Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

• Exodus 30:25-28

“Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings; the bread that is continually there is to remain on it.

• Numbers 4:7

the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.

• 2 Chronicles 9:4

They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!

• Isaiah 21:5

So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.

• Jeremiah 52:33

This quiz is on tables.  The word “table” is mentioned about one hundred times in the NIV.  If you search for “table”, you get tablet also, which is mentioned 37 times.  Remove that and you get 100, but there may be another word in the mix also that I did not find.

All the verses in this quiz have the word table in them.

The Questions:

#	Question	Bible References	Answer
1	In the first mention of table (in Scripture) in the NIV, Joseph (although his brothers did not know he was Joseph) set a table for his brothers and one brother got five times as much as any of the others.  Which brother?
2	Once God dictates exactly how the Ark of the Covenant is to be built, God tells Moses to have a table built, covered in gold, made of acacia wood, etc.  What was to be placed on the table before the Lord at all times?
3	The table in the previous question is to be placed inside the Tabernacle, just outside the curtain of the Most Holy Place.  What is supposed to be placed on the opposite side, outside the curtain?
4	What did Jonathan tell his father, King Saul, when David did not appear at the king’s table?
5	Which of the psalms talks of God preparing a place for him in the presence of his enemies?
6	Where was Jesus and what was He doing when a woman poured an alabaster jar of expensive perfume on Jesus’ head?
7	Jesus overturned tables in anger when visiting the temple.  What group of people were at those tables?
8	What behavior of the Pharisees did Jesus notice which prompted Him to tell the Parable of the Great Banquet, where the honored guests were making excuses and the master eventually sent his servants into the streets to gather people to enjoy his feast?
9	The apostles created the first group of deacons, because it would not be good to neglect the ministry of the Word to do what?
10	When the Apostle Paul speaks of the Lord’s Supper in one of his letters to the Corinthians, he says that we cannot have two masters.  We cannot have a part in the Lord’s Table and what else?

NOTE: The first question makes the distinction of the first time the word “table” was mentioned in the Scriptures in the NIV.  The translators of the NIV added section headings.  When you are skimming through for a specific story or event or teaching, these headings can become helpful if you do not know which chapter in the book has the information that you are looking for.  BUT, these headings are not part of the original text, thus not God-breathed.  In a heading, the word “table” is used in Genesis 10:1, The Table of Nations, or really, the descendants of Noah’s three sons, which established many of the nations on earth.

Since, in the USA, the Thanksgiving Day weekend is approaching, at least when this quiz is scheduled, we may have people coming to our table that we do not see that often.  Maybe you are hosting guests from another country as my wife and I did one year.  Maybe you are going to the church and serving Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless, the people who receive food from the food bank, the handicapped, or people in the nursing homes.  We have been a part of those mission projects in churches over the years for either one, another, or a combination of needy groups.

But the invitation is always there to come to the Lord’s Table, to eat the bread and drink the wine, in remembrance of Him.  Which causes all the other things that we are thankful for to pale in comparison.  Those other things are reminders that God is still there, and He cares for us in a very specific way.

Bible References:

#	Question	Bible Reference	Answer
1	In the first mention of table (in Scripture) in the NIV, Joseph (although his brothers did not know he was Joseph) set a table for his brothers and one brother got five times as much as any of the others.  Which brother?	Genesis 43:34
2	Once God dictates exactly how the Ark of the Covenant is to be built, God tells Moses to have a table built, covered in gold, made of acacia wood, etc.  What was to be placed on the table before the Lord at all times?	Exodus 25:30
3	The table in the previous question is to be placed inside the Tabernacle, just outside the curtain of the Most Holy Place.  What is supposed to be placed on the opposite side, outside the curtain?	Exodus 26:35
4	What did Jonathan tell his father, King Saul, when David did not appear at the king’s table?	1 Samuel 20:28-29
5	Which of the psalms talks of God preparing a place for him in the presence of his enemies?	N/A
6	Where was Jesus and what was He doing when a woman poured an alabaster jar of expensive perfume on Jesus’ head?	Matthew 26:6-7
7	Jesus overturned tables in anger when visiting the temple.  What group of people were at those tables?	Mark 11:15
8	What behavior of the Pharisees did Jesus notice which prompted Him to tell the Parable of the Great Banquet, where the honored guests were making excuses and the master eventually sent his servants into the streets to gather people to enjoy his feast?	Luke 14:15
9	The apostles created the first group of deacons, because it would not be good to neglect the ministry of the Word to do what?	Acts 6:2
10	When the Apostle Paul speaks of the Lord’s Supper in one of his letters to the Corinthians, he says that we cannot have two masters.  We cannot have a part in the Lord’s Table and what else?	1 Corinthians 10:21

There is a question in this quiz that gives the idea that some places at a formal dining table were more prestigious than other places.

