Bible Challengers

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the OBEDIENCE of Christ." 2 Cor. 10:5.

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.02

1. Sure and steadfast Heb. 6:19

2. Oxen and sheep 2 Citron. 31:6

3. Urim and Thummim Neh. 7:65

4. Lamentation and weeping Matt. 2:18

5. Apostle and High Priest Heb. 3:1

6. Naked and opened Heb. 4:13

7. Dens and caves Heb. 11:38

8. Sins and iniquities Heb. 10:17

9. Prayers and supplications Heb. 5:7

10. Images and groves 2 Kings 17:10

11. Rioting and drunkenness Rom. 13:13

12. Ink and pen 3 John 13.14

13. Thoughts and intents Heb. 4:12

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of SOUL AND SPIRIT and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Heb. 4:12.

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.03

1. Woe is unto me 1 Cor. 9:16

2. Once to die Heb. 9:27

3. New heavens and a new earth 2 Peter 3:13

4. Daughters of Jerusalem Luke 23:28

5. Engrafted word James 1:21

6. Ready to pardon Neh. 9:17

7. Followers of God Eph. 5:1

8. Unity of the Spirit Eph. 4:3

9. Look unto Me Isa. 45:22

10. Locusts and wild honey Mark 1:6

11. Yesterday, and to-day, and forever Heb. 13:8

“I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and WONDERFULLY made: marvelous are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." Psa. 139:14

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.05

1. M ake my refuge Psa. 57:1

2. E vil to come [so. 57:1

3. R opes 1 Kings 20:31

4. C ruel Prov. 11:17

5. I ntegrity Psa. 26:11

6. F aithful Heb. 2:17

7. U nrighteousness Heb. 8:12

8. L ot Gen. 19:15,16

"And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be MERCIFUL to me a sinner."

Luke 18:13.

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.06

1. Casteth down Prov. 21:22

2. Obedience Philemon 21

3. Not be ashamed 1 John 2:28

4. Foot out of joint Prov. 25:19

5. In returning and rest Isa. 30:15

6. Doors of thy mouth Mic. 7:5

7. Ends Psa. 65:5

8. No man forbidding him Acts 28:31

9. Condemn us 1 John 3:21

10. Executed judgments Ezek. 28:26

“And having this CONFIDENCE, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith." Phil. 1:25.

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.07

1. Hateful bird(s) Rev. 18:2

2. Ark of God 2 Sam. 15:25

3. Bishopric Acts 1:20

4. Instruments of cruelty Gen. 49:5

5. Thirsty land Isa. 35:7

6. All nations Acts 17:26

7. Truth Psa. 89:14

8. In everlasting chains Jude 6

9. Old man 1 Sam. 2:32

10. Name Deut. 12:5

“The Lord is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation: He is my God, and I will prepare Him a HABITATION; my father's God, and I will exalt Him." Ex. 15:2.

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.08

1. M ourned Gen. 37:34

2. A hab 1 Kings 18:1

3. N ame of Jesus Christ Acts 16:18

4. Younger son Luke 15:13

5. D esireth life Psa. 34:12

6. A ll Acts 27:20

7. Y ears Eccles. 6:3

8. S hut thou up the vision Dan. 8:26

"And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat MANY DAYS." 1 Kings 17:15.

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.09

1. Good will Luke 2:14

2. Light Rev. 21:11

3. One another Rom. 15:7

4. Rejoice in hope Rom. 5:2

5. Your part 1 Peter 4:14

6. On the right hand Acts 7:55

7. Fruits Phil. 1:11 13.

8. Glorified John 11:4 9.

9. Out of darkness 2 Cor. 4:6 10

10. Drink 1 Car. 10:31

'The heavens declare the GLORY OF GOD; and the firmament showeth His handiwork" (Psa. 19:1).

Bible Challenger-00-December Answers to V.11

1. M ultiply Gen. 16:10

2. U nclean Acts 5:16

3. L oving-kindness Psa. 51:1

4. T hree days Matt. 15:32

5. I nnumerable Heb. 11:12

6. T welve Luke 22:47

7. U p to heaven Matt. 14:19

8. D estruction Prov. 14:28

9. E stablished 2 Chron. 1:9

"But as for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the MULTITUDE of Thy mercy hear me, in the truth of Thy salvation" (Psa. 69:13).

Bible Challenger-00-December V.02: That Which the Word of God is Able to Divide Asunder

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words identifying that which the Word of God is able to divide asunder.

1. The description of the Christian hope which serves as an effective anchor.

2. Animals which were tithed by Hezekiah's subjects during his good reign.

3. The mystical items, originally worn in the priest's breastplate, that were missing in Nehemiah's day.

4. Something heard in Rama as a result of an ill-advised decree.

5. Titles given to Christ Jesus, which holy brethren do well to consider.

6. The actual conditions of all things to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

7. Places of refuge to a faithful group who wandered in the midst of those not worthy of their company.

8. The things graciously remembered no more.

9. Specific things once offered up with strong crying and tears in the days of flesh.

10. Wicked things that some Israelites set up in every high hill and under every green tree.

11. Something to avoid if we would walk honestly as in the day.

12. A means of communicating that gave place to speaking face to face.

13. Things that the Word of God discerns in every heart.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.03: How Skillful Hands Have Wrought in Forming Something We Know Well

The first letter of each of the following responses will form a word that describes how skillful hands have wrought in forming something we know right well.

1. Something an apostle uttered when contemplating failure to meet a necessity.

2. A single appointment given to men by God.

3. Something Christians are encouraged to look for, knowing they are founded on a sure promise.

4. A group of women who were admonished to change their priorities for weeping.

5. Something to be received with meekness.

6. A certain attribute of our merciful God, even when faced with open rebellion.

7. Something Christians are exhorted to be, having children as our example.

8. Something Christians should endeavor to keep by peaceable means.

9. God's invitation to all the ends of the earth for His salvation.

10. The special diet of a special messenger as he prepared the way of the Lord.

11. A three-fold time frame denoting the Savior's unchangeability.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.04: The Christian's Hope of Future Seeing Accomplishes Here and Now

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word which the Christian's hope of future seeing accomplishes here and now in himself.

1. What did the Lord Jesus purify unto Himself?

2. How should one keep himself to practice purity of religion?

3. What profession will the future work of the Lord Jesus typify when He purifies the sons of Levi?

4. How were the deacons to hold the mystery of the faith?

5. What is it that purifies the hearts of both the Jew and Gentile alike?

6. What is it that the One of purer eyes than to behold evil cannot look upon?

7. What service to believers can those young in years be, regarding, among other things, charity, faith, and purity?

8. For how many months was a future queen required to complete her ritual of purification?

9. What are the double-minded called upon to purify?

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman.

Bible Challenger-00-December V.06: Something an Apostle Had, Which Gave Assurance of Continued. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word telling of something an apostle had, which gave assurance of continued by of faith. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. Something a man endued with wisdom does to the strength of the mighty. [2]

2. The quality, once looked for, in one whose departed servant had become transformed in his absence. [1]

3. A desirable negative promise to those who abide at the time of another's coming. [3]

4. Something of equal dubious value as a broken tooth in time of trouble. [4]

5. The words of the Holy One of Israel, as to how that nation should ultimately be saved. [4]

6. Something not usually associated with the mouth that should be kept even in intimate relationships.

[4]

7. Something said of the earth, which signifies the universal extent of certain terrible things. [1]

8. Something said regarding external resistance to a certain preacher and teacher holding forth from his own hired house. [4]

9. Something a proper relationship with God will never cause the Christian's heart to do. [2]

10. Something Israel's God will have done to the surrounding nations which will give rise to much

building and planting. [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.07: A Word Moses Spoke on a Seashore. . .Because of Great Deliverance

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word that Moses spoke on a certain seashore concerning something he would prepare for God, because of a great deliverance. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 319.)

