QUESTIONS FOR IDLE MOMENTS.
"To understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their riddles."
Prov. 1: 6, A. R. V., margin. Correct answers to Bible Questions, Bible Enigma, and Word Square were sent in by Florence Livingston, Errole McChesney, C. A. Van Cleve, Rutland Bowen. There were quite a number who had all right but one. Four substituted the children of Israel for Hagar. Several missed on the length of time Noah stayed in the ark, and one had Noah's age wrong. Let those who missed study the correct answers, that they may be impressed upon their minds. Some erred in giving merely the sentence in the enigma without giving the words made out of it. We did not call this a mistake this time, as all did not know what was required. Some think they must wait till they see the answers in the paper before sending theirs in. These will be too late. ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS.
- One year and seventeen days.
- Nine hundred fifty years.
- Genesis 14.
- Abram.
- Hagar.
- Esau.
- Isaac.
- A prince of God; a supplanter.
- Esau, son of Isaac.
- Jacob.
Lot, Abram, Galilee, Leprosy, Royal, Nob, Italian, Nisan. "Lying lips are an abomination." My first was the last to see Jesus' face,
My second's a breeze, just a gentle one,
My third on the high priest's breast found place,
My fourth was a type of God's only Son. I am composed of forty-eight letters. I tell why Jesus came to this world. My 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 13 is the name of one who was not with the disciples when Jesus first met with them after His resurrection. My 4, 46, 45, 15, 16, 7, 11 is the name of a Jewish king who was set to do a work his father was not permitted to do. My 29, 34, 30, 31, 32 is what a leper must do before he could be declared clean from his leprosy. My 8, 3, 17, 18 tells where one who ate at David's table was lame. My 20, 21, 22, 33, 38, 32 is a process of cooking prevalent in Moses' time. My 41, 39, 6, 26 is the name of a female deer mentioned in the Bible. My 47, 48, 24, 12, 25 is what sin leaves upon the character. My 27, 37, 19 tells the number of times Jesus cleansed the temple. My 44, 43, 42, is a tool which Jesus used in His work as a carpenter. My 40, 28, 35, 36 is what Samuel received each year from his mother. My 23 is found in seek but not in serve, in king but not in country.