“‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible.

• Leviticus 5:1

“Speakto the Israelites and say to them: ‘When any man has an unusual bodily discharge, such a discharge is unclean.

• Leviticus 15:2

Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.”

• Judges 20:7

The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speakto the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him.

• Esther 6:4

The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;

• Psalm 15:2

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speakcordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

• Psalm 28:3

With the assassination of Charlie Kirk a month ago, actually the day prior to me writing this quiz, since I try to stay ahead on some things, I thought a quiz on the word “speak” is appropriate.  Maybe I should have a quiz on listening.  Everyone wants to speak these days, but they cannot stand by and listen to something that they disagree with.  I am like anyone else.  I do not like it when someone says things with which I disagree, but I have defended the constitution of the United States, and I believe everyone has the right to speak.  They should not be killed due to someone not liking what they say.  That is when not listening further may be important.  When I am offended on television, I change the channel, mute the speaker, or turn the “idiot box” off.  I do not oil the gun and adjust the sights.

This quiz is made up of ten questions about verses mentioning the word “speak, speaking, or speaks.”

The questions are in biblical order.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of the word “speak”, the Lord laments that these people who are speaking the same language might be able to do anything.  What were they doing, and what happened next?
2	Who in his pleas to God, bargaining with him, uses the word “speak” four times, such as “let me speak,” but then the Lord finished speaking and left?
3	Who tells the two messengers that he cannot run into the mountains, but the next town is small, and he might be safe there?  The messengers promise that the town he spoke of would not be destroyed like the city he just left and its neighboring city.
4	Who did not want to do as God commanded for he was slow of speech, and who did God suggest could be the one who spoke for him?
5	What had been done that led to something grotesque being sent to all twelve tribes?  Those that saw what was sent said nothing had been done like this since Israel left Egypt, and they should speak up.
6	When Eli realized that God was speaking to the boy, he told the boy to respond, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”  Who was the boy?
7	When the kingdom was given to Solomon, Adonijah who had set himself up as king and was then deposed asked a favor of someone who had influence with Solomon.  Who did he ask for permission to marry Abishag, the Shunammite?
8	When Paul speaks the truth in Romans 9, to whom does he have great sorrow and deep anguish?
9	In the book of Hebrews, it is written that the cleansing blood of Jesus speaks better than the blood of whom?
10	In the last use of the word “speak” an image was given breath and it spoke.  Anyone who did not worship this image was killed.  What was this image called?

The first Scripture above speaks of us not being silent.  It speaks of speaking.

Too often these days, justice is not served because one person remained silent.  Justice also fails to be served when too many people give false testimonies.

This does not have to be in the courts of law.  I went to a church’s congregational meeting, and someone told me before the meeting was to start that I should not worry about the vote.  “The fix was in.”  So much for believers getting together and having the Holy Spirit guide us to the proper decision.

Sometimes speaking out can be dangerous.  When speaking the truth of the Gospel, some countries will arrest you for such things, even carrying a death sentence in some places.

But when justice needs to be served, we should speak up.

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of the word “speak”, the Lord laments that these people who are speaking the same language might be able to do anything.  What were they doing, and what happened next?	Genesis 11:6
2	Who in his pleas to God, bargaining with him, uses the word “speak” four times, such as “let me speak,” but then the Lord finished speaking and left?	Genesis 18:27-33
3	Who tells the two messengers that he cannot run into the mountains, but the next town is small, and he might be safe there?  The messengers promise that the town he spoke of would not be destroyed like the city he just left and its neighboring city.	Genesis 19:21
4	Who did not want to do as God commanded for he was slow of speech, and who did God suggest could be the one who spoke for him?	Exodus 4:10-14
5	What had been done that led to something grotesque being sent to all twelve tribes?  Those that saw what was sent said nothing had been done like this since Israel left Egypt, and they should speak up.	Judges 19:30
6	When Eli realized that God was speaking to the boy, he told the boy to respond, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”  Who was the boy?	Chapter and verse: 3:9-10, in the first of two books by the name
7	When the kingdom was given to Solomon, Adonijah who had set himself up as king and was then deposed asked a favor of someone who had influence with Solomon.  Who did he ask for permission to marry Abishag, the Shunammite?	1 Kings 2:18
8	When Paul speaks the truth in Romans 9, to whom does he have great sorrow and deep anguish?	Romans 9:1
9	In the book of Hebrews, it is written that the cleansing blood of Jesus speaks better than the blood of whom?	Hebrews 12:24
10	In the last use of the word “speak” an image was given breath and it spoke.  Anyone who did not worship this image was killed.  What was this image called?	Revelation 13:15

Speaking in public is something that does not come naturally to me.  I was always a wallflower at parties, trying whatever it took to not even go to the parties.  My brain would freeze any time I had to read out loud.  I still sound like an elementary school student when reading the Bible, and I am the one teaching the class.  I like class participation in the reading, so I do not have to do so all the time.

