Beginnings & Patriarchs
He was given a coat of many colors by his father Jacob and sold into Egyptian slavery by his jealous brothers.
Joseph
God spoke to Moses out of this miraculous object that was on fire but did not burn up.
Burning bush
This famous judge lost his supernatural strength when his hair was cut after being tricked by Delilah.
Samson
This young shepherd boy defeated the giant Philistine warrior Goliath with just a sling and a stone.
David
The mountain where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.
Mount Sinai
God changed this patriarch’s name from "Abram" to this, promising he would be the father of many nations.
The daily, bread-like food that God miraculously provided from heaven to feed the Israelites in the desert.
Manna
The walls of this city famously came tumbling down after the Israelites marched around it for seven days and blew their trumpets.
Jericho
He was a prophet, priest, and the very last judge of Israel who was called by God as a young boy sleeping in the Tabernacle.
Samuel
This portable tent served as God’s dwelling place among the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings before a temple was built.
The tabernacle
This was the specific sign God put in the sky after the Great Flood as a reminder to turn our hearts towards Zion and our covenant with God.
Rainbow
This was the final, devastating plague on Egypt that prompted Pharaoh to finally let the Israelites go.
Death of the firstborn
This loyal Moabite woman refused to leave her mother-in-law Naomi, saying, "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay."
Ruth
This tall Benjamite was anointed by Samuel as the very first king in Israel.
Saul
The consecutive number of the commandment that says, "Honor your father and your mother."
5th commandment
Jacob wrestled with an angel all night and had his name changed to this, which means "struggles with God."
Israel
Because they believed the negative report of the 10 unfaithful spies, the Israelites were forced to wander the wilderness for this many years.
40 years
God whittled this judge's army down from thousands to just 300 men using a water-drinking test to prove victory belonged to the Lord.
Gideon
In 2 Samuel 6, David joyfully danced before the Lord when this sacred object was finally brought into the city of Jerusalem.
Ark of the covenant
This was the name of David's best friend—who also happened to be King Saul's son.
Jonathan
Abraham’s hometown, which he left in faith when God called him to go to the Promised Land.
Ur (Ur of the Chaldeans)
Moses' brother who made the golden calf while Moses was up on Mount Sinai receiving the law.
Aaron
She is the only recorded female judge in the Old Testament, known for holding court under a palm tree.
Deborah
In 2 Samuel 7, God tells David that instead of David building a physical house (temple) for God, God will establish this forever for David.
What is a house / royal lineage / throne (The Davidic Covenant)
This unique tribe of Israel did not receive a land inheritance because their inheritance was serving the Lord as priests.
Levites (tribe of Levi)