Return to Jerusalem
Covenants
Esse
Return to Jerusalem Too
Mish Mash
100

The length of time the Jews were in captivity

What is not three (70)?

100

This covenant was made with a man who left his home in Ur of the Chaldeans?

What is the Abrahamic Covenant?

100

This cousin took care of Esther after her parents died

Who is Mordecai?

100

These two books primarily discuss the return of the Jews to Jerusalem, from captivity

What are Ezra and Nehemiah?

100

These animals were being offered as sacrifices, in contradiction to the guidelines provided in Leviticus.

What are blind, lame, blemished and sick animals?

200

These two prophets brought the word of the Lord to the captive Israelites?

Who are Ezekiel and Jeremiah?

200

This covenant was made between the people and their leader in the desert.

What is the Mosaic covenent?

200

This noble met his end on a device designed to hang his enemy

Who is Haman?

200

This king reaffirmed the initial king's proclamation, allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem

Who is Darius?

200

This man ate a scroll that was sweet, like honey

Who is Ezekiel?

300

The king who provided the initial blessing to the Israelites return to Jerusalem

Who is Cyrus?

300

This covenant is not one of the old ones.  Name it and who fulfilled it.

What is the New Covenant, fulfilled by Jesus Christ?

300

This queen was deposed, because she refused to appear before the king and his nobles

Who is Vashti?

300

The first item rebuilt by the Jews when they returned to Jerusalem

What is the Temple?

300

Goats and rams have horns.  The empire represented by the goat and the total number of horns the goat had.

What is the Greek Empire?  And what is not three (five)?

400

Nehemiah's job in Babylon

What is a cupbearer?

400

This book highlights why the new covenant is better than the old, faulty covenant.

What is Hebrews?

400

The Jewish name of Esther

Who is Hadassah?

400

The names of the local governors who were disturbed by the rebuilding of the wall

Who are Sanballat and Tobiah and Gesham?

400

The amount of time Ezra taught from the book of the law, in the seventh month of the Jewish year

What is not three (six) hours?

500

This individual spoke on behalf of the people, when the law was read by Ezra

What is Shecaniah?

500

Define a biblical covenant.

What is an agreement between God and his people?

500

The Jewish holiday that is celebrated to commemorate the saving of the Jews by Esther

What is Purim?

500

This practice was explicitly prohibited in Deuteronomy.  It was continued after the return to Jerusalem

What is intermarrying with foreigners?

500

This group led a revolt during the intratestamental period and recaptured the Temple

Who are the Macabees?