Bible Stories Fill in the Blank worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

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Part 1: “What is in the Bible?” – Counting Books

We are told to connect the dots to find how many books are in the Bible. The image shows:

- First set of dots: forms the number 39 (books in the Old Testament)
- Second set: + 27 (books in the New Testament)
- Third set: forms the number 66 (total books in the whole Bible)

So, we just add:

> 39 + 27 = ?

Let’s calculate:

39 + 20 = 59
59 + 7 = 66

✔ That matches the third dot pattern — so total books = 66

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Part 2: Bible Writers Puzzle (Crossword Clues)

We need to fill in names based on clues.

ACROSS:

1. *I wrote 2 books of prophecy.* → This is Isaiah or Jeremiah, but let’s check others first. Wait — actually, common answer for “2 books of prophecy” is Peter? No — Peter wrote letters, not prophecy books. Let’s think again.

Actually, looking at standard Bible knowledge:

- Daniel wrote 1 book (prophecy) → no
- Ezekiel → 1 book
- Isaiah → 1 book
Wait — maybe it’s John? He wrote Revelation (prophecy) and Gospel? But Gospel isn’t prophecy.

Hold on — perhaps it’s Paul? He wrote many letters, but not “books of prophecy”.

Wait — clue says “2 books of prophecy”. In the Old Testament, some prophets have multiple books? Actually, no — each prophet has one book named after them.

But wait — Samuel? No, he didn’t write books named after him.

Actually, let’s look at the DOWN clues first — they might help.

DOWN:

1. *I wrote a lot of letters.* → Definitely Paul — he wrote most of the New Testament letters.

2. *I wrote 2 history books and a book of history.* → Hmm… “2 history books and a book of history”? Maybe Luke? He wrote Luke and Acts (both history), and maybe considered as 3? Or perhaps Chronicles? But that’s one book split into two.

Wait — actually, Luke wrote:
- Gospel of Luke (history/biography)
- Acts of the Apostles (history)
That’s 2 books. Not 3.

Wait — clue says: “I wrote 2 history books and a book of history.” That sounds like 3 books total? Maybe it’s Moses? He wrote Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy — 5 books! Too many.

Wait — perhaps it’s Samuel? Traditionally, Samuel is credited with writing Judges and Ruth? And maybe 1 & 2 Samuel? But those are later.

This is tricky. Let’s try another approach.

Looking at the grid — it’s small. Let’s assume the answers are short names.

Common Bible writers: Paul, John, Luke, Matthew, Mark, Peter, James, Jude, Moses, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, etc.

Clue ACROSS 1: “I wrote 2 books of prophecy.”

In the New Testament, Peter wrote 1 and 2 Peter — but those are letters, not prophecy.

John wrote Revelation (prophecy) and 1,2,3 John — but only Revelation is prophecy.

Wait — perhaps it’s Daniel? Only 1 book.

Actually — in some traditions, Jeremiah is associated with Lamentations too — so 2 books? Yes! Jeremiah wrote the Book of Jeremiah and Lamentations (traditionally). So that’s 2 books — both prophetic/lament.

So ACROSS 1: Jeremiah

But let’s see if it fits the grid. We don’t have the grid size, but let’s keep going.

ACROSS 2: *I am the writer of 5 books of poetry and wisdom.*

That’s definitely Solomon — Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and traditionally Psalms (some) and Job? Wait — actually, Solomon is credited with Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon — that’s 3. Psalms is mostly David, Job is unknown.

Wait — perhaps it’s David? He wrote many Psalms — but not 5 books. The “5 books of poetry and wisdom” usually refer to: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs — collectively called Wisdom Literature. But who wrote them? Different authors.

The clue says “I am the writer of 5 books” — implying one person wrote all 5? That’s not accurate biblically.

Perhaps it’s a trick — or maybe it’s referring to Solomon as the main author of 3, and tradition attributes more?

Wait — actually, in some children’s materials, they simplify and say Solomon wrote 5 books. Let’s go with Solomon for now.

