Lesson 111-112
Who did the Apostle John see in his vision of heaven: God, seraphim, or Jesus?
Who did God choose to become QUEEN of Persia?
Esther
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 is the last book in the Old Testament?
Malachi
How many years passed between Malachi’s prophecies and the coming of Jesus to start the New Testament?
400 years
What did the priests have to offer over and over to cover people’s sins in the old covenant? Animal sacrifices.
What did Zerubbabel and the Jews rebuild in Jerusalem: the palace, the temple, or the city walls?
The temple.
What did Ezra want to teach the people?
The law of God
Why was offering imperfect animals wrong?
God had clearly commanded the people to offer perfect (unblemished) animals, the best of their flock
Which Jewish group made up extra laws to add to God’s laws?
Pharisees
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.
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
Name one of the enemies of Nehemiah and the Jews who didn’t want them to rebuild the walls.
Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem.
In Malachi’s prophecy, who would come to prepare the way for the Messiah: a messenger, a priest, or a king?
A messenger
Which Jewish group wanted to work with the Greeks to prosper the Jews?
Sadducees
Which Jewish priest living in Babylon was given a vision of God’s glory?
Ezekiel
How did God use Esther and Mordecai to save the Jews from Haman’s plot?
As queen, Esther could go before the king. Esther invited the king and Haman to two banquets and revealed that she was a Jew. Mordecai had saved the king’s life. The king was angry when he realized Haman sought to kill his queen and her people. Mordecai and Esther wrote a law to allow the Jews to defend themselves from their enemies.
Which king gave Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of the city: Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, or Cyrus?
Artaxerxes.
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 was impossible for the people under the old covenant to keep?
The laws of God, the Ten Commandments.
Which Persian king allowed the first group of Jews to return to Judah: Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, or Cyrus?
Cyrus
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.
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.
How did God use the Greeks and Romans to prepare the world for Jesus and the spread of the gospel?
There was a common language, Greek, used for the Bible. There was improved travel for the followers of Jesus to spread the gospel after his death and resurrection.