Row 1
Who am I
1. I am a Shepard who defeated a giant
2. I became King after Saul
3. I wrote many Psalms
David
1. I used to persecute Christians
2. I was blinded on the road to Damascus
3. I wrote many letters in the New Testament
Paul/Saul
1. I was sold into slavery by my own brothers
2. I interpreted dreams for Pharaoh in Egypt
3. I saved Egypt and my family during the famine
Joseph
1. I baptized people
2. I prepared the way for Jesus
3. I was beheaded when I spoke the truth
John the Baptist
I killed my brother and was cursed to wander.
I built a city and named it after my son.
God put a mark on me so no one would kill me.
Cain
1. I was married to Nabal, a foolish man
2. I brought provisions to David and stopped him from bloodshed
3. After Nabal's death I became David's wife
1. I was Moses's sister
2. I led the woman in song after the Red Sea crossing
3. I was struck with leprosy for challenging Moses
Miriam
1. I was swallowed by a fish for disobeying God
2. I preached to the people I hated
3. I was angry that God showed mercy
Jonah
1. I climbed a Sycamore tree to see Jesus
2. I was a rich tax collector
3. Jesus came to my house and I gave bake what I had taken
Zacchaeus
1. I was struck mute until my son was born
2. I served as a priest
3. I am the father of John the Baptist
Zachariah
1. I was king of Salem and a priest of God most high
2. I blessed Abraham and received a tithe from him
3. Jesus is the better high priest then me according to Hebrews
Melchizedek
1. I asked "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"
2. I became one of the 12 disciples
3. Jesus saw me under a fig tree
Nathaniel
1. I was born holding my twin brother's heel
2. I traded stew for my birth right
3. I wrestled with God and was re-named
Jacob
1. I was one on Paul's close friends and co-author of several letters
2. I was sent to encourage churches and reported back
3. Paul once said I reminded him of a spiritual son
Timothy
1. I was a queen from a far off land
2. I tested Solomon's wisdom with hard questions and was impressed by his answers
3. I brought gifts of spices, gold and precious stones
Queen of Sheba
1. I was a Roman centurion who feared God
2. An angel told me to send for Peter and Joppa
3. I was the first Gentile covert to Christianity
Cornelius
I was the Roman governor who judged Jesus.
I washed my hands in front of the crowd.
I asked, “What is truth?”
Pontius Pilate
1. We were cursed for mocking a bald prophet
2. A pair of bears came out of the woods and attacked us
3. We learned the hard way not to mess with the prophet Elisha
1. I tried to buy the power of the Holy Spirit
2. Peter rebuked me
3. My name became synonymous with buying Church influence
Simon the Sorcerer (Simon Magus)
1. I was cursed by my dad after seeing him drunk and naked
2. My descendants became the enemies of Israel
3. I am the father of Caanan
Ham
1. I was a prophet who married a prostitute named Gomer
2. My marriage symbolized God's relationship with unfaithful Israel
3. I redeemed my wife even after she left me
Hosea
1. I was a woman who killed a Canaanite commander
2. I used a tent peg and a hammer to kill him
3. Deborah praised me in a victory song
Jael
1. I was Paul's companion who fell asleep during a long sermon
2. I fell from a 3 story window
3. Paul brought me back to life
Eutychus
1. I was struck dead for lying about how much money I gave
2. My spouse and I tried to deceive the apostles
3. After I dropped dead they carried me out and buried me
Ananias
1. I was in jail with Joseph
2. I had a dream that Joseph interpreted
3. Joseph interpreted that I died
The baker