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With puzzles created by Karen Jessie Becker Barbara Bolton Helen Friesen Theresa Hayes Diane Kolb Ruby Maschke

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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Old Testament Everything from Nothing So Many Animals God Made Us Obeying God God’s Promise Look Around Abraham Lot Chooses A New Baby A Kind Girl A Very Patient Man Jacob’s Sons Do Your Best Be Like Joseph Water Baby God Can Do It Red C, Red Sea! How Did God Help? Laws Set in Stone Believe God Joshua’s Answer Seven Times Around What a Trip! Deborah Goes to Battle What Should You Do? A Loyal Friend Hannah’s Promise A Voice in the Night Not a Good Idea Obey God Chosen by God

Genesis 1—God Makes the World . . . . . . . . Genesis 1—God Makes the Animals . . . . . . . Genesis 1—God Makes People . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 6, 7—Noah Obeys God . . . . . . . . . Genesis 8, 9—God Keeps His Promise to Noah . . Genesis 12, 13—Abraham’s New Home . . . . . Genesis 13—Abraham Lets Lot Choose First . . . Genesis 15, 17, 18, 21—The Birth of Isaac . . . . Genesis 24—Rebekah Is Kind. . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 26—Isaac Is a Peacemaker . . . . . . . Genesis 28–33—God Cares for Jacob . . . . . . Genesis 37, 39—Joseph Does His Best . . . . . . Genesis 41–43, 45—Joseph Forgives His Brothers Exodus 1, 2—God Cares for Moses . . . . . . . . Exodus 7–13—God Cares for His People . . . . . Exodus 14—God’s People Cross the Red Sea . . . Exodus 16, 17; Numbers 11—God Gives Food and Exodus 19, 20, 24, 32—God Gives Ten Rules . . . Numbers 13, 14—Joshua and Caleb Believe God Deuteronomy 31, 34; Joshua 1— God Is with Moses and Joshua . . . . . . . . . . Joshua 5—Joshua Obeys God at Jericho . . . . . Joshua 24—God’s People Choose to Serve Him . Judges 4—Deborah Helps Barak Obey . . . . . . Judges 6, 7—Gideon Is Brave . . . . . . . . . . Ruth 1, 2—Ruth Works Hard . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 1—Hannah Keeps a Promise . . . . . . 1 Samuel 2, 3, 7—Samuel Listens and Obeys . . 1 Samuel 8–10—Samuel Obeys God . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 15—Saul Disobeys God . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 16—Samuel Anoints David as King. . .

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David’s Job God Helps David Friends Forever David Is Trustworthy God Answers Prayer Food for Elijah God Provides Bread God Sends Fire Telling the Truth God Answers Elisha’s Prayer Just Do It Tell Hezekiah’s Story Obey God’s Word Ask God for Help Bad King/Good King The King Helps His Friend A Very Special Queen A Good Man Pleases God Eat Your Veggies Three Brave Friends SAFE! Oh No, Jonah!

1 Samuel 16, 17—David Does His Job . . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 17—David Is Brave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 18, 19, 20—David and Jonathan Are Friends 1 Samuel 26—David Does the Right Thing . . . . . . . 1 Kings 3, 4—Solomon Prays for Wisdom. . . . . . . . 1 Kings 17—God Cares for Elijah. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 17—God Gives Elijah Food. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 18—God Shows His Power Through Elijah . . . 1 Kings 22—Micaiah Tells the Truth . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kings 4—God Brings a Boy Back to Life. . . . . . . . 2 Kings 5—God Heals an Obedient Naaman . . . . . . 2 Kings 20—Hezekiah Prays for Healing . . . . . . . . 2 Kings 22, 23—King Josiah Obeys the Law . . . . . . 2 Chronicles 20—Jehoshaphat Prays for Help . . . . . 2 Chronicles 33—Manasseh Prays for Forgiveness . . . Nehemiah 1, 2, 4, 6, 8— Ezra and Nehemiah Help the People Do Right . . . . . Esther 2–4, 7, 8—Queen Esther Helps Others . . . . . Job 1, 2, 42—Job Does What Is Right . . . . . . . . . Daniel 1—Daniel and His Friends Eat Good Food . . . Daniel 3—Daniel’s Friends Face a Fiery Furnace . . . . Daniel 6—Daniel and the Lions’ Den . . . . . . . . . . Jonah 1–3—Jonah Changes His Mind . . . . . . . . .

