Division
As punishment for Solomon's disobedience, God did what to Israel?
Divided the kingdom into north and south
What was the capital of Judah?
Jerusalem
What was the capital of Israel?
Samaria
Which king threw Daniel in the lions' den?
Darius I
What was the capital of Assyria?
Nineveh
What did God do to honor David even though the kingdom was going to be divided because of Solomon's disobedience?
He waited until after Solomon's reign to divide the kingdom
How many tribes were in Judah?
2
How many tribes were in Israel?
10
Which king was Esther's husband?
Xerxes
Name one thing Babylon was known for.
Ziggurats, establishing current time measurement, hanging gardens, walls
Name one wicked thing that Ahab and Jezebel did.
Example: encouraged Baal worship, hunted and killed prophets, etc.
Which prophet foretold that, after 70 years, the Jews would be allowed to return home to rebuild?
Jeremiah
Tell me the story of Jonah.
God told Jonah to go to Nineveh to preach, but Nineveh was a scary place, so Jonah went the opposite direction by sea. A storm came and the sailors tossed Jonah overboard to get rid of it. Jonah was swallowed by a fish and spat out near Nineveh three days later. He preached in Nineveh and they changed their ways. Jonah wasn't pleased.
Which two prophets encouraged people when rebuilding became difficult?
Haggai and Zechariah
What languages did the Israelites speak by the time they were conquered by Assyria?
Hebrew and AraMAIC
Why did Judah's exile come later than Israel's?
They had godly kings like Hezekiah and Josiah
Which prophet helped rebuild the Temple and taught the people God's Word?
Ezra
Why did southern Jews grow to hate Samaritans?
Which two kings allowed the Jews to return to their homeland to rebuild?
Artaxerxes and Cyrus
Tell me the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar's golden idol, so Nebuchadnezzar threw them into the fiery furnace. When Nebuchadnezzar looked inside, he saw four men instead of three, and he said one looked like a "son of God". He called for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to come out and they came out of the furnace unharmed.