ACROSS 3: *I wrote 2 of the Gospels.* → That’s Matthew and Mark? No — each wrote one. Wait — John wrote one gospel. Who wrote two?

Actually, no single person wrote two gospels. Unless it’s Luke — he wrote Luke and Acts — but Acts is not a gospel.

Wait — perhaps it’s a mistake? Or maybe it’s Mark? No.

Another thought: Matthew wrote Matthew, and maybe contributed to Mark? No.

Actually, in some traditions, John is said to have written the Gospel and Revelation — but Revelation is not a gospel.

Wait — perhaps the clue means “I wrote 2 books that are part of the Gospels section”? Still, each gospel is by a different author.

Unless... Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke and the Acts — but Acts is not a gospel.

I think there might be an error in my reasoning.

Let me check online or recall: Actually, no one wrote two gospels. Each gospel has a different author.

But wait — what about Mark? He wrote Mark, and maybe helped Peter? Not really.

Perhaps the clue is “I wrote 2 books” meaning two books total, not necessarily both gospels? But it says “2 of the Gospels”.

This is confusing.

Let’s look at DOWN clues again.

DOWN 1: “I wrote a lot of letters.” → Paul — he wrote Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon — that’s 13 letters! So yes, Paul.

DOWN 2: “I wrote 2 history books and a book of history.” → This is odd wording. Perhaps it’s Luke — he wrote Luke (gospel/history) and Acts (history) — that’s 2 books. Why “and a book of history”? Maybe redundant.

Or perhaps Moses — wrote 5 books of history/law.

But let’s assume Luke for DOWN 2.

DOWN 3: “I wrote the first 5 books of the Bible.” → That’s Moses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

So DOWN 3: Moses

Now, back to ACROSS.

If DOWN 3 is Moses, and it’s vertical, then ACROSS 3 must intersect with it.

Assume the grid is small. Let’s suppose ACROSS 3 is John — but he didn’t write 2 gospels.

Wait — perhaps it’s Matthew? No.

Another idea: Mark wrote Mark, and maybe the Gospel of Peter? No.

I recall that in some curricula, they say Luke wrote two books: Luke and Acts — and sometimes Acts is considered a "history" book, so perhaps the clue is misphrased.

But the clue says “2 of the Gospels” — which is incorrect for any single author.

Unless... John wrote the Gospel of John and the three epistles — but not gospels.

Perhaps it’s a typo, and it’s “2 books” not “2 of the Gospels”.

Let’s read the clue again: “I wrote 2 of the Gospels.” — that must be wrong.

Wait — what if it’s Peter? He didn’t write any gospels.

I think there might be a mistake in the puzzle or my understanding.

Let’s skip and come back.

Names list: JEREMIAH, JOHN, LUKE, MOSES, PAUL, SOLOMON

From DOWN clues:

- DOWN 1: Paul (wrote many letters)
- DOWN 2: ?
- DOWN 3: Moses (first 5 books)

ACROSS:

1. 2 books of prophecy — Jeremiah (Jeremiah and Lamentations)
2. 5 books of poetry/wisdom — Solomon (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and traditionally Psalms and Job? Or just 3, but often attributed to him in simplified versions)
3. 2 of the Gospels — still problematic.

Perhaps “2 of the Gospels” means he wrote two books that are in the New Testament, including a gospel? But still.

Another thought: Matthew wrote Matthew, and maybe the Gospel according to the Hebrews? Not canonical.

I think for school level, they might mean Luke for writing Luke and Acts, and consider Acts as related, but the clue says “Gospels”.

Perhaps it’s John — he wrote the Gospel of John and Revelation, and Revelation is apocalyptic, not gospel.

Let’s look at the smiley face in the grid — probably indicates a correct answer or something.

Perhaps ACROSS 3 is Mark — but he wrote only one gospel.

I recall that in some contexts, Mark is said to have written based on Peter's preaching, but still one book.

Let’s assume that “2 of the Gospels” is a mistake, and it’s “2 books” , and for Luke, he wrote Luke and Acts.

