BIBLE CROSSWORD
Across
- 7. Paul counseled the Colossians to persevere in prayer and to remain in this state of mind (Colossians 4:2)
- 9. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- 10. From this, God produced Adam’s counterpart, Eve (Genesis 2:22)
- 12. The person that (Hebrews 1:1)
- 13. Some Bible manuscripts render this as “the Ethiopians” or “Ethiopia” (Habakkuk 3:7, footnote)
- 14. General Joab selected an unnamed runner of this lineage to deliver the news to King David that his son Absalom had died (2 Samuel 18:21, 32)
- 16. This Christian brother, in Rome at the time of Paul’s last imprisonment, sent his greetings to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21)
- 19. This son of Noah was involved in an incident that brought a curse on his son Canaan (Genesis 9:22-25)
- 21. Removed the contents of (2 Chronicles 24:11)
- 23. . It was a man of this profession who was told by Jesus: “You are not far from the kingdom of God” (Mark 12:32-34)
- 24. Recognizing the Israelites’ inability to save themselves, Isaiah likened them to something that fades away (Isaiah 64:6)
- 26. Jehovah told Israel that by failing to give their tithes, they were in effect doing this to him (Malachi 3:8-10)
- 29. . Noisy partying or merrymaking (Amos 6:7)
- 30. Recognizing the Israelites’ inability to save themselves, Isaiah likened them to something that fades away (Isaiah 64:6)
- 31. . One of God’s gifts to man by which we can render praise and thanksgiving to Him (Ephesians 5:19, 20)
- 32. The place in Edom where King Hadar resided (Genesis 36:39)
- 35. General Joab selected an unnamed runner of this lineage to deliver the news to King David that his son Absalom had died (2 Samuel 18:21, 32)
- 38. Instead of following God’s instruction to drive out the Canaanites of this city, the Zebulunites subjected them to forced labor (Judges 1:30).
Down
- 1. Excessive gratification of one’s desires (2 Peter 2:7)
- 2. Although he was Absalom’s army chief in the rebellion against David, he also became David’s army chief after Absalom was slain (2 Samuel 17:25; 19:13)
- 3. Two books of the Hebrew Scriptures bear this name, indicating that they are a record of happenings in the order in which they occurred
- 4. The name of the angel who told Mary the news that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus (Luke 1:26-31)
- 5. Governor Felix was informed that Paul was from this province (Acts 23:34)
- 6. . It was foretold that ten men from the nations would take hold of the skirt of a man of this nationality (Zechariah 8:23)
- 8. Asked to choose one of three forms of punishment after he had disobeyed God and numbered Israel, David incurred this one (2 Samuel 24:12-15)
- 11. The land of this tribe became synonymous with the extreme north of the land of Israel (Judges 20:1)
- 15. A son of Elnaam and one of David’s mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:46)
- 17. Jesus told the Pharisees that they knew how to interpret the appearance of this yet could not interpret “the signs of the times” (Matthew 16:3)
- 18. RACE . Because God replaced fleshly Israel, spiritual Israel can be called this [2 words] (1 Peter 2:9)
- 20. In a psalm, David acknowledged that he was born with this (Psalm 51:5)
- 22. Jesus said that the religious leaders honored God with their lips but that these were far removed from him (Mark 7:6)
- 25. Reverential fear (Hebrews 12:28)
- 27. It was near this village that Shimei cursed David (2 Samuel 16:5, 6)
- 28. He attacks God’s people because they dwell in security and enjoy prosperity (Ezekiel 38:14-16)
- 33. The town where Jesus performed his first miracle (John 2:11)
- 34. This third king of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel usurped the throne after killing his predecessor, Nadab (1 Kings 15:27, 28)
- 36. The yarns that extend lengthwise in a loom (Isaiah 38:12)
- 37. This dry measure of ancient times corresponded to the homer and equaled ten baths (Luke 16:7)