BIBLE QUIZ

Dear Boys and Girls

In the month of December we look back upon a year that has passed by so rapidly. At the beginning of the year, a year seemed like a long time, but it soon comes to an end. In one of our Psalters, time is compared to an ever-rolling stream. Perhaps you have stood alongside a stream, a brook, or even a large river watching things float past you. As long as the stream has a source from which it flows, it continues on day by day. To all appearance, it seems endless.

Perhaps that is what Elijah thought when he was sent by the Lord to live by the brook Cherith. Each day he enjoyed water to quench his thirst and to maintain his life; it continued to flow day by day. In time, however, he noticed that the water supply became less and less, and then the day came, we are told, that the brook dried up. This is true also for the ever-rolling stream of our lives. Moses said so plainly regarding our life, “For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”

Our quiz this month is about the word “time,” which is mentioned quite often in the Bible. Time is a precious thing, and we should use well the opportunities which are given to us to study and be taught from the Word the God. The first letters will spell six words found in Psalm 31.

It was the prayer of the psalmist, “LORD, make me to know mine end, and the __?__ of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.”

Of Josiah we read, “In the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet __?__, he began to seek after the God of David his father.”

Elisha said to his servant, “Is it a __?__ to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?”

When at Athens, Paul said to the people, “And the times of this __?__ God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.”

James wrote, “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the __?__. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

The Lord Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, __?__ a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Isaiah wrote, “ __?__ ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near.”

Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Behold, now is the __?__ time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

Solomon wrote to young people, “__?__ now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.”

David said to Solomon, “I go the way of all the __?__ : be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; and keep the charge of the LORD thy God.”

__?__ came to Hezekiah and said unto him, “Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.”

The Lord Jesus said, “Many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving __?__ the Syrian.”

Mordecai said to Esther, “Who knoweth whether __?__ art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

The Lord said to Job, “Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the __?__ do calve?”

When speaking to Agrippa, Paul said, “My manner of life from my __?__, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews.”

In Proverbs we read, “As the cold of snow in the time of __?__, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.”

Of the disciples we read, “When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one __?__ in one place.”

The Lord Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, “The hour cometh, and __?__ is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”

Of Manasseh we read, “He made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and __?__ with familiar spirits and wizards.”

When Paul spoke to him, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”

(Your answers should be sent to Garret J. Moerdyk, 5211 Woodmont Drive, Portage, Michigan 49002.)

The answers to the quiz of last month are —

“With God all things are possible”
Matthew 19:26

Wind - Exodus 14:21

Intercession - Hebrews 7:25

Temple - John 8:59

Hurt - Daniel 6:22

Gibeon - Joshua 10:12

Old - Genesis 21:2

Drink - Exodus 17:6

Add - Isaiah 38:5

Lice - Exodus 8:16-19

Light - Genesis 1:3

Trumpet - Joshua 6:20

Host - Judges 7:22

Infirmity - Luke 13:12

Nathanael - John 1:48

Ground - 1 Samuel 5:4

Swallow - Jonah 1:17

Assyrians - Isaiah 37:36

Ravens - 1 Kings 17:6

Elisha - 2 Kings 5:8

Pharaoh - Genesis 41:25

Orion - Job 38:31

Stones - 1 Kings 18:38

Set - 2 Chronicles 9:8

Israel - 1 Samuel 17:45

Burned - Exodus 3:2

Loose - Daniel 3:25

End - Job 42:12

Answers were received this month from the following readers;

Paul Bakker

Karina Baum

Colin Bazen

Laina Bazen

Morgan Bazen

Zachary Bazen

Ryan Berman

Elliot Blok (2)

Ashleigh Blom

Michael Blom

Monica Blom

Ciska Boer

Tian Boer

Jenny Boot

Lisa Boot

Tim Boot

Breane Bos

Megan Bos

Mitchel Bos

Gloria Buus (2)

