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Preparation
Download, print and cut up the Books of the Bible Cards.
There are 66 cards, corresponding to the 66 Books of the Bible.
In each basket, randomly place 22 cards together with 22 candies or small gifts.
You may also like to download and print the following optional resources for your reference during the game or for your discussion thereafter.
Books of the Bible Chart
Sections of the Bible Overview
How to Play
Have everyone sit in a circle.
Have 3 players hold 1 basket each. (Spread out 3 baskets.)
When the music starts, pass the 3 baskets from one player to the next.
Try to keep a distance between the 3 baskets, but it’s ok even if they overtake each other.
When the music stops, the 3 players holding the baskets each pick a card from their baskets without looking.
These players must place these 3 cards on the floor in the correct order.
Example: If the players picked “Genesis”, “Judges” and “Mark”, they should place them like this:
If the cards are placed in the correct order, each of the 3 players takes 1 candy or gift from the basket.
Start the music again…
The next time the music stops, the 3 players holding the baskets pick another 3 cards and slots them into position accordingly. (Players can slide cards to the left or right to make space.)
Example: If the players picked “Leviticus”, “Isaiah” and “1 Corinthians”, they should slot them in like this:
If these cards are placed in the correct order, each of the 3 players takes 1 candy or gift from the basket.
Carry on playing until all 66 cards have been arranged in the correct order.
Variation: Play with Fewer Cards
Playing with the full set of 66 cards can be challenging and perhaps discouraging for some players.
Consider playing with Old Testament and New Testament cards separately:
In one session, you can play with only the 39 Old Testament cards.
In another separate session, play with only the 27 New Testament cards.
Bible Lesson – Books and Sections of the Bible
Discuss
1. Did you enjoy this game?
2. Was it easy to arrange the Books of the Bible Cards in the correct order? What was a quick way to identify cards that belong together?
Say
In addition to an image and the name of the book, each Books of the Bible Card features a color bar which indicates which section of the Bible the book belongs to. This helps players know which cards belong to the same section.
Let’s play a different game right now.
Instead of arranging Books of the Bible Cards in a row, we will look for a specific Bible passage in our Bibles.
(Ensure that everyone has a hardcopy Bible.)
Let’s see who can be the first to locate 2 Timothy 3:16-17 in the Bible…
Discuss
3. (Ask the fastest person.) Tell us how you managed to find these verses so quickly?
4. (Ask a volunteer who struggled to locate these verses.) What can help you find these verses quicker the next time?
Say
The Bible is not one single book, but a collection of 66 smaller books that tell one unified story.
Just like the Books of the Bible Cards, these 66 books of the Bible are organized into sections.
Being familiar with how the Bible is organized helps us quickly find specific passages in the Bible.
Discuss
5. The Bible is divided into two main parts. What are the names of these parts?
6. What are some differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament?
7. How are the 39 books of the Old Testament organized?
8. What are the 5 sections of the Old Testament called?
9. How would you describe each of these 5 sections?
10. How are the 27 books of the New Testament organized?
11. What are these 5 sections called?
12. How would you describe each of these 5 sections?
13. How important is it for us to know the organization of the Bible into the various sections that we have just discussed?
Conclude
Being familiar with the 66 books of the Bible and how they are organized helps us more quickly locate specific passages in the Bible. More importantly, knowing which section of the Bible a passage is taken from gives us an idea of its genre and helps us understand the passage better.