1. Something unclean and associated with fallen Babylon that might be found in cages. [2]

2. Something a faithful king wanted returned to Jerusalem, even as he fled from a rebellious son. [3]

3. Something forfeited by one of the twelve that was taken by another as foretold in the book of Psalms. [1]

4. Something, not very flattering, destined to be with two of twelve brethren as foretold by an aged father. [3]

5. Something destined to become springs of water at the time when the desert shall rejoice. [2]

6. Something an apostle told ignorant worshippers that their unknown God had made of one blood. [2]

7. Something connected with mercy in much the same way as justice and judgment are joined together. [1]

8. The divinely-appointed way in which certain angels are restrained until their great day of judgment. [3]

9. That which a very old priest was told should never again be found in his house. [2]

10. Something identifying the God of Israel that was to designate the divinely-appointed gathering place. [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.08: The Time Frame in Which a Prophet, a Widow, and Her House Ate. .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words that identify the time frame in which a prophet, a widow, and her house ate from supplies that neither wasted nor failed. [2] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 312.)

1. That which an aged man did upon seeing something his ten sons said they had found. [1]

2. The name of the king to whom a prophet was told to show himself because of a weather forecast. [1]

3. The words of authority used by an apostle to exorcise an evil spirit from a certain damsel. [4]

4. The one who gathered all together after a father divided his living between two. [2]

5. That which defines the eagerness of anyone in his quest to see good (in his life). [2]

6. A quantity of hope taken away as many sailors labored to save a floundering ship under overcast skies. [1]

7. The usual quantifier of a man's age which, if he has begotten one hundred children, will surely be many. [1]

8. A command by Gabriel to a prophet concerning a true vision seen in the evening and the morning. [5]

9. Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.09: The Words Which the Heavens Declare Far More Eloquently Than. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words which the heavens declare for more eloquently than any other words could ever convey. [3] The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "On earth peace, _____________men." [2]

2. "Her ______was like unto a stone... even like unto a jasper stone." [1]

3. "Receive ye_______ as Christ also received us." [2]

4. "By faith into this grace wherein we stand, and______." [3]

5. "On their part He is evil spoken of, but on _____He is glorified." [2]

6. "Jesus standing_______ of God." [4]

7. "Filled with the________ of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ." [1]

8. "This sickness is not unto death, but ... that the Son of God might be_______ ." [1]

9. "Who commanded the light to shine________ [3]

10. "Whether therefore ye eat, or______or whatsoever ye do." [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.10: A Word Denoting the Superabundance of Mercy That Always Dwells …

The first letter of each of the following responses will form a word denoting the superabundance of mercy that always dwells in the heart of our God. [1 ] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.

1. “The angel of the Lord said unto her, I will_____ thy seed exceedingly." [1]

2. “Vexed with_____ spirits: and they were healed every one." [1]

3. “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy_____.” [1]

4. “Because they continue with Me now_____, and have nothing to eat." [2]

5. “As the sand which is by the seashore_____." [1 ]

6. “One of the_____, went before them, and drew near." [1]

7. “And looking_____, He blessed, and brake, and gave." [3]

8. “In the want of people is the_____ of the prince." [1]

9. “Let Thy promise unto David my father be _____."[1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-00-December V.11: A Negative Response in Someone Because of Works or Actions . . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form a word signifying a negative response in someone because of works or actions on the part of others. (Sad to say, it may be our actions before God.) [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each answer.

1. "The sword _____ one as well as another." [1]

2. “Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, _____." [3]

3. “ _____ the little children to come unto Me." [1]

4. “They said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel_____." [4]

5. “He _____ till the going down of the sun to deliver him." [1]

6. “And turned away his face, and would _____ no bread." [1]

7. “They have _____ ten thousands, and to me..." [3]

8. “Crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the _____." [3]

9. “He held up his Father's hand, to remove it from_____." [2]

10. “And, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their Friend, _____." [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.02

1. Come unto Me. Matt. 11:28

2. O fools, and slow of heart to believe. Luke 24:25

3. My time is not yet come. John 7:6

4. Peace be unto you. John 20:19

5. Abide in Me. John 15:4

6. Show Me a penny. Luke 20:24

7. Suffer little children to come unto Me. Luke 18:16

8. I am the light of the world. John 8:12

9. O generation of vipers. Matt. 3;7

10. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt. Matt. 26:39

11. Search the scriptures. John 5:39

“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His COM PASSIONS fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.”

Lam. 3:22, 23

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.03

1. Face Matt. 6:17

2. Right hand Gen. 48:14

3. Itching ears 2 Tim. 4:3

4. Eyelids Job 16:16

5. Nose Prov. 30:33

6. Defiled hands Mark 7:2

7. Spirit Matt. 26:41

8. Heart Prov. 14; 13

9. Iron teeth Dan. 7:7

10. Pure minds 2 Peter 3:1

“Make no FRIENDSHIP with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go." Prov. 22:24.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.04

1. Tenons Ex. 36:22

2. Ashes Num. 19:9

3. Boards Ex. 26:18

4. Embroiderer Ex. 35:35

5. Robe Ex. 39:24

6. Needlework EX. 27:16

7. Altar of burnt offering Ex. 40:29

8. Candlestick EA. 25:31

9. Laver Ex. 30:18, 19

10. Ephod Es. 28:6

“For the cloud of the Lord was upon the TABERNACLE by day, and fire was on it by night. in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys." Ex. 40:38

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.06

1. C harity 1 Tim. 1:5

2. O ffense Acts 24:16

3. N othing Titus 1:15

4. S hipwreck 1 Tim. 1:19

5. C onvicted John 8:9

6. I dot's temple 1 Cor. 8:10

7. E ndure grief 1 Peter 2:19

8. N ight and day 2 Tim. 1:3

9. C raftiness 2 Con 4:2

10. E vil conscience Heb. 10:22

"Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the CONSCIENCE." Heb. 9:9.

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.07

1. Eating Ex. 12:4

2. Vain Psa. 39:6

3. Earrings Judg. 8:24

4. Ransom Ex. 30:12

5. Year by year 1 Kings 10:25

6. Meekness 1 Peter 3:15

7. Add Rev. 22:18

8. Neighbor Eph. 4:25

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let EVERY MAN be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”

James 1:19.

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.08

1. Tender mercies Psa. 51:1

2. Recompense of reward Heb. 2:2

3. Adam Job 31:33

4. No fear of God Psa. 36:1

5. Spirit 1 Chron. 10:13

6. Goat Lev. 16:21

7. Repeateth a matter Prov. 17:9

8. East... west Psa. 103:12

9. Stripes Isa. 53:5

10. Skirt of thy robe 1 Sam. 24:11

11. Innocent Psa. 19:13

12. Ordained by angels Gal. 3:19

13. No law Rom. 4:15

“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the TRANSGRESSION, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy." Dan. 9:24.

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.09

1. D elight Psa. 1:2

2. A ttentive Neh. 1:6

3. Y ears Gen. 1:14

4. A lmighty Rev. 4:8

5. N ot from the temple Luke 2:37

6. D ay Exo. 13:21

7. N ot depart Josh. 1:8

8. I mage Rev. 14:11

9. G athered least Num. 11:32

10. H arvest Gen. 8:22

11. T hree days Esther 4:16

"For DAY AND NIGHT Thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah." Psa. 32:4.

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.10

1. Kinsmen Ruth 2:20

2. I have loved thee Jer. 31:3

3. Name Psa. 138:2

4. D own Gen. 24:14

5. Nat sown Jer. 2:2

6. Eat bread 2 Sam. 9:7

7. Shadow Asa. 36:7

8. Say of me Gen. 20:13

"That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His KINDNESS toward us through Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:7).

Bible Challenger-01-January Answers V.11

1. A rise Acts 9:6

2. S ynagogue Matt. 13:54

3. T roubled Dan. 5:9

4. O pened the door Acts 12:16

5. N o man Luke 8:56

6. I nto the midst Dan. 3:24

7. S ick Dan. 8:27

8. H ouse 1 Kings 9:8

9. E nter into the kingdom Mark 10:24

10. D umb to speak Mark 7:37

"And they of the circumcision which believed were ASTONISHED, as many as come with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Acts 10:45).

Bible Challenger-01-January V.02: A Never-Failing Regard the Lord has for His Own

The first letter of the following responses will form the word telling us of a never-failing regard the Lord has for each of His own.

1. The Lord's invitation to the heavy laden.

2. The risen Lord's comment to two wayfarers who found resurrection truths hard to believe.

3. Jesus' answer to His disbelieving brethren for not going to Judea.

4. Jesus' words to the assembled disciples on the evening of resurrection day.

5. Jesus' counsel to all who would bear fruit.

6. The Lord's unexpected answer to those who tempted Him about paying tribute.

7. What Jesus said to His disciples signifying of whom the kingdom of God is comprised.

8. Jesus' announcement for a world in darkness.

9. How did Jesus address the Pharisees and Sadducees in view of impending wrath?

How did the Lord Jesus conclude His prayer when contemplating the work of the cross?

