When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

• Genesis 39:15

because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.

• Genesis 49:25

“When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.”

• Exodus 1:16

and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

• Exodus 18:4

I needed help finding a theme for this quiz.  These questions deal with verses that contain “help” in one form or another? Help, helps, helper.  There are other forms, like helping and helpless, but I think the three already mentioned are the only ones in the questions below.  And as always, the Bible reference gives the verse with the key word, but you might have to read a few verses before or after to find the answers.

The questions are in Biblical order, with the first eight from the Old Testament.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	When God saw that Adam was alone, what did he say that Adam needed?
2	Who was born when Eve said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”
3	When Moses claimed he was slow of speech, what was God’s first response?
4	Who from each tribe was used to help Moses and Aaron with the first census?
5	When a man sleeps with a betrothed virgin, why are they both to be stoned to death?
6	How many kings gathered based on the call to come up and help attack Gibeon for making a treaty with Joshua?
7	When the Midianites impoverished the Israelites, who was called as the judge when the people cried out to the Lord for help
8	Who offered to help Zerubbabel build the temple, but Zerubbabel refused?
9	Whose mother-in-law was helped by Jesus when she had a fever?
10	After the experience on the Mount of Transfiguration, a boy with an impure spirit was suffering.  The boy’s father said that he believed, and then begged Jesus to help him with what?

God is our helper.  He is always with us.

He whispers His suggestions in our ears.

That has always bothered me.  Why does God whisper?  Would not more people come to Him and serve Him if God shouted?

This may be a simplistic answer, but I think it is true.  He whispers because those who truly search for Him will find Him.  The latest fads shout.  The greatest temptations shout even louder.  But those who see the meaninglessness in all the noise will seek a quiet spot to reflect on what might possibly be meaningful.  And in hearing God’s whisper, they hear what makes sense out of this crazy fallen world that we live in.

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	When God saw that Adam was alone, what did he say that Adam needed?	Genesis 2:18
2	Who was born when Eve said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”	Genesis 4:1
3	When Moses claimed he was slow of speech, what was God’s first response?	Exodus 4:12
4	Who from each tribe was used to help Moses and Aaron with the first census?	Numbers 1:4
5	When a man sleeps with a betrothed virgin, why are they both to be stoned to death?	Deuteronomy 22:24
6	How many kings gathered based on the call to come up and help attack Gibeon for making a treaty with Joshua?	Joshua 10:4-5
7	When the Midianites impoverished the Israelites, who was called as the judge when the people cried out to the Lord for help	Judges 6:6
8	Who offered to help Zerubbabel build the temple, but Zerubbabel refused?	Ezra 4:1-2
9	Whose mother-in-law was helped by Jesus when she had a fever?	Mark 1:30-31
10	After the experience on the Mount of Transfiguration, a boy with an impure spirit was suffering.  The boy’s father said that he believed, and then begged Jesus to help him with what?	Mark 9:24

There are a lot of times that Jesus speaks of us helping, but He rarely used the word.

In Luke 10, the Good Samaritan helped the man by the side of the road.  When Jesus quizzed the expert in the law about who was the man’s neighbor, the expert in the law could not even say the word “Samaritan”, but he admitted that the neighbor was the one “who showed mercy.”

In the parable of the sheep and goats in Matthew 25, the people asked the king when did they clothe him, feed him, etc.  Then the king said that when they did these things to the least of them, they did it unto him.

I think the point that I am making is that when we follow Jesus’ commandment to love one another, we cannot do so from the sidelines.  We must do.  Doing does not save us, but once saved, the Holy Spirit gives us a helping dose of compassion.  I heard a pastor say recently that the Greek word used for compassion is a word that cannot be understood unless you act.  Your heart pours out for the other person to such an extent that you must act.

Sitting on the sidelines and seeing people and feeling pain in your heart for those people and then doing nothing misses the point entirely.

Love one another by helping one another, putting love in action.

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	When God saw that Adam was alone, what did he say that Adam needed?	Genesis 2:18	A suitable helper
2	Who was born when Eve said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”	Genesis 4:1	Cain
3	When Moses claimed he was slow of speech, what was God’s first response?	Exodus 4:12	God would help him speak, and God would tell him what to say.  When Moses begged for someone else to go, God said that Aaron could speak for him.
4	Who from each tribe was used to help Moses and Aaron with the first census?	Numbers 1:4	The head of his family in each tribe
5	When a man sleeps with a betrothed virgin, why are they both to be stoned to death?	Deuteronomy 22:24	She did not scream for help.
6	How many kings gathered based on the call to come up and help attack Gibeon for making a treaty with Joshua?	Joshua 10:4-5	Five kings: the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.  It took God making the sun stand still to defeat them.
7	When the Midianites impoverished the Israelites, who was called as the judge when the people cried out to the Lord for help	Judges 6:6	Gideon
8	Who offered to help Zerubbabel build the temple, but Zerubbabel refused?	Ezra 4:1-2	The enemies of Judah and Benjamin – who were trying to trick Zerubbabel.
9	Whose mother-in-law was helped by Jesus when she had a fever?	Mark 1:30-31	Simon’s
10	After the experience on the Mount of Transfiguration, a boy with an impure spirit was suffering.  The boy’s father said that he believed, and then begged Jesus to help him with what?	Mark 9:24	Help him overcome his unbelief

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, for the first video, here is Heaven Help Me from Zach Williams.

Here is Brandon Lake with Help!

Here is Unspoken, singing God Help Me.

The title of this quiz alludes to a Beatles song.  But one member of the Beatles is quoted as saying that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.  This led to demonstrations and burning of Beatles albums.  And while they made a song and a movie about Help, did they ever turn to God for that help?

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.