BIBLE QUIZ

Dear Boys and Girls,

The Bible tells us of a man to whom the Lord said, “I have given thee a wise and understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.” Perhaps you have already guessed who this man was. He had just been made king, and has asked the Lord for an understanding heart in order to rule the people well and to judge between good and bad. If you have not already guessed it, it was King Solomon. And the Lord did give him that which he requested.

Solomon wrote several books of the Bible, all under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We call this guidance “inspiritation.” The apostle Paul spoke of it in his letter to Timothy, saying, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.” When we think of Solomon’s wonderful God-given wisdom, how much we should be busy studying those books of the Bible which he wrote. Just as the queen of Sheba was amazed at the wisdom of Solomon, so we too can look with amazement at the wisdom contained in his books.

We will find that he often spoke about the heart—what an important place it has in our lives. Especially when there is much turmoil in the world, important persons, such as presidents, premiers, and kings and queens are often furnished with bodyguards. These are men whose duty it is to surround the person and protect him from dangers. They are to be very alert and watchful as they move through crowds or wherever they might be. A bodyguard who is not alert is of little value to him. Solomon tells us that we must in much the same way protect our heart, for it is also surrounded by many dangers.

What are the dangers which surround the heart? Solomon points them out to us. They are often spoken of as a three-headed enemy—Satan, sin, and the world. Sad to say, our heart, because of our deep fall in Paradise, does not think of them as enemies, but joins them so easily, just as Eve did. Then too, our mouth, our eyes, and our feet are guided by our heart, and work right along with it. That is why Solomon’s words and our Bibles throughout should be so carefully studied.

You may ask, “Can I really protect my heart?” No, we cannot. But the Lord has said, “Give Me thine heart.” In prayer we may make known to the Lord our deep need for His help in doing so. God’s Word can be a guide for us. Also our parents are given us as “bodyguards” expecially in our younger years to direct us in the way that we should go. Do we appreciate and use these means and follow the instruction given?

From what has been said you can see something of the importance of our heart and the care which should be given to it. The quiz this month will also bring other things to your attention about our walk and way of life. May the Lord Himself take us together by heart and by hand to lead us in the way and incline our hearts to fear Him above all else. The first letters of the answers will spell out six words found in Proverbs 4.

In Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple, he prayed, “For Thou only ______ the hearts of the children of men.”

The Lord Jesus said to the travellers to ______, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.”

Joash sent to Amaziah, saying, “Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the ______; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast.”

King Amaziah did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a ______heart.

In Psalm 139 David prayed, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: ______me, and know my thoughts.”

King ______ prayed, “I beseech Thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a perfect heart.”

Obadiah said to Elijah, “I thy servant fear the Lord from my ______.”

Rahab said to the spies, “As soon as we had ______ these things, our hearts did melt because of you.”

When Eve saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the ______, she took of the fruit thereof.

The Lord said to Cain, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be ______? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.”

Peter said to Simon the sorcerer, “Thy heart is not ______ in the sight of God.”

Of Eli we read, “For his heart ______ for the ark of God.”

The psalmist prayed in Psalm 119, “With my ______ heart have I sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments.”

Abimelech said to the Lord, “In the ______ of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.”

Peter also said to Simon, “Pray God, if perhaps the ______ of thine heart may be forgiven thee.”

In the days of King Asa the people entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their ______ and with all their soul.

In Proverbs 16 Solomon said, “Every one that is proud in heart is an ______ to the Lord.”

In Proverbs we also read, “The king’s heart is in the hand of the ______, as the rivers of water.”

The Lord said unto Samuel, “Man ______ on the outward appearance, but the Lord ______ on the heart.”

Jeremiah (in chapter 17) wrote, “The heart is ______ above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

We read in Genesis that God saw that every ______ of the thoughts of man’s heart was only evil continually.

The Lord Jesus said, “Thou shalt ______ the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”

In Psalm 66 David said, “If I regard ______ in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.”

We read that after Pentecost the believers did eat their meat with ______ and singleness of heart.

______ said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother.”

In Chronicles we read, “Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to ______ Israel.”

David’s prayer in the Psalms was, “Create in me a ______ heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

In Luke we read, “Then ______ Satan into Judas, and he went his way, and communed with the chief priests how he might betray Jesus.”

