Bible Quiz: The Writing on the Wall

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1) Belshazzar, last king of the neo-Babylonian Empire, made a great feast with much drinking, revelry and idol worship. Suddenly a ghostly hand began writing on the wall. What words did the hand write?

"Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin"

"Bayith, bayith, qodam, resham"

"Athah, Athah, rabreban, ruwm"

"Shegal, shegal, kethab, shethah"

2) Who recommended that the king call in a prophet to interpret the writing?

The sorcerers

The astrologers

The queen

The princess

3) Which prophet did they call?

Amos

Daniel

Jonah

Moses

4) What became of Belshazzar?

He went into exile after hearing the interpretation.

He was slain the same day.

He spent the rest of his days repenting in sackcloth and ashes.

He reigned until the age of 100.