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Luke 1—Zechariah Praises God. . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 1—An Angel Visits Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 1—Mary Sings to God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2—Jesus Is Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2—Shepherds Tell About Jesus’ Birth . . . . . . Luke 2—Shepherds Tell Others . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2—Simeon and Anna Thank God . . . . . . . . Matthew 2—Wise Men Worship Jesus. . . . . . . . . Matthew 2—Wise Men Worship Jesus. . . . . . . . . Luke 2—Jesus Grows Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 3; John 1—John Baptizes Jesus . . . . . . . Matthew 4—Satan Tempts Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . John 1—Jesus’ First Followers . . . . . . . . . . . . John 3—Jesus Teaches About God . . . . . . . . . . John 4—Jesus Is a Friend to a Woman from Samaria . John 4—Jesus Heals an Official’s Son . . . . . . . . Mark 1; Luke 5—Jesus Chooses Four Followers. . . .

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New Testament One Happy Couple Mary Is the One Mary’s Song To Bethlehem Shepherds Listen! Go Tell It! Simeon and Anna Knew Follow the Star Gifts for a King What Did Jesus Do? God’s Son No! No! No! Follow Me How Much? Living Water It Was Amazing! Let’s Go Fishing!

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They Tore Up the Roof! By the Healing Pool Young Man, Get Up! A Gift of Love Be Still! It’s Great! More Than Enough Jesus Can Do Anything! I Can Hear! Listen to Jesus Jesus’ Power Helping Others Talking to God Share with Others Lazarus Lives Again! Remember to Say Thanks! Jesus Loves Children Out on a Limb We Praise Jesus Remember Jesus Jesus Is Alive! What the Angel Said The Birthday of the Church What I Have, I’ll Give Powerful Prayers Philip Tells the Good News A Gift for a Giver Saul Hears About Jesus Telling Others Just Men! Gathered at the River Singing to God Tell About Jesus Message in a Storm Unstoppable Paul

Mark 2—Jesus Is a Friend to a Man Who Is Paralyzed . . . John 5—Jesus Heals a Man at a Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 7—Jesus Brings a Young Man Back to Life. . . . . . . Luke 7—Jesus Is a Friend to a Woman Needing Forgiveness Mark 4—Jesus Stops a Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 5—Jesus Heals Jairus’s Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . John 6—Jesus Feeds 5,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 14—Jesus Walks on Water . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 7—Jesus Heals a Man Who Can’t Hear . . . . . . . . Matthew 17—Jesus with Moses and Elijah . . . . . . . . . John 9—Jesus Heals a Man Who Can’t See. . . . . . . . . Luke 10—Jesus Teaches About Helping . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 6; Luke 11—Jesus Teaches About Prayer . . . . . Luke 12—Jesus Teaches About Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 10; John 11—Jesus Brings Lazarus Back to Life . . . . Luke 17—Jesus and the Ten Men with Leprosy . . . . . . . Mark 10—Jesus and the Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 19—Jesus Is a Friend to Zacchaeus . . . . . . . . . . John 12—People Praise Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 22—The Last Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 18, 20—Jesus Dies and Lives Again . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 26–28—Jesus Is Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 1, 2—The Church Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 3—Peter and John at the Temple . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 4—Peter and John Speak Boldly . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 8—Philip Teaches a Man from Ethiopia . . . . . . . . Acts 9—Peter and Tabitha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 9, 22—Paul Learns About Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 11, 13—Paul and Barnabas Tell About Jesus . . . . . . Acts 14—Paul and Barnabas Help People Know About Jesus Acts 16—Lydia Follows Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 16—Paul and Silas Sing in Prison . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 21, 22—Paul Tells a Crowd About Jesus . . . . . . . . Acts 27, 28—Paul Is Shipwrecked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 28; Philippians 1—Paul Tells About Jesus in Rome . . .

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Bible Memory Puzzles Genesis 1:25 . . . . . . Deuteronomy 6:17, 18 . Deuteronomy 13:4 . . . Joshua 24:15. . . . . . Psalm 19:14 . . . . . . Psalm 86:9, 10 . . . . . Psalm 119:10 . . . . . Psalms 124:8; 146:5 . . Psalm 147:5 . . . . . . Matthew 16:15, 16 . . . Matthew 28:5, 6 . . . . Mark 16:15. . . . . . . Luke 1:31; 2:21 . . . . Luke 2:10, 11 . . . . . Luke 10:27 . . . . . . . John 15:12, 14, 15 . . . John 20:30, 31 . . . . . Acts 4:19, 20 . . . . . . Ephesians 4:32 . . . . . 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 Hebrews 13:8 . . . . . 1 Peter 5:7 . . . . . . . 1 John 5:3 . . . . . . .

