inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.

• Job 32:19

Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.

• Judges 7:19-21

And Huram also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:

• 2 Chronicles 4:11

This quiz is not about sea going vessels.  It is about things that you can carry or hold water in: bottles, bowls, buckets, jars, jugs, and pots.  The reference, as with the “jar” reference from Judges 7 above, may not be holding water at the time.  And have you ever noticed that Gideon’s army of 300 did not have weapons?  A little earlier than the passage quoted states that in their empty hands, Gideon gave them a trumpet and a jar with a torch in it.  God gave the Midianites bad dreams, and they were so frightened that they killed each other before running away.  All Gideon’s army had to do was run into the camp and pick up more swords than they could carry.  “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”  Indeed.

The questions are in biblical order.  The questions will be about verses having one of the words mentioned earlier: bottles, bowls, buckets, jars, jugs, or pots.  In many cases, you might have to read a few verses before or after the referenced verse for the answer.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of jar, Abraham’s servant asked the Lord to have a woman let down her jar and not just offer water to Abraham’s servant but offer to water his camels.  Who showed up at that moment and did what Abraham’s servant had suggested?
2	What is God’s response, in the first reference to a “pot” in the Bible (NIV), when the Israelites complained that they had pots of meat in Egypt?
3	In the first use of bowls in the Bible, Moses took half the blood from sacrificed bulls and put it in bowls and splashed the other half on the altar.  Then he read the Book of the Covenant to the people.  Why did they do all this and what did he do with the saved blood?
4	Who says it and what was supposed to be said when the prophetic words about the Israelites having buckets of water, enough to provide all their seed with water?
5	When David walked into the camp of Saul and Abner, as Saul was chasing him to kill him, David found them asleep.  What did David have his men take along with a jug of water that was next to the king’s head?
6	Elijah visited a widow of Zarephath, who was down to her last bit of ingredients to make bread.  She thought she would prepare bread for her and her son and then they would die, but Elijah said that the jar and the jug would never go empty until rain came again and the drought was over.  What was in the jar and what was in the jug?
7	What did the haughty women of Zion keep in bottles? And it is not wine (in the Scripture above) nor is it water.
8	On that day, every pot in Jerusalem will be considered holy and all who come to sacrifice will cook in the pots.  On what day?
9	The last reference to jar in the Bible is describing the ark of the covenant which contained a gold jar of what?
10	It is obvious that the last reference to bowls would be the seven bowls of the last seven plagues, but not really.  One of the angels that poured out one of the bowls comes to John and offers to introduce him to whom?

A couple of hints.  Only two questions pertain to the New Testament, even though the last use of five of the six water carrying vessels.  The last reference to “pots” omits references to pottery and potter.

And for another hint, two questions relate to the same thing sent from God, thus that thing is the answer to one question and something about that thing is the answer to the other.

I know, my hints can be more obscure than some of the questions.

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of jar, Abraham’s servant asked the Lord to have a woman let down her jar and not just offer water to Abraham’s servant but offer to water his camels.  Who showed up at that moment and did what Abraham’s servant had suggested?	Genesis 24:12-15
2	What is God’s response, in the first reference to a “pot” in the Bible (NIV), when the Israelites complained that they had pots of meat in Egypt?	Exodus 16:3
3	In the first use of bowls in the Bible, Moses took half the blood from sacrificed bulls and put it in bowls and splashed the other half on the altar.  Then he read the Book of the Covenant to the people.  Why did they do all this and what did he do with the saved blood?	Exodus 24:6-8
4	Who says it and what was supposed to be said when the prophetic words about the Israelites having buckets of water, enough to provide all their seed with water?	Numbers 24:7
5	When David walked into the camp of Saul and Abner, as Saul was chasing him to kill him, David found them asleep.  What did David have his men take along with a jug of water that was next to the king’s head?	1 Samuel 26:11
6	Elijah visited a widow of Zarephath, who was down to her last bit of ingredients to make bread.  She thought she would prepare bread for her and her son and then they would die, but Elijah said that the jar and the jug would never go empty until rain came again and the drought was over.  What was in the jar and what was in the jug?	I Kings 17:13-14
7	What did the haughty women of Zion keep in bottles? And it is not wine (in the Scripture above) nor is it water.	Isaiah 3:20
8	On that day, every pot in Jerusalem will be considered holy and all who come to sacrifice will cook in the pots.  On what day?	Zechariah 14:21
9	The last reference to jar in the Bible is describing the ark of the covenant which contained a gold jar of what?	Hebrews 9:4
10	It is obvious that the last reference to bowls would be the seven bowls of the last seven plagues, but not really.  One of the angels that poured out one of the bowls comes to John and offers to introduce him to whom?	Revelation 21:9

