This Quiz: Laughter in the Bible

1.) God told Abraham that his wife Sarah would have a son and Abraham fell on his face and laughed. Why?
       He wanted to disinherit Ishmael.
       He already knew that Sarah was pregnant.
       He was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 years old.
       He had just decided to be celibate from that time.

2.) For what reason, did the psalmist say, "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision."
       The rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His anointed.
       The kings of the earth, and the great men hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains to hide from His face.
       Esau was rejected because he found no place of repentance.
       A merry heart doeth good as a medicine.

3.) The psalmist tells us that the Lord shall laugh at the wicked with his sword drawn, for He seeth that his day is coming, and _____
       vengeance is mine saith the Lord, I will repay.
       it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
       all that dwell upon the earth, small and great, shall stand before God.
       their sword shall enter their own heart and their bows shall be broken.

4.) Proverbs tells us, "If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no _____
       resolution.
       restitution.
       revenge.
       rest.

5.) King Solomon wrote: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: "...a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance..." Which book of the Bible is that scripture found in?
       Psalms
       Proverbs
       Ecclesiastes
       Song of Solomon

6.) David wrote, "Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them." What was he talking about?
       When the creation was completed.
       When the Lord restored the exiles to Jerusalem.
       When the angel of the Lord slew the Assyrians.
       When the children of Israel came through the Red Sea.

7.) Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes: "Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance _____
       the heart of the Savior is touched.
       a man establisheth his integrity.
       the heart is made better.
       a man is believed.

8.) Who wrote, "For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity."
       Solomon
       David
       Amos
       Isaiah

9.) David wrote, "Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with _____; to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever."
       Meekness
       Gladness
       Endurance
       Fine raiment

10.) Solomon wrote: "A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things." Which book is it in?
       Psalms
       Proverbs
       Ecclesiastes
       Song of Solomon