So ACROSS 3: Luke

Then DOWN 2: “I wrote 2 history books and a book of history” — if Luke wrote Luke and Acts, that’s 2 history books, so perhaps the clue is emphasizing that.

So let’s go with:

ACROSS 1: Jeremiah
ACROSS 2: Solomon
ACROSS 3: Luke

DOWN 1: Paul
DOWN 2: ? If ACROSS 3 is Luke, and it's across, then DOWN 2 might be intersecting.

Perhaps DOWN 2 is John — he wrote Gospel of John, 1,2,3 John, Revelation — so 5 books, but not specifically history.

The clue for DOWN 2: “I wrote 2 history books and a book of history” — very strange.

Perhaps it’s Samuel — but not in the name list.

Name list given: JEREMIAH, JOHN, LUKE, MOSES, PAUL, SOLOMON

So must be from these.

Let’s assign:

- DOWN 3: Moses (first 5 books) — fixed
- DOWN 1: Paul (many letters) — fixed
- ACROSS 2: Solomon (5 books of wisdom) — accepted for school level
- ACROSS 1: Jeremiah (2 books: Jeremiah and Lamentations) — accepted
- ACROSS 3: must be Luke or John

If ACROSS 3 is "I wrote 2 of the Gospels", and if we force it, perhaps they mean John because he wrote the Gospel and the epistles, but not 2 gospels.

Another idea: Matthew is not in the list, so not.

Perhaps "2 of the Gospels" means he is associated with two, but no.

Let’s count the letters.

Suppose the grid is 3x3 or something.

Perhaps ACROSS 3 is John, and the clue is wrong, or in some traditions, he wrote two things.

I think for the sake of completing, let's put:

ACROSS 1: JEREMIAH
ACROSS 2: SOLOMON
ACROSS 3: LUKE (assuming "2 books" including Acts)

DOWN 1: PAUL
DOWN 2: JOHN (he wrote Gospel, epistles, Revelation — can be seen as history and other)
DOWN 3: MOSES

And the smiley face might be for correct completion.

So names used: Jeremiah, Solomon, Luke, Paul, John, Moses — all from the list.

Good.

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Part 3: “The Bible is Inspired by God”

Fill in the blanks with words from the box. But the box is not shown in the text you provided. In the image, there might be a word bank.

Since it's not here, I'll assume common words.

Typically, for "God inspired the Bible writers", the process is:

God spoke to them, they wrote it down.

But without the word bank, I can't fill in.

Perhaps in the image, there are words like "spoke", "wrote", "guided", etc.

Since it's not specified, I'll skip for now or assume standard answer.

But for the purpose, perhaps it's not required for the final answer.

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Part 4: Other Names for the Bible

Use the code to spell out other names.

Code:
A=•, B=—, C=▲, D=♦, E=+, F=▼, G=■, H=◆, I=★, J=●, K=○, L=△, M=□, N=☆, O=◇, P=♠, Q=♥, R=♣, S=♦? Wait, let's list properly.

From the image description:

Code:
A = •
B = —
C = ▲
D = ♦
E = +
F = ▼
G = ■
H = ◆
I = ★
J = ●
K = ○
L = △
M = □
N = ☆
O = ◇
P = ♠
Q = ♥
R = ♣
S = ? Wait, in the text you have:

"Code: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W"

With symbols below.

In your initial text:

"Code:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
• — ▲ ♦ + ▼ ■ ◆ ★ ● ○ △ □ ☆ ◇ ♠ ♥ ♣ ? ? ? ? ?"

It's cut off. In the image, it should be complete.

Typically, for such puzzles, the symbols correspond to letters.

For example, "Scripture" might be spelled.

But since the symbols are not fully specified in text, I'll assume standard or skip.

Perhaps "Word of God", "Holy Scripture", etc.

But for accuracy, let's assume the code is given, and we decode.

Since it's not clear, I'll move on.

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Part 5: What Does the Bible Teach about Itself?

Match the verse to the teaching.

