“Bible Adventures” Passport Lists
Below are lists of Bible facts. For each list that a child completes, he or she will earn a stamp in their Bible Aventures Passport.
Many of these lists are based on our elementary Bible school curriculum, “Shaping Hearts for God.” We hope that, by emphasizing these facts in Bible class and Pew Packers, we are helping to instill Bible basics in the hearts of our precious children.
Old Testament
Stamp #1: Sing the Old Testament books from memory
Stamp #2: Recite–without singing–the Old Testament books from memory
Stamp #3: Name the divisions of the Old Testament and how many books are in each
Law/Moses, 5; History, 12; Poetry, 5; Major Prophets, 5, Minor Prophets, 12
Stamp #4: What are the books of Moses about?
Genesis: Creation, Flood, Tower of Babel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
Exodus: Moses leading Israel out of Egypt, receiving the Law
Leviticus: Being holy, priests and sacrifices
Numbers: Spying out the Promised Land, wandering in the wilderness
Deuteronomy: Moses teaching Israel about loving and obeying God
Stamp #5: What are the books of History about?
Joshua: Crossing the Jordan, taking and dividing the Promised Land
Judges: God raising up judges to deliver Israel
Ruth: Naomi and Ruth, Ruth marrying Boaz
1st & 2nd Samuel: Kings and prophets for Israel, Saul and David as Israel’s kings
1st & 2nd Kings: King Solomon, the united and divided kingdoms, Israel loses the Promised Land
1st & 2nd Chronicles: Kings ruling Israel, focus on the temple
Ezra: People returning to Jerusalem, rebuilding the temple
Nehemiah: Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
Esther: A Jewish queen rescuing her people
Stamp #6: What are the books of Poetry about?
Job: A suffering man keeps his faith in God
Psalms: Praising and praying to God with songs
Proverbs: Fearing God, having wisdom
Ecclesiastes: Searching for life’s meaning
Song of Solomon: A husband and wife loving each other
Stamp #7: What are the Prophets about?
Isaiah: Telling of Zion and God’s suffering Servant
Jeremiah: The weeping prophet
Lamentations: Being sorry for sin
Ezekiel: God’s glory leaving and returning to the temple
Daniel: Serving God in a foreign land
The 12 Minor Prophets: God’s coming judgment, people should repent and turn back to God
Stamp #8: Recite the 23rd Psalm from memory
New Testament
Stamp #1: Sing the New Testament books from memory
Stamp #2: Recite–without singing–the New Testament books from memory
Stamp #3: Name the divisions of the New Testament books and how many books are in each
Gospels, 4; History, 1; Paul’s letters, 12; General letters, 9; Revelation, 1
Stamp #4: What are each of the four Gospels and Acts about?
Matthew: Jesus is the King
Mark: Jesus is the Servant
Luke: Jesus is the Savior of everyone
John: Believing Jesus is the Son of God
Acts: The Gospel is preached and received; growth of the church
Stamp #5: What are the letters of Paul about?
Romans: Being right with God through faith in Christ
1st & 2nd Corinthians: A church with questions and problems
Galatians: Saved by grace through faith in Jesus
Ephesians: God’s new people through Jesus
Philippians: Rejoice in the Lord
Colossians: All people can be complete in Christ
1st & 2nd Thessalonians: Do your work until Jesus comes
1st & 2nd Timothy: Elders, deacons, women, widows, and preachers
Titus: Instructions for older and younger men and women
Philemon: A runaway slave becomes a Christian
Stamp #6: What are the general letters and Revelation about?
Hebrews: Christ is greater and better
James: Practical living for Jesus
1st Peter: Suffering for Jesus
2nd Peter: Diligently looking for Jesus, being ready for Jesus
1st, 2nd, and 3rd John: Abiding in truth and love
Jude: Fight for the faith
Revelation: Jesus wins!
Stamp #7: Recite John 14:1-6 from memory
Whole Bible and Bible Maps
Stamp #1: Answer the following four questions:
- What is the Bible in three points? (Old Testament: Jesus is Coming; Gospels: Jesus is Here; Acts through Revelation: Jesus is Coming Again)
- How many books are in the Old Testament? (39)
- How many books are in the New Testament? (27)
- How many books are in the whole Bible? (66)
Stamp #2: Be able to write the following on the proper location of a blank map of the Bible lands (Bodies of Water):
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Nile River
Stamp #3: Be able to write the following on the proper location of a blank map of the Bible lands (regions/countries):
Egypt
Israel (united kingdom)
Moab
Babylon
Assyria
Stamp #4: Be able to write the following on the proper location of a blank map of the Bible lands (cities):
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Caesarea Philippi
Capernaum
Bethlehem
Damascus
Samaria
Stamp #5: Be able to fill in a map of the 12 tribes of Israel in the divided kingdom.
Stamp #6: Learn the 15 divisions of Bible history (to be completed in the 6th grade). [Note: List from this book by Andy Kizer]
Antediluvian (pre-flood)
Postdiluvian (after the flood)
Patriarchal
Egyptian
Wandering in the Wilderness
Conquest of the Promised Land
Judges
United Kingdom
Divided Kingdom
Judah Alone
Captivity
Restoration of the Promised Land
Between the Testaments
Life of Christ
The Church
Memory Verses
In addition to these stamps, students may earn a stamp in their passport when they memorize 10 verses of the Bible. This may be done at home, in Bible class, or anywhere else, and verses can be memorized one at a time.
For some help in that, we have a page with some Bible verse songs that will help jumpstart their memory work. Check that out here.