10 Bible Scavenger Hunt Riddles
Look
around the Church and find the names of the 10 people from the Bible that match
the description below. We have included a Bible verse under each answer to tell you
where in the Church to find the answers if you need a clue. Write the answers
on the line. When you have found all 10 names return it to the table for a prize.
1. With a rock and with a sling he killed a
giant and became king
Mathew 7:7 “Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
2. Going to Nineveh was something he didn’t
wish to do. The person who ended up in a fish’s bell was who?
Galatians 3:27 “For as many
of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
3. This man was created out of earth. Only
person of whom a woman didn’t give birth.
Jeremiah 52:32 “He
spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other
kings who were with him in Babylon.”
4. He was a short man Jesus he wanted to see.
And so he decided to climb a sycamore tree.
Psalm 1:3 “That
person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in
season and whose leaf does not wither-- whatever they do prospers.”
5. He lived on a boat as the water started to
rise. Looking at him there were thousands of eyes.
Mark 14:22 “While
they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it
and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take it; this is my body."
6. This guy built up courage to go to the Pharaoh.
And said to the leader “Let my people go”
1 Kings 6:8 “The
entrance to the lowest floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led
up to the middle level and from there to the third.”
7. This man was set up by over 100 men. And
then he was thrown into a lions’ den.
Hosea 7:6 “Their
hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders
all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.”
8. Lived in the wilderness on locusts and
honey he fed. Eventually he died after losing his head.
John 19:28 “After
this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture
might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”
9. Became a follower of Jesus as to Damascus
he went. He wrote half the books in the New Testament.
2 Timothy 3:16 “All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness”
10. I don’t know him, I don’t know him, I don’t
know him he said. Yet the early church is who he led.
Psalm 149:1 “Praise
the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his
faithful people.”
Name:_________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
1 – David (church front door)
2 – Jonah (baptismal font)
3 – Adam (Father’s Chair)
4 – Zaccheus (Outside on a tree)
5 – Noah (Communion table)
6 – Moses (stairway door down to community room)
7 – Daniel (oven down stairs)
8 – John the Baptist (water fountain downstairs)
9 – Paul (Pulpit)
10 – Peter (Choir seats)