible Trivia history it's a......

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Just so long as that tie isn't used as a noose then we're alright.   ;D ;D ;D

21.  How long did cousins Mary and Elisabeth spend together during their pregnancies?
(Matthew, Mark, Luke)

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3 Months:

Luke 1:56  And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

Love in Christ Eva

Alright EVA!

I was wondering where you were all day!?  I hope you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
In Christ,
Yvette

Thank you, I did have a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you did too.

Love in Christ, Eva

22.   What book says that the Lord's people have become as heartless as ostriches in the desert?
(Jeremiah, Amos, Lamentations)

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I may not get back here until late this evening or tomorrow morning as I start my new job today and I have no idea as to how long I will work today.

In Christ,
Grammyluv

You have a really good first day at work, sister.

Congrats to you!!!  I know God will use you in a mighty way there. 

Lamentations 4:3  Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Love in Christ, Eva

Alright again EVA!

Thanks for the congrats.  I'm very excited about this job!  I am commuting by bus now so it made for a very long day made just a bit longer when I got on the wrong bus tonight.  I was so close to home too and then it started to rain! haha.  Oh well praise God!  I've got my joy!  And I'm home now!   ;D

23.  Who told the Moabites to live like doves nesting at the mouth of a cave?
(1 Samuel, Jeremiah, Revelation)

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The " Weeping Prophet," Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:28 O you inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities and dwell among the rocks, and be like the dove that makes her nest in the walls of the yawning ravine.

What can I say, I got bored. :-\

Very good, I got side tracked doing (CHRIST) mas decorations with my daughter. 

Love in Christ, Eva

Well another reason I don't post much in this thread sister, is to keep my post count down.

Here you go Eva..........

Who was chosen to replace Judas as the twelth disciple after Jesus was taken up into heaven?
(Luke, John, Acts)

Jesus originally appointed 12 to represent each of the 12 tribes of Israel (Jews)-Mark 3:12.

Matthias was named to supply the place of Judas in Acts 1:26-And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.


Here you go, now who was called as the 14th apostle and where in the Bible so you find it?   

Love in Christ, Eva

It has been awhile since I  last posted  here, but I do visit quite often and truly enjoy reading the posts here through out the forum.

The "Lord" sure works in mysterious ways, as this question was asked by our Pastor just a few days back.
Anyway I believe this is the answer you are looking for.

Keep up this post, I think that the more our Christians start viewing this, more may like to join in too.

(Act 1:26 KJV)  And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Paul

Act 9:11  And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Act 9:12  And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
Act 9:13  Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Act 9:14  And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
Act 9:15  But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:



Rom 1:1  Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

1Co 1:1  Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

2Co 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

Gal 1:1  Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Eph 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Col 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

1Ti 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

2Ti 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

Tit 1:1  Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

I believe that is Paul

Romans 1:1 FROM PAUL, a bond servant of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) called to be an apostle, (a special messenger) set apart to [preach] the Gospel (good news) of and from God,

Hi work in progress. Please do join us in this Bible study. It is a great fellowship time in the Lord and we all can learn so much more about the one that loves us more than anyone else ever can.

I too believe it is Paul He was the first that came to mind when I 1st read the post, just that I have to appologze for being a bit slow, I know approximatly the answer, but can not put the right Book or chp without lookin it up 1st.


(Rom 1:1 KJV)  Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Yes Paul does call himself an Apostle at the start of 9 different letters. It is in Acts 9 though where we see that Christ has called him to be an Apostle.

Act 9:11  And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Act 9:12  And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
Act 9:13  Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Act 9:14  And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
Act 9:15  But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Great Job Guys!!! 

Guess I will have to let GrammyLuv put us to the test. She has some questions that require real reading.

Love in Christ, Eva

You're cracking me up smalls!  And yes, you obviously are the winner today!


??? Why does that matter???


Hi Workinprogress!  Nice to meet cha!


Are you all missing me?

It looks like all you guys found a way to entertain yourselves today while I was hard at work.  ;D
Actually when you're doing something that you were called to do and LOVE doing, it's not really work.  The past two days I could hardly wait to get to the mission.  I'm having a blast!!  ;D ;D
And I'm missing you guys too!  I don't get to get on the computer like I did at Microsoft, so I just have a few moments in the morning and then a bit again at night.

I think I'll cruise the forums and see what else you guys have been up to today.  :D

Of course.

Awwww.

What prophet predicted that the Messiah would enter in riding on a donkey?
(Ezekiel, Zechariah, Joel)

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Zechariah 9:9  Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Love in Christ, Eva

Yes!  Thank you Eva!
I will be back on here most likely by Monday or Tuesday morning.....so you get a little break!
Have a great weekend!

In Christ,
Grammyluv

Who became king of Syria after he smothered King Ben-Hadad with a wet cloth?
(Numbers, 1 Chronicles, 2 Kings)

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-(2Ki 8:15 ASV)  And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.


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Thanks Workinprogress!  It looks like our Eva has some competion now!
Blessings,
Grammyluv

Who, in the Beatitudes, does Jesus promise laughter to?
(Mark, Luke, John)

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Those who weep now.

Luke 6:21  Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Thank you,

Love in Christ, Eva

Who was the mother of the Midianites?
(Genesis, Exodus, Esther)

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Good job on that last one, Eva!  xxxooo

I was already to post a new question this morning but I see this one wasn't answered yet.  Oh my goodness sakes!
I will leave this one up for another day and if not answered I will give the answer tomorrow morning and post a new question.
In Christ,
Grammyluv xxxooo

Gen 25:1  Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
Gen 25:2  And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

Thanks PR!  Was this while he was married to Sarah or after?

It was after Sarah's death. (Gen 24 )

Have you ever thought of like being a pastor or something?   ;D

That thought has crossed my mind.   ;) :D :D

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Of coarse I know you were looking for when she was first mentioned, but We also find her in 1st Chronicles.

 1Ch 1:32  Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
1Ch 1:33  And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

Thank you for your imput.   :D

What girl was offered as a sacrafice by her father, one of Israel's judges?
(Exodus, Joshua, Judges)

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The daughter of Jephthah. Judges 11


Now I have a couple:

Where do we first see Jesus in the Bible?

Where do we first see the Holy Spirit in the Bible?

I want to answer this

I think numbers is the earliest reference of Jesus
Not sure about Holy spirit

No Numbers isn't it.

The Holy Spirit:

Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Love in Christ, Eva

Word, Jesus?

Genesis 15:1  After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward

Love in Christ, Eva

 Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.


(Jesus)

Alright Eva, you came the closest.

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Gen 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Gen 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

I KNEW IT! I REALLY REALLY DID! Ugh!

If I may,I have one to ponder.

I know the word "RAPTURE" does not appear in God's written word, "the Holy Bible", but I do believe there is certain references to it.

There is two,
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I am sorry, please excuse me for not at least giving some hint as to my little bit of  Bible triva
 What I meant to say is: There is two: one that " walked with God", and the other "went up in a whirlwind into heaven"

Actually there are more than just two places in which it can be found. We find it referred to in Act 24, John 14, 1 Thess, 1 Cor 15, Rev 3, Mat 24, Isa 26, Isa 57, Philippians 3, Psalm 50, Psalm 144, Eze 33, Eze 37, Dan 12, and there are still many more.

