Prophets
The prophets predicted that the Messiah would be the great-(x40)-grandson of this king.
King David
Satan is often depicted in the Bible as this animal.
A snake (or serpent, or dragon)
This is the name of the leader who received the TEN Commandments from God.
Moses
Jesus rode into Jerusalem riding this kind of animal (as predicted by the prophet Zechariah).
A donkey
This is the word for something in the Old Testament that predicts or foreshadows something in the New Testament.
A type
The prophets (correctly) predicted that this glorious building, first constructed by Solomon, would be destroyed if Israel did not turn from its sins.
The Temple.
This is the title of the King of Egypt, who enslaved the Israelites.
Pharaoh
The number of tribes of Israel.
12
Jesus can be referred to using this title, which is the Hebrew word for "Anointed One." The Greek version of this word is "Christos" or "Christ."
The Messiah
When the Israelites were wandering around the desert, God appeared to them in this form to lead them around.
A pillar of fire
This prophet lived in Babylon during the exile. He was thrown into a lion's den, and his three friends were thrown into a furnace.
Daniel
This is the name of the evil empire that destroyed Jerusalem and sent the Jews into captivity.
(Half-credit if you identify one of the other different evil empires that attacked Israel.)
Babylon (other empires include the Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans)
Judas betrayed Jesus for this many pieces of silver.
30.
Jesus's crucifixion happened during this Jewish holiday.
Passover
What were the THREE objects inside the Ark of the Covenant?
--some manna
--Aaron's staff
--the tablets of the Ten Commandments
This is the greatest prophet in the Old Testament. He had a showdown with the priests of Baal, where he had God send down a fire to consume a sacrifice. He also preached against King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.
Elijah
This was the name of the evil pagan nation that attacked Israel when Saul and David were kings. Goliath is the most famous member of this group of people.
The Philistines
Solomon had this many wives and this many girlfriends.
700 wives; 300 girlfriends
"Jesus" is the English-ized version of Jesus's name. He was actually called by this slightly different-sounding name, which is the same name as the person who led the Israelites after Moses died, and destroyed Jericho.
Joshua
God did NOT want to give the Israelites one of these, but they demanded one, because they were jealous of the other nations.
A king
God sent prophets to preach in both the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom. What were those two Kingdoms called?
NORTHERN: Israel
SOUTHERN: Judah
This is the name of the religious/political party of leading Jews that would often pick fights with Jesus. Jesus attacked them for getting judgmental about little tiny details without changing their hearts. He also criticized them for ignoring the poor.
The Pharisees
This family of FIVE sons rebelled against the Greeks who tried to persecute the Jews and force them to abandon their faith.
The Maccabees
Jesus offered up his life as a sacrifice for our sins, just like certain animals were sacrificed for the Israelites' sins. That is why Jesus has this 3-word title.
Lamb of God
What is the name of the poor sap who died because he touched the Ark of the Covenant?
Uzzah.