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Gontants Introduction .......................................................... 7

Walking on Water ............................................ 53

In the Beginning .................................................. 9

Demons, Out! ...................................................... 55

The Fall of Man ................................................ 11

The Fish and the Coin .................................... 57

Very Old! .............................................................. 13

No Longer Paralyzed ...................................... 59

The Sacrifice .................................................... 15

New Wineskins .................................................. 61

Sold! ...................................................................... 17

Planting Seed .................................................... 63

The Ten Commandments .............................. 19

A Daughter-in-law's Devotion ...................... 21

A Wise King ........................................................23 Psalm 23 ............................................................ 25

The Harvest ........................................................ 65 Be Opened .......................................................... 67 The Fig Tree ...................................................... 69

A High Fever ...................................................... 71

Prophecy of Christ .......................................... 27 Catching Fish .................................................... 73 In the Lions' Den .............................................. 29 The Dead Man Rises ...................................... 75

A Big Fish ............................................................ 31 In Debt .................................................................. 77 Joy! ......................................................................33 Crippled .............................................................. 79 Good News! ........................................................35 Escape to Egypt .............................................. 37 The Beatitudes ................................................ 39 Let Your Light Shine ........................................ 41 When You Pray .................................................. 43 On Solid Foundation ........................................45

The Mustard Seed .......................................... 81 The Lost Sheep ................................................ 83 The Lost Coin .................................................... 85 Water into Wine ................................................ 87 Feeding 5,000 .................................................. 89

Be Clean! ............................................................ 47

The Blind Man Sees ........................................ 91

Rebuking the Winds ........................................ 49

Betrayal .............................................................. 93

Good Fish, Bad Fish ........................................ 51

The First Easter .............................................. 95

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ore Bible Puzzles: Crosswords is a collection of crossword puzzles based on favorite stories from throughout the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. The puzzles - with their dual challenges - are an enjoyable way to learn more about important events in the Bible.

These crosswords make a great teaching resource by providing an incentive for students to study God's Word. They are great for individual enjoyment, too!

DUAL CHALLENGE 1. Look at the clue and write the appropriate word in the puzzle grid.

Stumped? The answer key is on the back of the puzzle!

2. Use the numbered words to fill in the Scripture at the bottom of the page. When a number is used both down and across, the correct word is indicated by an "A" or a "D." The New International Version (NIVl of the Bible is used for these puzzles.

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In the Beginning Genesis 1 describes God's creation. In Genesis 1:27-28, God creates people. Use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle, then use the words from the puzzle to fill in the spaces in the Scripture.

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1. Made holy 2. Add up to 4. Make full 5. Make more 6. Likeness. resemblance 9. Governing power 12. Great Creator 13. Solid surface of the earth 16. Gaseous mixture that surrounds earth 18. Third planet from the sun

3. Masculine sex

4. Productive 7. The sex that gives birth 8. Feathered, winged, egg-laying creatures 10. Conquer 11. An adult male 14. Above 15. Water covering most of the earth 17. Caused to exist 19. A living being 20. Each without exception

21. Water creature with fins and gills

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The Fall of Man God liked His creation and saw that it was good. He gave instructions to Adam and Eve, but they didn' t listen to Him. Use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle, then use the words from the puzzle to fill in the spaces in the Scripture.

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- Genesis 3: 1-6

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Very Old! When people reach 100 years old, they are considered very old. In Bible times, people lived even longer! Enoch lived a very long time. Use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle, then use the words from the puzzle to fill in the spaces in the Scripture about Enoch's long life.

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years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

- Genesis 5:21-24

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The Sacrifice When Abraham and Sarah had their son Isaac, they knew he was a gift from God. Yet God asked Abraham to use Isaac in an incredible act of love and sacrifice to Him. Use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle, then use the words from the puzzle to fill in the spaces in the Scripture that tells this story.

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- Genesis 22:9-12

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Sold!

If you have brothers or sisters, you may have times when you are jealous of them or they of you. Joseph dealt with jealousy in his family as well. Their jealousy was so intense, however, they plotted evil things against Joseph. Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle, then use the words from the puzzle to fill in the spaces in the Scripture to read Joseph's story.

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Judah said to his brothers. "What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come. let's sell him to the Ishmaelites and not.@)' our hands on him; after all. he is our brother. our own flesh and blood." His brothers agreed. So when the Midianite merchants came by. his brothers pulled Joseph

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- Genesis 37:26-28

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The Ten Commandments We all have rules that govern our lives. These rules were made by your parents, school boards, government and others. The most important set of rules was given by God to Moses many years ago. These rules are called liThe Ten Commandments." Use the clues to fill in the crossword puzzle, then use the puzzle words to fill in the spaces in the Scripture that tells these commandments.

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6. To use wrongly 8. Not true

10. To kill 11. Desire that which is another's 12. Sacred 15. Not forget 18. Failure of loyalty in marriage

12. Esteem, respect 13. What you are called 14. Previously

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