Catch the Wave
Nehemiah led it.
What is the 3rd wave?
(Neh. 2)
He gave the OK for Nehemiah to go to Jerusalem.
Who is King Artaxerxes?
(Neh. 2:8)
“Not by might nor by ___ , but by my Spirit.”
What is “power”?
(Zech 4:6)
This man read the writing on the wall.
Who is Daniel?
(Dan. 5)
Where the Israelites were exiled for 70 years.
What is Babylon?
(Jer. 24:5; 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chron. 36:20)
This group was the most numerous.
What is the 1st wave?
(Ezra 2)
For 7 years, he ate grass like an ox.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
(Dan. 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)
The name of this prophet—who predicted the coming of a messenger—happens to mean “my messenger.”
Who is Malachi?
(Mal. 3:1)
This city was repopulated in part by the casting of lots.
What is Jerusalem?
(Neh. 11)
Led by Ezra.
What is the 2nd wave?
(Ezra 7-8)
This queen refused a king’s request.
Who is Queen Vashti?
(Esther 1:12)
“…the __ of the Lord is your __.”
What is “joy, strength”?
(Neh. 8:10)
This prophet was told to prophesy to dry bones.
Who is Ezekiel?
(Ezek. 37:1-14)
Young women were brought to this city to receive beauty treatments before meeting with King Xerxes.
What is the city/citadel of Susa?
(Esther 2:3)
Many members of this wave worked while holding both a weapon and a tool.
What is the 3rd wave?
(Neh. 4:17)
He chose Esther to be his wife.
Who is King Xerxes?
(Esther 2:17)
“Son of man, eat this ___ I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.”
What is “scroll”?
(Ezek. 3:3)
This prophet encouraged the rebuilding of God’s Temple after the return.
Who is Haggai?
(Haggai 1)
Men from this city were sent to ask Zechariah if they could stop fasting.
What is Bethel?
(Zech. 7:2-3)
This leader led the first wave of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Who is Zerubbabel?
(Ezra 2:2)
This king wrote the original decree allowing the exiles to return to the 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”?
(Zech 14:20)
In one of this prophet's visions, he saw a woman in a basket.
Who is Zechariah?
(Zech. 5:7)
As he stood beside this river, the heavens were opened and Ezekiel saw visions of God.
What is the Kebar River?
(Ezek. 1:1)