The word rapture did not exist prior to around 1600. It comes from the Latin word Rapt approximately 1400. It means to carry away, carried off or be carried away. We see this in many places in the Bible that tells us that we will be carried away to Heaven, raised from the dead during the resurrection and taken to be with Jesus.

That is correct, thanks for the reminder on just the word Rapture, I realized after I posted it that I would get this answer, for yes there are many references to " Rapture"

 What I meant is there were two individuals that gives us the hope that before theTribulation, we too may be called up to be with Christ.  and that was my question. Who are they?

Please forgive me If I have caused any transgression here in this posting that was started by "grammyluv"
I only wanted to participate in this "Bible Trivia"

All I was looking for was Enoch and Elijah
(Gen 5:24 KJV)  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
and (Heb 11:5 KJV)  By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

(2Ki 2:11 KJV)  And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

No problem here, workinprogress. I for one am glad that you are participating. Not enough Christians get involved in Bible studies and it is important that we do study His word. I just didn't understand what it was that you were looking for but I do now. It is an excellent point that you have made.

grammyluv you have our next question?

No worries here.  When I came on yesterday morning to post, there was still an unanswered question so I let it ride.  ;D   Here is the question for today...


What prophet pictures women weeping for the god Tammuz?
(Revelation, Ezekiel, Daniel)

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Ezekiel 8:14 and is Ezekiel who sees it

Hi David!  And aren't you johnny-on-the-spot this morning!

It's good to see that I'm not the only one up before the chickens this morning!

I suppose this means that I have time to post another one today!

Blessed in Christ,
Grammyluv  ;D

This one involves two questions.  Remember your verses!  ;D

1)  How many times does Eve's name appear in Genesis?
  2)  How many times does Eve's name appear in the New Testament?

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Two times in Genesis:

Genesis 3:20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 

Two times in the New Testament:

1Timothy 2:13  For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

2 Corinthians 11:3  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Love in Christ, Eva

Good job, Eva. That is the same that I came up with.

Here is a rather difficult one:

Where does the Bible tell us about earthquakes dividing the land?
(Genesis, Numbers, 1Chronicles )

You made me have to think on this one brother. Because earthquake isn't in Genesis, Numbers, 1Chronicles, in my Bible.

Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament [the expanse of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below] from the waters [above].

The word earthquake is in two of those books but it is pretty well hidden. The verse you gave though does not talk about dividing of the land. That is the dividing of the water that is on or in the earth from the water above the earth.

I may have the other one:

Numbers 16:30-32  But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
 
Love in Christ, Eva

In my Bibles (Amplified Bible, & KJV) that is the only one thats comes close. The others talk about dividing the land for the tribes, but doesn't say how the land was divided.

That was a very good try, Eva. Since this is an especially hard one I'll give a few additional hints.

A persons name that is given means earthquake.

The key words are "earth" and "divided".

How about...

Genesis 10:25  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Love in Christ, Eva

That and:

1Ch 1:19  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.

These verses do cause some confusion and differences of opinion amongst Biblical scholars. Some think that it means just a division of the continents and others think that it means a division of the tribes. Much of this confusion comes from the translation of the word Peleg in some Bible versions to earthquake and in others to the word division. The word Peleg means earthquake and is also used to mean a rill (that is, small channel of water, as in irrigation): - river, stream. Those that translate Peleg to mean division do so just because it "sounds similar" to the Hebrew word for divided, pâlag, when they are two different words with totally different meanings.

Another part that causes confusion is the fact that the Tower of Babel takes place in Genesis 11, the dividing of the people into nations which also takes place during the life time of Peleg. In the story of Babel we not only see that the Lord confounded the language of the people but that He also scattered them across the face of the earth. He put division between them both of language and geographically.

Wow!  Very interesting study while I was away.  I spent the day with kids, grandkids and my mother whose 70th birthday is tomorrow.

I never would've gotten either of those and Eva you are AMAZING!   ;D  Good question PR!

That sounds like a wonderful time to me. I always look forward to spending time with my family.


Gotta agree with you there. She is amazing.

What queen of Israel ordered the extermination of the prophets of the Lord?
(1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles)

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1Kings 18:4  For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD... Hope this mean she had them put to death?

GrammyLuv and PR, you are both so knowledgeable about God's Word.  You both offer challenging questions, which cause me to seek out the correct answer.

Many Thanks, as we know God's Word never comes back void, even when we are having fun playing Bible Trivia.

God Bless you both.

Love in Christ, Eva

Thanks Eva!  However, we are like anyone else.  What we know; we know.  What we don't, we look up.  And actually on this "trivia", I am learning the same as you are; I just have the answer sheet!!   ;D ;D ;D

Amen!

Speaking on Jezebel, did you hear that archaeologists have uncovered a seal that belonged to Jezebel. Just another one of many things that corroborate the Bible.

A few more questions on Jezebel.

How did she die and who predicted this manner of death?

Where do we see mention of Jezebel besides in 2 Kings?

She died by a type of stoning:

2 Kings 9:33  And he 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 trod her under foot.

Elijah predicted her death:

1 Kings 21:23  And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

She is also mentioned in Revelations:

Revelations 2:20  Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

Thanks for the challenge.  I just love these.

Love in Christ, Eva

Alright. You got the right verses, sister but I wouldn't call it a stoning. She was thrown out of a window to the ground below and then was stomped on by horses. The window must have been fairly high up because her landing caused her blood to splatter quite a bit.

What wealthy woman had a son that died of sunstroke?
(Judges, Joshua, 2 Kings)

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Although sunstroke isn't mentioned outright, it could be:

2 Kings 4:17-20  And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.  And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.  And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
 
Thank you for another opportunity to learn.

Love in Christ, Eva

Thank you for pointing out my error. It should have said: A terrible death, as a type of stoning-like when they would throw them from high places and throw stones down on them. Am I making any sense?

Love in Christ Eva

Yep, a whole lot of sense.

You are right again Miss Eva!  And if you've ever had a sun-stroke or a heat-stroke, (I have in lovely Arizona) you would would definately be saying, "My head, my head".  My head never hurt so bad in my life and it lasted about a week!  Aruggh!

No sunstroke isn't mentioned but the symptoms are. We also know that this was an excessively hot area and was stricken with many droughts during the time of this incident as it is mentioned throughout 1 and 2 Kings of the many famines.

Who was told by an angel that the angel's name was a secret?
(Daniel, Judges, Revelation)

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These are such FUN!!! ;D Manoah

Judges 13:16  And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honor? And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

Love in Christ, Eva

That's great Eva....
Who was Manoah?

An Israelite.

a Danite, the father of Samson

(Jdg 13:22 KJV)  And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

(Jdg 13:23 KJV)  But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

(Jdg 13:24 KJV)  And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

 Manoah means rest or quiet in Hebrew

Thank you workinprogress.
I wonder; if Manoah means "rest" or "quiet", what does Noah mean?

What prophet saw the Lord's angel riding on a red horse?
(Isaiah, Zechariah, Zephaniah)

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Zechariah 1:7-8

 Then on February 15* of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. Zechariah said:
8 In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were red, brown, and white horses, each with its own rider.

Thank you for the answer David james!

I haven't heard from you in a while.  How are you?  How is your brother?

We are good. How are you?

