"The American Bible Challenge" 9/20

THIS WEEK'S TEAMS: Reborn, Courageous Chicks & Power Team

R1: MY TWEET LORD

1. "@________: Saw a flying wheel w/ eyes last night. No more 1am barley bread binges. #Not4Prophet"- Peter, Obadiah, Ezekiel or Saul?
Jamie (PT): Ezekiel

2. "@________: I'm Xerxes' new queen! He doesn't know I'm Jewish. Hope this doesn't complicate anything."- Vashti, Esther, Jezebel or Naomi?
Jamie: Esther (20)

3. "The crowd chanted & now I'm being released! They must be really mad at this Jesus person. #DontCare #Gotta Go"- Barnabas, Bartholomew, Barabbas or Bartimaeus?
Robin (CC): Barabbas

R2: LYRICAL MIRACLES

1. What short tax collector climbed up into a tree to see Jesus?
Dallas (PT): Zacchaeus (45)

2. What grumbling community of people weren't allowed to see The Promised Land for 40 years?
Reborn (team of same name): Children of Israel- ACCEPTABLE FOR THE ISRAELITES (25)

3. I think you know that "mantle" is another word for "cloak", so who picked up Elijah's mantle?
Daryl (Reborn): Elijah (50)

4. Spell Zephaniah.
Jamie: SUCCESSFUL (70)

R3: BIBLICAL CLASSIFIED ADS

1. "Staff for sale: Used as walking stick for four decades. It blossomed once, but it's been normal ever since. Smells like almonds"- who's most likely to sell that staff?
Robin & Andrea: Moses (A: Aaron)

2. "Linen belt for sale: I wore it, buried it, then dug it up to demonstrate Israel's doom. Comes with broken pottery I used in another prophecy. It's what I do"- what Old Testament prophet would most likely have posted this ad?
Dallas & Matt: Jeremiah (that or Isaiah)- YES INDEED (120)

3. "Cheap sword: Only used once, to cut off a servant's ear. (It got reattached.) Have to give up weapons as I am now the leader of a church. 2 shekels OBO."
Reborn & Roderick: Peter (100)

R4: SMOTE BY AN ANGEL

1. In Acts 12, a king's told he has a godlike voice. When he doesn't give credit to the Lord, an angel strikes him down & turns him into worm food. Who is this king?
Robin & Andrea: Herod (60)

2. When angels attack! According to the Bible, those who worship the Beast will suffer when an angel of the Lord pours out one of Revelations' seven bowls of what?
Dallas & Matt: God's Wrath (170)

3. Hey, census taker- count THIS! In the Old Testament, an angel killed 70K Israelites w/ a plague after what king took a census?
Reborn & Roderick: TIME OVER (A: David)

The Chosen Three #5:

1. Which three of these are the names of false gods found in the Bible- Molek, Balrog, Dagon, Artemis, Skrull or Behemoth?
Jamie: Molek, Balrog & Dagon (A: Artemis)(370)- IN

2. Which three of these women are wives of David- Abigail, Bethsheba, Hadassah, Sheerah, Michal or Zipporah?
Giana: Bathsheba, Hadassah & Michal (A: Abigail)(260)

3. Jesus made seven familiar "I am" statements. Which three of these are other statements he made in John- "I am not the Messiah", "I am the Lord's servant", "I am not of this world", "I am thirsty", "I am He" or "I am the rock"?
Daryl: "I am thirsty", "I am He" & "I am the rock" (A: "I am not of this world)(300)- IN

THE FINAL REVELATION #5: DANIEL

PT:

1. Daniel & his friends were exiled to what kingdom?
Jamie: Babylon

2. How many times hotter did Nebuchadnezzar turn up the furnace for Daniel's friends?
Dallas: Seven

3. While they were Babylonian slaves, Daniel & his friends asked to dine on what kind of food?
Matt: Vegetables & water

4. In the book of Daniel, Daniel speaks of two angels w/ names Gabriel & whom?
Jamie: Michael

5. How many days did Daniel ask for a diet of veggies & water?
Dallas: 10

6. The statue in Nebuchanezzar's dream was made of gold, silver, iron & what other metal?
Matt: Bronze

7. According to Daniel 6:28, Daniel prospered during the reigns of King Darius & what Persian king?
Jamie: Xerxes (A: Cyrus)

8. In Daniel 9, how many total sevens, or weeks, did Daniel prophesize about?
Dallas: Seven (A: 70)

9. In Daniel 8:21, the king of Greece's represented in Daniel's vision by what shaggy animal?
A: Goat

Reborn Order: Roderick, Daryl & Reborn (aka Aaron)

They's right on Q's #3-#5, #8...but that's it, so the PT wins by two!