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The poems below could have been engraved on the headstones of famous
Bible people. After reading each one, try to guess who is being described.
- To me, Christians were worse than debtors;
I would chain them up in iron fetters.
But God changed my name,
Forgave my blame,
Had me travel and write letters.
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- You know me as the girl
God chose to bear his only Son.
I was scared but bravely dared
To let his kingdom come.
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- My sheep knew me as shepherd.
The king enjoyed my strumming.
But when I was anointed by Sam,
Saul's behavior became unbecoming.
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- When my boss died I took over.
We crossed over a dry riverbed,
And the walls of the city we conquered collapsed
Just the way that the Lord had said.
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- I learned the hard way
It doesn't pay
When God says, "Go!"
To run away.
Your boat may toss.
The wind may blow.
And a giant fish
May swallow you whole.
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- I used to pray three times a day,
Windows open, facing the east.
How would I know I'd end up thrown
Into the den of a beast?
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- I lived in a garden.
My wife made me glad.
I never had a mother.
And I never had a dad.
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- The hair on my head grew long as can be.
And strong were my muscles, 'twas easy to see.
But I had quite a temper and liked pagan maids,
Which cost me my eyes and wondrous braids.
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- It really was a tiring chore
To build a floating zoo.
But I was the Lord's "yes man" for sure,
And I did what he said to do.
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- When I was a baby, I lived in a boat
That my mother had made from reeds.
Rescued by royalty, I lived a fine life
Till God called me to do his deeds.
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- I had a captive audience
With the one who filled the stands
But when I gave in to the crowd
I simply washed my hands.
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- When I left Haran,
I walked through barren
Land till God said stop.
He alone knew
When the trip would be through
And if I'd ever be called someone's pop.
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- The prophecies within my book
Announce the Lord's anointed.
Although I don't come out and say it
It's clear to whom they pointed.
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- With boils and heartache and trouble
I sat in some sackcloth and said,
"Why is it that God keeps my living?
I would surely be better off dead!"
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- The king had a way to fire us up
For the task we were called to perform.
All three of us prayed
He would let up someday
On his edict to make all conform.
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- His mother told him, "Stay away, Son,
From Philistine girls, though they look like fun!"
Like me, a pagan woman from Sorek Valley,
To whom Samson was just another tally.
Don't blame me that he lies in his grave;
All I did was give him a shave.
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- I stood head and shoulders above all the rest;
My words were always profane,
Till a shepherd boy took a stone from a brook,
Spun it round, let it go - what an aim!
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- Balak, king of Moab, was pretty scared.
The Israelites stood on his plain.
So I was hired to curse them
And send them back east again.
On my way to visit the king
My donkey's words left their mark.
And so I became a blessing to all
Who called Abraham patriarch.
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- The servant knew when I watered the camels
I would be given to Isaac to wed.
And after our marriage I blessed him with twins -
One a schemer, the other nicknamed "Red."
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- My husband lost a rib one day
In a most unusual way.
He fell asleep, and when he woke,
He fell in love. And that's no joke!
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- After a long day of working with wood
I had a dream where an angel said I should
Go ahead and marry a woman named the same
Even though a baby was growing in her frame.
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- I was simply known as Simon
Before the Rabbi came.
But when Jesus changed my aim in life,
He also changed my name.
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- My brother was a big shot,
But from public talks he would run.
So I became his toastmaster.
And my family? Just call us Priest and Sons.
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- The mother of Messiah
is a relative of mine.
And when she came and stayed with me,
We had a "magnificent" time.
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- I've been in the pits and in prison.
I've been next in line to the throne.
But an old faded coat from my father
Is the most treasured item I own.
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- My father placed me upon the altar;
It was not what he wanted to do.
He raised the knife, was about to strike
When an angel came to my rescue.
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- Never has a man seen such visions!
A valley of bones, amazing creatures, a turning wheel.
But the most beautiful sight I saw
Was the temple and the waters that heal.
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- You could say that I'm well versed -
After all, I have four books to my name.
But if you just called me the one Jesus loved
That would be worth more than all the fame.
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- When I ran from a queen
I used all my steam
And felt like I wanted to die.
But an angel said, "Sleep,"
And then let me eat
and God spoke to me with a sigh.
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- The Pharisees and all the scribes
Came out to see me preach.
But when I started splashin' folks
They'd mock the things I teach.
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