Bible QuizBible Sayings That Became ClichésThoughnotalwaysawareofit,peoplefrequentlyusesayingsfoundinthe Bible.ThisisnotsurprisingsincetheBiblehashadgreatinfluenceonthe thinkingandbehaviorofpeopleforthousandsofyears.Thesephrasesare usedsooftenthattheyhavebecomeacceptedasordinaryandunoriginal.In aword,theyhavebecomeclichés.Aftersomanyyearsofoveruse,insome casestheiroriginalmeaningsarelost.Thisisprobablythecasewithmanyof theBiblephrasespeopleusetodaywithoutevenknowingtheiroriginal meanings. SeehowmanyofthefollowingBiblicalphrases,probablysomethatyouhave used,youcanidentify.Also,trytodeterminetheoriginalmeaningofthe phrase.ScriptureReferences(NASBunlessotherwiseindicated)(inrandomorder):Gen.3:6,17-19(ISV);I Sam. 13:5-14; cf. 10:8;Isa.40:9-17;Lk. 23:44-46 (KJV); cf. Mk. 15:25;Dan.5:1-5;Matt. 21:12-16 (KJV); cf. Psa. 8:2;IICor. 12:2-10; Matt. 16:1-4; cf. Lk. 12:54-56; Matt. 12:22-26; Job 19:13-21; cf. 2:71.InJob’sdescriptionofhisemotionalandphysicalconditionafterSatan hadafflictedhimwith________,soterriblewashisstatethatheclaimsto have narrowly escaped death only with “the _______ of his ________.”2.WhenJesushealedademon-possessed,blind,andmuteman,Hewas accusedbythePhariseesofcastingoutthedemonbySatan’spower,butHe respondedtothisridiculousclaimbysayingthat“anycityor_________ divided against itself will not ______.”3.BecauseKingSaulhaddisobeyedGod’scommandtowaitforsevendays forSamueltoarriveandofferaburntoffering,hiskingdomwasnotto endure,fortheLordhadsoughtoutforHimself“a______afterHisown _______,” who was later revealed to the Bible student to be ________. 4.Afterhangingonthecrossforsixhours,Jesuscriedoutsaying,“Father, intoyourhandsIcommitmy_______,”andhavingsaidthis,He_______up the ________.”5.InadescriptionofGod’sgreatness,IsaiahcomparesHimtothenations, whoareas“a_______ofa__________,”insignificant,andaddingnothing to His perfection and all-sufficiency.6.JesusrebukedthePhariseesandSadduceesforbeingabletorecognize theweathersignswhichwouldindicatefairweatherorfoulbutwereunable to“discernthe_______ofthe_______,”specificallywhenJesuswas performingmiracleswhichshouldhaveledobserverstomaketheconnection between Him and the __________ who was to come. 7.ShortlybeforetheBabyloniankingdomwasovertakenbythePersian king,Cyrus,Belshazzar,asheandhisnoblesweredrinkingfromthegolden vesselstakenfromthetempleinJerusalem,wasgivenamessagefromGodby thefingersofaman’s_____________intheplasterofa____intheking’s palace.8.Becauseofthesurpassinggreatnessoftherevelationshehadreceived fromGod,Paulwasgivena“_______inthe______,amessengerof _________,” to keep him from exalting himself.9.Becausehesinnedineatingofthetreeofknowledgeofgoodandevil, Adamwaspunishedbyhavingtoeatofacursed_________containingthorns and thistles and having to work by the _______ of his _____.10.AfterJesuscleansedthetempleasecondtime,thechiefpriestsand scribeswereindignantbecausethepeoplewereshoutingoutpraiseofHim,butHequotedthepsalmist_________inresponse:“Outofthe________of______andsucklingsThouhastperfectedpraise,”thusapplyingthe scripture to Himself.
Bible QuizBible Sayings That Became ClichésThoughnotalwaysawareofit,peoplefrequentlyusesayings foundintheBible.ThisisnotsurprisingsincetheBiblehashad greatinfluenceonthethinkingandbehaviorofpeoplefor thousandsofyears.Thesephrasesareusedsooftenthatthey havebecomeacceptedasordinaryandunoriginal.Inaword,they havebecomeclichés.Aftersomanyyearsofoveruse,insome casestheiroriginalmeaningsarelost.Thisisprobablythecase withmanyoftheBiblephrasespeopleusetodaywithouteven knowing their original meanings. SeehowmanyofthefollowingBiblicalphrases,probablysomethat youhaveused,youcanidentify.Also,trytodeterminetheoriginal meaning of the phrase.ScriptureReferences(NASBunlessotherwiseindicated)(in randomorder):Gen.3:6,17-19(ISV);I Sam. 13:5-14; cf. 10:8; Isa.40:9-17;Lk. 23:44-46 (KJV); cf. Mk. 15:25;Dan.5:1-5;Matt. 21:12-16 (KJV); cf. Psa. 8:2;IICor.12:2-10;Matt. 16:1-4; cf. Lk. 12:54-56; Matt. 12:22-26; Job 19:13-21; cf. 2:71.InJob’sdescriptionofhisemotionalandphysicalcondition afterSatanhadafflictedhimwith________,soterriblewashis statethatheclaimstohavenarrowlyescapeddeathonlywith“the _______ of his ________.”2.WhenJesushealedademon-possessed,blind,andmuteman, HewasaccusedbythePhariseesofcastingoutthedemonby Satan’spower,butHerespondedtothisridiculousclaimbysaying that“anycityor_________dividedagainstitselfwillnot ______.”3.BecauseKingSaulhaddisobeyedGod’scommandtowaitfor sevendaysforSamueltoarriveandofferaburntoffering,his kingdomwasnottoendure,fortheLordhadsoughtoutfor Himself“a______afterHisown_______,”whowaslater revealed to the Bible student to be ________. 4.Afterhangingonthecrossforsixhours,Jesuscriedout saying,“Father,intoyourhandsIcommitmy_______,”andhaving said this, He _______ up the ________.”5.InadescriptionofGod’sgreatness,IsaiahcomparesHimto thenations,whoareas“a_______ofa__________,” insignificant,andaddingnothingtoHisperfectionandall-sufficiency.6.JesusrebukedthePhariseesandSadduceesforbeingable torecognizetheweathersignswhichwouldindicatefairweather orfoulbutwereunableto“discernthe_______ofthe _______,”specificallywhenJesuswasperformingmiracleswhich shouldhaveledobserverstomaketheconnectionbetweenHim and the __________ who was to come. 7.ShortlybeforetheBabyloniankingdomwasovertakenbythe Persianking,Cyrus,Belshazzar,asheandhisnoblesweredrinking fromthegoldenvesselstakenfromthetempleinJerusalem,was givenamessagefromGodbythefingersofaman’s______ _______ in the plaster of a ____ in the king’s palace.8.Becauseofthesurpassinggreatnessoftherevelationshe hadreceivedfromGod,Paulwasgivena“_______inthe______, a messenger of _________,” to keep him from exalting himself.9.Becausehesinnedineatingofthetreeofknowledgeofgood andevil,Adamwaspunishedbyhavingtoeatofacursed _________containingthornsandthistlesandhavingtoworkby the _______ of his _____.10.AfterJesuscleansedthetempleasecondtime,thechief priestsandscribeswereindignantbecausethepeoplewere shoutingoutpraiseofHim,butHequotedthepsalmist _________inresponse:“Outofthe________of______and sucklingsThouhastperfectedpraise,”thusapplyingthescripture to Himself.