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Old Testament Bible History Challenge

Old Testament Bible History Challenge. Sunday Bible Class Christ Redeemer – Trumbull, CT December 7, 2008. Old Testament Stories. A worm chewed the vine (5) A prophet (3) Sent to Nineveh (2) Was almost “fish food” (1). Old Testament Stories. Jonah

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Old Testament Bible History Challenge

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  1. Old Testament Bible History Challenge Sunday Bible Class Christ Redeemer – Trumbull, CT December 7, 2008

  2. Old Testament Stories A worm chewed the vine (5) A prophet (3) Sent to Nineveh (2) Was almost “fish food” (1)

  3. Old Testament Stories Jonah Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. (Jonah 4:5-8)

  4. Old Testament Stories The chariot wheels fell off (5) Made their faces “red” (3) Not water-logged (2) Leaving the pyramids behind (1)

  5. Old Testament Stories Crossing the Red Sea The LORD made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.” (Exodus 14:25)

  6. Old Testament Stories The gallows were built (5) Hebrew name is Hadassah (3) Festival of Purim (2) “Hey, Man!” The bad guy’s really bad (1)

  7. Old Testament Stories Esther Haman’s wife Zeresh and all Haman’s friends said to him, “Have a gallows built, 75 feet high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it.” (Esther 5:14)

  8. Old Testament Stories The sun stopped moving (5) Old Testament name for Jesus (3) He fit the battle of Jericho (2) Moses’ successor (1)

  9. Old Testament Stories Joshua On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies. (Joshua 10:12-13)

  10. Old Testament Stories Sons and daughters took off their earrings(5) Moses getting the Ten Commandments (3) Periodic symbol is AU (2) Not a lot of bull, just a little (1)

  11. Old Testament Stories The Golden Calf Aaron answered the people, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf. (Exodus 32:2,4)

  12. Old Testament Stories Five smooth stones (5) Shepherd boy (3) Played a harp (2) Had a “giant” of a first throw (1)

  13. Old Testament Stories David and Goliath Then David took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. (1 Samuel 17:40)

  14. Old Testament Stories A papyrus basket (5) Name means “draw up” (3) His sister was Miriam (2) Later would see a “burning bush” (1)

  15. Old Testament Stories Moses But when his mother could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. (Exodus 2:3)

  16. Old Testament Stories Ate roast lamb and cooked vegetables at midnight (5) Fast food “to go” (3) Doorposts painted in blood (2) Just before Last Plague (1)

  17. Old Testament Stories Preparing for the Exodus / The Passover That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. (Exodus 12:8)

  18. Old Testament Stories Coated cypress wood (5) Two by two (3) Forty days and forty nights (2) He was “singin’ in the rain” (1)

  19. Old Testament Stories Noah God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.” (Genesis 6:13-14)

  20. Old Testament Stories Brick in place of stone and tar for mortar (5) Not supposed to stay in one spot (3) Tried to get glory for self, not for God (2) Became nothing but a bunch of “babble” (1)

  21. Old Testament Stories The Tower of Babel They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:3-4)

  22. Old Testament Stories Grapes on a pole (5) No “soap on a rope” for these 12 guys (3) Sent by Moses (2) “I spy…” a land of milk and honey (1)

  23. Old Testament Stories Spies Sent to Canaan When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs. (Numbers 13:23)

  24. Old Testament Stories Camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them to Egypt (5) Favorite son (3) Better than being killed (2) Original “Trader Joe’s” (1)

  25. Old Testament Stories Joseph Sold to Traders As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt. Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed. (Genesis 38:25-27)

  26. Old Testament Stories A jar of flour and a jug of oil (5) In Zarephath (3) A very hairy prophet (2) It didn’t run out (1)

  27. Old Testament Stories Elijah and the Widow Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small cake of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land.’” (1 Kings 17:13-14)

  28. Old Testament Stories A poultice of figs (5) Judah’s greatest king (3) Built a water tunnel in Jerusalem (2) Isaiah was the “medicine man” (1)

  29. Old Testament Stories King Hezekiah’s Illness Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” They did so and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered. (2 Kings 20:7)

  30. Old Testament Stories Seven braids of hair (5) A judge (3) Enemy of Philistines (2) Man of great strength (1)

  31. Old Testament Stories Samson and Delilah Having put Samson to sleep on her lap, Delilah called a man to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And Samson’s strength left him. (Judges 16:19)

  32. End of Round 1

  33. Who Were These Characters? His hair grew like feathers (5) Funny name (3) Daniel’s king (2) Built Hanging Gardens of Babylon (1)

  34. Who Were These Characters? Nebuchadnezzar Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. (Daniel 4:33)

  35. Who Were These Characters? The “Dreamer” (5) 11 brothers (3) Would one day rule Egypt (2) Coat of many colors (1)

  36. Who Were These Characters? Joseph So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. (Genesis 37:17-19)

  37. Who Were These Characters? Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (5) Daniel’s associates (3) Had very “fiery” faiths (2) Almost got “burned” (1)

  38. Who Were These Characters? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service. Among these were some from Judah. The chief official gave them new names: to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. (Daniel 1:5-7)

  39. Who Were These Characters? Weak eyes (5) Older daughter of Laban (3) Involved in “wedding night switcheroo” (2) Ugly sister of pretty Rachel (1)

  40. Who Were These Characters? Leah Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Lead had weak eyes, but Rachel was lovely in form, and beautiful. (Genesis 29:16-17)

  41. Who Were These Characters? He killed more when he died than when he lived (5) Listed in “Heroes of Faith” of Hebrews 11 (3) Enemies blinded him (2) Never owned Samsonite luggage (1)

  42. Who Were These Characters? Samson Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand of the other, Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived. (Judges 16:29-30)

  43. Who Were These Characters? Jacob’s other name (5) All-night wrestling match (3) Struggled with God in prayer (2) Name of country today (1)

  44. Who Were These Characters? Israel The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” (Genesis 32:27-28)

  45. Who Were These Characters? Owned 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 1000 yoke of oxen, and 1000 donkeys (5) One of poetical books (3) He knew his Redeemer lives (2) Those who suffer often relate to him (1)

  46. Who Were These Characters? Job The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 1000 yoke of oxen and 1000 donkeys. And he also had 7 sons and 3 daughters. (Job 42:12-13)

  47. Who Were These Characters? His flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy (5) Commander of the army of Aram (3) Had leprosy (2) Went to see Elisha (1)

  48. Who Were These Characters? Naaman So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. (2 Kings 5:14)

  49. Who Were These Characters? Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed (5) Prophet (3) Chief administrator of Persia (2) Tossed to the lions (1)

  50. Who Were These Characters? Daniel Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. (Daniel 6:10)

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