Ruth & Naomi
Word for word: what does Ruth say to Naomi when she tells her to leave? (Ruth 1:16)
“Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn my back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay, Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
Word for word: what is Queen Esther’s request to King Xerxes? (Esther 7:3)
“If I have found favour with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life - this is my petition. And spare my people - this is my request.”
Word for word: What does Gabriel say to Mary? (Luke 1: 30-31)
“Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.”
Word for word: What does Gabriel say to Zachariah? (Luke 1:13)
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.”
I received a mission from God
I lived to be 950 years old
I built the Ark
Noah
How are Ruth & Naomi related?
Ruth married Naomi’s son (mother-in-law & daughter-in-law)
How did Esther become the Queen and wife to King Xerxes?
The king found her to be the most beautiful of the women he brought to his palace
How does Mary find out that she’s pregnant?
An angel tells her the news
What was Zachariah doing when the angel delivered his message?
He was in the temple burning incense for the Lord
My parents are famous
I had a twin brother
I killed my twin brother
Cain
What does Ruth do when she arrives in Moab?
She goes to the fields to pick up the leftover grain
Why did Haman want to destroy the Jews?
He was enraged that Mordecai would not bow before him (and therefore wanted to destroy all of Mordecai’s people)
Does Mary believe the news? Why or why not?
She does not believe it because she is a virgin.
Does Zachariah believe the news? Why or why not?
He doesn’t believe because he and his wife are too old to have children
My parents were very old when they had me
My father could not speak until I was born
I am Jesus’s cousin
John the Baptist
Why did Boaz decide to help Ruth?
Because he was moved by Ruth’s dedication to her mother-in-law (his Naomi’s relative)
How did Esther persuade the King to spare the Jews?
She held a dinner and revealed 1) that she was a Jew and 2) Haman’s plans to kill all the Jews
How does the angel convince Mary of her pregnancy?
Through the pregnancy of her old aunt, Elizabeth.
What happened to Zachariah when he questioned the Lord’s message?
He was unable to speak until the birth of his son.
I was a fisherman
I am one of 12
I was said to be Jesus’s favourite
John the Apostle