This Quiz: Weeping in the Bible

1.) When Joseph saw his brother Benjamin, he hastily looked for somewhere to weep. Why?
       This was the only brother that was not involved in his sale to the Ishmaelites.
       He knew that Benjamin's mother had died giving birth to him.
       He was moved with compassion for him.
       They both had the same mother.

2.) The prophet Joel wrote, "Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say...."
       spare thy people, O LORD.
       give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them.
       let not them say among the people, Where is their God?
       All of the above.

3.) Who wrote, "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance."
       Isaiah
       Jeremiah
       Solomon
       Asaph

4.) In the book of Esther it tells of great mourning and weeping among the Jews. Why was it that the Jews wept?
       The king had signed a decree that the Jews were to be killed.
       The king had ordered that Mordecai the Jew was to die.
       The king had ordered that the Jews work twice as hard.
       The king had chosen a wife who was not a Jew.

5.) Why did Esau weep?
       Because Jacob made better pottage than he did.
       Because his father had just given the blessing to Jacob.
       Because his mother loved Jacob better than she loved him.
       Because his father had just given Jacob a coat of many colors.

6.) What was the news that made Nehemiah sit down and weep, and mourn and fast, and pray before the God of heaven?
       Those who had returned to Jerusalem were in trouble and disgrace.
       The walls of Jerusalem had been broken and torn down.
       The city gates of Jerusalem had been burned.
       All of the above.

7.) The psalmist wrote: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered _____"
       Zion.
       the captivity in Babylon.
       what a mighty God we serve.
       it is of the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed.

8.) Solomon wrote: "Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying." What book is it in?
       Psalms
       Proverbs
       Ecclesiastes
       Song of Solomon

9.) Who, did Paul say, "...offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared..."
       Paul himself.
       Melchizedek
       Isaac
       Jesus

10.) Why did Jesus weep over the city of Jerusalem?
       Peace was hidden from the eyes of the people there.
       The city was going to be invaded and destroyed.
       The people did not recognize the day of their visitation.
       All of the above.

11.) Of which of these did the Lord speak about "weeping and gnashing of teeth."
       A guest at the wedding supper who did not have a wedding garment on.
       The evil servant who beats his fellow servants and drinks with the drunkards.
       A Roman Centurion.
       All of the above.

12.) In the book of Revelation, who "shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
       God
       Jesus
       The angels
       The Holy Spirit