HEROES OF THE FAITH
This Old Testament prophet was taken to heaven in a whirlwind.
Elijah (2 Kings 2:1-12)
This man was anointed as Israel's first King by the prophet Samuel
Saul (1 Samuel 10)
This aged prophet's hands were upheld by two persons and caused the armies of Israel to be victorious.
Moses
Who were the first two disciples to be called by Jesus?
Peter and Andrew (Mark 1)
Together the Old Testament and New Testament contain this many books.
66 (39 OT and 27 NT)
This woman saved two of Joshua's spies by hiding them in her house and helping them escape.
Rahab (Joshua 2:15-16)
This king was tricked into making a law that sent Daniel into the lion's den.
King Darius (Daniel 6)
Armed with a tent peg, this brave woman fulfilled Deborah's prophecy in Judges 4:9 that Sisera would fall at the hands of a woman.
Jael (Judges 5)
Jesus gave these two disciples the nickname "sons of thunder"
James and John
Though heavily dependent on Old Testament imagery, this is the only prophetic book in the New Testament canon
Revelation
The age of Abraham's wife Sarah when she finally bore a child.
90 years old (Genesis 17:17)
This king is also known by the names Jedediah and Lemuel
King Solomon (2 Samuel 12:25; Proverbs 31:1)
This now famous "standard of stupidity" was used by God to describe the people of Nineveh in the last verse of Jonah.
they "do not know their right hand from their left" (Jonah 4:11)
This disciple was the first of the 12 to be martyred, executed by King Herod.
James (Acts 12:1-2)
Known as the Torah in Hebrew (or the Law in English), this is the Greek name for the first five books of the Bible.
Pentateuch
These three unusual weapons were used by Gideon's dwindled army to gain victory over the Midianites.
a jar, a torch, and a trumpet (Judges 7)
The bible says this king was unmatched in his wickedness, though his wife was close.
King Ahab (1 Kings 21:25)
When they were carried off to Babylon the prophet Daniel was given the Babylonian name Belteshazzer, while these three young men of Judah were given the Babylonian names of Shadrach Meshach, and Abednego.
Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah (Daniel 3)
Thomas the twin was given this nickname.
Didymus (John 11:16)
Though Paul authored the most individual BOOKS of the New Testament, this Biblical author contributed more WORDS to the New Testament than any other.
Luke (their writings combined comprise more than 50% of the New Testament)
David sought refuge in this cave when he was pursued by Saul.
Cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1)
King Eglon was so obese, when he was stabbed in the stomach by this second judge of Israel his belly fat completely engulfed the hilt.
Ehud (Judges 3)
This early prophet of the southern kingdom's name means "The Lord is God" and his writings mention no king or time period.
Joel (Joel)
John received a revelation while in exile on this small island.
Patmos (Revelation 1:9)
Containing the longest verse in the Bible, this book does not explicitly mention the name of God.
Esther (Esther 8:9)