Faithful in a Foreign Land
This book never mentions God's name — yet His hand is on every pageThis book never mentions God's name — yet His hand is on every page..
Esther
He was cupbearer to the Persian king before leading the effort to rebuild Jerusalem's walls.
Nehemiah
Haggai challenged the people for living in panelled houses while this lay in ruins.
The temple (Haggai 1:4)
God keeps His people eternally safe to carry out His purpose. This attribute is called ___.
Preserver (L15 - Esther 8-10)
Ezekiel's valley of dry bones coming to life (ch. 37) illustrates this doctrine.
Regeneration — from death to life (L2 - Ezekiel 36-37)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the furnace for refusing to bow to this.
Nebuchadnezzar's golden image
He led the first wave of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2)
Complete Zechariah 4:6 — "Not by might nor by power but by ___"
"My Spirit," says the Lord Almighty
God's powerful kindness poured out on the undeserving. This doctrine is called ___.
Grace (L15 - Esther 8-10)
God using pagan King Cyrus to free His people 150 years after Isaiah's prophecy illustrates this doctrine.
Fulfillment of Prophecy (L9 - Ezra 1-2)
Daniel did this three times daily even when King Darius made it illegal.
Faced Jerusalem and prayed (Daniel 6)
Jerusalem's wall was rebuilt in this remarkable number of days.
52 days (Nehemiah 6:15)
Malachi's name means this.
"My messenger" (Malachi 3:1)
God the Father and the Holy Spirit cannot be seen with human eyes. This attribute is called ___.
Invisible (L18 - Zechariah 1:7-4:14)
Daniel praying three times daily in Daniel 9 — one of Scripture's greatest prayers — illustrates this doctrine.
Prayer — a conversation with God Almighty (L7 - Daniel 9)
True or false: Ezekiel prophesied from Jerusalem while the people were in exile.
False — Ezekiel was among the exiles in Babylon, prophesying from there
When Ezra read the Law aloud the people wept — then this happened.
They celebrated with great joy — 'the joy of the Lord is your strength' (Neh 8:10)
This prophet named Cyrus by name over 150 years before his birth.
Isaiah (Isaiah 44:28 — fulfilled in Ezra 1)
Malachi 3:6 — "I the Lord do not change." This names which attribute?
Immutable (L0) — God never changes in character, purpose, or promises
The people weeping then celebrating when Ezra read the Law (Neh 8) illustrates this doctrine.
Repentance — turning back to God (L26 - Nehemiah 9-10)
These were the Hebrew names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (Daniel 1:6-7)
The emotional response of the older priests when the new temple foundation was laid.
They wept — remembering the glory of Solomon's temple (Ezra 3:12)
Malachi opens his book — and closes the Old Testament — with these three words from God.
"I have loved you" (Malachi 1:2)
God's decisions are always based on His righteous character. This attribute is called ___.
Just (L19 - Zechariah 5-6)
Ezekiel 36:26 — "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you" — describes this doctrine.
Regeneration / the New Covenant — God transforms from the inside out (L2)