God's spokespersons to the community — Nahum, Habakkuk, Zechariah, Haggai, Zephaniah, and Malachi

TL;DR
A crossword puzzle based on textbook material about six Minor Prophets. The puzzle reinforces their core messages of repentance, faithful trust, worship, integrity, divine sovereignty, judgment, and restoration.

Prophet Nahum standing with arms crossed; gouache painting by James Tissot, c. 1888 — Prophet Nahum, gouache painting by James Tissot, c. 1888 | Image source

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Bible crossword puzzle

Based on material in chapter 16 of Discovering the Bible, edited by Alex Varughese and used as a textbook for Introduction to Biblical Literature.

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

ACROSS

2 A prophet who called on people to rebuild their ruined Temple
4 In saying that several nations will be judged for their hostility toward God and His people, this prophet speaks much of "the day of the Lord"
5 The English translation of Yahweh Zebaoth, a name declaring God's power and sovereignty in the world and reminding us that God can handle every situation
6 A prophet whose message challenges us to continue trusting God amid severe adversity and life's trials. The book contains the statement quoted by Paul in his letter to the Romans: "The righteous will live by faith"

DOWN

1 The final book of the Old Testament. Among other things, it describes withholding the tithe as "robbing God"
3 Nineveh's imminent judgment is the subject of the written speeches of this minor prophet
4 A Minor Prophet who had a series of eight visions of the future in symbols reminiscent of the book of Revelation; he anticipated the final triumph of God and His ultimate rule over all the earth

This crossword puzzle was created for use in 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.

— Howard Culbertson, hculbert@snu.edu