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1 NEVER TALK TO A SNAKE...especially when the snake is the... (Revelation 12:9) Listen to temptation Stay and fight Run from temptation. temptation Corinthians 10:13 says that if we are tempted as Eve was, we should not think about the temptation, but look for a This word in 2 Timothy 2:22 says what to do to escape wrong things... The G.A.W.P.* if you are tempted to... LIE- STEAL- ANGER- *Get-A-Way Plan LEAVE THE LEAVES 3. What kind of clothes did Adam and Eve make for themselves? (Genesis 3:7) 4. What kind of clothes did God make for Adam and Eve? (Genesis 3:21) 5. What did Adam and Eve learn when God made clothes for them? 6. Isaiah 61:10 says that God wants to clothe us with and.

2 ON GOD S PATH Use a ruler to connect the dots from A through I and you will find out why it took Noah 120 years to build the ark. The next time you see a football game, try to imaine this...if the ark rested on a football field, the ends of the ark would extend out of the touchdown zones! G F A H E IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONES G G Noah s main job (2 Peter 2:5) B I C D Praise Hymn Inc. Illegal to copy.

3 Praise Hymn Inc. Illegal to copy. SOMETHING TO LAUGH ABOUT PROMISE? CHILD? 1. Genesis 12:2-3 YES NO YES NO 2. Genesis 13:14-16 YES NO YES NO 3 WAS HE FAKING? Would Abraham really kill his own son, or was he just faking? 8. Abraham said (Genesis 22:5b) Abraham also said (Genesis 22:8) Genesis 15:2-6 YES NO YES NO 4. Genesis 17:4-8 YES NO YES NO 10. Was Abraham really going to kill Isaac? 5. Genesis 17:15-16 YES NO YES NO 6. Genesis 18:9-10 YES NO YES NO 7. Genesis 21:1-3 YES NO Did God believe that Abraham intended to kill Isaac? This is what God said Genesis 22: Genesis 22:

4 Praise Hymn Inc. Illegal to copy. THE SLURPING CAMEL TEST 1. Abraham asked his servant to (24:2-4)... [ ] find Isaac a Canaanite wife. [ ] find Isaac a wife from his relatives. [ ] make sure Isaac never got married. 2. The servant asked God to (24:12-14)... [ ] not let his camels die on the trip. [ ] send Isaac s bride to water his camels. [ ] help the trip be easy. 3. Rebekah (24:17-20 and 23-25)... [ ] gave the servant a drink. [ ] gave the camels a drink. [ ] offered the servant a place to stay. 4. Rebekah s actions made the servant (24:26)... [ ] return home immediately. [ ] worship God. [ ] look for another girl. 5. Bethuel (Rebekah s father) said (24:50-51)... [ ] Rebekah could not marry Isaac. [ ] they would consider the offer. [ ] marrying Isaac was directed by the Lord. 6. Isaac (24:66-67)... [ ] fell in love with Rebekah. [ ] did not like Rebekah. [ ] married Rebekah. 4 CURIOUS CAMEL QUIRKS My name is Clint the Camel, and I would like to tell you some things you probably do not know about camels... I m cantankerous! I may bite or kick. Make me angry and I ll spit on you. I can carry up to 1,000 pounds, but I whine when I carry heavy loads. I can drink 5 gallons of water a day. I hold water in my hump. I don t sweat very much. I can go 5 days without food or water. My body temperature can vary as much as 10 degrees. We are called the ships of the desert. So what do all these curious camel quirks have to do with Bible? Well, I ll tell you... THE TWIN TO WIN Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah, and 60 years old when his twin boys were born. The EE-JAY I.D. Game Write E for Esau or J for Jacob. 7. He was born first (25:25). 8. He grabbed his brother s heel (25:26). 9. He was his mother s favorite (25:28). 10. He traded his birthright for food (25:29-34). 11. He went to hunt for the meat his father loved (27:1-4). 12. His mother wanted him to get the blessing (27:5-10). 13. He put on goat skins to be hairy like his brother (27:11-17). 14. He was the twin to win his father s (27:18-29).