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God Makes the World â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Genesis 1

Everything from Nothing

Only God can create something from nothing. When He created our world and the whole universe around us, He simply spoke words and things came into being. To find out what God named the things He made, follow each path from Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words to the thing He made. God named the water . . . day earth God named the darkness . . . God named the dry land . . .

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So Creative Many Counting Animals

God Creation Makes the Animals â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Genesis 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Genesis 1

God made the animals of the sea and sky and earth. To find out what God thought of all He had done, write the first letter of each animal in the box next to it.

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God Makes People

God Made Us

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Genesis 1

God made human beings. To find out how God made us, color all the boxes with only ONE dot inside.

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Obeying God

Noah Obeys God —Genesis 6, 7

God told Noah to build a very big boat for his family and two each of all the animals. Noah obeyed God. What happened next? Fill in the letter missing from each animal pictured. Copy the missing letters in order onto the lines at the bottom of the page. These letters will spell the answer.

P I M O S E O L P H I N N A K E B ER A A R DA R K T I G R B I R L I O C W C T O R S E

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God Keeps His Promise to Noah

God’s Promise

—Genesis 8, 9

Cross out the letters C, J, K, Q, and Z every time you see them in the puzzle. Copy the leftover letters in each row to create a sentence about God’s special sign.

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Look Around Abraham

Abraham’s New Home —Genesis 12, 13

Unscramble the letters on the points of the compass to make the four words missing from Genesis 13:14, 15. “The Lord said to Abram, . . . ‘Lift up your eyes . . . look 1____________ and 2____________ , 1

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All the land that you see

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I will give to you and your offspring forever.’” 4

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Abraham Lets Lot Choose First â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Genesis 13

Lot Chooses Lot moved with Abraham to a place called Bethel. They had so many flocks and herds that they needed to move apart. Abraham let Lot choose which way to go. Lot chose the plain of Jordan. It had the best land and water. Abraham lived in Canaan.

Begin at the center with Abraham and Lot. Find a path through the maze so that Lot arrives at the Jordan plain and Abraham arrives at Canaan.

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The Birth of Isaac

A New Baby

—Genesis 15, 17, 18, 21

Abraham and Sarah were very old when God let them have a baby. Do you know what they named this child? Color all the spaces with the letter “i” to find out.

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Rebekah Is Kind

A Kind Girl

—Genesis 24

Who was the kind girl who gave water to Abraham’s servant and his camels? Who agreed to become Isaac’s wife? Use a light-colored crayon to color only the triangles. Then copy those letters into the triangles below to find her name. Then, if you have time, you may color the other shapes.

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Isaac Is a Peacemaker

A Very Patient Man

—Genesis 26

People dig wells to get water to drink. Follow the path to read a story about Isaac. Each time you come to a circle, copy the letter inside the circle into the next box in the row of boxes. Then you can read what the Lord told Isaac.

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There, he cleaned out the wells Abraham had dug so that people could use them again.

Then Isaac‘s servants dug another well.

Isaac moved from there and dug another well. No one argued about this one. So he named that well “Room Enough.”

A The people argued about this well, too, so Isaac named it “Fight.”

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God Cares for Jacob

Jacob’s Sons

—Genesis 28–33

God blessed Jacob with twelve sons. Can you fit all of their names into the puzzle below? Some letters are already in the puzzle to help you. When you are finished, take the letters from the shaded boxes and put them into the boxes below. These letters will spell the name of Jacob’s daughter.

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REUBEN SIMEON LEVI NAPHTALI ISSACHAR ASHER DAN ZEBULUN GAD

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Joseph Does His Best

Do Your Best

—Genesis 37, 39

Number the statements below in the order in which they occurred. Write the number in the space at the beginning of each sentence. Then write the circled letters in the blanks at the bottom of the page to find out which of Joseph’s brothers wanted to rescue him from his other brothers.

____ Joseph’s father gave him a beautiful coat. ____ God gave Joseph success in everything he did. ____ Joseph’s brothers were jealous. ____ Joseph was taken to Egypt. ____ Joseph took care of everything Potiphar had. ____ Joseph went to find his brothers who were taking care of sheep.

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Joseph Forgives His Brothers

Be Like Joseph

—Genesis 41–43, 45

Joseph’s brothers were not nice to him. They sold him to be a slave. They pretended he was dead. Much later, Joseph became a powerful leader in Egypt. When the brothers needed help, they went to Egypt. What did Joseph do? Use a dark color to fill in all the bricks in the pyramid that have the letters J, S, P, and H. Copy the leftover letters, from top to bottom, onto the spaces below. They will spell the answer.

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