HEAVENLY DELIGHTS

As we are in the depths of winter and (here at any rate) the rain is tumbling down what better time to pore over the pages of Scripture and answer a few brain-crushing questions. These posers concern Biblical accounts of the miraculous provision of food either for its quantity, timing or source. I'll post up the answers in a day or two and the prize is the satisfaction of being right or, if you prefer the knowledge that virtue is its own reward! So set to it, and see how many of the following you can crack...

MIRACULOUS BITES

1. This man fed 100 men with 20 barley rolls, saying, "Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the Lord says: 'They will eat and have some left over.'" Who was it?
A. Jesus B. Elisha C. Isaiah
2. After Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, how often did God provide them with manna?
A. three times a day for 40 days B. once a day for 40 years C. once a week for 40 years

3. After a year in the wilderness, the Israelites were tired of eating manna and asked God for meat. He sent quail—enough to feed 600,000 men for how long?
A. one month B. one week C. a fortnight
4. For 40 days, Jesus fasted in the wilderness and was tempted by Satan. Jesus' first meal came by what means?
A. angels fed him B. he turned stones into bread C. ravens brought it
5. Elijah asked a Gentile widow to give him her last morsel of food, promising God's provision. Her obedience paid off—with a never-ending supply of what?
A. oil B. water C. flour and oil
6. Jesus fed 5,000 men, plus women and children, with only five loaves of bread and two fish. The leftovers filled how many baskets?
A. 7 B. 12 C. 3
7. Elisha and his fellow prophets sat down to enjoy some stew, accidentally made with poisonous gourds. God made the food safe to eat after Elisha added what ingredient?
A. salt B. bones C. flour