- Whose prophecy did Cyrus king of Persia fulfill in issuing a proclamation to rebuild the temple? (1:1)
Your answer:
Haggai
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Zechariah
1 & 4
- What did Cyrus bring forth that Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of Jerusalem? (1:7)
Your answer:
The vessels of the house of the LORD
Ark of the covenant
Aaron’s rod that budded
Shields of gold
Book of the law
- Who was the first person named as one who went out of captivity? (2:2)
Your answer:
Ezra
Nehemiah
Mordecai
Haggai
Zerubbabel
- What was the approximate size of the congregation that went out of captivity? (2:64-65)
Your answer:
1,000
10,000
25,000
50,000
100,000
- What was the first thing that Jeshua and Zerubbabel built? (3:1-6)
Your answer:
The temple
The walls
The altar of God
The ark of the covenant
The table of showbread
- What did the old men do who had seen the first temple? (3:12)
Your answer:
Read the book of the law of the Lord
Wept with a loud voice
Shouted
Sang
Praised the Lord
- What king issued a decree that the Jews cease working, until another commandment was given from him. (4:17-24)
Your answer:
Ahasuerus
Artaxerxes
Cyrus
Darius
Nebuchadnezzar
- Which of the prophets inspired the Jews to start building again? (5:1-2)
Your answer:
Haggai
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Zechariah
1& 4
- To whom did Tattenai send a letter regarding the progress of the work? (5:3-17)
Your answer:
Cyrus
Darius
Artaxerxes
Ezra
Ahasuerus
- How was the cost of rebuilding to be paid? (6:8)
Your answer:
Out of the king's goods, even of the tribute
With tithes
With freewill offerings
All of the above
None of the above
- What was the prayer request of Darius? (6:9-10)
Your answer:
For the life of the king, and of his sons
That the temple be built without injuries
That the walls be built without injuries
That adequate finances be available
None of the above
- What did Darius order to happen to anyone who altered his edict? (6:11)
Your answer:
Let timber be pulled down from his house
Let him be hanged
Let his house be made a dunghill
All of the above
1 & 2
- Of whom was Ezra a descendant? (7:1-5)
Your answer:
David
Aaron
Moses
Saul
Daniel
- What did Ezra prepare his heart to do? (7:10)
Your answer:
To seek the law of the LORD
To do the law of the Lord
To teach in Israel statutes and judgments
All of the above
1 & 3
- Who sent a letter authorizing supplies and materials to be given to Ezra for the house of God? (7:11-25)
Your answer:
Cyrus
Artaxerxes
Ahasuerus
Darius
Nehemiah
- What did Ezra proclaim at the river of Ahava? (8:21)
Your answer:
The feast of the Passover
That all the males be circumcised
For all the people to sanctify themselves
A fast, to seek God for direction
A prayer meeting
- What did Ezra say to the king that caused him to be ashamed to ask for an escort of soldiers? (8:22)
Your answer:
The angels of the Lord encamp around those who fear Him
The hand of our God is on all them for good that seek him
God’s power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him
All of the above
2 & 3
- How did Ezra handle the accounting of the silver and gold brought to Jerusalem? (8:24-34)
Your answer:
He appointed Mithredath the treasurer over the accounting
He weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels before they left
He weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels when they got to Jerusalem
All of the above
2 & 3
- How did Ezra consider the punishment of God? (9:13)
Your answer:
As chastisement from the Lord
Greater than they could bear
Just and fair
Less than their iniquities deserved
None of the above
- What did the Israelites make a covenant to do? (10:2-44)
Your answer:
Tithe
Put away all the wives that they had taken from the countries of the land
Seek the law of the Lord
Observe the Passover
Keep the Sabbath