In Exile
This prophet received his call to ministry through a dramatic vision of wheels within wheels
Who is Ezekiel?
Daniel survived a night in this place as punishment for praying.
What is the Lions' den?
Ezra was skilled in this role
What is a scribe?
This villain plotted to destroy the Jews.
Who is Haman?
Zechariah spoke of a future king entering Jerusalem in this humble manner.
What is riding on a donkey?
What is Israel?
The final Babylonian king
Who is Belshazzar?
This Persian king issued a decree allowing the Jews to return home.
Who is Cyrus?
Mordecai refused to do this for Haman.
What is bow/kneel?
This prophet described visions filled with symbolic imagery like lamp stands and scrolls
Who is Zechariah?
The king reigning when Ezekiel was taken into exile.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Daniel's visions include four beasts symbolizing this.
Opposition came from this persistent enemy of Nehemiah.
Who is Sanballat?
This book never mentions the name of God
What is the Book of Esther?
The prophet Haggai urged the people to do this.
What is rebuild the temple?
The return from exile is often seen as a "second" version of this earlier event.
What is the Exodus?
Daniel's final vision is geographically anchored near this river.
What is the Tigris?
Before rebuilding Jerusalem's walls, he served the Persian king in this trusted role.
Who is Nehemiah?
Esther risked death by approaching the king without doing this first.
What is being summoned?
Prophets described restoration using imagery of rebuilding, renewal and this type of agreement with God.
What is the Covenant?
This phrase appears often in Ezekiel to emphasize the divine authority behind his messages.
This Aramaic section of Daniel contains court tales rather than apocalyptic visions.
What is Daniel 2-7?
This festival was rediscovered and properly observed again during Ezra's reforms.
What is the Feast of Booths (Sukkot)?
Mordecai encouraged Esther by telling her that she was placed in this position for "such a time as this" in this verse (reference)
What is Esther 4:14?
Zechariah 1-8 is structured around these 8 symbolic visions.
What are the night visions?