Verses:

- Psalm 119:11 → "The Bible helps us avoid sin" or "hides God's word in heart"
- Psalm 119:105 → "The Bible is a light to show us where to go"
- Isaiah 40:8 → "The Bible lasts forever" (grass withers, but word endures)
- 2 Timothy 3:15 → "The Bible leads to salvation through faith in Jesus"
- 2 Timothy 3:16 (first part) → "The Bible helps us understand what to do and correct us when we are wrong"
- 2 Timothy 3:16 (second part) → "The Bible is inspired by God" — but that's already stated.

The teachings listed:

- The Bible is a gift to show us where to go and what to do. → Psalm 119:105
- Remember when the Bible says, it keeps us from sinning against God. → Psalm 119:11
- The Bible leads to salvation through faith in Jesus. → 2 Timothy 3:15
- The Bible helps us to do and correct us when we are wrong. → 2 Timothy 3:16 (first part)
- The Bible is inspired by God. → 2 Timothy 3:16 (second part) — but the verse is the same.

2 Timothy 3:16 says: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness"

So:

- "useful for teaching" → helps us know what to do
- "rebuking, correcting" → corrects us when wrong
- "God-breathed" → inspired by God

So for matching:

- Psalm 119:11 → hides word in heart to avoid sin → "keeps us from sinning"
- Psalm 119:105 → lamp to feet, light to path → "shows us where to go"
- Isaiah 40:8 → word stands forever → "lasts forever"
- 2 Timothy 3:15 → makes wise for salvation → "leads to salvation"
- 2 Timothy 3:16 → all scripture inspired, useful for teaching, etc. → so "helps us to do and correct us" and "inspired by God"

But in the list, "The Bible is inspired by God" is separate, and it's matched to 2 Timothy 3:16 second part.

So:

- Psalm 119:11 → Remember when the Bible says, it keeps us from sinning against God.
- Psalm 119:105 → The Bible is a gift to show us where to go and what to do.
- Isaiah 40:8 → The Bible lasts forever.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 → The Bible leads to salvation through faith in Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 3:16 (first part) → The Bible helps us to do and correct us when we are wrong.
- 2 Timothy 3:16 (second part) → The Bible is inspired by God. — but this is redundant since the section is "The Bible is Inspired by God", but in the matching, it's included.

In the worksheet, it's listed as separate items.

So matches are:

- Psalm 119:11 → keeps us from sinning
- Psalm 119:105 → shows us where to go
- Isaiah 40:8 → lasts forever
- 2 Timothy 3:15 → leads to salvation
- 2 Timothy 3:16 (first) → helps and corrects
- 2 Timothy 3:16 (second) → inspired by God — but typically, the whole verse is for inspiration and usefulness.

For school level, they might split it.

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Part 6: The Bible and You

Check boxes for what you should do.

Options:

- Read the Bible often. → Yes
- Memorize Bible verses. → Yes
- Listen to the Bible only when you have a problem. → No, should listen always
- Study the Bible. → Yes
- Believe the Bible. → Yes
- Obey the Bible. → Yes

So check all except "Listen only when you have a problem".

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Now, for the final answer, since the user asked to solve the problem, and the main numerical part is the book count, and perhaps the crossword.

But the initial task is to connect dots for 39 + 27 = 66, which is straightforward.

Also, the crossword might be part of it.

But in the response, I need to provide the final answer.

Perhaps the key answer is the total number of books: 66.

Or the completed puzzle.

Since the user said "solve the problem", and the first part is mathematical, I'll go with that.

But let's see the options: ExplainAnswer false, etc., so just final answer.

Final Answer should be the solution to the main task.

In the image, the first task is to connect dots to find 39 + 27 = 66.

So the answer is 66.

For the crossword, it's filled with names.

But perhaps for the response, since it's a homework, the numerical answer is primary.

I think the safest is to provide the total number of books.

So:

Final Answer: 66

But let's confirm the calculation once more.

Old Testament: 39 books
New Testament: 27 books
Total: 39 + 27

30 + 20 = 50
9 + 7 = 16
50 + 16 = 66

Yes.

So the final answer is 66.