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Who was the king that gave Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem?
Artaxerxes
What was Nehemiah’s job in the king’s palace?
Cupbearer
Which city’s walls did Nehemiah rebuild?
Jerusalem
How long did it take to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem?
52 days
From which book is this verse from? “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans”.
Which famous king’s failure did Nehemiah mention as a warning about foreign wives?
King Solomon
From which book is this verse from? “But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.”
Hebrews
What does the name Nehemiah mean?
God comforts
According to 1 Timothy 6:10, what is the root of all kinds of evil?
Love of money
How many chapters are there in the book of Nehemiah?
13
Which priest (also a scribe) stood on a high wooden platform to read the Law during celebration after building the wall?
Ezra
What happened as a result of intermarriage with foreigners?
Half of the children could not speak Hebrew
From which book of the New Testament is this verse from? “It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ”
Titus
Which patriarch instructed his servant not to find a wife for his son from the Canaanites?
Abraham
What practical action did Nehemiah take to protect the Sabbath?
He closed the gates of Jerusalem the day before Sabbath and stationed men to enforce it
Name one enemy who opposed the rebuilding of the wall.
Sanballat, Tobiah or Geshem
What are some of the strategies God gives Nehemiah to protect the people and the rebuilding of the wall?
Half the men do work while the other half are equipped with spears, shields, bows, and armor. Officers are posted behind builders. Anyone who carries material also has to hold a weapon in the other hand. Each builder wears a sword at his side. Nehemiah announces that when they hear the sound of the trumpet, they should gather there. Every man and his helper serve as guards by night and workers by day. They never remove their weapons.
In Nehemiah's absence, the high priest Eliashib provided a large room in the Temple courts for an enemy of the Jews. Who was this man, and what did Nehemiah do with his furniture?
Tobiah; Nehemiah threw them out
From which book of the Bible is this verse from? Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
Malachi
After reading the Law, the Israelites celebrated a feast they hadn't observed in such a manner since the days of Joshua son of Nun. Which feast was it?
Feast of tabernacles
When Sanballat and Tobiah ridiculed the Jews, what animal did Tobiah claim could knock down their stone wall just by jumping on it?
A fox
What three specific laws of God did the people renew under Nehemiah’s leadership?
What three specific laws of God did the people renew under Nehemiah’s leadership?
What are the very last words recorded in the Book of Nehemiah? (Nehemiah’s prayer)
"Remember me with favor, my God"
Sanballat sent his aide to Nehemiah with a letter intended to start a rumor that the Jews were planning a revolt. What was unique about how the letter was delivered?
It was an unsealed (open) letter, meant to be read by everyone along the way to spread fear
What is so unique about the book of Esther?
It never explicitly mentions God, but we see that He is actively working behind the scenes