Bible quiz: secrets in the Bible
- What was the secret message that Ehud had for King Eglon of Moab?
- What did the prophet Amos say that the Lord will do without revealing it to His servants the prophets?
- Where did Job ask God to hide him until His anger was passed?
- 'The secret of the LORD is with them that ___ him' - keep the law, fear Him, trust in Him, or love Him?
- Psalm 91 starts with 'He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall ___'?
- God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be ___?
- Proverbs' woman says 'stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant' - to whom is she speaking?
- Open rebuke is better than secret ___?
- At Jesus' trial, the high priest asked about His disciples and doctrine - what did Jesus tell him He had said in secret?
- 2 Peter says false teachers will secretly bring in destructive opinions - what is the consequence?
- Ephesians: 'take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them' - but ___?
- Herod secretly called for the wise men - what did he want to know?
To close the show, a host runs the in-studio crew through a 12-question 'Secrets in the Bible' quiz (category: Bible general; the online average score is 49% across nearly 15,000 attempts). The hosts debate each question - Ehud's 'secret message' to King Eglon, what Amos said God does without revealing it to the prophets, where Job asked God to hide him, the meaning of 'the secret of the LORD,' Psalm 91's opening, Ecclesiastes on judgment, Proverbs' 'stolen waters' woman, open rebuke versus secret love, what Jesus said in secret at His trial, 2 Peter's false teachers, Ephesians on works of darkness, and what Herod secretly asked the wise men.
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