Treasure Hunt
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”
—Luke 12:34

Treasure Hunt
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”
—Luke 12:34

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Hey, Kids!
Some of the greatest treasures we will ever find are buried in the pages of the Bible. Here is a fun activity to help you in your search for that buried treasure.


Bible Puzzles
By Enelle Eder
DON'T BUG ME!
Use your Bible to see if you can find these insects hiding there.
1. L__________ Exodus 10:4
2. K__________ C___________ G_____________ Leviticus 11:44
3. F_______ 1 Samuel 24:14
4. A_______ Proverbs 6:6
5. B________ Judges 14:8
6. F________ Ecclesiates 10:1
7. M________ Isaiah 50:9
8. G________ Matthew 23:24
© 2006 Enelle Eder
You can check your answers at the bottom of this page.

GETTING YOUR BIBLE "Z's"
Here is a fun way to get a few "Z's" while reading your Bible. Fill in as many blanks as you can without help. Then if you need to, use the Scripture reference given to find the rest.
1. Z________________ He was a little man. (Luke 19:5)
2. Z_____________ The father of James and John. (Matthew 10:2)
3. Z_______ The city of David. (1 Kings 8:1)
4. Z________________ John the Baptist's father. (Luke 1:67)
5. Z________ Great eagerness! (Psalm 119:139)
6. Z________________ Wife of Moses. (Exodus 2:21)
7. Z______________ An Old Testament book.
8. Z____________ A desert. (Numbers 20:1)
9. Z______________ He was a lawyer. (Titus 3:13)
10. Z________________ The city where Elijah went to be fed by the widow woman. (1Kings 17:9)
© 2006 Enelle Eder
You can check your answers at the bottom of this page.

BIBLE M & M's
There are many "sweet" morsels of information in the Holy Bible. See if you can find some of them that begin with the letter "M". If you need help, look up the Scripture reference.
1. Food God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16:35): m_______
2. A gift from one of the wise men (Matthew 2:11): m_________
3. The disciple who was a tax collector (Matthew 9:9): M_________
4. One who delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians (Exodus 11:1). M_________
5. The sister of Moses (Micah 6:4): M_________
6. A light God made to rule the night (Genesis 1:16): m_________
7. Where baby Jesus slept (Luke 2:7): m_________
8. Jesus told Peter to take this from a fish (Matthew 17:27): m_________
9. A judge (Luke 12:58): m_________
10. A type of donkey (2 Samuel 13:29): m_________
11. A destructive insect (Matthew 6:19): m_________
12. The land where Ruth lived (Ruth 1:6): M_________
© 2006 Enelle Eder
Enelle Eder is a grandmother who has written for and worked with children for over twenty years. She and her husband raise beef cattle and barn cats in the small Northwoods town of Glidden, Wisconsin.
You can check your answers at the bottom of this page.

Answer Key:
DON'T BUG ME
1. Locusts 2. Katydid Cricket Grasshopper 3. Flea 4. Ant 5. Bees 6. Flies 7. Moths 8. Gnat
GETTING YOUR BIBLE “Z's”
1. Zacchaeus 2. Zebedee 3. Zion 4. Zechariah 5. zeal 6. Zipporah 7. Zephaniah 8. Zin 9. Zenas 10. Zarephath
BIBLE M & M's
1. manna 2. myrrh 3. Matthew 4. Moses 5. Miriam 6. moon 7. manger 8. money 9. magistrate 10. mule 11. moth 12. Moab
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