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 —

To Every Thing There Is A Season

—Ecclesiastes 3:1

Temple — Acts 3:1

Old — Genesis 7:6

Evil — Ecclesiastes 12:1

Voice — John 5:25

Egypt — Exodus 10:22

Remaineth — Genesis 8:21-22

Years — Genesis 47:9

Times — Psalm 31:14-15

Hour — John 2:4

Israel — Genesis 47:29

Nicodemus — John 3:1-2

Gehazi — 2 Kings 5:25-26

Time — Genesis 24:11

Harvest — Judges 15:1

Esther — Esther 4:13-14

Restore — Acts 1:6

Else — Acts 17:21

Incense — Luke 1:9-10

Sinned — Exodus 9:27

Aforetime — Daniel 6:10

Suppose — Acts 2:14-15

Early — Mark 16:1-2

Always — Luke 18:1

Samaria — John 4:6-7

Ofttimes — John 18:1

Naomi — Ruth 1:22

Again there are letters to answer this month —

Melanie Kaat

Since your school has the name of Samuel’s memorial, you certainly didn’t have any problem in finding that answer, Melanie. We hope you may think of it often as you go to school from day to day, because we need the Lord’s help every day again. The Bible tells us of a woman who came to the Lord Jesus with the prayer, “Lord, help me.” Do you know that story?

Janella Arnoldussen

Were you glad to be back in school again, Janella? I think most boys and girls are, even though they enjoyed the summer months while they lasted. What are you studying about at school that is especially interesting for you? Everything should be interesting, but I’m sure there will be certain subjects which you especially like. Give our greetings to your Oma.

Jeremy Bertram

Your uncle and aunt saw a lot of different things in their travels, Jeremy. We have never seen the queen’s throne, so didn’t know how hard it was, but we can imagine that her task is not an easy one in any respect. I don’t suppose she has much time to just sit down on her throne.

Aline Bosch

How far is it to Greytown from your house, Aline? It is always nice when grandmothers are not too far away. Have you taken organ lessons for some time already? You couldn’t take your organ to school for hobby day, so what did you do about that? Or do they also have an organ at your school? There must have been quite a few different hobbies to talk about that day.

Suzanne Van Den Bosch

We were sorry to hear that your grandfather in the Netherlands had died, Suzanne. Had you ever visited him in Holland? It is a calling to each of us that we do not live here forever. Whether we are young or old, we must ask the Lord, as did the psalmist, to show us how frail we are and how short our life is.

Cornelis Paans

How long does it take to get to the Netherlands from New Zealand, Cornelis? We think it is quite a long trip from here, but you have to travel much farther. In what part of Holland do your relatives live? You must have had a lot of rain to give you a day off from school. Flooding is always a reminder of the flood in the days of Noah.

Kristy Van Tilburg

Our sympathy, Kristy, to you and your family. We read in the Bible of Job that his sons and daughters were all taken away by the Lord in one day. His eyes were directed upward, and he was enabled to say, “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” We wish this for you also in these sad days. (Kristy’s little brother was killed in an accident.)

Karen Bertram

Do you have a lot of hills where you live, Karen? We find places where the land is very flat and level, and then again places where there are rolling hills and high mountains. They are all to the praise of the Lord, the Creator of all. In one of the Psalms, the psalmist said several times, “Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men.” Do you know which Psalm that is?

Cindy Kreft

We did travel to the West this summer, Cindy, but didn’t get very close to your area. It would be nice to see you and your family again. You are probably becoming quite proficient on the violin. In the Bible we also read of instruments of music, and also of stringed instruments. The psalmist also called upon us to use them to His honor. We hope that you may do so.

Mary Bosch

I don’t really know what French knitting is, Mary, so perhaps you will have to explain it. Is it done with knitting needles? What have you made with your knitting? Years ago learning to knit was quite common, but it probably isn’t done as much today as it was then. The word “knit” is found several times in the Bible, so it must have been done also in those days.

This again finishes our letters for this months. Many thanks, young people, for your replies to the quiz. May we continue to search God’s Word for the instruction He has placed in it, asking the Lord to apply it within our hearts. The Lord willing, we hope to meet again next month.

With love,

Your friend,

“Uncle Garret”

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

TOTAL DEPRAVITY

Unconverted men would kill God if they could get at Him.

— Jonathan Edwards

Janella Arnoldussen

Bernie Bakker

Billie Jo Bakker

Jason Bakker

Joshua Bakker

Jeremy Bertram

Karin Bertram

Greg Bleeker

Aline Bosch

Mary Bosch

John Davor (2)

Lisa De Bruin

Geraldine DeBoer

Darin Den Boer

Janelle Den Boer

Neil Den Dekker

Brian Den Hertog

John Den Hertog

Betty Den Hoed

Gerald Den Hoed

Sharlene Den Hoed

Sheila Den Hoed

Maria Derksen

Melissa Derksen

Ryan Deur

Jason DeVries

Rachel Ekema

Ruth Ekema

Andrea Engelsma

Angela Engelsma

Brent Engelsma

Karin Engelsma

Melissa Engelsma

Nathan Engelsma

Karen Erkelens

Rebecca Erkelens

Susanna Erkelens

Cameron Feyter (2)