What did Jesus tell those who doubted that He came from God the Father?

Answers to these questions will be found in next month's issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.03: The Relationship to Be Avoided When Anger is Present

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing the relationship to be avoided when anger is present.

1. Something to be washed, thereby concealing a secret.

2. What a grandfather used to foretell a younger brother's greater blessing.-

3. A strange characteristic found with: teachers of unsound doctrine.

4. The place where a severely tried man thought a fearful shadow rested on him.

5. Something giving an unmistakable sign when wrung overmuch.

6. Something with which the disciples were accused of eating.

7. Something which may be willing, but can be restrained by that which is weak.

8. Something within which may be sorrowful even when outward appearances are otherwise.

9. Something enabling a visionary beast to devour in a dreadful manner.

10. Something believers are said to have but may, on occasion, need to be stirred.

Answers to these questions may be found in the next issue of the Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.04: An Object Found in a Desert, Easily Identified

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the name of an object once found in a desert, and which was easily identified by day or by night.

1. Something existing in pairs, but never seen when doing their stabilizing work.

2. Something unclean in itself, but which was sometimes used for purification.

3. Something that individually was of ordinary significance, but twenty in unison became a veritable wall.

4. The name given to one who wrought artistically (with blue and purple and scarlet) on fine linen.

5. The holy garment of the priesthood having a fruitful hem.

6. The process by which the covering of a noted entry was fabricated.

7. The first item to be seen when just inside the entry of number 6.

8. Something made of pure gold partly identifiable by its branches and flowers.

9. Something having a foot to be used by those having feet.

10. A priestly upper garment made from gold and linen with the colors of blue and purple and scarlet in artistic display.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.06: Something Which Cannot Be Made Perfect By Offerings and Sacrifice

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word that defines something which cannot be made perfect through the offerings of gifts and sacrifices. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. The natural consequence emanating from something that is pure and something that is good [1].

2. A desirable void in each believer's life as to that which relates to both God and man [1].

3. A descriptive word of things pure in the lives of the defiled and unbelieving [1].

4. A catastrophic end to the pathway of faith when something, once good, is put aside [1].

5. Something both young and old felt within themselves after receiving a down-to-earth message [1].

6. A place in which one having knowledge could be a bad influence on someone weak in faith [2].

7. Something Christians might do that is thankworthy even though wrong is involved [2].

8. The frequency of prayer remembrance of an apostle for his own son in the faith [3].

9. A character of walk to be avoided when truth is fully manifested [1].

10. Something Christians' hearts are sprinkled from when there is the full assurance of faith [2].

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.07: Those to Whom the Injunction of Being Both Swift and Slow is App.

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words identifying those to whom the injunction of being both swift and slow is applicable. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. A personal habit considered when the countdown for selecting a lamb was made. [1]

2. A kind of show in which the futility of obtaining riches is demonstrated. [1]

3. A golden request made by one who declined a throne for himself or his son. [1]

4. Something to be given at the time of a census-taking to prevent dire consequences. [1]

5. The frequency rate of presenting presents to hear the wisdom of a certain wise man. 3]

6. That which should be in evidence when a reason of hope is being recited. [1]

7. A mathematical concept relating words and plagues to dissuade those who might tamper. [1 ]

8. A person near at hand to whom truth should surely be spoken. [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.08: Something Determined to Be Finished in Seventy Weeks

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word which identifies something that was determined to be finished in seventy weeks. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 21.)

1. Something for which a conscience-stricken king besought God, knowing that His loving-kindness was able to supply multitudinously. [2]

2. Something Old Testament saints received justly for every act of disobedience. [3]

3. The first man who sought to hide his iniquity in his bosom. [1]

4. Something which describes a wicked man as to what is (or isn't) before his eyes. [4]

5. Something said to be familiar to which an early king of Israel made inquiry and thereby lost much more than his kingdom. [1]

6. An animal destined to carry a remarkable load on its head as it wandered in the wilderness. [1]

7. Something one does, often inadvertently, that separates very friends. [3]

8. Two compass points whose distance relatively is a reminder of the Lord's thoroughness in removing the sins from every believer. [2]

9. That which the Lord Jesus endured, as prophesied in the Old Testament, to bring healing to those suffering under the curse of sin. [1]

10. Something belonging to a king which proved the absence of animosity in the one who was now displaying it to its owner. [4]

11. A verdict which a renowned servant of the Lord knew would rightly follow if he were kept from presumptuous sins. [1]

12. The authoritative way in which the law of Moses was introduced in the hand of a mediator. [3]

13. The only possible antecedent to "no transgression." [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.09: An Expression of Time in Which David Felt the Lord's Hand of. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses (Bible quotations with one or more words to complete) will form an expression of time during which David felt the Lord's hand of correction on him. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.

1. "But his_____ is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate." [1]

2. "Let Thine ear now be___, and Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest hear the prayer of Thy servant." [1 ]

3. "Let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and ____ [1 ]

4. "Saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God ____, which was, and is, and is to come." [1 ]

5. "About fourscore and four years,____ which departed , but served God with fastings and prayers." [4]

6. "The Lord went before them by_____ in a pillar of a cloud." [1]

7. "This book of the law shall______ out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein." [2]

8. "Who worship the beast and his_____ , and whosoever receiveth the mark." [1 ]

9. "He that gathered ten homers_____: and they spread them all abroad." [ 2]

10. "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and_______ cold and heat, and summer and winter." [1]

11. "Fast ye_____ for me, and neither eat nor drink" [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.10: An Attribute of God to Be Displayed in the Ages to Come That. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word identifying an attribute of God to be displayed in the ages to come that is manifested in the exceeding riches of His grace. The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next_____." [1]

2. "Yea, _____ with an everlasting love." [4]

3. "I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise Thy_____." [1]

4. "To whom I shall say, Let Thy pitcher." [1]

5. "Thou wentest after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was_____." [2]

6. "Thou shalt _____ at my table continually." [2]

7. "The children of men put their trust under the _____ of Thy wings." [1]

8. "Every place whither we shall come,_____, He is my brother." [3]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-01-January V.11: The Reaction of Certain Jewish Believers at the Time of a Great..

The first letter of each of the following responses (Bible quotations with one or more words to complete) will form the word describing the reaction of certain Jewish believers at the time of a great outpouring on those who were Gentiles. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each answer.

1. "And the lord said unto him,____, and go into the city." [1]

2. "When He was come into His own country, He taught them in their____." [1]

3. "Then was king Belshazzar greatly____, and his countenance was changed." [1]

4. "Peter continued knocking: and when they had____." [3]

5. "He charged them that they should tell____ what was done." [2]

6. "Did not we cast three men bound____ of the fire?" [3]

7. "I... fainted, and was____ certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business." [1]

8. "Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this____?" [1]

9. "How hard is it for them that trust in riches to____." [4]

10. "He maketh both the deaf lo hear, and the____." [3]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury, R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.02

1. Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. Dan. 5:25

2. Anoint thine eyes with eyesalve. Rev. 3:18

3. Go in peace. 2 Kings 5:19

4. Nehushtan. 2 Kings 18:4

5. In My Father's house. John 14:2

6. Foxes have holes. Matt. 8:20

7. I will go. Gen. 24:58

8. Earth, earth, earth. Jer. 22:29

9. Do it the second time... third time. 1 Kings 18:34

“Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: let such as love Thy salvation say continually, The Lord be MAGNIFIED." Psa. 40:16.

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.03

1. Fortunatus 1 Cor. 16:17

2. Ichabod 1 Sam. 4:21

3. Rahab Josh. 2:1, 16

4. Samson Judg. 15:4

5. Timothy 2 Tim. 1:5

6. Felix Acts 24:25

7. Rebekah Gen. 24:53

8. Uzziel Ex. 6:22

9. Isaac Gen. 26:17-22

10. Thomas John 14:6

11. Salome Mark 16:1, 2

“Salute my well-beloved Epenetus, who is the FIRSTFRUITS of Achaia unto Christ." Rom. 16:5.

