Entering the Land
This leader took over after Moses and led the Israelites into the Promised Land.
Who is Joshua?
This woman prayed for a child and dedicated him to serve the Lord.
Who is Hannah?
This Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple.
Who is King Cyrus?
Nehemiah was deeply upset when he heard that these were still broken in Jerusalem.
What are the walls?
This young Jewish woman became queen of Persia.
Who is Esther?
God made the waters of this river stop flowing so the Israelites could cross into Canaan.
What is the Jordan River?
The people asked for a king because they wanted to be like these.
What are other nations?
This man led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Who is Zerubbabel?
Before acting, Nehemiah did this spiritual discipline, showing his reliance on God.
What is prayer and fasting?
Esther’s cousin who raised her and encouraged her to speak to the king.
Who is Mordecai?
This woman, a Canaanite, hid Israelite spies and was spared at Jericho.
Who is Rahab?
David defeated this giant Philistine warrior with a sling and a stone.
Who is Goliath?
Ezra was both a priest and this kind of expert in God's Law.
What is a scribe?
This king granted Nehemiah permission and support to rebuild Jerusalem.
Who is King Artaxerxes (Ahasuerus)?
This evil official plotted to destroy the Jews.
Who is Haman?
This man sinned by taking forbidden items after Jericho’s fall, causing Israel’s defeat at Ai.
Who is Achan?
Samuel told Saul that this is better than sacrifice.
What is obedience?
Opposition from enemies caused this project to be delayed for years.
What is the rebuilding of the temple?
The wall was rebuilt in this amazingly short amount of time.
What is 52 days?
Mordecai told Esther she may have become queen “for such a time as this.” What was she being asked to do?
What is to speak to the king and save her people?
In his final speech, Joshua challenged the Israelites to choose whom they would serve and to remember this attribute of God.
What is God’s faithfulness?
This was the reason God rejected Saul and chose David instead.
What is the condition of the heart / because Saul disobeyed and David had a heart after God?
Ezra led the people in this spiritual practice, essential for true restoration.
What is repentance?
After the wall was built, Nehemiah and Ezra led the people in this important covenant-renewing event.
What is a public reading of Scripture and national repentance?
This feast was established to celebrate the Jews’ deliverance through Esther’s courage.
What is Purim?