5 CONFUSE US Confucius was a famous Chinese philosopher who lived 2,500 years ago. This version of Genesis 37:1-4 was written by CONFUSE US, not to be confused with Confucius. Help CONFUSE US fix the facts... John was 18 years old and working with his sisters taking care of the garden. He told his uncle about the good things his sisters were doing. Jack, also called Israel, hated John more than his other daughters and made him a special hat to wear. When John s sisters saw that their uncle hated John more than them, his sisters loved John. JUST A DAYDREAMER? 1. Hi. We re Joseph s brothers, and this is what we think about his dreams... [ ] We like them...they re so interesting. [ ] We don t like them...they re stupid. [ ] We hate him and his dreams! 2. I m Joseph s father. This is what I think about his dreams... [ ] I think they are wonderful...i wouldn t mind bowing down to Joseph. [ ] I don t like them either...he s a daydreamer. [ ] I scold him for saying that we will bow down to him, after all, I m his father. But sometimes I do wonder if God is speaking to him in dreams like God spoke to me. 3. Should Jacob (Joseph s father) have been more understanding of Joseph s dreams? Why? (Clue:Genesis 28:10-15.) 4. 37:17-18 WHAT HATE HATCHES HATE made Joseph s brothers : : : Since hating others always hatches evil actions toward them, God said in Leviticus 19:17...

6 ANNOUNCER: There was a famine in the land and everyone was starving. 1. JACOB (42:1-2) ANNOUNCER: All of Jacob s sons except Benjamin traveled to Egypt to buy food. When they arrived, they came and bowed down to Joseph. Joseph recognized them, but they did not recognize Joseph. 2. JOSEPH (42:9). 3. BROTHER 1 (42:10-11). 4. JOSEPH (42:12). 5. BROTHER 2 (42:13). 6. JOSEPH (42:15-16). ANNOUNCER: Joseph put all of his brothers in prison. On the third day, Joseph called for them again. 7. JOSEPH (42:19-20). 8. BROTHER 3 to his brothers (42:21). 9. REUBEN to his brothers (42:22). ANNOUNCER: Joseph kept 1 brother in prison and sent the others back to Canaan with their food. Go to the whale. Start at the 1 and trace along the path to Egypt and back. 10. THE BROTHERS to Jacob, their father (42:30-34). 11. JACOB angrily to his sons (42:36 and 38). ANNOUNCER: But soon all of the food was gone and Jacob had no choice but to send Benjamin to Egypt. When the brothers reached Egypt, Joseph brought all of them to his house for a meal. The next day Joseph E G YP T A WHALE OF A TRAIL filled their bags with food and sent them on their way. But Joseph placed his own silver cup in one of the bags. After the brothers left, Joseph called his guards JOSEPH (44:4-5). ANNOUNCER: The guards soon caught up with the brothers and accused them of stealing Joseph s cup. 13. THE BROTHERS (44:7-9). 14. GUARD (44:10). ANNOUNCER: Joseph s silver cup was found in Benjamin s sack. As they returned to Egypt, they felt sure that Benjamin would either die or become a slave. 15. JUDAH (44:16). 16. JOSEPH (44:17). 17. JUDAH to Joseph (44:30-33). ANNOUNCER: Joseph sent everyone out of the room except his brothers. When Joseph told his brothers who he was, they were terrified and speechless. Joseph cried so loudly that even the guards outside heard him. 18. JOSEPH (45:3-5 and 13). ANNOUNCER: Joseph had a great reunion with his brothers and then sent them on their way back to Canaan to get Jacob and the entire family. Go to the whale again. Start at the 2 and trace along the path to Egypt, then to where the guards found the cup in Benjamin s sack, then back to Egypt, then back to Canaan. 19. BROTHERS to Jacob (45:26). 20. JACOB or Israel (45:28). 21. GOD (46:3-4) C AN A A N