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.04

1. Searched the Scriptures Acts 17:11

2. Comfort of the Scriptures Rom. 15:4

3. Reward 1 Tim. 5:18

4. Interpretation 2 Peter 1:20

5. Philip Acts 8:35

6. Truth Dan. 10:11, 21

7. Understanding Luke 24:45.51

8. Reasoned Acts 17:2

9. Err Matt. 22:29

10. Stone Mark 12:10

“And that from a child thou halt known the holy SCRIPTURES, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

2 Tim. 3:15

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.06

1. C omely

2. O utward appearance

3. U pright

4. N orth wind

5. T houghts

6. E xceeding glad

7. N abal

8. A ngel of God

9. N o more sad

10. C heerful countenance

11. E xcellent as the cedars

S. of Sol. 2:14

1 Sam. 16:7

Psa. 11:7

Prov. 25:23

Dan. 5:6

Psa. 21:6

1 Sam. 25:3

Judges 13:6

1 Sam. 1:18

Prov. 15:13

S. of Sol. 5:15

"Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, 0 Lord, in the light of Thy COUNTENANCE."

Psa. 89:15.

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.07

1. In my heart Neh. 2:12

2. Name Psa. 119:55

3. Terrors Job 27:20

4. Hide themselves 2 Kings 7:12

5. Elements 2 Peter 3:10

6. Noonday Job 5:14

7. In Thy sight Psa. 90:4

8. Guard Neh. 4:22

9. House Ex. 12:30

10. Thief in the night 1 Thess. 5:2

"But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs IN THE NIGHT" Job 35:10.

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.08

1. Righteousness Psa. 45:4

2. I shall not be moved Psa. 16:8

3. Gentleness Psa. 18:35

4. Hand after Psa. 63:8

5. Trouble Psa. 138:7

6. His holy heaven Psa. 20:6

7. Arm Psa. 89:13

8. New song Psa. 98:1

9. Delivered Psa. 60:5

"The RIGHT HAND of the Lord is exalted: the RIGHT HAND of the Lord doeth valiantly." Psa. 118:16.

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.09

1. D welleth Job 38:19

2. A way Matt. 22:13

3. R oyal 1 Peter 2:9

4. K ingdom Rev. 16:10

5. N ight 1 Thess. 5:5

6. E vil Matt. 6:23

7. S Name Jude 13

8. S eason Acts 13:11

"And the light shineth in DARKNESS; and the darkness comprehended it not." John 1:5.

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.10

1. Everlasting punishment Matt. 25:46

2. Tempted Luke 10:25

3. Earth Dan. 12:2

4. Reapeth John 4:36

5. Never perish John 10:28

6. According Titus 3:7

7. Looking Jude 21

8. Lie Titus 1:2

9. In well doing Rom. 2:7

10. Foundation 1 Tim. 6:19

11. Endureth John 6:27

"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of Gad; that ye may know that ye have ETERNAL LIFE, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God" (1 John 5:13).

Bible Challenger-02-February Answers V.11

1. C overed Psa. 44:15

2. O il olive Lev. 24:2

3. N ame Heb. 13:15

4. T ears Psa. 42:3

5. I magination Gen. 6:5

6. N either Heb. 7:3

7. U rim and the Thummim Exo. 28:30

8. A Fraid 1 Sam. 18:29

9. L iving God Dan. 6:20

10. L and 2 Sam. 9:7

11. Y ear Exo. 29:38

"And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job CONTINUALLY" (Job 1:5).

Bible Challenger-02-February V.02: We Continually Desire the Lord to Be

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word that we, who love the Lord's salvation, should continually desire Him to be.

1. The message to an ancient King written in an unusual way.

2. Something those in Laodicea were counseled to do.

3. The last words of Elisha to Naaman.

4. What Hezekiah called the serpent of brass that Moses had made.

5. Where Jesus said the many mansions are.

6. Jesus' answer to the scribe who wanted to follow Him.

7. Rebekah's answer of commitment.

8. The three-fold appeal for a careless people to hear the word of the Lord.

9. A prophet's command to those who poured water on a burnt sacrifice.

Answers to these questions will be found in next month's issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February V.03: The Unique Place Epenetus Held at Achaia

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing the unique place Epenetus held among the believers in Christ at Achaia.

1. One of three who, by his coming, brought gladness to an apostle.

2. The name given to a child after a threefold tragedy befell the mother.

3. A woman who advised two fugitives to hide three days to escape their pursuers.

4. A man who caught three hundred foxes.

5. Someone who represented the third generation whose faith was deemed unfeigned.

6. Someone who trembled as three salient features of a gospel message were preached.

7. Someone who received three kinds of gifts as an inducement to enter into a marriage contract.

8. The father of three sons named Mishael, Elzaphan and Zithri.

9. Someone who gave names to the three wells that he dug.

10. The disciple whose timid question evinced a threefold response as to the valid approach to God the Father.

11. One of three who arrived early at her destination with sweet spices.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February V.04: What Identifies the Source of Salvation's Wisdom

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word which identifies the source of salvation's wisdom.

1. Something those more noble did daily.

2. Something that can be experienced by those who have hope.

3. Something one who labors is worthy to receive.

4. Something which must not be given to Scripture in a private manner.

5. An evangelist who preached from an Old Testament theme.

6. An angelic evaluation of Scripture given to a man greatly beloved.

7. Something the Lord opened for His disciples just before He was carried up into heaven.

8. Something an Apostle did on three occasions with those of Thessalonica.

9. Something Jesus said the Sadducees do because of their lack of knowledge.

10. Something rejected by certain builders to their own consternation.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February V.06: The Source of Light Emanating from the Lord's Person

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word identifying the source of light emanating from the Lord's person that guides a people attracted to joyfulness. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. A one word description of the appearance of a certain "dove that had a pleasant voice [1].

2. What man looks on in contradistinction to how the Lord views an individual [2].

3. Who are they that the eyes of the righteous Lord beholds [1]?

4. What physical element is used to illustrate the interaction of a sharp tongue and an angry appearance [2]?

5. What troubled a mighty king when his festive mood was dramatically changed [1]?

6. That which a king, who trusted in the Lord's strength, recognized that His presence had made him [2].

7. The name of a churlish man whose wife was wise and of a goodly appearance [1].

8. The likeness of a special messenger that appeared to an unnamed wife concerning a son yet to be born [3].

9. The changed appearance of a woman after the reason for her silent speech was understood [3].

10. An outward appearance resulting from an inward manifestation of by [2].

11. The appearance of one who was likened to a country famous for its trees [4].

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman 0

Bible Challenger-02-February V.07: The Time Frame When God Gives Songs

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the phrase that identifies the time frame when God, the maker of all, gives songs. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. In the words of a famous wall-builder, where had God planted the desire to begin a great undertaking? [3]

2. What someone, who kept the law of the Lord, remembered about Him in his quiet times. [1]

3. What might well take hold of a rich man as turbulent water, if he be not previously stolen away by a tempest? [1]

4. What a certain king of Israel thought his enemies did as a battle stratagem, when in fact, they had fled in haste. [2]

5. What is it that will eventually melt with fervent heat to the accompaniment of a great noise. [1 ]

6. What is the unlikely time in which God is able to cause groping among the froward. [1 ]

7. In what perspective (of the Lord) can we rightly reckon a thousand years as but yesterday? [3]

8. What job description was once given to those who lodged within Jerusalem where the work around the city was under continual attack? [1]

9. The place of normal family safety, which proved to be inadequate for all the firstborn occupants. [1]

10. To what is the coming of the day of the Lord likened? [4]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February V.08: Something Quite Common to the Human Body

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words identifying something quite common to the human body, and for the Lord's counterpart there is exaltation because of the valiant deeds done thereby. [2] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 39.)

1. The added attribute to truth and meekness that a ready writer ascribed to one most Mighty. [1]

2. The conclusion one having a goodly heritage anticipated with rejoicing after setting the Lord always before him. [5]

3. The attribute an upright man saw in his God that brought greatness into his life. [1]

4. The words David used in describing his soul's desire of following God in close proximity. [2]

5. The unpleasant figurative place in which a well-known man of praise was contemplating being in the midst, when thoughts of the Lord's saving and reviving hand comforted him. [1]

6. The place David mentions as the dwelling-place of the Lord when prayers of His anointed come before Him. [3]

7. Something mighty which the Psalmist, who sang of the mercies of the Lord, mentioned along with something strong and something high: [1]

8. Something all believers should sing unto the Lord, because of the marvelous things He hath done. [2]

9. Something the Psalmist wished to be when realizing God had cast off His people and showed them hard things.[1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February V.09: The Place Where the Light of Men Shines, but Is Not Comprehended

The first letter of each of the following responses (Bible quotations with one or more words to complete) will form the word defining the place where the light of men shines, but is not comprehended. [1 ] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.

