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BIBLE TRIVIA
TAKEN FROM THE “KING JAMES VERSION”
Subject of
“Book of Exodus”
1. How did God tell Moses
he was chosen to lead his
people from Egypt?
The Ten Commandments
A burning bush
An angel appeared as a
dream
The Sermon on the mount
2. What animal did Moses'
staff transform into?
Spider
Lizard
Snake
Fish
3. According to Exodus how
old was Moses' father,
Amram?
137
400
33
70
4. What was Moses' brother
named?
Simon
Amram
Levi
Aaron
5. What is the second book
of the Bible?
Leviticus
Corinthians
Exodus
Psalms
BIBLE TRIVA
ANSWERS
Explanation: Exodus is the
second book of the Old Testament.
Reference: Exodus 1:1
5. Exodus
Explanation: Moses had one
brother Aaron the Levite,
from the house of Levi. Mentioned
through out most of
Exodus.
Reference: Exodus 4:14
4. Aaron
Explanation: Moses father
Amram lived to be 137 years
old.
Reference: Exodus 6:20
3. 137
Explanation: To prove he
was sent from God, Moses'
staff transformed into a
snake at the burning bush.
Aaron's staff later then transformed
again as a snake in
front of the Pharaoh
Reference: Exodus 4:3
2. Snake
Explanation: Moses was
called to lead his people by
God through a burning bush
that was not consumed.
Reference: Exodus Chapter
3
1. A burning bush
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Where does wax
come from?
Paraffin wax, which is classified
as a natural wax, is the most common
wax used in candlemaking,
and can be said to ultimately come
from plant life.
In order to protect themselves from
adverse weather conditions plants
produce a layer of wax on their
leaves and stems. Material from
dead plants 100-700 million years
ago accumulated in large quantities
and eventually became buried
beneath the surface of the earth.
After a long period of time, forces
of heat and pressure turned the
slowly decaying plant material into
crude oil, otherwise known as petroleum.
Because of the nature of
waxes, being inert and water repellent,
they were unaffected by the
decomposition of the plant material
and remained intact, suspended
within the crude oil.
Petroleum companies "harvest"
the crude oil and process it. They
refine the oil, separating the different
properties into Gasoline,
Kerosene, Lubrication oil, and
many other products. In many
cases, the wax in the petroleum is
considered undesirable and is refined
out. The refinery will process
the wax into a clean, clear liquid,
or as a solid milky white block, and
make it available to companies who
may have a use for it.
The refined wax is called paraffin,
which comes from the Latin "parum
= few or without" and "affinis =
connection or attraction (affinity)".
Basically there are few substances
that will chemically react with or
bind to this type of wax.
There are two types of companies
which process the paraffin wax
used in candle making, the Petroleum
Refinery and the Specialty
Wax Processor.
Beeswax
A less common but more highly
renowned wax for candlemaking is
beeswax. Classified as a natural
wax, it is produced by the honeybee
for use in the manufacture of
honeycombs.
Beeswax is actually a refinement of
honey. A female worker bee eats
honey, and her body converts the
sugar in the honey into wax. The
wax is expelled from the bee's body
in the form of scales beneath her
abdomen. The bee will remove a
wax scale and chew it up, mixing it
with saliva, to soften it and make it
pliable enough to work with, then
attach it to the comb which is being
constructed. Usually another
bee will take the piece of wax which
has just been attached to the comb,
chew it some more, adding more saliva
to it, and deposit it on another
section of the comb. The combs are
built up, honey is deposited inside,
and then the combs are capped
with more wax. Since several
worker bees construct the comb
at the same time, and the hive is
constantly active with other bees
flying around and walking on the
combs, depositing foreign matter
onto the combs, the composition
of the wax becomes very complex.
As is the case with paraffin, collecting
beeswax is also the
byproduct of a process. The beekeepers
main interest is in the collection
of honey. The capping wax
must be removed in order to extract
the honey; they save the
capping wax until they've collected
enough to make it available
to market.
Because beeswax is harvested in
relatively small quantities it does
not boast the same availability as
paraffin and is therefore more expensive.
It is used extensively in
cosmetics and candlemaking.
Candles made from 100% beeswax
are generally held in high regard,
when burning they glow beautifully
and impart a very pleasant
honey like aroma.