Hebrew & Greek
Wordplay
Wordplay
This Hebrew name given to the first woman sounds like the Hebrew word for 'living."
Who is Eve? (Chavah)
This prophet was commanded by God to marry an unfaithful woman named Gomer as a living metaphor for Israel's unfaithfulness.
Who is Hosea?
Paul wrote this short, deeply personal letter to a slave owner on behalf of a runaway slave named Onesimus.
What is Philemon?
He was the longest-living man recorded in the Bible, dying at the age of 969.
Who is Methuselah?
The author of Hebrews compares Jesus’ eternal priesthood to this mysterious King of Salem who blessed Abraham.
Who is Melchizedek?
Jesus uses the Greek word pneuma to refer to both the Holy Spirit and this natural phenomenon.
What is wind?
This short prophetic book is an oracle completely dedicated to the judgment and downfall of the nation of Edom.
What is Obadiah?
In Galatians, Paul famously confronts this fellow apostle face-to-face in Antioch for withdrawing from eating with Gentiles.
Who is Peter? (Also accept Cephas)
This left-handed judge assassinated King Eglon of Moab by concealing a double-edged dagger under his clothes.
Who is Ehud?
In John 3, Jesus compares his future crucifixion to this object that Moses lifted up in the wilderness to heal the Israelites.
What is the bronze serpent?
This valley name, associated with end-times destruction, literally translates from Hebrew as 'Mount of Megiddo.'
What is Armageddon?
This prophet’s book is the source of the famous prophecy quoted by Peter on the Day of Pentecost regarding God pouring out His Spirit on all flesh.
Who is Joel?
In the book of Acts, this husband-and-wife team met Paul in Corinth and later helped correct the theology of Apollos in Ephesus.
Who are Priscilla and Aquila?
This priest of Midian was Moses' father-in-law, who famously advised him to delegate his judicial responsibilities.
Who is Jethro? (Also accept Reuel)
This specific Old Testament covenant, found in Genesis 15, is unique because God alone passed between the halved animal pieces while Abraham slept.
What is the Abrahamic Covenant?
Paul uses this exact Aramaic term for 'Father' in Romans and Galatians to signify intimate adoption.
What is Abba?
Although he was a simple shepherd and a sycamore fig grower from Tekoa rather than a professional prophet, he fearlessly confronted King Jeroboam II.
Who is Amos?
Paul wrote two letters to this young pastor, who was overseeing the challenging church on the island of Crete.
Who is Titus?
This king of Judah was the longest-reigning monarch in either kingdom, ruling for 55 years, and is notorious for his extreme wickedness and later repentance.
Who is Manasseh?
According to Peter’s first epistle, this Old Testament event served as a spiritual type or foreshadowing of Christian baptism.
What is Noah’s Ark / the Flood?
In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word Sheol refers to the realm of the dead; this is the corresponding Greek word used in the New Testament.
What is Hades?
The book of this final Old Testament prophet concludes with a promise that God will send the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
Who is Malachi?
This specific church is praised by Paul in his letters for their overwhelming generosity despite their 'severe trial' and 'extreme poverty.'
What is the church in Macedonia? (Also accept Philippi/Thessalonica)
This grandson of Aaron put a stop to a plague in Israel by piercing an Israelite man and a Midianite woman with a spear.
Who is Phinehas?
In Revelation 5, Jesus is simultaneously described using these two contrasting animal titles, representing both power and sacrificial submission.
What are the Lion (of the tribe of Judah) and the Lamb?