PROPHETS CROSSWORD

2) This older sister of Moses who appears in the Book of Exodus. (6)

3) Get ready. First word of huge hit from Godspell. (7)

7) The end product when things go badly wrong - sometimes in nature, sometimes its our fault. (8)

8) The Messiah - the One the prophets foretold. (5)

9) The united kingdom under Saul, David and Solomon for example (6)

12) A description of the Counselor (or Counsellor) foretold in Isaiah 9:6 (9)

14) Reluctant prophet who went overboard (!) Destination Nineveh in Assyria whose people he hated for their cruelty (5)

15) The profession of Amos - Martin Luther King referred to him as ‘an extremist for justice’ (8)

17) Jesus taught us that we would know false prophets by these (Matthew 7;16) (6)

18) The only female judge mentioned in the Bible and also a prophetress (7)

19) The first Hebrew prophet to have a book named after him - on the side of the poor (4)

1) Opposite of true - these prophets are known by their fruits we read (5)

2) The expected King of the Davidic line: Handel’s masterpiece (7)

4) A provider of advice, often spiritual advice. A wonderful one was foretold (10)

5) Such a prophet speaks the genuine word of God, we are taught (4)

6) 8th century BC Israelite prophet - the first of the major prophets. His theme - ‘The everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth’  (See 40:28 of his book) (6)

10) Change direction, often in sorrow and with regret (6)

11) Regarded as a traitor and deeply unpopular. Warned of the Babylonian threat and taken by force to Egypt (8)

13) What our behaviour must do if we truly repent (6)

14) The fourth son of Jacob and Leah we are told, whose name gave rise to the names of a religion and a land (5)

16) An 8th century BC prophet who learned from his broken marriage (See chapters 1-3 of his book). Realised that Israel was being unfaithful to God who would never forget His people. His name means ‘salvation’ (5)