In two trips to India, I commuted past small villages between our hotel and the steel mill, mostly during water gathering time.  The water gathering at the well was a joyous occasion in most cases.  It required a team effort.  When you have up to three pots of water balanced on your head, it takes a “village” to lift them up and place them there.

In one village, the majority of the ladies, dressed in saris, were on one side of the village, all helping each other.  On the other side of the village, women dressed in modern clothing were far fewer in number and they had to make more trips, since they did not have the available people.  I have prayed for these women.  They may have been the Christians of the village.  Regardless of the reasons to be ostracized, they had a harder life.

On a different trip, I saw a young girl who was carrying a single pot in her arms and she was crying.  The village was a communist village and we were instructed to never stop in the village for our own safety.  I wondered if the girl fell, dropping her water, and to return to the well would mean there would be no one to help her.  Another reason for prayer.  I say girl.  She looked to be a teenager or younger, but looks can fool you.

The work that women must endure in India and other countries like India is very arduous.  Probably few ladies in the USA could keep up the pace.  I doubt if I could.  That much water on their heads.  A gallon of water weighing nearly eight pounds.  Just balancing the empty pots would be beyond me.  I’m a klutz!!

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of jar, Abraham’s servant asked the Lord to have a woman let down her jar and not just offer water to Abraham’s servant but offer to water his camels.  Who showed up at that moment and did what Abraham’s servant had suggested?	Genesis 24:12-15	Rebekah
2	What is God’s response, in the first reference to a “pot” in the Bible (NIV), when the Israelites complained that they had pots of meat in Egypt?	Exodus 16:3	God provided manna
3	In the first use of bowls in the Bible, Moses took half the blood from sacrificed bulls and put it in bowls and splashed the other half on the altar.  Then he read the Book of the Covenant to the people.  Why did they do all this and what did he do with the saved blood?	Exodus 24:6-8	The covenant was being confirmed and to illustrate it, he sprinkled the blood onto the people.
4	Who says it and what was supposed to be said when the prophetic words about the Israelites having buckets of water, enough to provide all their seed with water?	Numbers 24:7	In Balaam’s third message, when paid to curse the Israelites.
5	When David walked into the camp of Saul and Abner, as Saul was chasing him to kill him, David found them asleep.  What did David have his men take along with a jug of water that was next to the king’s head?	1 Samuel 26:11	His spear
6	Elijah visited a widow of Zarephath, who was down to her last bit of ingredients to make bread.  She thought she would prepare bread for her and her son and then they would die, but Elijah said that the jar and the jug would never go empty until rain came again and the drought was over.  What was in the jar and what was in the jug?	I Kings 17:13-14	It was a jar of flour and a jug of oil.
7	What did the haughty women of Zion keep in bottles? And it is not wine (in the Scripture above) nor is it water.	Isaiah 3:20	Perfume
8	On that day, every pot in Jerusalem will be considered holy and all who come to sacrifice will cook in the pots.  On what day?	Zechariah 14:21	The Day of the Lord when the Lord returns to reign in Jerusalem.
9	The last reference to jar in the Bible is describing the ark of the covenant which contained a gold jar of what?	Hebrews 9:4	Manna
10	It is obvious that the last reference to bowls would be the seven bowls of the last seven plagues, but not really.  One of the angels that poured out one of the bowls comes to John and offers to introduce him to whom?	Revelation 21:9	The bride, the wife of the Lamb

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, for the first video.  Let’s look at something else that can hold water, a cup.  Here is Andrew Ripp singing Fill My Cup.  May we all grab on tightly to God and never let go until God changes us.

And here is the Angie Primm, singing Fill My Cup, Lord.

And here is an unknown youth group singing their own version of a Christian Cup Song.

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.