BIBLE QUIZ

Dear Boys and Girls,

This month our quiz is about our hands. It is not necessary to tell you how useful our hands are. A person without hands, or, as we read of in the Bible, a person with a withered hand, has a severe handicap. Just think what it would be like to not have the use of your hands day in and day out. Even the loss of a thumb or a finger can make it difficult for us to do certain things.

For what purposes do we use our hands? If we stop to think of this, we will soon realize that our hands are used for good, but also for evil. As with all of God’s gifts and blessings, we can so abuse and misuse them. Our hands can be used to receive things given to us, but also to reach out and take or steal that which does not belong to us. They can be used to bless and to do good to others, but can also be used to harm them. They can be used to punish, both justly and unjustly. As children, we are taught to fold our hands in prayer; they can also be lifted up in prayer. The right hand is often raised in swearing an oath, but these oaths are sometimes broken later.

As we think about this, the question comes to us: What do we do with our hands? Hands which are not busy— the Bible calls them idle hands—are not good, but are our hands busy with right things? We must ask the Lord to also guide our hands and to keep them from evil.

The Bible also speaks to us about the hand of God. True, God is a Spirit, and therefore does not have physical hands as we do. When the hand of God is spoken of, it can mean His providence, His mercy, His favor, His work, and even His punishment or chastisement. The Egyptian magicians at the time of Moses saw the finger of God in the plagues, but the hand of God can also give deliverance to those who call upon Him.

As you work out the answers to this month’s quiz, you will find that the first letters will spell out a command given by the Lord Jesus to the man with a withered hand. Although, humanly speaking, it was impossible for the man to raise that withered hand, the command of the Lord also gave the strength to do so. May His commands also come with power in our hearts, boys and girls, so that we may do His will. We may also lift up our hands unto Him in prayer, since all blessings flow from His hand.

Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his ________.

As Moses came down from the mount and saw the calf and the dancing, he cast the _________ out of his hands and brake them.

The Lord said unto Moses, “Say unto Aaron,

Stretch forth thine hand with thy ________ over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds.”

In Psalm 68 we read, “Princes shall come out of Egypt; ________ shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.”

Abraham said unto his servant, “Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my ________: and I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven.”

When they made Jehoash king, and anointed him, they ________ their hands and said, “God save the king.”

A woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind Jesus, and touched the _________ of his garment.

“If we have ________ the Name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; shall not God search this out?”

The Lord Jesus said to Peter, “When thou shalt be ________ , thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee.”

The man of God besought the Lord, and the hand of King Jeroboam was ________ him again, and became as it was before.

The Lord Jesus said to Thomas, “Reach hither thy hand, and ________ into My side.”

Potiphar left all that he had in Joseph’s __________.

In the book of Zechariah the Lord said that He that ________ you ________ the apple of His eye.

In the book of Acts we read that ________ the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

________ stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head.

David said to Gad, “Let us now fall into the hand of the Lord; for His mercies are great: and let me ________ fall into the hand of men.” ,

Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong ________ wind.

In 1 Chronicles 16 we read that the Lord said, “Touch not Mine anointed, and do my prophets no _________.”

The Lord said unto Joshua, “Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward ________: for I will give it into thine hand.”

David said, “Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of _________.”

David saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a ________ sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem.

Your answers should be sent to:

Garret J. Moerdyk

5211 Woodmont Drive

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001

The answers to the quiz of last month are as follows:

“We Ought To Obey God Rather Than Men”

— Acts 5:29

Who — Exodus 6:1–2

Elijah — 1 Kings 18:1–2

Obedient — Isaiah 1:19

Unthankful — 2 Timothy 3:1–2

God — Joshua 24:24

Hezekiah — 2 Kings 18:28–31

Twice — Numbers 20:7–11

Transgress — 2 Chronicles 24:20

Obey — 1 Samuel 15:20–22

Obadiah —1 Kings 18:7–8

Blessed — Genesis 22:15–18

Esau — Genesis 28:6–7

Ye — James 1:22

Gideon — Judges 6:24–27

Obedience — Philemon 1:21

Doeth — Matthew 28:24

Rebekah — Genesis 27:6–13

Abram — Genesis 12:1–4

Thing — Joshua 7:1

Hearken — 2 Chronicles 33:10

Eve — Genesis 3:3–6

Right — Ephesians 6:1

Took — Leviticus 10:1

Heed — Psalm 119:9

Amorites — Judges 6:8–10

Noah — Genesis 6:13–22

Mother — Proverbs 1:9

Evil —1 Kings 14:33

Not — Zechariah 1:4

Again there are letters to answer—

Derek Kreft

It sounds like you had an enjoyable visit in Holland, Derek. You no doubt have found that the words, “no place like home,” are true. Being away from home makes us realize it more. When you think of all the miles you travelled, you have much reason to acknowledge the Lord for His protecting care.

