The Basics
The capital of Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
A Cupbearer
What was Nehemiah's occupation?
Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem
Who are enemies of the Jews and Nehemiah?
This is what happens to the Jewish families who are unable to pay back the money they borrowed from their Jewish brothers.
What is enslave their sons and daughters and possess their land?
52 days is the length of time it took to complete this.
What is the building of the wall?
This man told Nehemiah that Jerusalem lay in ruins.
Who is Hanani?
The amount of time that passed when Nehemiah learned of Jerusalem's broken walls to the time he approached the king.
What is 4 months?
Statements made such as "This is stupid," "You will never finish the wall," "No one gave you permission to do this," "You're trying to rebel against the king," to make them stop rebuilding the wall.
What are the enemies mocking Nehemiah/ planting seed of doubt for the Jewish people?
The nobles and officials are doing this to their fellow countrymen making it hard for them to repay their debt.
What is charging the people interest?
The nobles initially reacted to Nehemiah's anger in this way.
What is speechless?
King Artaxerxes
Who is the king of Persia?
Nehemiah did this at Valley Gate, Serpent's Well, Dung Gate, Fountain Gate and King's Pool with a handful of men.
What is a night inspection of the Jerusalem wall?
Two individuals and 3 people groups conspired to do this.
What is attack Jerusalem and create confusion?
Though Nehemiah remained Governor for 12 years, he did not lay burdens on the people, take their bread and wine, or demand forty shekels of silver, because of this reason.
What is fear the Lord?
Burned, disgraceful and in ruins.
What is Jerusalem's broken down wall?
Nehemiah's preparation before approaching King Artaxerxes with his requests.
What is prayer?
Precautions that were taken to prevent attacks from the enemies.
What is station guards/families with weapons.
This man sent an open letter to Nehemiah stating, "...that you and the Jews plan to rebel..."
Who is Sanballat?
When the wall was built, the doors hung, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites appointed, Nehemiah gave the charge of Jerusalem to these two faithful men.
Who are Hanani and Hananiah?
Nehemiah's course of action in preparing for what God wanted him to do.
What is prayer?
Blessings, lumber for wall and house and letters to surrounding governors with permission to build.
What are requests that were granted by the King?
Tobiah taunts the workers by saying the weight of this will break the stone walls.
What is a fox?
Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of Nehemiah's enemies urged Nehemiah to do this four times.
What is “Come, let us meet together...?"
The people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate to hear this read aloud.
What is the Book of the Law?