The first letters of the following responses form the words that describe the course that gives strength to the upright. The upright are following when there is a manifestation of the Lord’s strength with them. [4] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each answer.
1. What did the preacher proclaim in his writings, that is better than strength? [1]
2. With what did God show His strength to the one who rejoiced in God her Saviour? [1]
3. If the beauty of old men is the gray head, to whom is the glory of strength imparted? [2]
4. What is absent where cleanliness is found, but whose presence foretells availability of great strength? [1]
5. What enabled an aged woman to receive strength? [1]
6. A word describing a typical farming chore that a future fugitive and vagabond heard, that indicated that the strength of the ground was soon to be diminished. [1]
7. The place from which the strength of the hand of the Lord freed a much-abused people. [3]
8. The number of pieces of silver proffered to a woman, by several men, to find the source of great strength in a certain Nazarite. [2]
9. If the sting of death is sin, what is the strength of sin? [1]
10. Something figuratively set before those having little strength, but who remained true to the word and name of Jesus. [2]
11. The point of contact made with a lame man
that caused feet and ankle bones to receive strength. [2]
12. That which some may be able to increase by reason of strength, but will be accompanied with labor and sorrow. [4]
Answers to these questions will be found, Lord willing, in the next issue of the Christian Shepherd.
R. Erisman