1. "Where is the way where light____ ?" [1]

2. "Bind him hand and foot, and take him ___." [1]

3. "A chosen generation, a priesthood." [1]

4. "The fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his ____ [1]

5. "The children of the day: we are not of the." [1]

6. "If thine eye be____ , thy whole body shall be full of darkness." [1]

7. "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own____ ." [1]

8. 'Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a ___." [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-02-February V.10: A Possession That Believers Have as Verified by the Writings. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words describing a possession that believers have as verified by the writings of an apostle. [2] The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "These shall go away into: _____ but the righteous, into life eternal." [2]

2. "Behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and _____ Him." [1]

3. "Many of them that sleep in the dust of the _____.”[1]

4. "Both he that soweth and he that _____ may rejoice together." [1]

5. "They shall _____ neither shall any man pluck them." [2]

6. 'We should be made heirs _____ to the hope." (11

7. "Keep yourselves in the love of God, _____ for the mercy." [1]

8. "God, that cannot, _____ promised before the world began." [1]

9. "By patient continuance _____ seek for glory and honor." [3]

10. "Laying up in store for themselves a good _____against the time." [1]

11. “Labor not for the meat which perish, but for that meat which_____.” [1]

Bible Challenger-02-February V.11: The Frequency With Which a Devoted Father Sanctified His Ten. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses (Bible quotations with one or more words to complete) will form the word which describes the frequency with which a devoted father sanctified his ten children during their times of feasting. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each answer.

1. "And the shame of my face bath_____ me." [1]

2. "Bring unto thee pure____ beaten for the light." [2]

3. "The fruit of our lips giving thanks to His_____." [1]

4. "My ____ have been my meat day and night." [1]

5. "Every _____ of the thoughts of his heart was only evil." [1]

6. "Without descent, having_____ beginning of days, nor end of life." [1]

7. "Thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment_____ the ." [4]

8. "And Saul was yet the more_____ of David." [1]

9. "O Daniel, servant of the_____, is thy God, whom thou servest continually." [2]

10. “Will restore thee all the_____ of Saul thy father." [1]

11. "Offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first _____ day by day" [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.02

1.E arnest of the Spirit. 2 Cor. 1:22

2. A bstain from all appearance of evil. 1 Thess. 5:22

3 . R eturn to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done. Luke 8:39

4.T ake My yoke upon you. Matt. 11:29

5 . H ail, Master. Matt. 26:49

6. Q uick and powerful. Heb. 4:12

7. U nspotted from the world. James 1:27

8 . A ccepted in the beloved. Eph. 1:6

9. K nit together in love. Col. 2:2

10. E xcept a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3

When the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the EARTHQUAKE, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God." Matt. 27:54.

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.03

1. Hammer Jer. 23:29

2. Order my steps Psa. 119:133

3. Not being mixed with faith Heb. 4:2

4. Endureth forever 1 Peter 1:25

5. Years 1 Kings 17:1

6. Corrupt 2 Cor. 2:17

7. Offender Isa. 29:21

8. Milk 1 Peter 2:2

9. Blasphemed Titus 2:5

“Pleasant words are as a HONEYCOMB, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Pro. 16:24.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.04

1. Word or deed Col. 3:17

2. Heartily Col. 3:23

3. Ask... in My name John 15:16

4. True Phil. 4:8

5. S meth Gal. 6:7

6. Observe all things Matt. 28:20

7. Eat 1 Cor. 10:25

8. Vineyard Matt. 20:4.7

9. Elias Matt. 17:12.13

10. Receive Matt. 21:22

“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or WHATSOEVER ye do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Cor. 10:31

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.06

1. K now ye Luke 21:31

2. I nfallible proofs Acts 1:3

3. N eedle Matt. 19:24

4. G lad tidings Luke 8:1

5. D iscreetly Mark 12:34

6. O ne eye Mark 9:47

7. M orning till evening Acts 28:23

8. O bservation Luke 17:20

9. F ellow workers Col. 4:10,11

10. G reater Luke 7:28

11. O ther cities Luke 4:43

12. D ay and night Rev. 12:10

"But Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the KINGDOM OF GOD." Luke18:16.

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.07

1. Hanged himself 2 Sam. 17:23

2. Opened her mouth Deut. 11:6

3. Upon us 2 Kings 7:9

4. Snow Prov. 31:21

5. East Job 1:3

6. Hid the messengers Josh. 6:25

7. Opportunity Gal. 6:10

8. Leave one of your brethren Gen. 42:33

9. Devout soldier Acts 10:7

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the HOUSEHOLD of God." Eph. 2:19.

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.08

1. Well doing 1 Peter 2:15

2. Intercession Rom. 8:27

3. Laboring Col. 4:12

4. Lusts of men 1 Peter 4:2

5. Own selves 2 Cor. 8:5

6. Faithful Eph. 1:1

7. Give thanks 1 Thess. 5:18

8. Oath Heb. 6:17

9. Deliver us Gal. 1:4

“Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the WILL OF GOD FROM the heart." Eph. 6:6.

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.09

1. B eauty

2. R evealed

3. I mage

4. G lory

5. H ear ye Him

6. T his hour

7. N orth

8. E xcellent

9. S hall shine

10. S aw in the way

Amos 5:20.

Ezek. 28:1 7

2 Thess. 2:8

Dan. 2:31

Heb. 1:3

Matt. 17:5

Acts 10:30

Ezek. 1:4

Dan. 4:36

Dan. 12:3

Acts 26:13

"Shall not the day of the light? even very dark, and Lord be darkness, and not no BRIGHTNESS in it?"

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.10

1. Dream dreams Acts 2:17

2. Altogether lovely Song of Sol. 5:16

3. Up 2 Sam. 12:3

4. Giving Ruth 1:6

5. House Job 1:13

6. Timbrels Judges 11:34

7. Encouraged 1 Sam. 30:6

8. Refused Heb. 11:24

9. Sabbath day Luke 13:1-6

"The horseleech hath two DAUGHTERS, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough" (Prov. 30:15).

Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.11

1. A ll Matt. 18:29

2. T hine handmaid 1 Sam. 25:24

3. H airs Luke 7:38

4. I am the first Rev. 1:17

5. S ervant Rev. 19:10

6. F loor Ruth 3:14

7. E very man Acts 4:35

8. E xcepted 1 Car. 15:27

9. T ears Esther 8:3

'Then she went in, and fell AT HIS FEET, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out" (2 Kings 4:371.

Bible Challenger-03-March V.02: "Truly This Was the Son of God"

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing the unsettling event which prompted these words: "Truly this was the Son of God.”

1. Something given to the Christian to establish us and testify that we have been sealed by God.

2. An exhortation that insists there be no evil in the Christian life.

3. A message to a man who was freed from many unwelcome companions.

4. An invitation by the Lord for a close relationship that we might learn of Him.

5. A two-word greeting that preceded a false show of affection.

6. A two-fold description of the Word of God.

7. How we are to keep ourselves, if we would know the meaning of pure religion.

8. A glorious truth which reveals our standing, as His children, with God's beloved Son.

9. The proper relationship of believers' hearts for mutual comfort.

10. A verily, verily, that Jesus spoke concerning those who would see the kingdom of God.

Answers to these questions will be found in next month's issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.03: What Pleasant Words are Likened To

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word used to describe what pleasant words are likened to.

1. Something the word of the Lord is likened to because of its ability to demolish.

2. A possible prayer by those who desire the way of the Lord, and not iniquity, to have dominion in their lives.

3. The reason given why no profit came to some at the preaching of the Word.

4. A characteristic of the word of the Lord in marked contrast to the frailty of things in nature.

5. An indefinite time frame during which no rain or dew could be expected, except by the word of a prophet.

6. Something possible to do to the Word of God, when Christ is not preached in sincerity.

7. A label that should not be hastily applied to someone for speaking a word unwisely.

8. A form of nourishment the Word is likened to because of its growth potential.

9. Something the Word of God will not be when proper decorum is in evidence.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.04: The Measure of Our Inward Nourishment or Our Outward Actions

The first letter of the following responses will form the limitless word that should be the measure of our inward nourishment or our outward actions, to enhance the glory of God thereby.