I'm great!  Praise God!  Got a new job that I love, have today off and will be going to a Christmas party tomorrow.  My little grandson will be dropped here pretty quick and then we are going to take a grammyluv/toddler nap!  ;D

You are welcome
 I thank the Lord for allowing me the opportunity to partake in this section of "ChristiansUnite Forum"
 It is such a blessing to be able to partake  in your "Bible Triva"; it surely does help one in increasing their knowledge of the Lord's written word.

Now as for the meaning of "Noah"
 I find in the "Strong's (Hebrew & Greek) Concordance this meaning, which I would venture to say is where the meaning of "Manoah" derived from.

  "Noah"  H5146
נח
nôach
no'-akh
The same as H5118; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood: - Noah.

  "Manoah" H4494
מנוח
mânôach
maw-no'-akh
From H5117; quiet, that is, (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home: - (place of) rest.

H5117נוּח
nûach
noo'-akh
A primitive root; to rest, that is, settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, intransitively, transitively and causatively (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.): - cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241.

H4495
מנוח
mânôach
maw-no'-akh
The same as H4494; rest; Manoach, an Israelite: - Manoah.

Wow.  Great homework!

How many angels will be at the gates of the New Jerusalem?
(Genesis, Isaiah, Revelation)

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Revelations 21:12 Its walls were broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.

So 12 angels

Good Morning Brother David:

You are speedy Gonzales today.  I was just digging for the answer myself, guess you beat me to the draw.  :-[

It's good to see you are back, I have missed your presence here.

How are you, your brother and rest of the family doing? 

Love in Christ, Eva

Sister eva, it's good to see you too. Everyone is doing good and I am very happy. I am going to make a topic called Christmas is coming indeed, to explain why.  ;D

You get two questions today!  But.... no hints on the books to look in...

1)  Which Gospel says that an angel rolled away the stone from Jesus' tomb?

 2)  At the end of time, what will an angel bind Satan with?

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Matthew 28

1 Early on Sunday morning,* as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled aside the stone and sat on it.

chains

Revelations 20

1 Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon—that old serpent, the Devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years. 3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he would be released again for a little while.

Thanks David!  See you all tomorrow!

Grammyluv.  ;D

Who outran a team of horses?
(1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles)

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I did that in 1986. oh oh ... you meant in the Bible.   :D :D

It was Elijah

1Ki 18:44  And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
1Ki 18:45  And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
1Ki 18:46  And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

Since I took such an easy one, I will leave a question in it's place.


What king had the first birthday party in the Bible?

( 1 Kings, Genesis, Matthew )

Genesis 40:20  And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

Love in Christ, Eva

Alright, Eva.

Who is the first person to be recorded for falling asleep during a sermon?

What was the consequence this person paid for doing so?

Maybe, Eutychus?
 
Acts 20:9  And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

He fell from a third story loft and was killed.

Love in Christ, Eva

Hey!  Way to go guys!  I'm sorry I can't get on here a lot more.  The new job is keeping me pretty busy and at the same time my computer at home has slowed way down.  I've got to figure out how to make it move a little faster!
Love you all!

You got another one, EVa. Great job.

We would love to have you here more frequently also, Grammy but I am sure that we all are understanding that some things in life must take priority at times. I am thankful that you are able to come here as often as you do, just as I am for all that are here.

What group of consecrated men never cut their hair?
(Genesis, Exodus, Numbers)

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Nazarites:

Numbers 6:2-5  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

Thanks GrammyLuv,

Love in Christ, Eva

Eva!  You are just too good!

Okay here's one more off the top of what's left of my head today.  (I'm at work)

When the Israelites took a woman hostage or captured (whatever), what was the woman made to do with her hair?
(Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua)

What was the name of the foreign god that many Israelites had sacrificed their children to?
(Deuteronomy, Joshua, 2 Kings)

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Don't forget yesterday's bonus question!  It's still unanswered.

Is this Molech(the fire-god)? we are looking for.

(2Ki 23:10 KJV)  And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

Captive women I believe it was to shave their heads.
(Deu 21:11 KJV)  And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

(Deu 21:12 KJV)  Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

Yes!  On both counts!

What king despaired in the face of battle and offered his oldest son, the heir to the throne, as a sacrifice?

(2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra)

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2Kings 3:26 & 27  And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.  Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

Thanks GrammyLuv.

Love in Christ, Eva

You got it Miss Eva!

What wicked king of Judah built a Syrian style altar and offered up his son as a sacrifice?

(Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah)

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king Ahaz


2Ch 28:1  Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
2Ch 28:2  For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
2Ch 28:3  Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
2Ch 28:4  He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
2Ch 28:5  Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.


2Ch 28:22  And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
2Ch 28:23  For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
2Ch 28:24  And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
2Ch 28:25  And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.

As I was posting these questions over the past few days, I was struck with how much child sacrifices there were!  I have also read many books on Satanic cults in the past and was surprised that this still happens!  It is truly horrifying.
I am sure that any god that wanted me to sacrifice one of my children, I would recognize as evil.  Why didn't they?

Well lets move along, shall we?

Who brought Nathanael to Jesus?

(Mark, Luke, John)

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Philip

John 1:45-47  Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

Missed you all yesterday.  Thanks to all who were in prayer for y daughter and me. 

Love in Christ, Eva

What wicked king of Judah built a Syrian style altar and offered up his son as a sacrifice?

(Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah)
Bible triva Posted by: grammyluv


I feel the "Holy Spirit" in directing me in this reply:
 
We find this King, Ahaz; in the book of 2nd Kings and what he did first , and in the book of 2nd Chronicles is a continuation of how he ruled over his people  and what he did while he was the King of Judah.
(2Ki 16:1 KJV)  In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

(2Ki 16:2 KJV)  Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

(2Ki 16:3 KJV)  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

(2Ki 16:4 KJV)  And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.



Posted by: grammyluv

 Yes I can agree with you in this response, that I too would know it was coming from Satan. And, this only because of being on this side of the "cross" and having the indwelling "Holy Spirit", praise the LORD!
Other-wise we would have to trust in God, and that He (God) will make all things right just as He did when He told Abraham to take his 1st born son and offer him up as a burnt offering in Genesis 22.

(Gen 22:1 KJV)  And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

(Gen 22:2 KJV)  And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.


(Gen 22:10 KJV)  And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

(Gen 22:11 KJV)  And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

(Gen 22:12 KJV)  And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

(Gen 22:13 KJV)  And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.


 I thank you Grammyluv for these postings of "Bible Triva" as it surely does help, atleast in my case, one to search thier Bible for these answers which in turn helps to increase our knowledge of the Bible, which is just what God wants us to do. 2nd Timothy.
(2Ti 2:15 KJV)  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.


In Christian love
Dave H

Thank you Eva and Dave for your answers and encouragments!

a.)  What was the first church to appoint deacons?

(Acts, Romans, Hebrews)

b.)  What was the first church to send forth missionaries?

(hint: same church but need verses)

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A:  the church at Jerusalem
In Acts 6:1 "And in those days" is referring to when the Apostiles were preaching the gospel in the Church at Jerusalem.

(Act 6:1 KJV)  And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

(Act 6:2 KJV)  Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
(Act 6:3 KJV)  Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
(Act 6:4 KJV)  But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
(Act 6:5 KJV)  And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

B: the church at Jerusalem

(Act 8:14 KJV)  Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

In Christian Love
Dave H

Thanks Dave!

Who helped Paul establish the church in Corinth?

(Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians)

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Titus:

2 Corinthians 8:23  Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be inquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

Love in Christ, Eva

OOPS!!! Saw I was looking in 2nd & not 1st Corinth after I posted this. LOL

Let me search some more.

Love in Christ, Eva

Apollos

(1Co 3:6 KJV)  I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

(1Co 3:7 KJV)  So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

in Christian love
Dave H

It was both Aquila and Priscilla.

Act 18:1  After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
Act 18:2  And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

1Co 16:19  The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.


Apollos was a follower of John the Baptist that Aquila and Priscilla taught "the way of God more perfectly".

Act 18:24  And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
Act 18:25  This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
Act 18:26  And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

Pastor Roger has this one guys!  And as your reward PR, I give you a picture of my precious Grandog, Fred!  ;D

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He sure is a cute little fella. Thank you.  ;D

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I'll leave this another day and then we'll move on.

This must be a tuff one, as I see no answer as of yet, but I'll try anyway.

The best answer I found after much study was the "Jerusalem Church"
which I found in the side notes for Acts 15:22

In Christian love
Dave 

I believe you are right Dave.  My handy dandy triva book says that it was Antioch but on further research that doesn't seem to be true since he and Barnabas, Paul and Judas left from the Jerusalem church to go to Antioch.

Good catch!

In Christ,
Yvette  ;D

Actually both are right. Silas was from the Jerusalem Church to begin with but when he went to the church at Antioch he decided to stay there and became "from the church at Antioch".

Thanks Pastor Roger and congrats to those of you who were brave enough to respond.  I was going to answer Antioch but felt it was too easy. 

Love in Christ, Eva

You're most welcome, sister and please ... don't be afraid to give an answer just because you think it may be wrong. It is how we all learn more about the Bible.

I know but I have suffered with open mouth insert foot disease more than once already.  I do love this trivia though and have learned much.

Love in Christ, Eva

lol, Nothing to be ashamed of as we all suffer from that from time to time.

Eva;
How well I know that feeling too, and as Pastor Roger says this is the way we learn and grow in the Scriptures.

In Christian Love.
Dave

Thanks Pastor Roger!  And great volley!  Let me share with you something that I have always loved and helps me to not be afraid of failure:

Winston Churchill was not intimidated by errors.  When he made one, he simply thought the problem through again.  Someone asked him, "Sir Winston, what in your school experience best prepared you to lead Britain out of her darkest hour?"
Winston thought a minute and then said, "It was the two years I spent at the same level in high school."
"Did you fail?"
"No," replied Winston.  "I had two opportunities to get it right."  ;D

Coincidently I was thinking about this quote just last night and planned on using it in a paper I have to write today!  Now it has come in handy twice!

In Christ,
Grammyluv  :D

What epistle refers to Christ as a Passover lamb?

(Hebrews, 1 Corinthians, Galatians)

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This is also true in our walk with Christ. God does not expect us to be perfect and to understand Him completely from the beginning. We learn from our mistakes and like a loving Father that He is, He is merciful, forgiving yet staying firm in teaching us. As we have seen many times in scripture, repeating Himself to an individual when necessary and sometimes rewording it so that individual can better understand.

Yes.  Also known as grace.

1 Corinthians 5:

1 Corinthians 5:7  Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Thank you to everyone for all of your encouragement. 

Love in Christ, Eva

 ;D

What happened to the Syrian soldiers when Elisha prayed?

(1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Corinthians)

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He was blinded:

2 Kings 6:18  And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

Love in Christ, Eva

Something to note here is that blinded in this case does not mean that they are completely without sight. With the use of the Hebrew word sanverim, used only here and in Genesis 19:11, it is indicated that they were prevented from seeing what they were trying to see. In Genesis they were prevented from seeing the door so that they couldn't get in to Lot and his family. In 2 Kings 6:18 they were prevented from seeing their way to the city of Dotham and instead with Elisha's guidance ended up at Samaria.

Yes Eva!  And thanks Pastor Roger for that extra trivia on that!  ;D

What king of Judah had to be hidden as a boy to protect him from the wrath of wicked Queen Athaliah?

(1 Kings, 2 Kings, Esther)

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Joash:

2 King 11:2 & 3 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

Love in Christ, Eva

Thanks again Eva!  Hope you're enjoying your weekend and the Christmas season!

In Christ,
Grammyluv  ;D

Thanks GrammyLuv:

I am working most of the weekend, but I had a great Christmas with my daughter and extended family.

Hope your Christmas was blessed as well.

Love in Christ, Eva

I worked on Christmas but it was really fun.  We actually had our family Christmas just yesterday with presents and breakfast at one of my daughter's homes.  And all of my grandkids were there together!

Wow!!! Sounds like you all had a great time with your family, especially getting to see all the grandkids.  I am looking forward to having some myself one day.  What a blessing!!!

Love in Christ, Eva

What king of Judah showed mercy when he executed his father's murderers but spared their families?

(1 Chronicles, 2 Kings, Joshua)

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What philistine king did David seek refuge with when he fled from Saul?

(1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, Deuteronomy)

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Achish:

1 Samuel 21:10  And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

Love in Christ, Eva

Yes!  ;D

Hello All,
My computer at home is goofed up so the only access I have is at work which allows me very little time.  I'm wondering Pastor Roger, if you'd like, if you could take this thread over until March?  Otherwise we will just take a break until then.
I'm really sorry about this folks.  :-[

I'll be glad to help out as much as I can, sister. I'm still praying for you and your computer. We all miss you and want you back here more often.

I have ordered the book that Grammy is using for this but it isn't in yet so I will be winging it with some of my own questions in the meantime.

Most all of us have heard the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. Who else in scripture parted a river, what was the name of that river and what action did he take to do it?
1 Chronicles, 2 Kings, Genesis

Elijah- divided the Jordan River parting the water so dry land appeared.

2 Kings 2:8  And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

Pastor Roger,thanks for continuing this thread until GrammyLuv returns. We miss you GrammyLuv.

Love in Christ, Eva

Thanks Eva...I'm not gone altoghter.  At least I get to puruse the threads and post some as time allows.  I'm just waiting for income tax so I can either get my computer fixed or pick up another.

And thank you so much Pastor Roger for filling in for me!  ;D

My pleasure.



Good job!

God performed many more miracles through various chosen people. Moses and his people could not drink of certain waters that they encountered. Why could they not drink of it and what did Moses do so that they could drink the water?

Deuteronomy, Numbers, Exodus

Because it was bitter. Cried unto the Lord(Prayed) and was obedient regarding the tree.

Exodus 15:23-27  And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,  And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for am the LORD that healeth thee. And, they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

Love in Christ, Eva

You are really good, Eva. Maybe I should try to come up with some tougher ones.  ;) :D

You are doing an excellent job.  Please do not make them too tedious or we will think you are GrammyLuv.  ;D

Love in Christ, Eva

 :D :D  ;D ;D

I wouldn't want that.   ;D

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Whose throne is described as looking like one that is burning?

Isaiah, Daniel, Revelations

God:

Daniel 7:9  I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

Love in Christ, Eva

Amen, another round up for Eva.

What a beautiful description of Jesus on His throne. It makes one long for the day to see this in person.

Personally, I am longing for Christ's return as well. But, I am remain prayerful that my family will accept Chris before then.

Love in Christ, Eva

What angel helped Daniel understand the future?

Gabriel.

