A Biblical Treasure Hunt
The Bible verse from Matthew 6:19-21 states:
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal;
but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
And so I created this Biblical Treasure Hunt in which you must solve 26 puzzles to discover some of the treasures of Heaven. To "lay up treasures in Heaven" means
people must prioritize the things they value here on earth. So these words of Jesus are about the priorities that we have in life – our attitudes, beliefs,
codes, ethics, standards, ideals, principles, values, ideology, and morals.
If you are not a Christian, you can still do this puzzle and just use these treasures as guidelines for a good life. There are several references to Bible passages
and to a passage from the Quran. If you do not own those books, you can do a Google search on the internet for those passages.
In the first eight puzzles, you will discover Treasures of Heaven.
In the last 18 puzzles, you will solve for twenty-six variables from A to Z.
Then you will use the values of those variables to determine 12 additional treasures in Heaven by replacing numbers with the corresponding letters.
The first person to solve the puzzle by sending in the completed three page answer sheet (below) will receive $100.
Click here for the ten page puzzle
Click here for the three page answer sheet (MS word)
or
Click here for the three page answer sheet (pdf file)
Click here for the solution key (available after October 2020)