1. A double category of actions to be done in the name of the Lord Jesus.

2. The proper way of performing deeds as unto the Lord and not unto men.

3. The divine principle for believers in making requests of God.

4. The first of six criteria of "things" needed to promote virtuous and praise-worthy thoughts.

5. Something a man does before reaping, in kind, according to God's inflexible rule.

6. The proper response of Jesus' disciples (of every age) to His commandments.

7. A word of instruction to believers regarding food sold in the world's market places.

8. The place where men labored to receive wages that would be "right.”

9. A prophet that John Baptist was said to have emulated because of the evil treatment received.

10. The final "shall" in the promise to believers who ask in prayer.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.06: Something Profound, Yet Little Ones Used to Describe It

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words of something quite profound, yet, those who were little were used as an object lesson to describe it. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. The words of understanding relating the surety of a coming prophetic event with the changing of the seasons. [2]

2. Many things witnessing to the truth of the Lord's resurrection for a period of 40 days. [2]

3. Something having a small eye which might well speak to those with large wallets. [1]

4. Something that was proclaimed by words and actions in every city and village, being witnessed by a select group of twelve. [2]

5. The way one of the scribes answered, implying his proximity to a desired haven. [1]

6. Something remaining after a drastic severance to ensure a desired entrance. [2]

7. The measure of time during which an apostle expounded to his own countrymen a subject of national interest. [3]

8. The manner by which the coming of this month's challenger subject is not to be heralded. [1]

9. A title shared by Aristarchus, Marcus and Justus who brought comfort to an apostle of renown. [2]

10. Something that one who is least can be accounted when compared to someone who was great. [1]

11. The itinerary of the Lord Jesus which those of Capernaum learned when they desired Him to remain with them. [2]

12. The time frame in which Satan operates to accuse the brethren before our God. [3]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.07: A Collective Relationship with God to Which Believers are Joined

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word which describes a certain collective relationship with God to which believers are joined together. (The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.)

1. The final act of a renegade counselor when his counsel was not followed. [2]

2. A human-like response in the face of the earth by which the judgment of God was speedily carried out. [3]

3. The place where four leprous men said mischief would come if they refrained from revealing their secret. [2]

4. That which a famous virtuous woman had no need to fear because of an abundance of scarlet clothing. [1 ]

5. The geographic area from which a man of great substance was acclaimed the greatest. [1 ]

6. The courageous act of a woman of ill-repute, thereby meriting a lifesaving reward. [3]

7. Something we all might have whereby good might be afforded to all. [1]

8. A devastating command to ten brothers to determine their faithfulness. [5]

9. One of a party of three men sent on a special mission by a band leader. [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.08: What Some Servants Do From the Heart, Not Ulterior Motives

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words telling what some servants do from the heart rather than from ulterior motives, which might please men or satisfy the eyes. [3] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 59.)

1. Something personal that is able to silence the ignorance of foolish men. [2]

2. Something the heart-searcher ever makes on behalf of the saints. [1]

3. A descriptive word attesting to the fervor of the praying habits of an early Christian worker. [1]

4. A common worldly motive which a sincere Christian should seek to avoid as he contemplates the rest of his time. [3]

5. Something first given to the Lord by the faithful in Macedonia, and then unexpectedly to an apostle and his workers. [2]

6. Those also addressed in an apostle's epistle which includes believers throughout the world in this our day. [1]

7. A specific item of responsibility concerning every Christian in every situation. [2]

8. That which confirmed the immutability of an abundant provision for the heirs of promise. [1]

9. That which a unique gift will do to all who are held captive in this present evil world. [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.09: A Quality of Light Which Will Not Be Present in the Day of the …

The first letter of each of the following responses (Bible quotations with one or more words to complete) will form the word defining a quality of light which in no wise will be present, for earthlings, in the day of the Lord. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.

1. "Thine heart was lifted up because of thy____[1]

2. "Then shall that Wicked be _____ whom the Lord shall consume." [1]

3. "Thou, O king, sawest and behold a great____ [1]

4. "Who being ... of His____ , and the express image." [1]

5. "My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; ____ [3]

6. "Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until_____ ." [2]

7. "I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the____ a great cloud." [1]

8. "I was established in my kingdom, and ______ majesty was added unto me." [1]

9. 'They that be wise ____ as . . . the firmament." [2]

10. "At midday, O king, I _____ a light from heaven." [4]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.10: A Pair of Near Relatives to a Loathsome Creature, the Leech …

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word identifying a pair of near relatives to a rather loathsome creature, the leech, who never seems to be Fully satisfied. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "Your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall_____." [2]

2. "Yea, he is_____. This is my beloved, and this is my friend.' [2]

3. "And it grew_____ together with him, and with his children." [1]

4. "How that the Lord had visited His people in _____ them bread." [1]

5. "Eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's_____." [1]

6. "Came out to meet him with _____ and with dances." [1]

7. "But David _____ himself in the Lord his God." [1]

8. "Moses, when he was come to years, _____ to be called." [1]

9. “Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the_____?" [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-03-March V.11: A Place of Contrition That a Great Woman Gladly Took Before. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words describing a place of contrition that a great woman gladly took before a prophet upon receiving her dead son restored to life. [3] The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "Have patience with me, and I will pay thee _____." [1]

2. “Speak in thine audience, and hear the words of _____." [2]

3. “And did wipe them with the_____ of her head." [1]

4. “Saying unto me, Fear not; _____ and the last." [4]

5. “See thou do it not: I am thy fellow _____.” [1]

6. “Let it not be known that a woman came into the_____.” [1]

7. “Distribution was made unto_____ according as he had need." [2]

8. “It is manifest that He is _____ which did put all things under Him." [1]

9. “Besought him with_____ to put away the mischief." [1 ]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.02

1. Faint, yet pursuing. Judg. 8:4

2. I do set My bow in the cloud. Gen. 9:13

3. Reach hither thy finger. John 20:27

4. Salvation is of the Lord. Jonah 2:9

5. The tongue can no man tame. James 3:8

6. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice. Mark 14:30

7. O taste and see that the Lord is good. Psa. 34:8

8. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Prov. 9:8

9. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psa. 84:11

“Because all the Firstborn are Mine; for on the day that I smote all the Firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the Firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: Mine they shall be: I am the Lord." Num. 3:13.

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.03

1. Patience James 1:4

2. Every mares 1 Cor. 3:13

3. All things Rom. 8:28

4. Consider Thy heavens Psa. 8:3

5. Evil John 7:7

6. Men's hands Deut. 4:28

7. Ashamed 2 Tim. 2:15

8. Knowledge Psa. 14:4

9 Evangelist 2 Tim. 4:5

10. Righteousness Titus 3:5

11. Strange Isa. 28:21

“Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS: for they shall be called the children of God." Matt. 5:9

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.06

1. E nter into life Matt. 18:8

2. V erily, verily John 5:24

3. E state Jude 6

4. R eap corruption Gal. 6:8

5. L oving-kindness Jer. 31:3

6. A wake Dan. 12:2

7. S orrow and sighing Isa. 35:10

8. T hirst John 4:14

9. I mmortality 1 Tim. 6:16

10. N ame of the Lord Gen. 21:33

11. G ates Psa. 24:7

"And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into EVERLASTING habitations." Luke 16:9.

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.07

1. Integrity Prov. 1:9:1

2. Two hands or two feet Matt. 1:8:8

3. Israel 1 Sam. 15:28

4. Suffer 1 Peter 3:17

5. Birth Eccl. 7:1

6. East wind Jonah 4:8

7. Thousand Psa. 84:10

8. Treasure Prov. 15:16

9. Estate Esther 1:19

10. Rubies Prov. 8:11

“IT IS BETTER to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." Psa. 118:8.

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.08

1. Gate Acts 12:14

2. Loud instruments 2 Chron. 30:21

3. Ark of God 2 Sam. 6:12

4. Dedication of the wall Neh. 12:27

5. No manner of hurt Dan. 6:23

6. Eat their meat Acts 2:46

7. Stony ground Mark 4:16

8. Seasons Acts 14:17

“Serve the Lord with GLADNESS: come before His presence with singing." Psa. 100:2.

