Lesson 1 & 2
When Nehemiah heard about the miserable state of Jerusalem what he did?
He mourned, fasted and prayed
Provide 2 spiritual qualities or characteristics of Esther.
Obedient, Prayer warrior
For how many days Daniel and his friends were proved with vegetables and water?
10 Days
Who is the fourth man walking in the fire?
man who looks like a son of God
Who refused to bow to the golden image, even under threat of death?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
4 Attributes of Nehemiah
1. He had burden for his people and his city.
2. He was prayer warrior.
3. He was humble.
4. He was grateful.
5. He didn’t pass his work to others.
6. He encouraged the people.
7. He didn’t get discouraged when enemies planned against him. Instead, he stayed careful and took steps to protect himself and the people with him.
8. He had firm confidence in God.
9. He feared God and didn’t misuse his power over the people.
10. Even though the enemies threatened them, he stayed responsible and focused on his work.
11. He didn’t leave his work or run away to save his own life.
12. He was zealous / passionate about following God's law.
How long did each young woman undergo beauty treatments before meeting the king, what did those treatments include, and what is their spiritual significance?
12 months
six months with oil of myrrh - Sufferings
six months with sweet odours and other preparations - prayer and praising
After how many years of training were they presented before King Nebuchadnezzar, and how many times did the king find them better than the others?
3 years of training and 10 times better than others
Daniel was given this special spiritual gift by God
ability to understand visions and dreams?
Nebuchadnezzar had the furnace heated this many times hotter than usual.
7 times
When he saw the broken walls of Jerusalem what he did?
He encouraged others to build those broken walls and rebuilt it.
In which book the name of Mordecai was written? Who sought to destroy all the Jews? and Who was the keeper of the women in whose care Esther was placed?
Book of the Chronicles
Haman
Hegai
Daniel continued to serve in Babylon until the reign of King __________
Cyrus
The people were commanded to bow down when they heard this.
sound of music
Who accused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego of disobeying the king's command?
The Chaldeans.
Any 4 reformations
Rebuilt broken walls of Jerusalem and its gates
Stopped usury
Put away priests not of correct genealogy
Renewed observing the feast of booths
Reformation concerning marriage
Renewed observance of the Sabbath
Renewed the land to rest to the seventh year
What words Esther sent to Mordecai when she heard about the decree of killing of all Jews?
“Go, gather all the Jews in Shushan, and fast for me three days, night and day. I and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”
What special ability or quality did God give to Daniel?
Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams
What King Nebuchadnezzar declared after he saw the miracle of God saving Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from fire and what gift he gave to them.
The king declared that anyone who will speak against God will be punished, for no other god could save like this. And he promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Babylon
Moral of lesson 6th
In the midst of fiery trials, if we stand true to the revelations that God has given us, then God will miraculously deliver us.
How Nehemiah cleansed the temple?
The household stuff of Tobiah was cast out and he cleansed the chambers and brought again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
Proverbs 31:30
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised
What was Daniel’s Babylonian name, and what were his friends name along with the Babylonian names?
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Babylonian names: Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
What miraculous signs showed that the fire had no power over Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
Their hair was not burned, their clothes were not burned, and they did not even smell like smoke.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.