Daniel 8:16  And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

Daniel 9:21  Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

Love in Christ, Eva

Alright. You even got both verses without being prompted to.

Pastor Roger:

Well, I did a Daniel Study in the spring of last year.  It has come in handy often.   

Love in Christ, Eva

At the time of the census which was conducted by Moses in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, which of the twelve tribes of Israel was the largest?

A: Judah, B: Gad, C: Asher, D: Reuben

Which book of the Bible and chapter is this recorded in?

Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

A. Judah

Numbers 26:22  These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

Love in Christ. Eva

Judah is correct however Numbers chapter 26 was a census taken after the plague that killed several tribes. The census taken the second year after coming out of the land of Egypt is found in the first chapter of Numbers.

Paul the Apostle was born in what city?

Tarsus:

Acts 9:11  And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

Love in Christ, Eva

Congratulations. Another one correct.

I'm sorry I didn't have anything for yesterday. I went on a trip yesterday and it took longer than was expected. Here we are for today though.

What was the name of Timothy's mother and grandmother?

Timothy's Mother was Eunice and Grandmother was Lois

II Timothy 1:5:
 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Congratulations. I'm glad that you have joined us in this thread. I'll have another one posted for tomorrow.

Who was sleeping between two soldiers when he was miraculously delivered?

Peter was sleeping between two soilders. 

Acts 12-1-11


Acts 12
 1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

 2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

 3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

 4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

 5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

 6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

 7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

 8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

 9And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

 10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

 11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Amen, another one correct.

This is an important portion of scripture with a lesson that is also for our coming future. The Christians of that time had become somewhat disillusioned. They thought that the 12 Apostles enjoyed a unique divine protection. This was shattered with the slaying of James. Now Peter was captured and possibly facing the same demise. The church wakes up and turns to God in constant prayer for Peter and Peter is then delivered from the hands of Herod.

Today we see the church becoming complacent again, expecting, with some even demanding God to do all the work, to deliver us from evil without even asking Him.

Peter showed no signs of anxiety.  He was able to sleep soundly on what seemed to be the last night before his execution. Peter thought that he was seeing a vision and not the real thing. He obeyed without really knowing what was happening. The soldiers, the chains, the guard posts, the iron gate - are all nothing when God is with us and prayer is behind us.  Many of us are worrying about the iron gate before we ever get to it.  Long before we face such persecution many of us are anxious about the iron gate!  But God will take care of it when we come to it.

We must not fall into this complacent attitude. We all need to turn to Him in constant prayer and continue in His work while we are still able.

Luk 21:34  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Luk 21:35  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Luk 21:36  Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

This is looking good over here!  Thank you Pastor Roger and everyone else!  ;D

In Christ,
Grammyluv

What captain of the palace guard did Joseph serve under?

Joseph served under Potiphar

Genesis 37:36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

That's three in a row. Congratulations.

I'm sorry that I didn't get a question posted yesterday. Here is one though for today.

What is the name of the Syrian commander that was also a leper?

Naaman, was the captain who was a leper

2 Kings 5:1- Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

Very good. That's 4 in a row.

The covenant after the global flood was made not only between God and man but also between God and the animals and the earth. What did God give as a sign of this covenant and how long is this covenant for?

Answer:  Bow (Raindbow) and Everlasting

Genesis 9:8-17

 8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,

 9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

 10And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

 11And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

 12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

 13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

 14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

 15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

 16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

 17And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

Amen, another one right.

Gen 8:21  And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Gen 8:22  While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

According to Jeremiah's vision, where would the new covenant between God and man be written?

Answer:  In their hearts

Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Alright, another one right.

Let's add to this one today.

Where else in the Bible do we see a similar statement?

Wow you are making it harder lol  ::)
Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

That was well done. We also see in another place in the Bible where it speaks of something being written in the hearts. Actually there are several more places.

2Co 3:3  Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.


Eze 36:25  Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Eze 36:26  A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Eze 36:27  And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.



What Old Testament word means anointed?

Pastor Roger,  will this answer have a bible verse because I think I might know it but I don't have verses to back up my answer.

PS:  This is a really hard questions.  Makes us think  ;D :D

yes this sure does make one search the bile through  and through.

I believe you are thinking  the "Messiah"   the anointed one.  And I too can not come up with a verse to back it up.
This is "Strong's" concordance meaning
H4899
משׁיח
mâshîyach
maw-shee'-akh
From H4886; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically the Messiah: - anointed, Messiah.

That was an exceptionally difficult one. You deserve extra points for that one.

What priest in the Bible is mentioned as having no mother or father (genealogy)?

Answer Melchisedec

Hebrews 7:1-3

1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

 2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

 3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

Yep, that's it.

Where are you, Eva?

I'm sorry I didn't mean to take over.  I can back off.  Please forgive me.  I love trivia but I should be considerate of others.  Please please forgive me. 

Please do not back off, Precious2God. I am trying to place more questions per day so that everyone will be able to join in on this study and if anyone has any comments on the verses that are presented or any questions that they wish to give please do so.

Here are some passages from the New Testament, each of them a quotation from the Old Testament. Name both the Old Testament and New Testament book, chapter and verse, where the passages appears.

1. Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree

2. The man that doeth them shall live in them

3. Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband

Pastor Roger,
         I'll try the 1st one and then let one of the others try the other 2.

 Not that I am saying I have this one right either, and if I don't then I will say "Glory be to God", for even allowing me the chance to answer, and spending time studying and reading His precious written word, the Holy Bible.

with that all said, here goes:

This the new testament verse: Galatians 3:13

(Gal 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:

and the old testament, I believe this needs two verses in order to answer it right and these being:
Deuteronomy: 21:22-23

(Deu 21:22 KJV)  And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

(Deu 21:23 KJV)  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.

               What a wonderful way to get us "Christians" to open and read the Bible

Thanks for posting these trivia questions, I too enjoy them. We need to open our Bibles every day and not only read but take in those precious words.


In Christian love.

Dave H

You got them both right, Dave.

Okay I think I might have questions 3 but I'm not sure, this is what I came up with:

 Isaiah 54:1
 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

Galations 4:27 
 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

Another one correct. That's number 1 and 3 answered with just number 2 for someone to answer.

Praise the Lord and Amen!
I too thank grammyluv for starting this thread. It was and is a wonderful idea.

I will give someone else the opportunity to answer question # 2, but I do seem to find it interesting that there is a connection with  one book of the Bible.

God bless, and in Christian love.
Dave H

May I answer this tomorrow if nobody does?

You may answer it today if you like then tomorrow we can go on to another one.

Leviticus 18:5
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Galatians 3:12
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

Alright. All three answered correctly. I'll post some more tomorrow.

Who was ridiculed for saying a young girl was not dead?


What Godly woman led others in a dance?

                       Christ was ridiculed:
(Mat 9:24 KJVR)  He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.


(Exo 15:20 KJV)  And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

In Christian Love

Dave H.

It looks like we have people here that really know their Bible. Well done, Dave.

Who laughed at Nehemiah's plans to rebuild Jerusalem?

Answer Samballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian laughed at Nehemiah


Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

That's right also.

Ummmmmmm, were you thinking of a different answer?

Am I doing this wrong. or what?

No, no. You got it 100% correct.

Hey guys!  I'm going to pop in for a minute....

While reading 1 & 2 Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles this past couple of weeks, an Asheroth pole was mentioned several times.  Either being put up or taken down numerous times.  So being the curious sort that I am I had to look it up and see what it was.

