Bible crossword puzzle: Israel in the Promised Land as it becomes a political kingdom

TL;DR:
This Bible crossword puzzle focuses on Israel’s transition from life in the Promised Land under the judges to life as a monarchy. Drawing from chapters 7 and 8 of Discovering the Bible, it challenges readers to recall key prophets, kings, and other figures from this Old Testament period. The page features Nicolas Bertin’s oil painting Prophets and Kings of the Old Testament Adoring the Name of Jehovah.

Sacred Scripture word puzzle based on chapters 7 and 8 of Discovering the Bible

Challenge: Can you solve this crossword puzzle even if you do not have the book by Varughese?

Across

• 3. The prophet who said that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
• 7. The prophet at the time the Babylonians captured Jerusalem and carried many people into exile who used the image of a potter working with clay
• 8. The prophet who foretold the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost

Down

• 1. The king of Judah when the Assyrians, who had already taken over the northern kingdom of Israel, tried to capture Jerusalem. They failed to capture the city, in part because of a water conduit this king had constructed.
• 2. The shepherd-turned-prophet who was very upset over how the rich and powerful were mistreating orphans, widows, and other needy people
• 4. A prophet whose marriage problems reveal something about God's love
• 5. A wicked queen who wanted people to worship Baal and Asherah
• 6. One of Israel's most wicked kings, whose wife encouraged much of his wickedness

This crossword puzzle was created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature. The words and clues come from the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the Biblical Communities, edited by Alex Varughese and published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, now The Foundry Publishing.

Bible reading for this assignment: Joshua 1–10 and 23–24; Judges 3, 5, 6–8, and 13–16; and 1 Samuel 1–7.

—Howard Culbertson, hculbert@snu.edu

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