But when it came to performing a part in a play, I could do that.  That was not me.  That was the guy I was playing.

And then, a little over forty years ago, I had to present safety rules in an innovative way.  I dressed up like Justin Wilson, who had a cooking show at the time on PBS (Public Broadcasting System).  I was not me.  I was Justin Wilson, even with the accent.  I think my maternal grandfather might have been related to the Cajuns in Louisiana.

But God opened my eyes to how I could be a public speaker.  If I got nervous or uncomfortable, I could use humor.  The audience liked it, and my nerves calmed down.

Ever since that time, I have taught Sunday school classes, ran industrial training departments, and gave presentations at conventions.  I think my largest crowd was about 400-500 people in attendance.  They ran out of chairs and people lined the aisles, standing for my forty-minute presentation.  Oddly, the only fear that I had was that the local fire department would come by and shut us down since we exceeded the allowable room occupancy.

And from the first, I have praised God for curing me of my fear of public speaking.

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	In the first use of the word “speak”, the Lord laments that these people who are speaking the same language might be able to do anything.  What were they doing, and what happened next?	Genesis 11:6	They were building the tower of Babel and God “confused” their language.
2	Who in his pleas to God, bargaining with him, uses the word “speak” four times, such as “let me speak,” but then the Lord finished speaking and left?	Genesis 18:27-33	Abraham.  Oddly, Genesis 17, after God made the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, God finished speaking and left Abraham’s presence, basically two chapters in a row with God ending the conversation.
3	Who tells the two messengers that he cannot run into the mountains, but the next town is small, and he might be safe there?  The messengers promise that the town he spoke of would not be destroyed like the city he just left and its neighboring city.	Genesis 19:21	Lot
4	Who did not want to do as God commanded for he was slow of speech, and who did God suggest could be the one who spoke for him?	Exodus 4:10-14	Moses, and Aaron, Moses’ brother, was suggested as the spokesperson.  God would speak to Moses.  Moses would speak to Aaron.  And Aaron would then speak to Pharoah or the people.
5	What had been done that led to something grotesque being sent to all twelve tribes?  Those that saw what was sent said nothing had been done like this since Israel left Egypt, and they should speak up.	Judges 19:30	A Levite’s concubine had been raped and murdered.  The Levite carved her body into twelve pieces and sent them to each tribe.  This led to the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin, when they defended the town of Gibeah where the rape had occurred.
6	When Eli realized that God was speaking to the boy, he told the boy to respond, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”  Who was the boy?	Chapter and verse: 3:9-10, in the first of two books by the name	Samuel
7	When the kingdom was given to Solomon, Adonijah who had set himself up as king and was then deposed asked a favor of someone who had influence with Solomon.  Who did he ask for permission to marry Abishag, the Shunammite?	1 Kings 2:18	Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother.  She did not see the intrigue, but Solomon told her that it would be like giving the kingdom to Adonijah.  Abishag was the last woman to sleep with King David, although she remained a virgin.  She was used to keep David’s body warm.
8	When Paul speaks the truth in Romans 9, to whom does he have great sorrow and deep anguish?	Romans 9:1	The Jews, the people of Israel, for they had everything, but they lacked faith.
9	In the book of Hebrews, it is written that the cleansing blood of Jesus speaks better than the blood of whom?	Hebrews 12:24	Abel, first person to die by the shedding of his blood.
10	In the last use of the word “speak” an image was given breath and it spoke.  Anyone who did not worship this image was killed.  What was this image called?	Revelation 13:15	The second beast, or the beast of the earth.  The one whose mark is 666.

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, for the first video, here is (Bethany Music) Casey Paulin with James Stockstill (also on piano) and Brent Milligan (Cello) singing Speak.

Here is Lauren Daigle singing You Say.

Here is TobyMac singing Speak Life.

Here is Jeremy Camp singing When You Speak.

The songs have speaking in two directions.  It is the most wonderful voice to hear when God speaks to us.  But we need to speak to others about Jesus.  We need to speak in our prayers and worship to God.

But we also need to listen.

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.