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.09

1. S ickness John 1 1:4

2. O vercometh 1 John 5:5

3. N ame John 20:31

4. O vershadow Luke 1:35

5. F our men Dan. 3:25

6. G ave Gal. 2:20

7. O ught John 19:7

8. D estroyest the temple Malt. 27:40

"And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the SON OF GOD, who hath His

eyes like unto a flame of fire, and His feet are like fine brass." Rev. 2:18.

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.10

1. Abundantly 2 Cor. 2:4

2. Fire Neh. 1:3

3. Flowing Psa. 119:92

4. Low Psa. 119:92

5. Illuminated Heb. 10:32

6. Cry unto Thee 2 Chron. 20:9

7. Trouble Job 5:6

8. Immediately Mark 4:17

9. Of sin Heb. 11:25

10. No razor 1 Sam. 1:11

“For our light AFFLICTION, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory" (2 Cor. 4:17).

Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.11

W e believe John 4:42

E arnest heed Heb. 2:1

H eal Luke 4:23

A nother Mark 14:58

V ery For country Josh. 9:9

E yes 1 John 1:1

H eads 1 Kings 20:31

E very creature Col. 1:23

A bideth John 12:34

R eceived Acts 19:2

D ried Josh. 2:10

"Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for WE HAVE HEARD that God is with you" (Zechariah 8 23).

Bible Challenger-04-April V.02: The Class of People that Bore the Brunt of Judgment

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word applied to a class of people that bore the brunt of judgment but later became a special possession of the Lord.

1. A three-word description of the physical condition and determination of three hundred and one devoted men.

2. The words spoken to eight people when a covenant was sealed with a visible token.

3. A command to someone in order that he not be faithless but believing.

4. The conclusion of the prayer of a disobedient prophet in the darkest of prayer chambers.

5. A statement concerning something everyone is glad to own, but none its unruliness has conquered.

6. A timetable of failures for a self-confident disciple.

7. An entreaty for the double use of the senses to discern the Lord's goodness.

8. Something said of a wise man resulting in a loving response.

9. A promise to those who walk uprightly.

Answers to these questions will be found in next month's issue of Christian Treasury.

Bible Challenger-04-April V.03: A Class of People Called the Children of God

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing a class of people who, because of their activity, are called the children of God.

1. What Christian grace displayed in our lives will have a perfect work?

2. Whose work will be made manifest in a day of declaration?

3. What is it that works for good to those who are called, according to God's purpose?

4. What mental exercise might well cause us to marvel at the power displayed in the Creator's fingers?

5, What word describes the works of those who hate the Lord Jesus?

6. From where does the work come that fashions that which can neither see nor hear?

7. Something a workman who is dividing the word of truth rightly, never needs to be.

8. The implied deficiency of those who are workers of iniquity.

9. The name given to one engaged in a Christian endeavor whose work a young man was encouraged to undertake.

10. What category of our works is plainly stated to have nil merit for soul salvation.

11. What word describes the work and act of the Lord in the coming judgment of Israel?

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.04

1. Sabeans Job 1:15

2. Abomination Prey. 6:16

3. Fainted Psa. 27:13

4. East wind Gen. 41:6

5. Gallows Esther 5:14; 7:10

6. Underneath Deut. 33:27

7. Abundant 1 Peter 1:3

8. Rejoice Psa. 5:11

9. Deliverance Luke 4:18

“Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in SAFEGUARD." 1 Sam. 22:23

Bible Challenger-04-April V.04: A Personal Protection Spoken to Someone Who Needed Protection

The first letter of the following responses will form the word signifying a personal protection spoken to someone who himself was in need of the same.

1. A marauding people who divested the "material possessions of an upright man.

2. The Lord's regard of those who are bent on mischief.

3. What might well have happened to any who faced adversity without a sense of the Lord's goodness.

4. A biblical harbinger of disaster first mentioned in a dream concerning a crop failure.

5. A lethal device whereon the erector died and not the intended.

6. The place where God's everlasting arms are found for those who have sought refuge in Him.

7. The measure of mercy that has given a once-condemned people a lively hope.

8. What should the response be of those that put their trust in God.

9. What did the Lord Jesus say His preaching mission was regarding the captives (to sin).

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.06: Habitations for Those Who Are Friends of Unrighteousness

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word which describes the habitations which await those who have made friends of that which is unrighteous. [The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.]

1. That which some may do at the cost of being maimed because they have refused the alternative. [3]

2. A double affirmation to the truth of how a safe passage from death unto life is secured. [2]

3. The word signifying the first habitation which certain created beings did not keep, resulting in a darksome confinement. [1]

4. That which one is sure to do when the time of sowing to the flesh is completed. [2]

5. A truth of old testifying with what God ever draws His people to Himself. [1]

6. A prophetic truth as to what multitudes who presently sleep in the dust shall yet do. [1]

7. That which is to flee away when the ransomed of the Lord shall return. [3]

8. That which will never be experienced by anyone accepting the spiritual drink given by Jesus. [1]

9. A unique possession of the one abiding in the light which no man can approach. [1]

10. That which Abraham called on after planting many trees. [4]

11. That which is called upon to be lifted up in view of a glorious entrance. [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.07: A Statement Distinguishing Between Kinds of Trust and Confidence

The first letter of each of the following responses will form a comparative statement distinguishing between certain kinds of trust and confidence. [3] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.

1. That in which a poor man may walk, thereby elevating him over a fool. [1]

2. A double possession, not to be desired, when having them causes offenses which would lead to an unhappy future. [5]

3. The nation whose kingdom was rent from its first king and given to a neighbor of his. [1]

4. Something the will of God may cause a child of God to do because of well doing. [1]

5. A specific day which, by God's reckoning, is deemed inferior to the day of one's death. [1]

6. Something quite vehement, prepared by God, that caused a wayward servant to faint. [2]

7. A specific number of days that is deemed inferior to a single day in the courts of God. [1]

8. That which little, when accompanied with the fear of the Lord, exceeds even in great amounts because of its accompanying trouble. [1]

9. Something royal a gentile queen was deprived of after refusing to do the king's bidding. [1]

10. Something specific that wisdom excelleth, as well as all things that might be compared to it. [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.08: What Should Characterize Service to the Lord. . .

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing what should characterize our service to the Lord as a fitting accompaniment to singing in His presence. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 98.)

1. Something Rhoda failed to open at a time of prayer. [1]

2. The musical accompaniment of certain priests who sang at Hezekiah's revival service. [2]

3. That which David brought to Jerusalem after a three-month hiatus in the house of a Gittite. [3]

4. A special ceremony to commemorate the conclusion of a building project in Nehemiah's day. [4]

5. That which was found on a faithful man of God, after a night of fasting, by a great king and his private menagerie. [4]

6. Something early Christians did from house to house with singleness of heart. [3]

7. A type of soil, in the parable, that typifies those who immediately respond to the hearing of the Word. [2]

8. Something fruitful enjoyed by saint and sinner, because the rain from heaven witnesses to the goodness of God. [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.09: The Words Which Identified the One Having Noteworthy Eyes and …

The first letter of each of the following responses (Bible quotations with one or more words to complete) will form the words which identified the One having noteworthy eyes and feet, and who brought a singular message to a certain ancient church. [3] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.

1. "This is not unto death, but for the glory of God." [1]

2. "Who is he that the world, but he that believeth." [1]

3. "And that believing ye might have life through His [1]

4. "And the power of the Highest shall Thee." [1]

5. "Lo, I see loose, walking in the midst of the fire." [2]

6. 'Who loved me, and Himself for me." [1]

7. 'We have a law, and by our law He to die." [1]

8. "Saying, Thou that , and buildest it in three days." [3]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.10: Something Usually Dreaded, but, to God, is Light and of Short …

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing something usually dreaded, but which in God's perspective is light and of short duration. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "That ye might know the love which I have more_____ unto you." [1]

2. "The wall of Jerusalem also is broken dawn, and the gates thereof are burned with_____ ." [1]

3. "Unto a land_____ with milk and honey." [1]

4. "Unless Thy_____ had been my delights, I should then have perished." [1]

5. "Call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were _____, ye endured." [1]

6. "We stand before this house, and in Thy presence... and _____." [3]

7. "Neither doth_____ spring out of the ground." [1]

8. "Persecution ariseth for the word's sake, _____they are offended." [1]

9. "With the people of God, than to enjoy the Pleasures_____ for a season." [2]

10. "AU the days of his life, and there shall _____ come upon his head." [2]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-04-April V.11: How Men Will Be Persuaded That God Is Now With the Jews

The first letter of each of the following responses will form three words which explain how, at the close of the tribulation period, many men from other nations will be persuaded that God is now with the Jews. [3] The number in brackets indicates the number of missing words in each answer.