Rachel Leah Kik

It certainly was nice to hear from you, Leah. Do you have 35 different butterflies in your collection? Their wings are so fragile, but also so beautiful, especially when we think how they originate in a cocoon. Give our greetings to your grandpa.

Jolene Slingerland

Because of distances, families don’t all get together so very often, Jolene, so it is nice when they may be together for special occasions. Did you count how many grandchildren and great-grandchildren your great-grandma had?

Jessica Neels

We want to welcome you to the Bible quiz, Jessica, as we are always looking for new friends. A dairy farm usually means lots of cows. How many cows do you have on your farm? We hope that we may hear from you again next month.

Janine Klyn

Welcome to another new friend, Janine. From your address I assume you also live on a farm, or at least not in the city. Do you ride the bus to school? Now that school has started, you probably are busy with your lessons every day. Do you like school?

Ingrid Krul

I knew that rabbits will eat the bean plants, but I didn’t know that geese like them also. When animals and fowls become hungry, they look for food, just as we do. Too bad that they just don’t eat the weeds and leave the bean plants for you.

Cindy Kreft

We have had ample rain this past summer, Cindy. I don’t think there were many weeks without a rain shower, so that the grass stayed green all summer. You should have lots to write about after making that trip to Holland. Say Hello to your parents for us.

Gary Neels

Even though we are quite late, we send our congratulations on your birthday, Gary. We hope that you may receive many more in the future. Sometimes a year can seem like a long time, but looking back it always seems to have gone by quickly. Moses in Psalm 90 asked the Lord to teach him to number his days.

Geraldine De Boer

It is always nice to see another name added to the list, Geraldine. How is everything going in school? Do you have some subjects you like better than others? There are so many things to learn, but the Lord is also needed to give us wisdom, and we may ask it of Him.

Aline Bosch

Since we are going towards winter, you are probably thinking of summer holidays, Aline. When does your school year end? We saw some pictures of your church and school recently, so have an idea of the things you see every day. We cannot appreciate it enough when we have a church and a school where the truth is taught us.

Anita Klyn

Were you able to find the answers you couldn’t find, Anita. The answers are always given in the following issue so you can see what they should be. I am sure that some of the questions are more difficult than others, but we hope it causes us to study harder.

Julia Neels

Do you have a camper or do you use a tent, Julia? The weather for camping is now past for this year. We read that Jacob slept in the open with stones for his pillow. That is much different than the conveniences, which there are today.

Suzanne Van Den Bosch

It sounds like you gave your goat a Dutch name, Suzanne. With all those calves, you would run out of names if they all had to be named. Do you like to practice on the organ? As with all other talents which are given us, we must try to use them in the right way.

Many thanks to all the boys and girls for their replies to the quiz. May our studies, also at school, be blessed by the Lord, so that His Name may be honored as a result. We hope to hear from all of you next month.

With love,

Your friend,

“Uncle Garret”

Bernie Bakker

Billie Bakker

Jason Bakker

Joshua Bakker

Trish Bakker

Aron Bazen

Carrie Bazen

Connie Bos

Melanie Bos

Stephanie Bos

Stephen Bos

Aline Bosch

Leah Briggs

Geraldine DeBoer

Neil DeBoer

Peter DeBoer

Brian Den Hertog

John Den Hertog

Chantal De Patie (2)

Marc De Patie (2)

Anita Droge

Jennifer Droge

Joleen L. Droge

Gordon Eckhardt

Susy Eckhardt

Rachel Ekema (2)

Ruth Ekema (2)

Andrea Engelsma

Thane W. Fluit (2)

Corwin Fluit (2)

Carrie Hoogendoorn

Kent Hoogendoorn

Kevin Hoogendoorn

Peter Hoogendoorn

Tori Hoogendoorn

David Hoogerheide (2)

Katharine Hoogerheide (2)

Brenda Hulshof

Cindy Hulshof

Katie Hulshof

Ronald Hulshof

Robert Hults

Eric J. Kamp

Frank Kardux

Myrna Kardux

Jody Kegel

Karen Kegel

Steph Kegel

Rachel Kik

Anita Klyn

Janine Klyn

Jonathan Klyn

Jim Kranendonk

Cindy Kreft

Derek Kreft

Ingrid Krul

Raymond Krul

? Lagge

Heather Langerak

Krista Maljaars

Leanne Maljaars

Joshua Meeuwse (2)