Andrew DeBlieck

Ethan De Jager

Julia De Jager

Lukas De Jager

Brittany De Kok

Jessica De Kok

Rylan De Kok

Travis De Kok

Caleb De Korne

Elizabeth De Korne

Joel De Korne

Brendan De Leeuw

Coleen De Leeuw

Justin De Looff

Samuel De Looff

Zachary De Looff

Melanie De Visser

Bethany De Vries

Jenn DeVries

Leah De Vries

Marie De Vries

Melissa De Vries

Nathan De Vries

Jacob Dekker

Walter Dekker

Jonas Den Bok (2)

Joseph Den Bok

Joshua Den Bok (2)

Justin Den Bok (2)

Susanna Den Bok

Wilissa Den Bok

Derek Den Dekker

Kaitlyn Den Dekker (2)

Martin Den Dekker (2)

Tara-Lynn Den Dekker (2)

Leah Den Hollander

Sarah Den Hollander

Esther Derksen

Janine Droogendyk

Joyce Droogendyk

Leo Droogendyk

Andrew Fluit (2)

Austin Fluit (2)

Crystal Fluit

Emily Goor

Michael Goor

Elana Goudzwaard

Samantha Goudzwaard (2)

Joshua Greendyk

Richard Greendyk

Stefan Greendyk

Steven Greendyk

Timothy Greendyk

Tyler Groen

Vanessa Groen

Jeremy Groenendyk

John Groenendyk

Liana Groenendyk

Janelle Hiemstra

Nicholas Hiemstra

Alyssa Hoefakker

Dana Hoogendoorn

Keaton Hoogendoorn

Tracy Hoogendoorn

Jason Hup

Rachael Hup

Rhonda Hup

Shelly Hup

Steven Hup

Abigail Kamp (2)

Charles Kamp (2)

Jackie Kamp

Joshua Kamp

Laura Kamp (2)

Reuben Kamp (2)

Rhoda Kamp

Ruthanne Kamp (2)

Schuyler Kamp

Loreen Kardux

Tamara Kardux

Henita Keurhorst

Trina Keurhorst

Kaelynn Kieboom

Darren Klarenbeek

Kerry Koedam

Andrew Koenen (2)

Byron Koenen

Jairus Koenen

Jessica Koenen (2)

Marcus Koenen

Maria Koenen (2)

Sara Koenen

Shonna Koenen

Bethany Koepsell

Holli Koepsell

Eric Kwekel

Sam Kwekel

Luke Lindhout-Kanis

Jacinda Maassen

Melissa Maassen

Meghan Maljaars

Nathan Maljaars

Sarah Maljaars

Stephen Maljaars

Janette Markus

Rachel Markus

Derek Mol

Luke Mol

Arianna Neels

Daniella Neels

Jeremy Neels

Jordan Neels

Kaitlynn Neels

Ryan Neels

Evan Post

Jolene Post

Melanie Post

Kaitlyn Roelofs

Kimberly Roelofs

Angela Runge

Paul Schelling

Shelli Schelling

Sherri Schelling

Steven Schelling

Alana Slingerland

Alexis Slingerland

Andrea Slingerland

Joclyn Slingerland

Leighton Slingerland (2)

Matt Spaans

Arika Sporte

Jared Stubbe

Matthew Stubbe

Andre Sweetman

Valentina Sweetman

Cherith Touw

Julia Touw

Sara Touw

Erika Van Beek

Jaron Van Beek

Kayla Van Beek (2)

Kelsi Van Beek

Ashley Van Dyke

Timothy Van Dyke

Corrie Van Garderen

Koos Van Garderen

Derik Van Ginkel

Matthew Van Koeveringe

Miranda Van Koeveringe

Christopher Van Maren

Marlies Van Maren

Rianne Van Maren

Brent Van Middendorp

Cheryl Van Seters

Jonathan Van Seters

Lauren Van Seters

Rick Jr. Van Seters

Preston Van Veldhuizen

Hannah Van Voorst

Heather Van Voorst

Jennifer Van Voorst

Barbi Van Wingerden

Bensen Van Wingerden

Cynthia Van Wmgerden (2)

