Ezra the priest
Who was Ezra?
A priest, a leader for Jerusalem
How many were assembled at Nicea?
318
What does the name "Macarius" mean?
Means "Blessed".
" (He) prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel" from Ezra _____
7:10
The Babylonians, King Nebuchadnezzar
The council was made in order to defend our faith rom the teachings of who?
Arius
What was St. Macarius the Great known to have started in Egypt?
One of the initiators of Monasticism.
"In the beginning was the ____, and the _______ was with _____, and the ________ was ______ (John 1:1)
Word, Word, God, God
Who was the king that freed the Israelites from Babylon? How long were they in Babylon before returning to Jerusalem
Cyrus king of Persia, after 70 years.
_____ called for the council to be assembled. ______ and _______ defended the faith against the heretics.
King Constantine, St. Athanasius (The Apostolic) & Pope Cyril the (Pillar of Faith).
What did St. Macarius do when his father passed away?
Sold everything and lived in a cell outside the village.
Why did St. Athanasius use John 1:1 in the Council of Nicea?
Because it proved that Jesus is the Son of God, who is begotten not created, and is equal to the Father.
What did Ezra do during captivity?
Wrote the law of God and taught it to the people, lead the people of Israel in returning to Jerusalem, God gave him grace in the eyes of the Persian king.
What was Arius' heretic teaching?
He claimed that the Lord Jesus Christ was created and was not equal to the Father, which was wrong.
After the people realized that they falsely accused him for doing something wrong, they went to ask for his forgiveness. What did St. Macarius do? Who shoed him where he will live?
He left quickly before anyone realized and lived in a different cell, An angel
"And He answered and said unto them, 'Have you not read, that He that made them at the beginning made them ____ and ____'" (Matthew 19:4)
male, female
"(He) prepared his _____ to seek the law of the Lord, and to ___ it, and to ____ statutes and ordinances in Israel" (Ezra ____)
Heart, do, teach, 7:10
Which part of the creed was written at the end of The Council Nicea? What was it called?
Untill "Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit", The Orthodox Creed.
Who was St. Macarius a disciple of? What did he tell him?
St Anthony the Great (The first monk), "You shall be blessed as your name".
"______ his heart to seek the ______ of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach _______ and ____in Israel" Ezra 7:10
Prepared, Law, Statutes, Ordinances