The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word that tells of something that should be turned to mourning when there is a sense that our hands and hearts are not right with God. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each answer.
1. The voice which was heard in Rama in a time of great mourning. [3]
2. Something a wise woman was instructed to put on in order to make a show of mourning. [1]
3. The final destiny of the great earthly religious system accompanied by death, mourning and famine. [4]
4. The word used to describe the mourning of many Egyptians at the time of the death of one who was a foreigner in their land. [1]
5. Someone who hastened to his house mourning, with his head noticeably covered. [1]
6. The time frame when a captive prophet was mourning. [3]
7. A Bible twin who thought to consummate his hatred toward his brother after certain days of mourning. [1]
8. A sorrowing father’s response to those who sought to assuage his grief when he thought surely he would enter the grave mourning for his son. [4]
Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Shepherd.
R. Erisman