So my question for you all.....

What is an Asheroth Pole?

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A really good one. I'll wait to answer this one giving others time to do so.

 “green trees” or “grove.” This “nature worship” became associated with gross immorality, and so the practice of setting up such “groves” or idols was forbidden by Hebrew prophets (Deut. 16: 21; cf. Num. 25: 3; Judg. 2: 11-13; 1 Sam. 7: 3-4; 1 Kgs. 11: 5; Isa. 17: 8; Micah 5: 12). YLBD

Actually the words "grove" or "trees" is somewhat deceiving. An Asheroth Pole is actually a very large pole with a carving at the top. Somewhat like a totem pole but with the single carving at the top instead of multiple ones all the way down the pole. It got it's name from a Syrian goddess, the mother of Baal, called Asherah that the Syrians carved a figure of at the top of a pole that they used next to their sacrificial altars. It was found near the altars of Baal

The early Israelites took on the tradition of setting up similar such poles next to the altars and were chastised for doing so.

 In the Hebrew Bible we find 40 references to Asherah. Most of these emanate from the Dtr. source, and let it be noted that none of these appear to be of the very positive variety. In her study Asherah: Goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old Testament, Tilde Binger noted that there is warrant for seeing an Asherah as, variously, “a wooden-aniconic-stela or column of some kind; a living tree; or a more regular statue”(1997:141). Johannes de Moor notes that in many instances it seems to refer to some sort of inanimate, albeit illicit, wooden object (1974:442). Deuteronomy 16: 21, for example, reads: You shall not set up a sacred post (i.e., Asherah) any kind of pole beside the altar of the Lord your God that you may make. (Also see 1 K 16:33;2K 21:7; 2 K23:6)

    In this verse an Asherah seems to be a type of wood pole placed near an altar. This might explain why Asheroth in the Hebrew Bible are often cut down. In Judges 6:25, for example, Gideon is instructed to pull down, or destroy, the Asherah (also see Exod. 34:13; Deut. 7:5;2 K 18:4; Mic. 5:13).

The Pastor is right at 1st they were wooden poles with the carving of a Goddess on them later on though many people just started growing groves next to their Altars, Like the Phoencians they had a Grove next to every Altar...

In Hebrew, called Asherah (of which the plural is Asherim or Asheroth), either a living tree or a tree-like pole, set up as an object of worship, being symbolical of the female or productive principle in nature.

I think were both right with this Def.?
YLBD

Be careful who you quote as an authority on something. Tilde Binger in her book "Asherah: Goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old Testament" claims that "the Asherah of the Old Testament was indeed the consort (spouse) of Yahweh". Definitely not someone that I would want to claim as an authority on any subject in the Bible.

Both the Bible and archaeological evidence shows that an Asheroth Pole is more like a wooden stele not a living tree. In the instances in which a living tree might have been used it was docked of all branches turning it into a pole or stele and then had an image carved at the top of it. This was done where it was difficult to dig (plant) a hole to set a pole into as the roots would stabilize it. This is how the Phoencians made theirs in many cases.

I see you all had a lot of information!  Thank you!
What I found specifically is that the goddess it represented was a "fertility" goddess.

Welcome back Littleboy! 

Yes, sister it is a Syrian sex goddess supposedly the mother of Baal. It is also a goddess adopted by the
gnostics that they claim is the wife of Yahweh.

That part, I didn't know.  So how about some history and definition of "gnostic".  I could always look it up and I have in the past but I always forget.  Maybe some others would be interested too. (???)  :)

Just a little off the cuff to start with then I must get to bed. Perhaps I could do more tomorrow then.

The word Gnostics come from the Greek word gnosis which means knowledge. There are actually many various belief systems that fall into the category of Gnostics but the main general idea is that knowledge is the key to all things. There is a belief of one major God over a lot of little gods with a lot leaning on mysticism. There is a strong denial of the deity of Jesus Christ throughout gnosticism.

Brothers and Sisters,

I find it sad and shocking that many of the ancient and ungodly cults are reappearing today. I firmly believe they were of the devil, and Bible Prophecy tells us there will be much more that will deceive many. The ancients Gnostics were obviously anti-Christ, and we should all know that evil will increase greatly before the SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. In fact, it is already easy to see. The part of a Christian is to pray, study GOD'S WORD, and put on the WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD. We will wrestle with more than just flesh and blood and should know that the devil and the powers of darkness are quite real.

Love In Christ,
Tom

One of the greatest things used by non-believers are supposed contradictions in the Bible. When confronted by such an individual it makes witnessing to them very difficult. We should be able to "be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear". One of the things that we should be able to do is to give reasonable and educated explanations of these supposed contradictions. The following series of questions pertain to these supposed questions. It is my hope and prayer that this study will help us all become better witnesses for our Lord and Saviour.

Supposed Contradiction # 1:

   1. Gen. 1:11 has the trees made on day 3 before man;
      Gen. 2:8 has the trees made on day 6 after man.
   2. Gen. 1:20 has birds made out of the water on day 5;
      Gen. 2:19 has birds made out of the ground (after man) on day 6.
   3. Gen. 1:24, 25 has the animals made on day 6 before man;
      Gen. 2:19 has the animals made on day 6 after man

What is the answer to this supposed difference in scripture?

Two seperate creation events....

Wait...wait...

Gen 1 and Gen 2 do have two different creation events in them.  Gen 1 is Creation.  While Gen 2 focuses on creation of the Garden of Eden.  Man was created before the Garden was.  When man was created then God created the Garden to put man.  And when man was in the garden God created animals and brought them before man so that man could name them and to find a helper. 

Hi GrammyLuv,
It's good to be here...
I got this from a Hebrew Dictionary, I fiqured they had it right....
In Hebrew, called Asherah (of which the plural is Asherim or Asheroth), either a living tree or a tree-like pole, set up as an object of worship, being symbolical of the female or productive principle in nature.YLBD

The Hebrew language is a most difficult one to learn. Many of the old dictionaries such, as Strong's, while good for a quick reference has many errors in them that was made by assumptions and sometimes due to a lack of there being a better English word. When referring to one tree or many trees the Hebrew word ‛êts is always used. In speaking of a grove of trees the Hebrew word is 'êshel. If there is to be an indication of it being living or alive the words chay or châyâh is used respectfully in conjunction with the word ‛êts.

Actually they are the same creation event as it was all done in the same six days of creation.

1. Chapter 1 tells the entire story in the order it happened.
   2. Gen. 2:4-6 gives a quick summary of the first five days of creation.
   3. Gen. 2:7-25 is describing only the events that took place on day 6 in the Garden of Eden.

The trees described in Genesis 2:8 are only in the Garden (the rest of the world is already full of trees from day 3). The purpose of this second creation of trees may have been to let Adam see that God did have power to create, that He was not just taking credit for the existing world. Notice that the second creation of trees was still on day 6 and was only those trees that are "pleasant to the sight and good for food."

The birds created out of the ground on day 6 are only one of each "kind" so that Adam can name them and select a wife. The rest of the world is full of birds from day 5.

Genesis 2:19 is describing only the animals created in the Garden, after man. The purpose of this second batch of animals being created was so that Adam could name them (Gen. 2:19) and select a wife (Gen. 2:20). Adam, not finding a suitable one (God knew he wouldn't), God made Eve (Gen. 2:21-22). (Compare to Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.) Eve was created on day 6.

