NEW COVENANT
Instead of many animal sacrifices, what kind of sacrifice did God promise in the new covenant?
One perfect sacrifice, Jesus Christ
What did Ezra want to teach the people?
The Law of the Lord; Law of Moses; God’s Word
Who was Esther’s cousin?
Mordecai
Why did Haman get angry with Mordecai?
Mordecai refused to bow to him
What did Zerubbabel and the Jews rebuild in Jerusalem: the palace, the temple, or the city walls?
The temple
What free gift was given through Jesus’ death on the cross?
Salvation
Under the old covenant, what was impossible for the people to obey?
The laws of God, the Ten Commandments
What is the name of the last book in the Old Testament?
Malachi
After conquering the Jews, what language was spread by Alexander the Great and became the language of the New Testament?
Greek
What did the king do when Esther came to him without being invited?
He held out his scepter to her
Who did the Apostle John see in his vision of heaven?
Jesus, the Son of Man
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"
Who did Nehemiah ask to read God’s Word to the people?
Ezra
Why did Malachi have to warn the priests? What were they doing wrong?
They were offering imperfect animals to God as sacrifices
When Ezra wept and prayed to confess the sin of the people, what did the people do?
They wept bitterly; confessed their sin
Who was the messenger God sent to prepare the way for Jesus?
John the Baptist
In Isaiah’s vision, what creatures did he see worshipping God?
Seraphim
The messenger in Malachi’s prophecy would come in the spirit and power of which prophet?
Elijah
When Ezra got to Jerusalem, how were the Jews disobeying God?
They were marrying foreign (non-Jewish) people who led them to worship their false gods
What did the nobles and officials do when Nehemiah told them they were sinning?
They listened and returned what they had taken from the people
To which prophet did God give the message about the new covenant?
Jeremiah
What two empires did God allow to conquer the Jews for faster spreading of the gospel?
Who led the first group of Jews back to Jerusalem?
Zerubbabel
When Nehemiah was the Jewish governor, what were some rich Jewish officials doing to their own people?
Taking their food, land, houses, and money, forcing some to sell their children into slavery
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 the people and bring them together if an attack occurred