Catch the Wave
Nehemiah led this
wave of
returning exiles.
What is the
3rd wave?
(Nehemiah 2)
He approved his cupbearer's extended "vacation" to Jerusalem.
Who is King Artaxerxes?
(Nehemiah 2:8)
“Not by might
nor by ___ ,
but by my Spirit.”
What is “power”?
(Zechariah 4:6)
Several saw it,
but he read the
writing on the wall.
Who is Daniel?
(Daniel 5)
Host city of the Israelites'
70-year exile.
What is Babylon?
(Jeremiah 24:5; 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36:20)
This wave was the most populous.
What is the
1st wave?
(Ezra 2)
For 7 years, he ate grass like an ox.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
(Daniel 4:32-33)
“And who knows but that you have come to
your ___ ___
for such a time as this?”
What is
“royal position”?
(Esther 4:14)
His name means
"my messenger" and
he prophesied the
coming of a messenger.
Who is Malachi?
(Malachi 3:1)
Its empty lots were partly repopulated by casting lots.
What is Jerusalem?
(Nehemiah 11)
He led the 2nd wave of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Who is Ezra?
(Ezra 7-8)
She refused a
king’s request.
Who is Queen
Vashti?
(Esther 1:12)
“…the __ of the
Lord is your __.”
What is
“joy, strength”?
(Nehemiah 8:10)
He was told to prophesy to dessicated skeletal pieces.
Who is Ezekiel?
(Ezekiel 37:1-14)
A dream city for young women seeking royal beauty treatments.
What is the
city/citadel of Susa?
(Esther 2:3)
He led the 1st wave of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Who is Zerubbabel?
(Ezra 2:2)
He chose Esther
to be his wife.
Who is King
Xerxes?
(Esther 2:17)
“Son of man, eat this ___ I am giving you & fill your stomach with it.”
What is “scroll”?
(Ezekiel 3:3)
He encouraged the rebuilding of God’s temple after the exiles returned.
Who is Haggai?
(Haggai 1)
Men from this city were sent to ask Zechariah if they could stop fasting.
What is Bethel?
(Zechariah 7:2-3)
Many in this wave worked while holding both a weapon & a tool.
What is the
3rd wave?
(Nehemiah 4:17)
His original decree allowed exiles to return to their promised land.
Who is King
Cyrus?
(Ezra 1, 6)
“On that day
___ ___ ___ ___ will be inscribed on the bells of the horses…”
What is
“HOLY TO THE LORD”?
(Zechariah 14:20)
One of his visions included a
woman in a basket.
Who is Zechariah?
(Zechariah 5:7)
Ezekiel saw visions of God & the heavens opened as he was beside this river.
What is the Kebar River?
(Ezekiel 1:1)