There are no contradictions between these two chapters. Chapter 2 only describes in more detail the events in the Garden of Eden on day 6.

Hi all!  Just checking in to see how my long lost thread is going!  Great info on the seemingly contradictions in Gen. PR!  I think this is a fun way to learn.
Well I hoping to be all set up again the first part of March, but it looks like it may be April now.  The place I'm moving to has some apts to remodel after the floods we had a month or so ago.  Since it is all done with donations and donated time it's take a while.
In the mean time I will me moving my things to a storage unit next to the place I will be moving into and I will be staying right here at the mission!
I've said all this before but in case anyone missed it....

I will keep checking in and of course I've been posting on my "Chicken Soup" on the nights that I'm at work and have access to a computer.  ;D

In Christ,
Yvette

Hello GrammyLuv,

Sister, it sounds like things aren't very easy for many of us, but I think we are growing closer and stronger in CHRIST through our struggles. In fact, many of those struggles can be satisfying and very positive with GOD leading us along in the path HE wants us to take.

It's nice to know that many of us pray for each other every day. Maybe we could think of this short life like climbing a hill. The higher we get, the more beautiful the view. When we stop for a rest, we can think about the Promises of GOD and know this world isn't our home.

Love In Christ,
Tom

 

grammyluv and or  Pastor Roger;

 I have been checking in each day to see if there is any new trivia questions, I miss them; as it keeps at least me anyway challenged, as well as to keep me growing.

Don't get me wrong here, I am not saying that all I need is the trivia questions just to read and study Gods word and His plans He has for us. It is just that I enjoy them is all.

In Christian Love
Dave H

The only female judge of Israel, she judged the tribes from under a palm tree. Her victory song was famous. Who was she?

The only female judge of Israel was Deborah, found in and around Judges 4 I believe.  Have a fantabulous day.

 it is Deborah I do believe as well:
(Jdg 4:4 KJV)  And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
(Jdg 4:5 KJV)  And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.


(Jdg 5:1 KJV)  Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

(Jdg 5:2 KJV)  Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

Jdg_5:1-31. Deborah's song of thanksgiving.

In christian love
Dave H.

You both have it right.


What widowed prophetess was 84 years old when she saw the young Jesus in the temple?

Answer:  Anna

Luke 2:36-38
 
 36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

 37And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

 38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

What wife of David had been married to Nabal, who died when she told him of the gifts she had given to David?

(include the verses that describe Nabal's death)

Well apparently I have offended people by playing this trivia so I will leave the boards. 
May God Bless you

I can't find a clue of what you're talking about.

I have no idea why you would say that either.  ???

Abigail was married to Nabal
The verses describing his death are:
(1Sa 25:36 KJV)  And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

(1Sa 25:37 KJV)  But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

(1Sa 25:38 KJV)  And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

If I understand this right, was it because Nabal rejected not only David's requests but worst of all God? God does hold us accountable for our actions  and What a terrible way to die.

I know this has nothing to do with todays trivia question, but I too do not understand where Precious2God came up feeling this way
If I am in any way, form or shape in having caused Precious2God, to feel this way. I surely did not nor wish to be a stumbling block to any Christian brother or sister, and if this is the case than please except my apology

In Christian love
Dave H.

Correct. Nabal refused to accept David as king, the anointed position given him of God. In so doing Nabal positioned himself as an enemy of David. His greatest sin though was in rejecting God wishing to continue in his sins. The sin that leads to eternal death even today.


I am sure that we all are confused by this and feel the same as you do in this matter. Precious2God has been a wonderful addition to the forum, especially so to this study. All that we can do is to offer our prayers in this situation and for Precious2God as she has removed her own account.

What prophetess, active during the reign of Josiah, consoled the king while chastising the people of Judah?

Huldah

(2Ki 22:14 KJV)  So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

Is this right?
 Hilkiah was the priest who found the "book of the law" while the Temple was being repaired during king Josiah's reign, and Shaphan read it to King Josiah; but Josiah inquired of Haldah to interpret it?

In Christian love
Dave H.

Yes, that is right. We see this story also in 2Ch 34:14 where it is called "a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses" which is actually believed to be “in the handwriting of Moses”. This is also the story that is foretold by an un-named man of God in 1 Ki 13.

Which disciple was told by Jesus that Satan wanted to sift him "like wheat"?

If I played fair I would look up the verse, but the answer is my main man Peter!  I say "my main man" because Peter is my favorite disciple.


In Christ,
Grammyluv

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 ;D ;D  Gotta have the verse to make it right. Your rules.  ;) :D

I'll have to get back to ya unless someone beats me to it.  I'm at work.
Sorry folks.  That really wasn't fair of me.  :'(

Hello everyone, such a blessing to have my computer back.  Praise the Lord. I think I may have this one...

Simon Peter

Luke 22:31  And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

Love in Christ, Eva

Hi Eva. I'm glad you got your computer back also. Ye, that is correct it was Simon Peter.

Yea Eva!  Thanks for coming to the rescue!

Welcome back Sister Eva!

We missed you and are happy to have you back with us.

Love In Christ,
Tom

 

Who predicted that there would be "false christs, and false prophets" who would deceive people by performing miracles?

Thank you Tom.  Hope I get this one right too.  I am doing a study on Matthew.

Matthew

Matthew 24:24  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

A strong reminder for me to stay in my Bible.

Love in Christ, Eva

Amen, sister!

Yes that is correct and it is indeed a reminder that we need to study the word of God. We see many today that are doing such supposed miracles yet if we lisaten to what they are teaching and compare it to God's word we can see that they are false prophets for many of them are teaching another Jesus or another gospel. We must stay strong in God and His word in order to be able to discern the truth.

According to John, what teaching identifies an antichrist?

Every spirit that doesn't confess that Jesus came in the flesh.

1 John 4:3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Love in Christ, Eva

You are correct, sister.

Where does the Beast come from?

Hell?

Revelations 11:7  And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
 

Another correct one.

I sort of found this one a bit tough, I spent a few days reading using "Strong's Concordance" and came up with quite a number of locations as well as verses. I draw the same conclusion that the "Beast" is from "Hell", but I just did not know which verse to quote
 
Besides Rev 11:7 I came up with these as well, Rev 13:1; 13:11 and 17:8
 
Rev 13:1  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea;
Rev 13:11 coming up out of the earth; 
Rev 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit,

Good trivia quetion though as it surely does keep us in our bibles studing God's word.

In Christian Love
Dave H.

Some good references and all hit the point. If you look back at the Greek word used in these references you will see the word abussos which actually means abyss. This is another word that was used to mean hell, the bottomless pit.

What book of the Bible describes Satan's appearance?

Revelations ?

(Rev 9:11 KJV)  And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
{Strongs} G623 --Apolluōn
ap-ol-loo'-ohn
Active participle of G622; a destroyer (that is, Satan): - Apollyon.

Interestingly, just as the previous post, here is the bottomless pit mentioned as well,
{Strongs} G12- abussos - ab'-us-sos From G1 (as a negative particle) and a variation of G1037; depthless, that is, (specifically), (infernal) “abyss”: - deep, (bottomless) pit

(Rev 13:4 KJV)  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Here I see the Beast mentioned again, so, is Satan being discribed as being like a "Dragon"?

and last I find:
(Rev 20:2 KJV)  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

(Rev 20:3 KJV)  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Serpent = snake
{Strongs} G3789
ὄφις  ophis
Probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan: - serpent.

