Ezra-nehemiah and Esther

Ezra Nehemiah 1

100

• Ezra in the English Bible follows what book of the Bible? 

2 Chronicles

150

• In the Jewish Tanakh, what is the correct order of Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah?

 Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles

200

• Two sections of Ezra were written in what language? 

Aramaic

250

• How many generations were between Ezra and Aaron? 

16 generations

500

• Ezra is a what?

 Priest

Ezra Nehemiah 2

100

• Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles are the last __________ in the old testament.

events chronologically

150

• Ezra and Nehemiah were written as ______ book.

one

200

• Ezra’s commission was for a _______ purpose.

religious

250

• Who was the person put in charge to rebuild the walls? _______

Nehemiah

500

Who was the person put in charge to rebuild the temple?

Zerubbabel

all Nehemiah

100

• What is Nehemiah’s first reform intended for? 

social justice

150

• What is Nehemiah’s second reform intended for? __________ and _________

marriages and temple care

200

• What is Nehemiah’s third reform intended for? Purification from any _______

contamination

250

• Nehemiah is the ____ to the king.

cup bearer

500

• Nehemiah is not a book on _________.

leadership

little bit of a all 3

100

The book of Esther shows that God is _____ even when He seems distant

present

150

What happens to Haman after Esther tells the king the plot of Haman?

turned into a human sish-kabob (killed)

200

• Who is Esther’s cousin?

Mordecai

250

• Nehemiah’s commission was for a _______ purpose.

civil

500

Reform—we see both Ezra and Nehemiah have reforms for __________

foreign marriages

all eyes on Esther

100

• Who is the king of Persia during the time of Esther?

Xerxes

150

What is the festival that is celebrated at the end of Esther?

Purim

200

Who is the antagonist in the story of Esther?

Haman

250

• What does Haman have to do with Mordecai after the king remembers how he saved him? 

he parades him through the city and exalts him

500

What is the main point of the book of Esther

that even when God doesn't seem like He is there, He is and He is navigating and working things out for His good.