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Bitter

Hope this doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth...

  1. Who is described as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword?

    2. An idol
    An adultress
    A false prophet
    A drunk king

  2. Who asked to be called Mara (meaning bitter) after she lost her husband and sons?

    3. Ruth
    Hannah
    Tamar
    Naomi

  3. What bitter tasting drink did Jesus refuse on the cross?

    4. Wine mixed with gall
    Water
    Milk
    Sour wine

  4. Who made the Israelites lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks?

    5. The Philistines
    The Babylonians
    The Egyptians
    The Romans

  5. Who cried out with a great and bitter cry when he realized his father had blessed his brother?

    6. Jacob
    Essau
    Benjamin
    Reuban

  6. What does Proverbs say to give to the perishing and whose life is bitter?

    7. Good Cheer
    A meal of soup
    Strong dink
    A quick death

  7. What prophet exclaimed woe on those that "substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter"?

    8. Isaiah
    Jeremiah
    Daniel
    Ezekiel

  8. During what feast were bitter herbs to be eaten along with a roasted lamb?

    9. Feast of Booths
    Feast of atonement
    Feast of Firstfruits
    The Passover

  9. Of what event was the prophecy "A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping" applied

    10. Death of Jesus
    The killing of the children by Herod the Great
    The destruction of Jerusalem
    The famine in the book of Acts

  10. What prophet referred to as the son of man was told to groan with bitter grief?

    11. Ezekiel
    Michah
    Haggai
    Zechariah

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