“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

• Exodus 15:2

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me.

• 2 Samuel 22:3

Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.

• 1 Chronicles 16:23

And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

• Revelation 7:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvationand the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

• Revelation 12:10

This quiz is a mystery expression quiz.  The mystery expression should be familiar, two five-letter words.  All the questions have answers that people’s names.  Answer these questions and the first letter of each of their names in English will provide the expression.  As usual, if you get enough of the answers correct, you may solve the “not much of a mystery” expression.  Then this gives you the first letter of the unanswered questions’ answers.

The questions all come from the Old Testament and half from the New Testament.  But the “not much of a mystery” expression, at least in concept, is a New Testament thing.  But the two words only appear in one verse of the Bible, and even then, not stated as is commonly stated.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	Who was the prophet who bought some family land, but had to have his secretary, Baruch, take the deed, since he was confined to the courtyard of the guard?
2	Who was the prophet who saw a valley filled with dry bones?
3	Who was the first man named king of Israel who was a head taller than the others?
4	Who was the good king of Judah who followed King Amaziah and whose son was Jotham?  He was also known as Azariah and he reigned for 52 years.
5	Who was born of Hannah and dedicated to God’s service due to a vow Hannah had made while barren, and he anointed to people to be king of all Israel?
6	Who was the half-sister and wife of Abraham?
7	Who was tested by God to prepare his only son to be sacrificed on Mount Moriah?
8	Who was the wife of Xerxes who refused to appear before him, and was deposed, paving the way for Esther to be queen?
9	Who was the father of Phinehas and Hophni who was judge and priest over Israel when the answer to question 5 was dedicated to God’s service?
10	Who was king over all Israel and asked God for the wisdom needed to govern the people fairly?

These words may not be in this order in a single sentence in the Bible, but I have said those words as a sentence many times.

There is more than one song by that two-word title.  In fact, all four videos at the end of this post have that two-word title.

It is a Truth that is kind of redundant.  The first word means the second, in a way.

And all history, which is HIS Story, all else hangs on those two words.

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	Who was the prophet who bought some family land, but had to have his secretary, Baruch, take the deed, since he was confined to the courtyard of the guard?	Chapter 32, verse 12
2	Who was the prophet who saw a valley filled with dry bones?	Chapter 37, verse 1
3	Who was the first man named king of Israel who was a head taller than the others?	1 Samuel 9:2
4	Who was the good king of Judah who followed King Amaziah and whose son was Jotham?  He was also known as Azariah and he reigned for 52 years.	2 Chronicles 26:1
5	Who was born of Hannah and dedicated to God’s service due to a vow Hannah had made while barren, and he anointed to people to be king of all Israel?	Chapter 1, verses 21-28, the first of two books
6	Who was the half-sister and wife of Abraham?	Genesis 17:15
7	Who was tested by God to prepare his only son to be sacrificed on Mount Moriah?	Genesis 22:1-2
8	Who was the wife of Xerxes who refused to appear before him, and was deposed, paving the way for Esther to be queen?	Esther 1:12
9	Who was the father of Phinehas and Hophni who was judge and priest over Israel when the answer to question 5 was dedicated to God’s service?	Chapter 1, verse 25, same book as in question 5
10	Who was king over all Israel and asked God for the wisdom needed to govern the people fairly?	1 Kings 3:1-9

When I became a member of the Lay Witness Mission Team in northern Mississippi.  I bought two strips of canvas that would go from bumper to bumper on my old Volkswagen bug.  The bug was yellow because it was a lemon.  The canvas was tan.  Two words, the “not so mysterious” expression were painted in blood red paint.

Since the banners covered the doors, I had to be prepared.  I had to plan before I tied the banners around the car.  I rolled the window down.  I put the banners around the car, and then I crawled in the window similar to how the NASCAR drivers get in their car, but I had to maneuver around the steering wheel.  NASCAR has a steering wheel that can easily be detached to give the driver more room.  I was skinny back then.

The church may have advertised that the Lay Witness team would be in town, but once I arrived, those that had not heard stopped when I drove by, rolling down my window, smiling, waving at folks, and yelling those two words.  You know, “Just in case they didn’t read them.”

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	Who was the prophet who bought some family land, but had to have his secretary, Baruch, take the deed, since he was confined to the courtyard of the guard?	Chapter 32, verse 12	Jeremiah	J
2	Who was the prophet who saw a valley filled with dry bones?	Chapter 37, verse 1	Ezekiel	E
3	Who was the first man named king of Israel who was a head taller than the others?	1 Samuel 9:2	Saul	S
4	Who was the good king of Judah who followed King Amaziah and whose son was Jotham?  He was also known as Azariah and he reigned for 52 years.	2 Chronicles 26:1	Uzziah	U
5	Who was born of Hannah and dedicated to God’s service due to a vow Hannah had made while barren, and he anointed to people to be king of all Israel?	Chapter 1, verses 21-28, the first of two books	Samuel	S
6	Who was the half-sister and wife of Abraham?	Genesis 17:15	Sarah	S
7	Who was tested by God to prepare his only son to be sacrificed on Mount Moriah?	Genesis 22:1-2	Abraham	A
8	Who was the wife of Xerxes who refused to appear before him, and was deposed, paving the way for Esther to be queen?	Esther 1:12	Vashti	V
9	Who was the father of Phinehas and Hophni who was judge and priest over Israel when the answer to question 5 was dedicated to God’s service?	Chapter 1, verse 25, same book as in question 5	Eli	E
10	Who was king over all Israel and asked God for the wisdom needed to govern the people fairly?	1 Kings 3:1-9	Solomon	S

The not so mysterious expression is JESUS SAVES.

Jesus means God saves.  So, it is a bit redundant, but repetition helps the idea soak in better.

What is the verse that contains both words?

“and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,”

• 1 Peter 3:21

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, for the first video, here are the Asidors singing Jesus Saves.

Here is Riley Green singing Jesus Saves. 

Here is Jeremy Camp singing Jesus Saves.

Here is Travis Cottrell singing Jesus Saves.

Let us shout this message from every street corner, and you don’t need a banner from bumper to bumper.  Just pass it on.

JESUS SAVES!

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.