August 20, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, August 20.
There’s nothing trivial about the Word of God. I’m sure you’d add an “amen” to that statement. But, having said that, there is such a thing as Bible trivia. My mom had a half dozen Bible trivia games plus a dozen more Bible trivia books - all of which I inherited. Bible trivia includes little fun facts that can both amuse and illuminate. So, here’s a dozen for you on this summer morning. Feel free to pull them out to amaze your friends with your impressive biblical knowledge.
- *Esther is the only book of the Bible that never mentions the name of God.
- *China produces more Bibles than any other country.
- *3 John is the shortest book, with about 200 words. You can read it in under a minute.
- *There are six women named Mary in the New Testament.
- *On average, women read the Bible more than men, older people more than younger, and African Americans more than any other ethnic group.
- *The longest verse is Esther 8:9 with about 90 words. Memorize that!
- *Horses are mentioned 156 times in the Word, dogs 41 times, cats . . . zero.
- *The Wicked Bible, published in 1631, omits the word “not” from the seventh commandment - leaving us with “Thou SHALT commit adultery”.
- *The name David is found over 1100 times in the Bible, second only to the name Jesus (1300).
- *The Vinegar Bible changes Christ’s Parable of the Vineyard to . . . well, you can guess.
- *93 women speak in the Bible. Their words make up approximately 1% of God’s Word.
- *And finally, “hate” is found about 90 times in scripture, but we read the word “love” more than 300 times.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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