7 WILL THE BIG Z GET EVEN? Bow the knee! Make way for the royal chariot of... Z. (Genesis 41:45) 1. Advice for the Big Z... From the movies... I don t get mad, I get even! From the Bible... Matthew 18:21-22 Ephesians 4:32 2. Whose advice did the Big Z take? (Genesis 50:15-20) WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN Lisa was the nicest girl in our school. Everyone liked her. She was also the most dedicated to the Lord. We were shocked when we heard that Lisa had been in a serious car accident and would have to spend weeks in the hospital in great pain. Why did God allow this bad thing to happen to Lisa? 3. Did Joseph deserve to be in prison? (Genesis 40:15) 4. Did Joseph like what was happening to him, or did he want out of prison? (Genesis 40:14) 5. What did God do to show Joseph that He was with him even in prison? (Genesis 39:21-23) 6. Is God always with us, even when bad things happen? (Matthew 28:20b) IT HAPPENED TO JESUS TOO 7. Joseph was a shepherd. 8. Joseph was sent to his brethen by his father. 9. Joseph s brethren hated him even though he did them no wrong. 10. Joseph s brethren plotted to kill him. 11. Joseph was taken to Egypt. 12. Joseph was sold for silver. 13. God was always with Joseph. 14. Joseph spoke with 2 prisoners. One experienced good; the other experienced bad. 15. Joseph was exalted after suffering in prison. 16. Joseph forgave his brethren for their evil to him. A. Matthew 2:14-15 B. Matthew 26:14-15 C. Luke 23:34 D. Luke 23:39-43 E. John 3:16-17 F. John 10:11 G. John 11:53 H. John 15:23-25 I. John 16:32 J. Philippians 2:9-11

8 The field and Cave of Machpelah in Israel is the only land Abraham ever purchased and owned. It is near where the Lord and two angels appeared and told WHO Abraham that IS IN THIS CAVE? Isaac would be born. Genesis 23:19... S Genesis 25: A Genesis 49: I and his wife R and Jacob s wife L Genesis 50: J Someday God will give this land to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob 4 - E NILE S CROCODILES We re the crocs of the Nile. Crocs is short for crocodiles. Most people in Egypt live near the Nile River. And because we live here too, the Nile s crocodiles know everything that goes on in Egypt. We see and hear everything! No kidding, if Pharaoh ever wants to know what s going on in Egypt, he should ask us. We could tell him a thing or two, such as Exodus 1: Exodus 1:22-2: Exodus 2: Exodus 2: Praise Hymn Inc. Illegal to copy.

9 Praise Hymn Inc. Illegal to copy. Tabernacle Courtyard Gate Holy Place Altar Lamp Stand Fence Most Holy Place Incense Altar Bread Table Breastplate THE TABERNACLE AND HIGH PRIEST This is a drawing of the Tabernacle courtyard with a see through-view of the Holy Place and Most Holy Place. Every part of the High Priest s garment was designed by God and had special meaning. LAMB HIGH PRIEST THEIRS OURS 9 Ephod Robe Laver Ark Mitre Cherubim WHERE IS THE SECOND PAIR?...of stone tablets? Mercy Seat Glory Cloud

10 THE JO-2-MO SUPER TRAVEL AGENCY Featuring a round-trip tour that starts with Joseph and ends with Moses... over 400 years long! R. Canaan... A famine there makes Jacob and his family move to Egypt where Joseph is a powerful ruler. O. Egypt 400 years later... Moses leads about 2 million of Jacob s descendants, called Israelites, to freedom from slavery. U. The Red Sea... God parts the water and the Israelites escape from Pharaoh. N. On the way... God sends manna from heaven and water from a rock. D. Mt. Sinai... lt takes Israel 3 months to get there...they stay almost a year...the people make a golden calf...moses receives the Ten Commandments. T. Kadesh-Barnea days journey from Sinai...Israel rebels...god makes them wander 40 years in the wilderness. R. Near Kadesh-Barnea... Moses big mistake: God says speak to the rock, Moses hits it instead. I. Somewhere in the wilderness... The people grumble and God sends snakes...moses lifts up a brass snake on a pole. P. Mt. Nebo... Moses dies...lsrael prepares to cross the Jordan River and go into Canaan. Home again...what a trip! Egypt Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Canaan

