Lions and Tigers and Bears!
A very famous lion encounter was that of this man. He prayed to God and not to King Darius, so he was thrown into a lions' den. The lions were kept hungry, so they would eat the prisoners making this a death sentence, but he survived!
The prophet Daniel
"Am I my brother’s keeper?"
Cain
Until His ministry began, Jesus spent his time as a carpenter, likely learning this trade from His father Joseph, and would have had a position of respect on his town.
Umm, Actually, the greek word tekton is used to describe Jesus' profession which is bore accurately translated to craftsman or builder.
This man carried Jesus’ cross and was the father of Alexander and Rufus.
Who is Simon of Cyrene
What attribute is given to the Shield in the armor of God?
What is Faith?
When speaking to Saul, this young boy recalled his killing of both a lion and a bear with his bare hands to save his sheep. He told Saul that the Philistine he was about to fight was just like one of them. Who might this boy have been?
This boy was the young King David
1 Samuel
“For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
Paul
In the book of Genesis, God tells Noah to "take one pair of every type of animal, a male and its mate... The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in."
Umm, Actually, The unclean animals were brought on in pairs of two, but the clean animals each had 7 pairs on board the ark, as well as all of the birds.
This man helped bury Jesus along with Joseph of Arimathea.
Who is Nicodemus
The Old Testament books of Jonah, Micah and Nahum all make reference to the same place, the ruins of which are located in modern-day Iraq, just across the river from the city of Mosul.
What is Nineveh
This man also killed a lion, but this time by ripping it in two! This strong man was with his mother and father at the time, but did not tell them he had just killed a lion.
Samson
“Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you.”
Peter
While Jesus was "laying in a manger", the three wise men, or magi arrived and brought him the gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.
Umm, Actually, the Bible states that the wise men arrived later and does not state how many of them there were, only the number of the gifts.
When Jesus was in Capernaum, those 'that required tribute' came looking for money from Peter. Where did Jesus tell Peter he would find money?
In the mouth of a fish that he would catch.
This man replaced Judas as one of the twelve apostles.
Who is Matthias
Umm Actually...
In 2 Kings, the prophet Elijah was mocked by a group of boys who called him fat. Elijah took this personally and cursed them in the name of God. 2 She bears came out of the forest and mauled the 42 boys to death
This was in fact Elisha, and they called him bald, not fat!
“I find no fault in this man.”
Pontius Pilate
Proverbs 10-29 gives hundreds of "proverbs", or words of wisdom including some fun ones like these: "As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly" "Cleanliness is next to Godliness," and ""A party is for laughter, wine cheers life, and money answers everything"
The first is from Proverbs, The second is actually attributed to Benjamin Franklin, and the third is from Ecclesiastes
Luke, the author of the the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts, states his profession to be that of a...
Luke never states his profession. Paul refers to him as the beloved doctor in the final notes Colossians and beyond that, early church tradition, including the writings of Jerome and Eusebius refer to Luke as a doctor
Queen Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab of Israel, had a name that many people today still associate with evil itself. One of the four kings with the title 'Herod', a later king of Israel in New Testament times, was not known for his overly-kind nature either. When both of them died, they shared something in common with each other.
They were both eaten by lesser life forms. Jezebel was eaten by dogs and Herod was eaten by worms.
There is a passage in the Bible that states "...From the lions’ dens, From the mountains of the leopards..." The verse is found in Canticles. By what other name is the book of Canticles known?
Song of Solomon is often abbreviated Ca in the Scriptures because of its alternate name, Canticles.
“You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”
King Agrippa
In the books of Luke and Mark, Jesus heals a prostitute, Mary Magdalene, of 7 demons and she goes on to support his ministry and be one of his followers.
Umm, Actually, Mary Magdalene was never stated to have been a prostitute in the Bible. The misconception originated from a 591 AD sermon by Pope Gregory I, which inaccurately conflated her with other unnamed "sinful" women in the Gospels.
This man defended Paul before King Agrippa and Festus.
Actually, it was Paul who defended himself
I am a servant of the high priest and in the Garden of Gethsemane, I had my ear cut off by a rather impulsive disciple of Jesus.
Who is Malchus