Stanley Feyter (2)

Corwin Fluit

LaRissa Fluit

Thane Fluit

Daniel Geuze

Brian Hoogendoorn

Carrie Hoogendoorn

Peter Hoogendoorn

David Hoogerheide (2)

Katharine Hoogerheide (2)

Brenda Hulshof

Julie Hulshof

Katie Hulshof

Ronald Jr. Hulshof

Melanie Kaat

Amanda Kardux

Frank Kardux

Myrna Kardux

Kelly Kegel

Kevin Kegel

Kristie Kegel

Lisa Kleppe

Maria Kleppe

Bryan Kleyn

Kerri Kleyn

Alex Klyn

Cindy Kreft

Joan Lamain

Sara Lamain

William Lamain

Alexandra Marshall

Jennifer Marshall

Joshua Meeuwse

Lynne Meeuwse

Nathan Meeuwse

Nicole Meeuwse

Karen Nyenhuis

Cornelis Paans

Melissa Perales

Rebecca Perales

Bill Remijn

Heidi Remijn

Sonya Remijn

Daria Rus

Jason Rus

Brenda Slingerland

David Slingerland

Jolene Slingerland

Marco Slingerland

Andrew Sporte

Danielle Sporte

Stephen Sporte

Aaron Stubbe

Kevin Stubbe

Steven Stubbe

Amanda Timmer

Angela Timmer

Elizabeth Timmer

Theresa Timmer

Eric Van Beek

Kim Van Beek

Robert Van Beek

Suzanne Van Den Bosch

Melinda Van Grouw

Carey Van Ree

Nichole Van Ree

Dawn Van Seters

Doug Van Strien

Jenny Van Strien

Katie Van Strien

Peter Van Strien

Kristy Van Tilburg

Trina Van Tol

Corinna Van Wingerden

Mark Van Wingerden

Marlene Van Wingerden

Paula Van Woudenberg

Jaron VandeHoef

Diane VandenToorn

Jon VandenToorn

Marsha VandenToorn

Michael VandenToorn

Elise Vanderspek (3)

Maria Vanderspek

Bertus Velthove

Jacqueline Velthove

Pieter Velthove

Steven Velthove

Cindy Ymker

Denise Ymker

Greg Ymker

Mark Ymker

Mike Ymker

Jeff Zevenbergen

Kara Zevenbergen

A GREAT CHANGE

One day a notorious drunkard said: “I am going to hear Rev. Wilson,” with no other intention than to scoff at this godly man. But under Rev. Wilson’s prayer, this drunkard’s heart began to melt, and when the minister read his text: “Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee” (Jn. 5:14), he began to weep bitterly. In that sermon the Lord changed this drunkard’s heart. He was such an enemy that Rev. Wilson was afraid to pass his house when going to church, but from an enemy he had become a friend.

— Ontario Church News

THE HEART’S BURDEN

One Sabbath morning I read to Emma the first part of Pilgrim’s Progress. She listened with deep attention. The burden on Christian’s back greatly interested her. And as if a similar experience of her own were gradually coming to life, she sighed, “Poor, poor Christian, how heavy it must have been!”

Later, when I had gone to my room, she came to me with a look which I

cannot describe, her whole soul seeming to look out of her eyes as she asked, “Mother, is there any burden on my back? Is there any on yours and on father’s?” I replied by asking, “Did you ever feel one?” “Oh mother, I do not know; but is there?” “Yes, my child, we have each one a burden,” I replied, “the little child as well as the father and the mother. You know dear, what the burden is, do you not?” She looked up wistfully. “Is it sin?” she asked.

Yes, it is sin. Children, have you ever felt a burden on your heart? Do you not sometimes experience pain and anxiety which you cannot explain? When the little tasks are done, and lessons learned, and there is nothing more to do but play, do you not sometimes feel this dull, aching sense of something wrong? When Sabbath evening comes, and you are in bed and all is still and as you lie thinking, do you not feel it? Is it not the burden of sin? Sin is the heavy burden which many a child’s heart and many older persons’ hearts have unless the Lord Jesus takes it away.

No one could take it from Christian’s back until he came to the cross, and there it rolled away. There is no other way for us either.

YOU TELL ON YOURSELF

You tell on yourself

By the words you speak, by the friends you seek,

By the way you employ your leisure time

By the use you make of your dollar and dime;

You tell what you are by the things you wear

By the spirit you, your burdens bear,

By the kind of things at which you laugh,

By the songs you sing, just a paragraph

You tell what you are by the way you walk

By the things of which you delight to talk,

By the manner in which you bear defeat,

By so simple a thing as the way you eat,

By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf,

In these things and more—you tell on yourself.

—Gospel Tract and Bible Society

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