This Quiz: Lions in the Bible

1.) King Darius had Daniel thrown into the lions' den. The next day Daniel explained to the king why he had not been eaten. Why was that?
       God had sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths.
       Before God, Daniel was found to be innocent.
       Daniel had done nothing hurtful to the King.
       All of the above.

2.) This man was a judge of Israel. He slew a lion with his bare hands, and later went back to look at the carcase. He took some honey out of the carcase of a lion and ate it. Who was he?
       Samson
       Solomon
       Ehud
       Barak

3.) Who said to King Saul, "Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God."
       Solomon
       David
       Nathaniel
       The mighty men of valor.

4.) There is a story in 1 Kings about a prophet who disobeyed what God told him to do and went to the house of another prophet and ate. The second prophet told him that he would be eaten by a lion when he left the house, and he was. Who were these men?
       Elijah and Elisha.
       Elisha and Gehazi.
       Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
       We are not told who they were.

5.) The psalmist tells us "The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD..."
       shall not want any good thing.
       shall never suffer hunger.
       shall not grow old before their time.
       shall learn how to abound in all things.

6.) Proverbs tells us that the righteous are bold as a lion. What illustration of the wicked does the writer give us, in this verse?
       The wicked are food for the lions.
       The wicked bite their nails in fear.
       The wicked flee when no man is pursuing them.
       The wicked hide themselves on rooftops.

7.) The prophet Amos started this prophecy by saying, "Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has taken nothing?" He also uses other illustrations of cause and effect, and then says, "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but..."
       The cry of the wicked reaches heaven.
       He reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
       The sin of the people is continually before the Lord.
       Judgment begins in the house of the Lord.

8.) In his second letter to Timothy, Paul described himself as "delivered out of the mouth of the lion." What did he mean?
       He had met with a lion in his journeys.
       He was talking about being in the "jaws of death" on the waves.
       He had successfully defended himself against accusation.
       He had evaded being captured in Damascus.

9.) The apostle Peter told us two things that we should be "because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
       Disciplined and strict.
       Frugal and conservative.
       Humble and obedient.
       Sober and vigilant.

10.) In the book of Revelation, Jesus is described as the Lion of this tribe, who has prevailed to open the book and loose the seven seals thereof.
       Judah
       Benjamin
       Reuben
       Dan

11.) Who said, "Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions."
       One of the mighty men of valor, who is not named.
       Saul's wife (Jonathan's mother).
       Jonathan's armor bearer.
       David.

12.) The writer of Hebrews talks about a lot of different Old Testament characters, "Who through _____ subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions."
       magic
       perseverance
       faith
       happenstance