I think that with what I find here that Satan is the most evil being we could ever imagine and is beyond describing.
I thank "GOD" for His grace and His promise,That He will never leave nor forsake me; that I will never have to worry about seeing satan.

In Christian love
Dave H.

All the verses that you presented do in fact describe Satan's character but they do not describe his appearance. Anyone willing to try again?

Dave, great input!!! 

Revelations 12 describes him as a red dragon-old serpent

Revelations 12:3  And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

I have another thought if this isn't the right one. 

Love n Christ, Eva

These are all great references and they do indeed describe satan in one manner or another. This is an especially difficult question. Most of these though are fitting his characteristics.

The Bible does not give us an exact physical description of his appearance. The most detailed scripture that mentions his physical appearance is when we are told that he can take on the appearance of most anything even an "angel of light".

2Co 11:14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Great question Pastor Roger.   Thanks for the challenge.

Love in Christ, Eva

What often-used prayer mentions Satan?

The prayer the Lord taught his disciples, also sometimes known as "The Lord's Prayer"
(Mat 6:13 KJVR)  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Personally I beleive Jesus praying the the garden of Gethsemane is truly the Lords real prayer
(Mat 26:36 KJVR)  Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

(Mat 26:39 KJVR)  And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

(Mat 26:42 KJVR)  He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

What is your take on this Pastor Roger?

In Christian Love
Dave H.

To me it is insignificant as to which one is called the Lord's Prayer. Why not His prayers while on the cross? What is important is His teachings in prayers as well as in all things.

Amen

in Christian love
Dave H.

In which Epistle does Paul tell Christians, "Do not give place to the devil"?

Ephesians 4:27
Neither give place to the devil.

Hi Precious2God,

That's correct. Glad to see you rejoined us.

Thank you Pastor Roger.  One of the many hard lessons I have learned in the past three weeks is that if I'm down or hurt or whatever the only person that is hurting, is me.  There was really not a good reason for leaving except for what I had told myself so I'm asking for you all to accept my apology for leaving like I did and to forgive me.  I'm also asking for many prayers as I continue to grow and learn all these hard lessons that God has been teaching me. 

My prayers for you have not stopped. We all have our ups and downs. I'm just happy to see you here.

Hello Precious2God,

I second what Pastor Roger said. We are happy to have you with us. You will be in my prayers, and I would appreciate you keeping me in your prayers. Many of us have tried to form a habit of praying for each other every day. We all have needs of various types and GOD loves to hear our prayers. All of us also need encouragement and fellowship frequently. So, I give thanks that GOD has provided for us.

Love In Christ,
Tom

I will keep you both in my prayers also.  Thank you for your encouragement today.  That means more than you will ever know. 

What common word in our language is rotted in the Greek word translated "devil"?

Slanderer?

in Trying to find some verse to go with this, I came up with:
(Rom 1:29 KJV)  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,


In Christian Love
Dave H.

That is in fact one of the meanings of the Greek word but that isn't the one that is derived from the Greek word of "diabolos". Some hints ... it is diable in Spanish, diablo in Mexico, diabolicus in Latin.

Maybe:

Devil: Ephesians 4:27  Neither give place to the devil.

Love in Christ, Eva

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Devil, the English translation of a Greek word (diabolos) meaning ‘accuser’ or ‘slanderer,’ used in the Septuagint to translate the Hebrew ‘Satan’ and in the New Testament as a synonym for the same term. In the King James Version, it is also a translation of another Greek word (daimon),


1 Timothy 3:11, 2 Timothy 3:3, Titus 2:3

All very good tries and very close but not quite there. The word is diabolical, from the Greek word diabolos, which literally means "slanderer, "false accuser", or even "opponent".



Who promised Christians that "the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet"?

Answer:  Paul

Romans 16:20
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Perfectly correct.

What affliction did Paul attribute to the power of Satan?

Thorn in the flesh:

2 Corinthians 12:7  And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Love in Christ, Eva

That's correct. While we don't know exactly what this "thorn" was we know that it did in fact make him weak as we see verse 9. We also see another lesson in these verses and that is even Christians may have to suffer some fleshy infirmity. Praise God though we have a much better hope through Christ and a promise of a future without pain and suffering.

AMEN!

This is a beautiful truth from the Holy Bible. Our afflictions can many times bring us closer to CHRIST. In all things, we should give thanks.

Love In Christ,
Tom

So True.  I have sufferred a myriad of trials and tribulations the past few years.  My relationship with my Lord and Savior has grown immensely.  He is faithful thorough it all.

Love in Christ, Eva

I seem to have forgotten to post a question again. I do apologize for this and will try to remember to do it more frequently.


Paul referred to Satan as the "prince of the power of the _______."

Ephesians 2:2  Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Love in Christ, Eva

That's correct.

Since I missed yesterday here's another one.


What book and verses of the Bible refers to an earthly city "where Satan's throne is?

Rev. 2:13
Pergamos!
YLBD

Amen.  And Amen!

What was the one rule God imposed on Adam in the Graden of Eden?

What was the penalty if that rule was broken?

#1= Not to eat of the "Tree ofthe knowledge of good and evil"
(Gen 2:17 KJV)  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

and #2= is shall surely die.

In Christian Love
Dave H.

That's correct both answers from the same verse.

Centuries after Ahab's death, which prophet lamented that the evil practices of Ahab's house were still being committed?

Answer Elijah

2 Kings 10:10-11- Know then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail. The LORD has done what he promised through his servant Elijah."

I am probably wrong but I think it was Micah?

(Mic 6:16 KJV)  For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

In Christian love
Dave H.

Man I didn't see the word centeries I know my answer is wrong.  I think you might be right workinginprogress. 

God is so good!!!

That was a really good try, Precious2God, but I'm sorry workinprogress has it right. Just one word can make a difference.

According to John, what teaching identifies an antichrist?

1 John 2:22
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is AntiChrist,
that denieth the Father & the son...

1 John 4:3
2 John 1:7
These also teach what to look for in a person, To see if they are of God & not Antichrist...
YLBD

Anyone who denies "Jesus Christ came in the flesh."

(2Jn 1:7 KJVA)  For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

In Christian love
Dave H.

You both are correct.

This time I'm going to give a task instead of one simple question to answer. This is an important study as it will answer many questions instead of just one and will lead to other sequential task assignments. When joined together it will answer many questions that are presented by the lost as well as those young in Christ.

Give at least one verse where we see Jesus mentioned in the Old Testament.

Isaiah 9:6-7
 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Amen, sister one of the most beautiful verses that foretells the coming of our Saviour, in the flesh, here on earth.

(Isa 7:14 KJV)  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

In Christian love
Dave H.

I will give this one more day so that others might see this and have a bit of time to join in. In the meantime I will post one of my favorite OT verses that mention Jesus.

Gen 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Pastor Roger,  I think I know the answer but will you please explain your verse.  I almost used this one but then I wasn't sure how to explain it if someone would have asked me. 

The following verses will explain it all.

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2  The same was in the beginning with God.

Joh 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Col 1:15  Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Col 1:16  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Col 1:17  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

And this ties back to the previous posted question "According to John, what teaching identifies an antichrist?"