Hard Working Man Trivia Quiz

Joseph, the stepfather of Jesus, was a carpenter. In Matthew 13:55, of the King James Version, the people are discussing Jesus and one of the questions they ask is, "Is not this the carpenter's son?"

Joseph was told Mary was going to have Jesus in a dream. (Matthew 1:20-25 KJV).

The picture is nails and wood commonly used by carpenters.

The word farmer does not appear at all in the King James Version, nor in any version that I found when discussing Cain. However, verse 4:2b in the KJV states, "but Cain was a tiller of the ground." The next verses talk about him bringing in "fruit of the ground." This is what a farmer does.

Cain killed his brother Abel, and when God cursed him to roam the earth, Cain complained he couldn't bear that so God put his mark of protection on Cain. (Genesis 4:8-15 KJV).

The picture is of a plowshare which is a cutting blade in a plow.

It says in Acts 24:1a in the New International Version, "Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus..."

The word lawyer appears twice in the NIV both in the New Testament. It appeared three times in the King James Version also all in the New Testament, but the word the KJV used here was "orator."

Tertullus would in today's terms be the prosecuting attorney. He had accused Paul of disturbing the peace by sharing the gospel in Caesarea. (Acts 24 NIV).

The picture here is of the scales of justice.

It says in Colossians 4:14, "Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you."

The word physician appears 8 times in the King James Version. It appears once in the Old Testament (in Jeremiah), the other seven times it is found in the New Testament.

Luke is the only gentile to have written a book of the Bible (unless one considers that Nebuchadnezzar may have written part of Daniel - where he gives his testimony, the part that scholars have written in Aramaic originally, but that is a debate among scholars).

The picture, of course, is a stethoscope. Luke would not have used this, as it was not invented until 1816.

The word musicians (plural) appears only once in the King James Version, and that is in Revelation. However, it says in 1 Chronicles 16:42, "and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God."

The name Jeduthun means "praising", according to the God Questions website. In Psalm 39, it says "to the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David." While it is not fully known why this was written on some psalms, some Bible scholars believe that perhaps this psalm was originally led by Jeduthun.

The picture is a shofar, another type of instrument.

It says in Matthew 4:18 of the King James Version, "And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers."

Peter and Andrew were the first men that Jesus called as His disciples.

The picture is of a fishing boat.

It says in Daniel 1:1, "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it."

Daniel is a book of prophecy. Nebuchadnezzar is the first king in the book to take over Israel, as stated in that first book. He is king until chapter five, when his son Belshazzar becomes king.

It says in Nehemiah 3:31 NIV, "Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite, the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner..."

Malkijah (also spelled Malchijah) means "Yahweh is king" or "The king is Yahweh." There are a few of them in the Bible. This one in Nehemiah was the son of Harim, and helped Nehemiah with rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

The picture is of gold rings, something a goldsmith might make.

2 Kings 5:1 describes Naaman as "commander of the army of the king of Aram."

The word commander appears 110 times in 106 verses in the NIV. It is in both testaments.

Naaman was the man who had leprosy and was told to wash in the Jordan River seven times and he would be clean but refused, and when he wasn't getting better finally obeyed what Elisha the prophet told him and it worked. (2 Kings 5:10-15 KJV).

The picture is of a sword used in an army.

(I thought if used his other name, Matthew, the reference to Matthew 9:9 would be too easy). It says in Luke 5:27 of the KJV, "And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, 'Follow me.'"

Today in Australia a publican owns or manages a hotel, whereas in Britain it is someone who owns or manages a pub. In Biblical times, it referred to a person in charge of collecting funds that would be used for public works.

The picture here is of Roman coins that would have been used in Rome with Caesar on the coins.