In the military, they had formal dinners of that sort.  Just as Jesus taught, we were taught in the military to seek the least favorable position to sit and then have the host elevate you to a more favorable place.  Instead, you might have to be embarrassed by being taken to a lower position.

So, with nametags at each table, I found our table which had places for all the officers in the battalion.  I outranked all the second lieutenants (although the joke was that there was no rank distinction among lieutenants) and I had more time in grade (a 1LT for a longer time) than most of the other first lieutenants.  I thought that I might be sitting next to, or near, the captains.  When I dutifully got to the center of this monstrously long table, seating more than one hundred people, there my name was and my wife’s name right beside mine.  The second lieutenants made apologies and the prevailing excuse was that since I was to be part of the entertainment later on, my absence would not disrupt the table conversation.  My wife loved sitting there.  She would have been uncomfortable with higher ranking officer’s wives.  It is funny saying that in that my last employer had Christmas parties each year and my wife and I were usually placed with the CEO, the president, and other stuffed shirts because my wife could find common ground to have a conversation with just about anyone.  The company administrative assistant felt that no one else in the company would feel comfortable sitting with the big wigs.

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The Answers:

#	Question	Bible References	Answer
1	In the first mention of table (in Scripture) in the NIV, Joseph (although his brothers did not know he was Joseph) set a table for his brothers and one brother got five times as much as any of the others.  Which brother?	Genesis 43:34	Benjamin
2	Once God dictates exactly how the Ark of the Covenant is to be built, God tells Moses to have a table built, covered in gold, made of acacia wood, etc.  What was to be placed on the table before the Lord at all times?	Exodus 25:30	The bread of the Presence
3	The table in the previous question is to be placed inside the Tabernacle, just outside the curtain of the Most Holy Place.  What is supposed to be placed on the opposite side, outside the curtain?	Exodus 26:35	The lampstand
4	What did Jonathan tell his father, King Saul, when David did not appear at the king’s table?	1 Samuel 20:28-29	Jonathan lied by saying that David had been called away to Bethlehem by his family to observe a sacrifice.
5	Which of the psalms talks of God preparing a place for him in the presence of his enemies?	N/A	Psalm 23:5
6	Where was Jesus and what was He doing when a woman poured an alabaster jar of expensive perfume on Jesus’ head?	Matthew 26:6-7	In Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper, reclining at the table.  (Okay, maybe reclining at the table is enough.)
7	Jesus overturned tables in anger when visiting the temple.  What group of people were at those tables?	Mark 11:15	Money changers.  Those selling doves were at benches.
8	What behavior of the Pharisees did Jesus notice which prompted Him to tell the Parable of the Great Banquet, where the honored guests were making excuses and the master eventually sent his servants into the streets to gather people to enjoy his feast?	Luke 14:15	They were seeking the places of honor at the table.
9	The apostles created the first group of deacons, because it would not be good to neglect the ministry of the Word to do what?	Acts 6:2	Wait on tables
10	When the Apostle Paul speaks of the Lord’s Supper in one of his letters to the Corinthians, he says that we cannot have two masters.  We cannot have a part in the Lord’s Table and what else?	1 Corinthians 10:21	the table of demons

Whether you did well on this quiz or, not so well, here is Chris Tomlin singing The Table.  And he had a little help with a choir from Mesquite, Texas.

Here is Jonathan Traylor singing The Table.

Here is ARISE church singing A Seat at the Table.

Here is the University of Notre Dame Folk Choir singing A am the Bread of Life.

If you like these Saturday morning Bible quizzes, but you think you missed a few, you can use this LINK. I have set up a page off the home page for links to these Saturday morning posts. I will continue to modify the page as I add more.

Soli Deo Gloria.  Only to God be the Glory.