1. "And said unto the woman, Now, _____ not because of thy saying." [2]

2. "We ought to give the more _____ to the things." [2]

3. "Ye will surely say unto Me this proverb, Physician, _____ thyself." [1]

4. "Within three days I will build _____ made without hands." [1]

5. "And they said unto him, From a _____ thy servants are come." [3]

6. “Which we have seen with our, _____ which we have looked upon." [1]

7. "Put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our _____." [1]

8. “Which was preached to _____ which is under heaven." [2]

9. "Christ _____ forever: and how sayest Thou, The Son of Man must be lifted up?" [1]

10. "He said unto them, Hove ye _____ the Holy Ghost?" [1]

11. "The Lord _____ up the water of the Red sea for you." [1]

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.02

1. Ninety and eight years old 1 Sam. 4:15

2. One hundred priests' garments Ezra 2:69

3. Six cities for refuge Num. 35:6

4. Twelve stones 1 Kings 18:31

5. One hour Matt. 20:12

6. Nine cubits was the length Deut. 3:11

7. Eleven stars Gen. 37:9

8. Seven altars Num. 23:1, 14, 29

9. Eight sons 1 Sam. 17:12

10. Eleven curtains Ex. 26:7

11. Nine hundred chariots of iron Judg. 4:3

“And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was NO STONE SEEN." 1 Kings 6:18.

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.03

1. Orator Acts 24:1

2. Centurion Acts 10:1

3. Captain 2 Kings 5:1

4. Halt 2 Sam. 11:15

5. Prophetess 2 Kings 22:14

6. Ambassadors Josh. 9:4

7. Tanner Acts 9:43

8. Instructor Gen. 4:22

9. Officer Gen. 37:36

10. Nimrod Gen. 10:9

“Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine

OCCUPATION? and whence contest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?" Jonah 1:8.

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.06

1. K ey of knowledge

2. N ewman

3. O bedience of Christ

4. W ise

5. L ife

6. E yes of the Lord

7. D ew

8. G race

9. E very good work

1. Luke 11:52

2. Col. 3:10

3. 2 Cor. 10:5

4. Prov. 18:15

5. Eccl. 7:12

6. Prov. 22:12

7. Prov. 3:20

8. Ruth 2:10

9. Col. 1:10

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of KNOWLEDGE: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." Prov. 1:7.

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.07

1. Brother Gen. 27:35

2. Land Josh. 15:19

3. Earth Heb. 6:7

4. Storehouse Mal. 3:10

5. Sing for joy Job 29:13

6. I will multiply thy seed Gen. 22:17

7. No sorrow Prov. 10:22

8. Gerizim Deut. 11:29

9. Showers of blessing Ezek. 34:26

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual BLESSINGS in heavenly places in Christ." Eph. 1:3.

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.08

1. Bald head 2 Kings 2:23

2. Ear Psa. 94:9

3. Toes 2 Sam. 21:20

4. Heart Jer. 17:9

5. Legs Psa. 147:10

6. Eyelids Job 16:16

7. Her hands Prov. 31:19

8. Eye Eccl. 4:8

9. Mouth James 3:10

“But thou, BETHLEHEM Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Mic. 5:2.

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.09

1. R ight Gen. 18:25

2. I niquity Matt. 23:28

3. G ood 1 Sam. 24:17

4. H ealed James 5:16

5. T rusted Luke 18:9

6. E nduring Psa. 19:9

7. O rdinances Luke 1:6

8. U ngodly Psa. 1:5

9. S acrifice Matt. 9:13

"He withdraweth not His eyes from the RIGHTEOUS: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, He doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted." Job 36:7.

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.10

1. Tried in the fire Rev. 3:18

2. Heaven 2 Kings 7:2

3. I am a stranger Ruth 2:10

4. Not die Gen. 47:19

5. Exceedingly 1 Sam. 26:21

6. Eagle Prov. 23:5

7. Youth Eccles. 11:9

8. Experience Gen. 30:27

9. Step 1 Sam. 20:3

"Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty: open THINE EYES, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread" (Prov. 20:13).

Bible Challenger-05-May Answers V.11

1. L ove the truth Zech. 8:19

2. O bey the voice Zech. 6:15

3. R emove the iniquity Zech. 3:9

4. D evour, and subdue Zech. 9:15

5. O ld men and old women Zech. 8:4

6. F ury Zech. 8:2

7. H ouse Zech. 1:16

8. O ur doings Zech. 1:6

9. S ave My people Zech. 8:7

10. T rue judgment Zech, 7:9

11. S weareth falsely Zech. 5:4

Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the LORD OF HOSTS" (Zech. 4:6)

Bible Challenger-05-May V.02: Observation of Someone Standing in Solomon's Temple

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the words which describe the observation someone standing inside Solomon's temple might have made regarding its construction.

1. How old was Eli when the ark of God was taken by the Philistines?

2. How many priests' garments were given in Ezra's day for the rebuilding of the temple?

3. How many cities of refuge did Israel have?

4. How many stones did Elijah use to build an altar on Mount Carmel?

5. How long did the laborers toil who were last hired in the kingdom of heaven parable?

6. How long was Og's bedstead?

7. How many stars did Joseph see in one of his dreams?

8. How many altars did Balaam build each time he discoursed with Balak?

9. How many sons did Jesse have?

10. How many curtains of goats' hair were used to cover the tabernacle?

11. How many chariots of iron did Jabin have that he used in oppressing Israel?

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-05-May V.03: "What is Thine __?"

The first letters of the following responses will form the missing word to the question. "What is thine —?" asked of an errant prophet.

1. The profession of Tertullus.

2. The profession of Cornelius.

3. The profession of Naaman.

4. The name of one in the soldiering profession whose death was desired by his own commander-in-chief.

5. The profession of Huldah.

6. The imitated profession of those who by false pretenses made a league with a conquering army.

7. The profession of Simon of Joppa.

8. The profession of Tubal-cain.

9. The profession of Potiphar.

10. The name of the first man in the hunting profession.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.

R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-05-May V.04

1. Temple Acts 3:2

2. Husband Prov. 31:23

3. Afflicted Prov. 22:22

4. Nain Luke 7:11

5. King's gate Esther 5:9

6. Shekel 2 Kings 7:1

7. Gazites Judg. 16:2

8. Iron gate Acts 12:10

9. Valley gate 2 Chron. 26:9

10. Inner gate Ezek. 8:3

11. Night Neh. 2:13

12. Gathering of sticks 1 Kings 17:10

“Enter into His gates with THANKSGIVING, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name." Psa. 100:4

Bible Challenger-05-May V.04: What Should Accompany Us as We Enter the Lord's Gates

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word, describing that which should accompany us as we enter into the gates, of the Lord.

1. The site of a gate where a certain man lay as he waited expectantly.

2. The relationship of a man to a woman whose virtuous works made him well' known in the gates of the city.

3. A class of people we are enjoined not to oppress, in the gate.

4. The name of a city at whose gate a sorrowing widow was made to rejoice.

5. The name of the gate where gladness was turned into anger because of overmuch pride.

6. The startling price forecast by a prophet for a measure of line flour to be sold in a city's gate during a, great famine.

7. The name of a people who waited all night by the gate of their city In a vain, attempt to contain, a strong man.

8. A certain gate which opened, surreptitiously to, release a sleepy disciple and his celestial escort.

9. The name of a low-situated gate which a king thought wise to fortify.

10. Which gate of a noted' city was directed towards, a) cardinal compass point?'

11. The time a king’s cupbearer chose to view the broken-down walls and gates of his beloved city.

12. What a prophet beheld a widow woman doing at the gate of her city.

Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury. R. Erisman

Bible Challenger-05-May V.06: The Habitation for Those Who Are Friends of Unrighteousness