BIBL 105 Quiz 7

1-2 Kings transpired over a 411- year period.

True

At the end of the book of Esther, Mordecai was elevated to second in command in the Persian Empire.

True

Esther's name was a form of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar or Ashtar.

True

Haggai and Zechariah were the two prophets that God raised to exhort the people to resume the building of the temple.

True

One underlying insight in Nehemiah is the change in the people's perception of God.

True

The book of Esther was written to Jews outside of Israel.

True

The book of Esther was written to the Jews living outside of Israel.

True

The book of Nehemiah also includes "Ezra's story."

True

The books of 1 & 2 Kings cover the time period from the time of David until the Babylonian captivity some 400 years later.

True

The events in the book of Esther occur before Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem.

True

The miraculous healing of the leprous Naaman of Aram shows God's supremacy and grace to all people, even those outside the covenant community.

True

The second chapter of Esther describes how Esther was elevated to the role of queen in place of Vashti.

True

Nehemiah describes the Jewish return after Babylonian captivity to repopulate the land, reestablish the temple worship, and rebuild the walls around Jerusalem.

True

Who succeeded Elijah as prophet?

Elisha

Who said, "If I perish, I perish"?

Esther

According to your textbook, the exile of the Jews cancelled God's covenant with them.

False

Ezra was most likely completed around the time of the fourth groups return to Jerusalem.

False

God used the exile in Babylon to punish His people, and the Persian kings did not allow Israel to return home.

False

Mordecai was hung on the gallows that were prepared for Haman.

False

The book of Esther was written to the Jews living inside of Israel.

False

The book of Kings follows a fivefold structure.

False

The rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem was a relatively smooth process with few interruptions.

False

Several pieces of evidence point to ____________ as the author of 1 and 2 Kings.

Jeremiah

In Nehemiah, the people agreed to avoid _______________ with foreigners and to support the ________________.

Marriage, Temple

1 Kings 11 shares about when Solomon lost most of God's blessing because of his covenant disobedience.

True