Jeffery Van Wingerden (2)

Benjamin Van Zweden

Daniel Van Zweden

Jonathan Van Zweden

Joshua Van Zweden

Maria Van Zweden

Rachel Van Zweden

Camelia Vande Brink

Alanna Vande Bruinhorst

Amy Vande Bruinhorst

Andrew Vande Bruinhorst

Anetta Vande Bruinhorst

Christina Vande Bruinhorst

Harvey Vande Bruinhorst

Sandra Vande Bruinhorst

John Vande Kraats

Krystal Vande Kraats

Donna Vandenberg

Jody Vandenberg

Leon Vandenberg

Shane Vandenberg

Toby Vandenberg

Justin Vander

Waal Rebecca

Vander Waal

Esther Veldhuizen

Johanna Veldhuizen

Marnie Veldhuizen

Morgan Ver

Duin Rachelle

Ver Duin

Samuel Ver

Duin Thomas

Ver Duin

Melonie Vergunst

Christineke Verhoef

Kyle Westrate

Sara Westrate

Tim Westrate

Tyler Westrate

Ryan Wynia

Scott Wynia

Emily Ymker

Brent Zomer

Amy Zwartbol (2)

Bryan Zwartbol (2)

Calvin Zwartbol

Again there are letters to be answered —

TIAN BOER — Congratulations on your birthday, Tian. The quiz this month is about time, which is something that passes us by each month. We also count the years, and each day is a segment of time. When Pharaoh asked Jacob how old he was, Jacob told him his age and added something more. Can you find what he said? What kind of experiments did your teacher show you?

CHRISTINEKE VERHOEF — Congratulations also on your birthday, Christineke, even though we are quite belated. Do you take driving lessons in Ontario? The ability to drive brings with it new responsibilities. How is your Oma doing now? We hope that she may be improving and regaining strength. We are constantly reminded that our lives are so uncertain. The words written by James, telling us of this, are in the answers of our quiz.

MATTHEW VAN KOEVERINGE — Everybody likes attention, Matthew, even your dog Bentley. There are many adjustments that we need to make as we grow older due to the changes that are taking place; these changes include moving to a new place, learning new things, assuming responsibilities, etc. The wilderness journey of the children of Israel caused the people to adjust day by day, but the great blessing that they had was the pillar of cloud which

ALYSSA HOEFAKKER — We were glad to hear that you enjoyed doing the quiz, Alyssa. It is always good to be busy, but there is nothing better with which to be busy than God’s Word, for it is full of good instruction. By the prophet Isaiah, the Lord calls to us, “Hearken unto Me, My people; and give ear unto Me, O My nation.” It is sad when He must say, “But My people would not hearken.” We must ask Him for an obedient heart.

CISKA BOER — Did you have a good report card, Ciska? Report cards let your parents know how you are doing, but they also let you know where more work is needed. We have had a little snow already, but the real snowy days do not usually arrive until December. I do occasionally use a quiz from earlier days, but that does not happen very often. After more than forty years, I should be able to reuse them.

MIRANDA VAN KOEVERINGE — We do not often stop to think about the wonders of our modern transportation, Miranda. Those who first established our churches in Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the western parts of our country were not able to move from place to place as easily as we do today. Then it is also a wonder that our churches came into existence and continue to this day so that we may gather in them with our families each Sunday.

Many thanks to all of you, young friends, for your answers to the quiz. As we close the year with our December issue, may the Lord grant His blessing upon His Word which you have been busy with throughout the year. May He also grant that His Word will guide us together as we hope, the Lord willing, to enter the New Year. Our sincere wishes to all of you.

With love,
Your friend,
“Uncle Garret”

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