In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

• Leviticus 6:44-56

instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

• Leviticus 17:4

If I am guilty—woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction.

• Job 10:15

When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him.

• Psalm 109:7

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so,

• Ezekiel 25:12

“Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty. “Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’

• Hosea 4:15

Lately, I have been writing a quiz based on research for a different post, at least in a few cases.  In yesterday’s Babs and Harold Conversation, Babs was feeling guilty about her past.  She even quoted several stories from the book of Genesis that illustrated how no good came from her sin and how that sin could lead to a lot of trouble.  Then Harold said that she was remembering things that she should put behind her and forgetting that God had already forgiven her.  There was no need to hang onto the guilt.  So, I only used a couple of verses to illustrate the “do not feel guilty” concept.

This quiz is about verses that have the word “guilty” in them.  There are 82 verses in the NIV to choose from.

The questions are in biblical order.  The last three questions are from the New Testament.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of the word “guilty”, a man is told that his daughter-in-law is pregnant and guilty of prostitution.  He wants her burned, but then in confronting her, he finds out that he is the father of her child.  Who are these two people?
2	According to Exodus 21, if two people have a quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or a fist, and the injured party is given bed rest (but still able to stand using a staff for support).  What is the guilty party responsible for?
3	If a thief breaks into your house and you deliver a fatal blow in your defense, are you guilty of bloodshed?
4	When someone sins unintentionally, they are required to make restitution and make a guilt offering.  What is the required sacrifice for a guilt offering?
5	When the tribe of Benjamin was virtually destroyed, only a few hundred men left, the other tribes had sworn to never give their daughters to them in marriage.  But when they had an assembly to see how the tribe of Benjamin could survive, what town failed to show up, leaving the assembled tribes to kill all non-virgins in the town, and having four hundred virgins that could be stolen by the Benjamites as their wives?
6	David enters a covenant with someone, stating that if you find him (David) guilty, kill him yourself rather than turning David over to the other person’s father.  With whom does David make this covenant?
7	Isaiah declares a woe on those who are heroes at drinking wine.  They acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent.  But what is their reason to acquit the guilty?
8	What does Jesus say is guilty of an eternal sin?
9	Jesus heals a blind man.  The Pharisees get angry.  And Jesus says that their sin remains because they claim to what?
10	After the riot in Jerusalem over false claims that a Gentile entered the temple, Paul makes his plea three times, eventually demanding to take his case before Caesar.  With whom, any of the three, did Paul state he was not guilty of any criminal act?

Church leaders should be blameless.  We should live blameless lives.

But there is a difference in not guilty and blameless.  A blameless person is one who is upright and in the world’s view, blameless of anything with which they could be taken to court.

Not guilty means that we did not do it.

Of course, these days there is the plea of not being guilty due to reasons of insanity or there were extenuating circumstances.

I am just looking at our relationship with sin.  We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but for those who trust God with everything, God has washed away our sins.  In some wording, God has “forgotten” our sins, but I think a better translation is that God has, as He judges us, removed our sin in considering our guilt, thus He knows we have sinned, but He does not hold us to that account.  He finds us not guilty.

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of the word “guilty”, a man is told that his daughter-in-law is pregnant and guilty of prostitution.  He wants her burned, but then in confronting her, he finds out that he is the father of her child.  Who are these two people?	Genesis 38:24
2	According to Exodus 21, if two people have a quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or a fist, and the injured party is given bed rest (but still able to stand using a staff for support).  What is the guilty party responsible for?	Exodus 21:19
3	If a thief breaks into your house and you deliver a fatal blow in your defense, are you guilty of bloodshed?	Exodus 22:2
4	When someone sins unintentionally, they are required to make restitution and make a guilt offering.  What is the required sacrifice for a guilt offering?	Leviticus 5:16
5	When the tribe of Benjamin was virtually destroyed, only a few hundred men left, the other tribes had sworn to never give their daughters to them in marriage.  But when they had an assembly to see how the tribe of Benjamin could survive, what town failed to show up, leaving the assembled tribes to kill all non-virgins in the town, and having four hundred virgins that could be stolen by the Benjamites as their wives?	Judges 21:22
6	David enters a covenant with someone, stating that if you find him (David) guilty, kill him yourself rather than turning David over to the other person’s father.  With whom does David make this covenant?	1 Samuel 20:4-8
7	Isaiah declares a woe on those who are heroes at drinking wine.  They acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent.  But what is their reason to acquit the guilty?	Isaiah 5:23
8	What does Jesus say is guilty of an eternal sin?	Mark 3:29
9	Jesus heals a blind man.  The Pharisees get angry.  And Jesus says that their sin remains because they claim to what?	John 15:22-24
10	After the riot in Jerusalem over false claims that a Gentile entered the temple, Paul makes his plea three times, eventually demanding to take his case before Caesar.  With whom, any of the three, did Paul state he was not guilty of any criminal act?	Acts 22:26; Acts 25:11; Acts 28:18

Do you feel guilty for your sin?

