Battle

Materials
Index Cards

Setup
Known as "battle" or "slap." Write key words, phrases and other facts that match up on a set of index cards. Place the names listed below as well as descriptions on separate note cards. Include as many copies of the names as there are descriptions.

Activity
Divide the cards into two stacks, one for each team. Players turn over cards simultaneously. If two cards match the first player to slap the discard pile gets all the cards in it. The object is to collect all the cards. After a couple minutes change players on each team.

Example of cards: The Rebuilding of the temple
Babylonians - Destroyed Jerusalem
Darius - King of Persia
Cyrus - King of Persia
Cyrus - allowed Jews to return
Cyrus - granted money for rebuilding the temple
Cyrus - ordered temple vessels returned
Zechariah - Prophet
Haggai - Prophet
Haggai - said "Jews too busy with own houses and God's house is in ruins."
Daniel - exile
Temple - Place of sacrifice
Temple - dedication
Temple - rebuilt
Exile - noble family
Exile - wealthy, educated, or skilled
Exile - The "children of the captivity"
Tatnai - Persian Governor over Judah
Shadrach - exile
Meshach - exile
Abednego - exile
Belshazzar - Babylonian King
Nebuchadnezzer - Babylonian King
Nebuchadnezzer - statue of self
Zerubbabel - Governor of Judean community
Worship - Temple
Ezra - Post-exilic book
Nehemiah - Post-exilic book
Malachi - Post-exilic book

Application
1. This can be used for any lessons that have facts for review that can be matched.
2. Rebuilding the temple: 2Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1-6; Isaiah 44-45