Answers to Last Month's Bible Challenger: 2004 - (k)

1. F orsaken Psa. 37:2525I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. (Psalm 37:25)
2. O ld age Isa. 46:44And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. (Isaiah 46:4)
3. U nprofitable Philem. 1111Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: (Philemon 11)
4. R ighteousness Prov. 16:3131The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. (Proverbs 16:31)
5. S imeon Luke 2:25-3525And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. 33And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. 34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 35(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Luke 2:25‑35)
6. C hildren’s children Prov. 17:66Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. (Proverbs 17:6)
7. O bed Ruth 4:15-1715And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. 16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. (Ruth 4:15‑17)
8. R ebuke 1 Tim. 5:11Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; (1 Timothy 5:1)
9. E lisabeth Luke 1:36,7636And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. (Luke 1:36)
76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; (Luke 1:76)
“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be FOURSCORE years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away” (Psa. 90:1010The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (Psalm 90:10)).