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Let's Take a Look at Insects in the Bible Quiz


This quiz takes a look at insects, or bugs, as mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. I hope my selection of questions doesn't bug you. (The NKJV and the NIV were used in this quiz.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Cowrofl. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Cowrofl
Time
4 mins
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389,841
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. Let's start with what could be an easy one. On what country did God unleash a plague of locusts, as per Exodus 10:1?
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Question 2 of 10
2. The following statement making reference to Ten Plagues unleashed by God is from Psalm 78:45-46 in the NKJV: "He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them. He also gave their crops to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust." Who is credited with writing Psalm 78? (And no, David is not the correct answer.) Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What country did Israelite spies visit, saying the inhabitants made them feel like grasshoppers? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In Exodus 23:28, God is quoted as telling a man in the NKJV, "I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you." Who did God make the statement to? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The following statement by a prophet of God is from the NKJV: "And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD will whistle for the fly that is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria." What prophet made the statement to King Ahaz? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise," is advice for lazy people in an Old Testament book. In what book is the verse from? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What New Testament character ate locusts and wild honey? (Matthew 3:4) Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In Matthew 23:24, Jesus accused a group of people of being, "blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!" Who did Jesus address His comments to? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The following statement is from Matthew 6:19-20 in the NKJV: "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal." Who made the statement? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten," is a statement made in an epistle in the New Testament. What is the name of the epistle? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Let's start with what could be an easy one. On what country did God unleash a plague of locusts, as per Exodus 10:1?

Answer: Egypt

Out of ten plagues unleashed on Egypt by God, the plague of locusts was Plague No. 8. According to Scripture, the locusts were created when Moses stretched out his hand over the land of Egypt and the insects were so plentiful, they darkened the sky. The plague of locusts followed the plague of hail.

See Exodus 10:12-20 for details.
2. The following statement making reference to Ten Plagues unleashed by God is from Psalm 78:45-46 in the NKJV: "He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them. He also gave their crops to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust." Who is credited with writing Psalm 78? (And no, David is not the correct answer.)

Answer: Asaph

Psalm 78 was written by Asaph, a Levite choir leader under David and Solomon, as per 1 Chronicles 15:16-19, 16:1-7 and 2 Chronicles 5:6, 12. In 2 Chronicles 29:30, Asaph is also described as a "seer". His name appears as the author of Psalm 50 as well as Psalms 73 to 83. In other words, Asaph is credited with writing twelve Psalms.

The majority of the Psalms, however, were written by David. There is no way of knowing for certain, but the consensus is David wrote more than seventy of the one hundred and fifty Psalms.
3. What country did Israelite spies visit, saying the inhabitants made them feel like grasshoppers?

Answer: Canaan

After being commissioned by Moses to enter the land of Canaan as spies, ten of them returned with dire reports, saying the Israelites didn't stand a chance if they should move into Canaan to occupy the land. In fact, they said the land was occupied by giants and the Israelites in comparison were grasshoppers.

For example, Numbers 13:33 in the NKJV states: "The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."

However, Joshua and Caleb were the two spies who vehemently disagreed with the other ten. They pointed out God would lead them to victory in their quest to occupy Canaan, known as the Promised Land.
4. In Exodus 23:28, God is quoted as telling a man in the NKJV, "I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you." Who did God make the statement to?

Answer: Moses

God made the statement to Moses, who at the time was leading the Israelites on a forty-year-long journey out of Egypt and to Canaan, known as the Promised Land. The promise of the attacking hornets was made by God on Mount Sinai, shortly after He announced the Ten Commandments to Moses.

A similar statement by God to Moses appears in Deuteronomy 7:20. The verse in the NKJV states, "Moreover the LORD your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed."
5. The following statement by a prophet of God is from the NKJV: "And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD will whistle for the fly that is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria." What prophet made the statement to King Ahaz?

Answer: Isaiah

The statement is found in Isaiah 7:18. The verse is part of the passage that is known by many Christians as the Immanuel Prophecy. The passage runs from Verse 10 to 25.

Verse 14 in the passage, for example, states in the NKJV: "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel."

Many Christians also believe other passages in Isaiah also contain prophecy about the Lord Jesus Christ. An example is Isiah 52:13 to 53:12.

Isaiah was the son of Amoz. He prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
6. "Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise," is advice for lazy people in an Old Testament book. In what book is the verse from?

Answer: Proverbs

The statement pertaining to the folly of indolence is found in Proverbs 6:6. To put the verse in context, here's how Proverbs 6:6-8 reads in the NKJV: "Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, which, having no captain, overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest."

Solomon, the son of David, is credited with writing the majority of Proverbs, a book that contains a collection of witty sayings that are popular among Jews and Christians.
7. What New Testament character ate locusts and wild honey? (Matthew 3:4)

Answer: John the Baptist

It might be difficult for some to fathom, but locusts accounted for a major part of John the Baptist's diet, as per Matthew 3:4. Notes in the NIV Study Bible state "a man living in the desert did not hesitate to eat insects, and locusts were among the clean foods (Leveticus 11:21-22)."

The notes go on to state John's simple food, clothing and lifestyle were "a visual protest against self indulgence."

According to Scripture, John wore clothes made out of camel hair. Matthew 3:4, in the NKJV, states: "Now John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist."
8. In Matthew 23:24, Jesus accused a group of people of being, "blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!" Who did Jesus address His comments to?

Answer: The Scribes and Pharisees

Practically all of Matthew 23 is devoted to Jesus strongly denouncing the scribes and the Pharisees, the religious leaders of the day.

For example, in Matthew 23:27-28, Jesus has this to say in the NKJV: "'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.'"

The Pharisees were strongly opposed to Jesus for a number of reasons, not the least of which was Christ stating their man-made rules were useless and the only thing that mattered was a heart filled with love for God.
9. The following statement is from Matthew 6:19-20 in the NKJV: "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal." Who made the statement?

Answer: Jesus

Jesus, of course, is the correct answer. In Verse 24, Jesus goes on to state, "you cannot serve both God and money."

Using the NKJV, the word 'moth' is found only four times in the New Testament and two of the occasions are in Matthew 6:19-20.
10. "Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten," is a statement made in an epistle in the New Testament. What is the name of the epistle?

Answer: James

The statement is found in James 5:2. To put the verse in contest, here`s how James 5:1-3 reads in the NKJV: "Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days's."

The Book of James is the twentieth book in the New Testament. Although the book is named after James, no one knows for sure who he was. Some believe the book was written by the half-brother of Jesus while others insist the brother of John was the author. Other possibilities are James, the son of Alphaeus and James the father of the apostle called Judas.

Notes in the NKJV Study Bible also state James was a common name in the days of the early church. The beginning sentence in the book in the NKJV says "James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." With that claim, James could have been practically any Christian with such a name.
Source: Author Cowrofl

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