Bible crossword puzzle: Ezra, Nehemiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
TL;DR:
This Bible crossword puzzle page focuses on Israel’s exile and return as depicted in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. It features Gustave Doré’s 1866 engraving “Ezra Kneels in Prayer.” The puzzle reinforces lessons on prophecy, exile, and spiritual renewal drawn from Varughese’s Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the Biblical Communities.
“Ezra Kneels in Prayer (Ezra 9:1-15),” Doré’s English Bible, 1866 |
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Word puzzle from Scripture: Based on material regarding Israel's exile and return in Discovering the Bible
Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the textbook?
ACROSS
3 -- Son of Iddo who is mentioned in Ezra 6 as a prophet
6 -- A prophet who lived in Exile in Babylon and who saw some strange visions, including the valley of dry bones and the "wheel within a wheel"
7 -- The man whom God protected in the lions' den in Babylon; his writing includes some End Times prophetic material
DOWN
1 -- Persian king who let the Jewish Exiles go home and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem
2 -- A king's "cup-bearer" who returned to Jerusalem to become its governor and supervise the rebuilding of its defensive walls
4 -- An Old Testament "minor" prophet mentioned in Ezra 6
5 -- Jewish priest and scribe who was instrumental in aiding the return of the Exiles and in re-instituting the public reading of the Book of the Law of God.
Crossword puzzle created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature. The words and clues come from the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the Biblical Communities edited by Alex Varughese and published by what is now called The Foundry Publishing
