The Prophecies(11)
In Isaiah’s vision, what creatures did he see worshipping God: cherubim, seraphim, or eagles?
Seraphim
Salvation is a free what through Jesus’ death on the cross?
Gift
Which priest, who was also a scribe, led the second group of Jews back to Judah?
Ezra
Who led the third group of Jews back to Judah?
Nehemiah
Who did God choose to become queen of Persia?
Esther.
How many years passed between the Old Testament and the New Testament?
400 years
What did Isaiah say when he was overwhelmed by his sin in the presence of the holy God:“Great is the Lord,” “I’m done for,” or “Woe is me”?
“Woe is me.”
Under the old covenant, what was impossible for the people to obey?
The laws of God, the Ten Commandments
When Ezra got to Jerusalem, how were the Jews disobeying God?
Marrying foreign people
Worship their false gods.
Why did Nehemiah want to return to Jerusalem?
To rebuild the walls of the city
Who was Esther’s cousin?
Mordecai
Why are the years between the Old and New Testaments called the “Silent Years”:
God gave no new prophecies
Who did the Apostle John see in his vision of heaven?
Jesus, the Son of Man
Instead of many animal sacrifices, what kind of sacrifice did God promise in the new covenant?
One perfect sacrifice—Jesus Christ.
Which Persian king allowed the first group of Jews to return to Judah: Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, or Cyrus?
Cyrus
How long did it take the people to complete the walls: 52, 72, or 102 days?
52 days
Why did Haman get angry with Mordecai?
Because Mordecai refused to bow to him
What language was spread by Alexander the Great and became the language of the New Testament? Greek.
Greek
Ezekiel was an exile from what nation?
Judah
How long did God say Judah’s captivity in Babylon would last: 7, 70, 400, or 700 years?
70 years
What did Zerubbabel and the Jews rebuild in Jerusalem: the palace, the temple, or the city walls?
The temple
Name Nehemiah’s enemies who didn’t want the walls rebuilt.
Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem.
What did the king do when Esther came to him without being invited?
He held out his scepter to her
What two main Jewish religious groups formed during the time of Greek rule? They loved to debate each other...
Pharisees and Sadducees.
Who was the last prophet as well as the last book in the Old Testement?
Malachi
To which prophet did God give the message about the new covenant: Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Malachi?
Jeremiah
When Ezra wept and prayed to confess the sin of the people, what did the people do?
They wept bitterly; confessed their sin; separated themselves from their foreign family members.
Name two things Nehemiah did to protect the people while they worked on the wall.
~He armed the Jews with weapons.
~He set up a trumpet call to alert people where to gather if attacked.
The king allowed Mordecai to write a new law that would let the Jews do what?
Protect themselves from their enemies.
To whom did God give visions about some of the kings and empires to come?
Daniel