Bible crossword puzzle: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and 1 and 2 Samuel
Based on material in chapters seven and eight, Discovering the Bible by Alex
Varughese
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Challenge: Can you solve this crossword puzzle even if you do not have the book by
Varughese?
ACROSS
- 3 The man Samuel anointed as Israel's first king
- 7 The second king of Israel who was referred to as a man "after God's own
heart." Our textbook said he was the king during Israel's Golden Years.
- 8 David's son who killed his brother Amnon in retaliation for the rape of their sister
Tamar. This man later tried to wrest the throne from his father
- 9Saul's son who was David's close friend
- 12 A woman prophetess-judge whose leadership brought deliverance from
oppression to Israel
- 13 The book that presents the stories of entering, possessing, and distributing the
land as a solemn act of worship
- 14 A Jericho resident who assisted two spies sent to her city because she
recognized God's power at work among the Israelites
- 16 A priest who had two evil sons
DOWN
- 1 A biographical sketch of a Moabite lady who was the great-grandmother of King
David
- 2 A book covering 350 years of Israel's "Dark Ages." It takes its name from the
warrior heroes who were the central characters in its stories
- 3 Israel's last judge, a priest and the first of the prophets; this man stands between
th era of judges and the era of statehood and kingship
- 4 A judge of Israel who defeated a far larger Midianite army with only 300 men
(pared down from the 32,000 soldiers who initially showed up for the battle)
- 5 Mother of Samuel. She had made a vow to God that if He would give her a son,
she would consecrate that son as a Nazarite
- 6 The woman with whom David committed adultery. The second son that David
fathered with her was named Solomon
- 10 A physically powerful man who was raised as a godly Nazarite but whose life
illustrates how leaders can falter badly
- 11 The prophet who confronted David about his sins in the affair with
Bathsheba
- 13 Father of King David
- 15 The god of a Canaanite fertility religion
This crossword puzzle was 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.
-- Howard Culbertson,
Historical Context
The books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and 1 and 2 Samuel span a significant period in
ancient Israelite history. They capture for us the transition from the conquest of Canaan to the
establishment of the monarchy. The book of Joshua follows the Israelites' conquest of the
Promised Land under the successor to Moses. It has narratives of military campaigns and tribal
inheritances. Judges chronicles a tumultuous era marked by cycles of apostasy, foreign
oppression, and deliverance through charismatic leaders known as judges. Ruth offers an
intimate glimpse into Israelite society during the time of the judges. It focuses on themes of
loyalty redemption, and the inclusion of foreigners. The books of Samuel detail the rise of the
monarchy in Israel, from the prophet Samuel's anointing of Saul as the first king to the reign of
David,Israel's most renowned king. While these five books give us some history, they also
profound insights into Israel's religious, social, and political development.
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