The Long and the
Short of it
Short of it
What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117, which consists of only two verses
“But Thou hast utterly rejected us, Thou art very Wroth against us.”
Lamentations
What kind of lights did Noah use on the Ark?
Flood lights.
What beheaded prophet was buried by his disciples?
John the Baptist (Matthew 14:11-12)
What Gospel uses the name, Beelzebub?
Matthew (12:24)
Counting words, (in the KJV) which book of the Bible is the shortest?
3 John has 294 words
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.”
Psalms
Which burns longer, a candle under a bushel or a candle on a hill?
Neither, they both burn shorter.
What leader was buried “in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah”?
Joshua (Joshua 24:30)
In Revelation, for what reasons do the demons perform miracles?
To bring the nations to war. (Revelation 16:13-14)
What is the longest verse in the Bible?
Esther 8:9
“The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.”
Colossians
During which of the four seasons did Eve eat of the forbidden fruit?
Early in the fall.
According to Jesus, the Pharisees built tombs for whom?
The prophets. (Matthew 23:2)
Who did Satan provoke to do a census in Israel?
David (1 Chronicles 21:1)
What is the shortest personal name in the Bible?
Og
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.”
2 Kings
What is the first example of math being used in the Bible?
When God divided the light from the darkness.
Who buried Abraham?
Isaac and Ishmael (Genesis25:9)
According to the John’s Gospel, Satan was from the beginning both a ___________ and a _________?
Both a lair and a murderer (John 8:44)
What is the shortest verse in the Bible in its original language?
Luke 20:30 “the other”
"Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.”
Acts
Who was the shortest person in the Bible?
Bildad, the Shuhite.
Who is the only person in the Bible depicted as wearing his grave clothes?
Lazarus (John 11:44)
What king had court prophets that had been the agents of a lying spirit?
Ahab (1 Kings 22:2-22)
What is the longest name in the Bible?
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz
But go thou thy way till the end be; for thou shall rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Daniel
What kind of fur did Adam and Eve wear?
Bare skin
What judge died at a ripe old age and was buried in the grave of Joash, his father?
Gideon (Judges 8:32)
What is Satan said to “parade as” in the present world?
An angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14)
What holy man was anointed by an immoral woman?
Jesus (Luke 7:38)