Nathan Meeuwse (2)

Nicole Meeuwse (2)

Gary Neels

Jessica Neels

Joel Neels

Julia Neels

Karen Nyenhuis

Bill Remijn

Heidi Remijn

Sonya Remijn

Jennifer Rose (2)

Darla Rus

Jason Rus

Becky Schelling

Pam Schelling

Ben Schipper

Jeffrey Schipper

Matthew Schipper

Michelle Schipper

Casey Slingerland(2)

David Slingerland

Diane Slingerland

Jolene Slingerland

Kevin Slingerland (2)

Marco Slingerland

Marilyn Slingerland (2)

Marty Slingerland (2)

Wilma Slingerland

Andrew Sporte

Stephen Sporte

Aaron Stubbe

Darrell Stubbe

Heather Stubbe

Kevin Stubbe

Steven Stubbe

Jonathan Ten Elshof

Tim Ten Elshof

Amanda Timmer

Angela Timmer

Craig Timmer

Rachael Timmer

Maryellen Van Brugge

Nella Van Brugge

Peter Van Brugge

Renie Van Brugge

Jaron VandeHoef

Suzanne Van Den Bosch

Jon VandenToorn

Marsha VandenToorn

Michael Vanden Toorn

Maria Vander Jagt

Laura Van Crouw (2)

Coreen Van Hemert

Peter Van Hemert

Daniel Van Kempen

Dawn Van Seters

Kristel Van Seters

Trina Van Tol

Rebecca Van Veldhuizen

Robert Van Veldhuizen

Angela Van Voorst

Jason Van Voorst

Larissa Van Voorst

Rachel Van Voorst

Corinna Van Wingerden

Mark Van Wingerden

Jacqueline Velthove

Pieter Len Velthove

Jolene Viets

Cindy Ymker

Denise Ymker

Gregory Ymker

Janice Ymker

Jean Ymker

Jeff Zevenbergen

Kristin Zevenbergen

WHAT IS UNSINKABLE?

A teacher in South Wales, telling his students about the “Titanic” being supposed to be unsinkable, and yet, on the first voyage, through crashing into an iceberg, she is now lying at the bottom of the ocean, asked them if they could tell him of anything that was unsinkable.

One boy replied, “Yes, sir. The Rock of Ages is unsinkable” (Ps. 31:3).

HE LED THEM STRAIGHT

One night in Egypt a young officer was leading the British to the attack, having for sole guidance the stars above him. At dawn that faithful guide was cut down, shot through the lungs. When death was nigh, he pressed the hand of his Colonel, who bent over him in sorrow, “Didn’t I lead them straight, sir!” he said, and passed away.

“The Captain of our Salvation” (Heb. 2:10) is leading all His soldiers straight to the Celestial City. By grace, are you one?

BETTER THAN THE MANSIONS

A young Christian, at death-bed of an aged saint, said to him: “Shall I read to you the sweetest verse of the Bible?”

“Yes.”

The young man read the second verse of John 14: “In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

“No,” said the dying man, “that is not the sweetest verse. Read on.”

The young man read, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

“That is the sweetest verse,” said the dying man: “It is not the mansions, it is Himself I want” (John 14:3).

A WISE INDIAN

Tedyscung, chief of the Delaware Indians, was a very wise and respected chief. All the Indians in his tribe honored him highly. One evening he was sitting at his fireside with a friend. For a long time they said nothing, for each was busy thinking.

At last Tedyscung’s friend said, “Let me tell you what I have been thinking about. The Lord Jesus Christ is the chief of the Christians. He taught the Christians a rule. It is called the Golden Rule. I think it is the best rule I have ever heard of.”

“Stop,” said Tedyscung. “Don’t praise this rule before you have told me what it is. Let me hear it and think for myself.”

“It is this,” said the other Indian. “One man should do to another what he would have the other do to him.”

“That’s impossible. It cannot be,” said the chief. Then the two Indians were silent once again. Chief Tedyscung lit his pipe and thought seriously about that Golden Rule. Presently he took the pipe out of his mouth and said, “Brother, I have been thinking about the Golden Rule. Only if the Spirit that made man should give him a new heart can a man obey the Golden Rule, but never without that.”

Garret J. Moerdyk serves as elder in the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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