It is quite easy to counter that with, “God has forgiven you.  It is quite arrogant of you to think your own feelings are more important than how God sees you.”

The wording might be less harsh than what I just wrote, but I have heard it in more harsh terms.

But if you really love with the heart of Jesus, you will love those that you may have harmed.  In some cases, it may be impossible to provide restitution.  Zachaeus gave back four-fold, but what of those who had died?  Did he give the money to their children?

But in the end, regardless of whether we struggle in making amends or simply freely accept God’s Grace, God knows our heart.

Yet, at some point, we have to avoid self-flagellation, figurative or literal.

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of the word “guilty”, a man is told that his daughter-in-law is pregnant and guilty of prostitution.  He wants her burned, but then in confronting her, he finds out that he is the father of her child.  Who are these two people?	Genesis 38:24	Tamar and Judah
2	According to Exodus 21, if two people have a quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or a fist, and the injured party is given bed rest (but still able to stand using a staff for support).  What is the guilty party responsible for?	Exodus 21:19	While not being held liable, the guilty party must pay the injured for the time lost and ensure that the injured party is healed.  Note: There is nothing here about “pain and suffering”, just lost wages (or lost time in tending the crop) and assurance that there is healing.
3	If a thief breaks into your house and you deliver a fatal blow in your defense, are you guilty of bloodshed?	Exodus 22:2	Not guilty
4	When someone sins unintentionally, they are required to make restitution and make a guilt offering.  What is the required sacrifice for a guilt offering?	Leviticus 5:16	A ram without defect
5	When the tribe of Benjamin was virtually destroyed, only a few hundred men left, the other tribes had sworn to never give their daughters to them in marriage.  But when they had an assembly to see how the tribe of Benjamin could survive, what town failed to show up, leaving the assembled tribes to kill all non-virgins in the town, and having four hundred virgins that could be stolen by the Benjamites as their wives?	Judges 21:22	Jabesh Gilead.  Note that in 1 Samuel, Jabesh Gilead retrieved the bodies of Saul and Jonathan from the Philistines, and were honored for their bravery and honor.
6	David enters a covenant with someone, stating that if you find him (David) guilty, kill him yourself rather than turning David over to the other person’s father.  With whom does David make this covenant?	1 Samuel 20:4-8	Jonathan, son of King Saul
7	Isaiah declares a woe on those who are heroes at drinking wine.  They acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent.  But what is their reason to acquit the guilty?	Isaiah 5:23	They acquit for a bribe.  This supposes that the innocent did not offer a bribe or could not afford the price.
8	What does Jesus say is guilty of an eternal sin?	Mark 3:29	He who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
9	Jesus heals a blind man.  The Pharisees get angry.  And Jesus says that their sin remains because they claim to what?	John 15:22-24	See, in a figurative sense, but in other terms, they heard the message Jesus gave, and they hated Jesus and His Father.
10	After the riot in Jerusalem over false claims that a Gentile entered the temple, Paul makes his plea three times, eventually demanding to take his case before Caesar.  With whom, any of the three, did Paul state he was not guilty of any criminal act?	Acts 22:26; Acts 25:11; Acts 28:18	The centurion who arrested him, Festus, and the Jewish leaders in Rome

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, for the first video, here are the Newsboys singing Guilty.  Do you wish to be found guilty?  Guilty of loving God and spreading the Gospel.

Here is Mandisa singing Not Guilty.  What happens when the judge looks over the bench and says, “I love you.  I find you not guilty.”

Here is Micah Tyler singing Walking Free.  The song is good, but the video has true testimonies of those who have been saved by a prison ministry or work with Ground 40, a ministry that helps men transition from homelessness, addiction, and/or incarceration through biblical principles.

Here is Lauren Daigle singing You Say.

For what do you feel guilty?  God forgives.  Rejoice.  For those who are in the Book of Life, He finds us Not Guilty.  But if you could listen to these videos without shedding a few tears, you are a stronger person than I.

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.