The Naked Truth
What prophet threatened to take away the flax that covered his wife’s nakedness?
Hosea
Whose entrancing dance proved fatal for John the Baptist?
The daughter of Herodias (Matthew 14:6-8)
Who was the first person to fall asleep during a sermon?
Eutychus, who dozed off and fell out of a window during Paul’s sermon (Acts 20:9)
What king of Israel was murdered while he was drunk?
Elah (1 Kings 16:8-10)
The serpent in Eden was the first talking animal in the Bible. What was the second?
Balaam’s donkey (Numbers 22:28-30)
What father lay naked and intoxicated in his tent, which so disturbed his sons that they came and covered him?
Noah
Who held a feast with dancing when his son returned?
The father of the prodigal son (Luke 15:25)
What is the first purchase of land in the Bible?
Abraham bought the Cave of Machpelah as a tomb for Sarah
(Genesis 23:3-20).
What king of Salem was also a priest of the Most High God?
Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18)
Esther is the first book in the Bible not to mention the name of God. What is the second book with this omission?
Song of Solomon
Who embarrassed his wife by shamelessly exposing himself while dancing for joy?
King David (2 Samuel 6:20)
Who laughed at Nehemiah’s plans to rebuild Jerusalem?
Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem (Nehemiah 2:19)
Who built the first city?
Cain (Genesis 4:17)
What Philistine king did David seek refuge with when he fled from Saul?
Achish of Gath (1 Samuel 21:10)
Jacob’s firstborn was Reuben. Who was his second son?
Simeon (Genesis 29:33)
Where did a follower of Jesus escape an angry mob by running away naked?
Gethsemane (Mark 14:51-52)
Who danced with all his might when the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem?
David (2 Samuel 6:14)
Where did Jesus work his first miracle?
Cana (John 2:1-11)
What king of the Amalekites was captured by Saul and cut into pieces by Samuel?
Agag (1 Samuel 15:8, 32)
Stephen was the first Christian martyr. What apostle was the second?
James, brother of John (Acts 12:1-2)
Who went naked as a way of wailing over the fate of Jerusalem?
The prophet Micah (1:8)
Who laughed when she heard she would bear a son in her old age?
Sarah (Genesis 18:10-12)
Where was the first piggy bank?
In the temple at Jerusalem; it was a chest, ordered by King Joash, who had a hole bored in the lid to keep priests from stealing funds (2 Kings 12).
What king wanted to see miracles when the arrested Jesus was sent to him?
Herod (Luke 23:8)
Solomon led the way in constructing the first temple in Jerusalem. Who led in the building of the second temple?
Zerubbabel and Joshua (Ezra 3)