11 HAPPENINGS IN THE NIGHT 1. What were these men building in the night (5:14)? 3. Who was to hang on these gallows (5:14)? 5. Why did Haman come to see the king the next morning (6:4)? 7. What did Haman do after he carried out the king s command (6:11-12)? THE 24-HOUR WATCHMAN 9. What does God never do (Psalm 121:4)? 10. What does God see, even at night (Job 34:21)? 11. Is there a dark place at night where evil men can hide from God s eye (Job 34:22)? 12. What is God able to do to the mightiest, strongest person (Job 34:24)? 13. How does Job 34:25-26 describe what happened to Haman? 2. What was the King of Persia doing on the same night (6:1)? 4. Who did the king read about in the history books (6:2)? 6. What did the king tell Haman to do for Mordecai (6:6-10)? 8. What did Haman s superstitious wife and friends predict would happen to Haman (6:13)?

12 WORLD S GREATEST FISHERMAN They obeyed above the water... Luke 5:8-11 P They obeyed below the water... Luke 5:4-7 J J Peter s reaction to this miracle was Look at all these fish...we ll be rich! F S 2. Lord, I am a sinner and do not deserve this. 6. The Pharisees said, Who can forgive sin but 3. Lord, come back tomorrow and help us fish. (21) Forget fishing...let s follow Jesus! G A DEATH DEFYING ACT Death Defier 1 The Funeral Director Luke 7: THE RIDDLE MIRACLE Who is he? He walked out of a house he never walked into And walked out a door he never walked through. INCE IT WAS MPOSSIBLE TO GET I SIDE THE HOU E, P RT OF THE OOF WAS TAK N OF T LOWE THE MAN ENTLY DOWN N EW OF J SUS. IT WORKED. JESUS OTICED HIM AND SAID, YOUR Jesus had the authority and power to (24)... Death Defier 2 The Resurrector John 11:38-44

13 BLIND FAITH He could not see Jesus, S but he knew Jesus was O there. He had never seen Jesus heal, D but he knew He could. So he H started yelling! The more they tried to hush M Bartimaeus, the louder he yelled... O M! Mark 10:47 1. What did Jesus do (Mark 10:49-52a)? 2. What did Bartimaeus do (Mark 10:52b)? ERASE MY NAME 3. Matthew 8:3 4. Matthew 17:27 5. Matthew 21:19 6. Mark 1: Mark 4:41 8. Luke 7:14-15 A. Winds and oceans obeyed Him. B. Trees obeyed Him. C. Fish obeyed Him and even brought money at His command. D. Diseases, such as leprosy, obeyed Him. E. Demons obeyed Him. F. The dead obeyed Him. I will not obey Him. No, I will not. My name is You will not? Even though everything else does? Who are you anyway, to refuse to obey God?

14 A ZERO WITH THE LINES RUBBED OUT 1. A great prophet who has no love is. 2. A person who has great knowledge but no love is. 3. A person with great faith but no love is. 4. A person who gives everything to the poor but has no love is. 5. A person who gives his life for Christ but has no love is. The Lord Said... People will know that you are my disciples if you one another. (John 13:35) TRUMPETS AND TOMBSTONES Sometimes a visit to an old graveyard can be very interesting. Most people have very serious things engraved on their marker stones. But some people request that humorous things be put on the stones, such as I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK. The grave stones below all belong to Christians, and you can help engrave them. 6. Sister Lee M. T. Graves I. B. Gone U. P. Bound O. B. Patient

15 e. Ille ga lt o re pr od uc Luke 2: Luke 2: m n In c. THE CHIEF SHEPHERD Pr ai se Hy Write the matching verse or verses from Luke 2 in the proper boxes in the picture. Luke 2: Sa m pl e Pa ge Co py r ig ht Luke 2: Luke 2: