Experiencing God's Glory
God's New Covenant
God's New Covenant
What did the priests have to offer over and over to cover people’s sins in the old covenant?
Animal Sacrifices
Who did God choose to become queen of Persia?
Esther
What did Ezra want to teach the people?
The law of God.
Who was the messenger God sent to prepare the way for Jesus?
John the Baptist.
How many years passed between Malachi’s prophecies and the coming of Jesus to start the New Testament?
400 years
What did Isaiah say when he was overwhelmed by his sin in the presence of the holy God: “Great is the Lord,” “I’m done for,” or “Woe is me”?
Woe is me
What did Zerubbabel and the Jews rebuild in Jerusalem: the palace, the temple, or the city walls?
The temple
How did Nehemiah show faith and action when his enemies threatened to attack?
He prayed, and he armed the Jews with weapons. He set up a trumpet call to alert the people and bring them together if an attack came.
What is the last book in the Old Testament?
Malachi
Who conquered the Jews and connected the world with improved roads and travel?
Rome
Which Jewish priest living in Babylon was given a vision of God’s glory?
Ezekiel
Who led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem?
Zerubbabel
When Ezra got to Jerusalem, what sin had the Jews there committed?
They married foreign (non-Jewish) people who led them to worship their false gods.
What were some wealthy Jews doing to their own people?
Taking their food, land, houses,
and money; forcing some to sell their children into slavery; charging interest on their debts.
To whom did God give visions of the future using a ram and a goat?
Daniel
What prophet of God saw a vision of the Lord on his throne?
Isaiah
How long did it take the Jews to finish the temple because of opposition by their enemies: 10 years, 21 years, or 41 years?
21 years.
Who led the third group of Jews back to Judah?
Nehemiah.
What was Malachi’s message of warning about?
The priests (and people) were offering imperfect animals (blind, lame, sick) to God as sacrifices.
Who conquered the known world and spread the Greek language?
Alexander the Great.
To which prophet did God give the message about the new covenant: Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Malachi?
Jeremiah
Which Persian king allowed the first group of Jews to return to Judah: Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, or Cyrus?
Cyrus.
Which king gave Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of the city: Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, or Cyrus?
Artaxerxes
How did Nehemiah help teach the people the Word of God?
He gathered the people together and had Ezra read the law of God and the Levites explain it
Which Jewish group made up extra laws to add to God’s laws?
Pharisees