Hebrew History outline 82-88
81 years old
approximately how old was daniel at this time
Prime Minister
at the end of the book of esther, what was mordecais position in persia
darius had an agonizing night, but daniel had a restful night in the power of God
contrast darius and daniel on the night that daniel was thrown into the den of lions
no
could belshazzar and his guests understand the handwriting on the wall
no
did daniel stop his prayeing because of this decree and its consequences
no
did nebuchadnezzar repent and humble himself
yes
did nebuchadnezzar repent and humble himself and avoid this terrible consequence
If I perish, I perish
for what statement is queen esther famous
ahasuerus noticed his loneliness and suggested that he begin looking for another wife
how did esther have the opportunity to become the queen of persia
by giving him royal apparel and leading him down the street on the kings horse, with haman crying out, "this is the man the king delights to honor."
how did haman honor mordecai
by devising a way to kill all the jews
how did haman plan to get rid of mordecai
he was stunned
how did king ahasuerus respond to the news
he put on sackcloth with ashes and went crying in the street before the kings gate
how did mordecai respond when he heard of this decree
mordecai informed esther, who gave the information to the king in mordecais name
how did mordecai save the kings life
the Persians dug a channel to divert the Euphrates course and permit their entrance into the city through the riverbed
how did the persians enter the invasion-proof city of babylon
500
how many enemies of the jewish people were killed in the provinces of persia
one year
how much time transpired between nebuchadnezzars dream of the great tree and its fulfillment
by handwriting on the wall
how was belshazzar informed that his kingdom would soon end
Shushan
in what city did the story of esther occur
nebuchadnezzar wrote daniel chapter 4 in the chaldean language
in what language was daniel chapter 4 originally written, and who wrote it
535 BC
in what year did the first group of people return to palestine
mene= number, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it; tekel= weight, thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting; peres= division, plural of upharsin, thy kingdom is divided, and given to the medes and persians
mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
mordecai wrote another decree instructing the jews to organize and fight against any who tried to harm them
since the law of the medes and the persians could not be changed, how were the lives of the jewish people spared
Gentile captivity
the book of esther is a story of the jewish people in
he saw a tall, large tree that could be seen by everyone. but a watcher came down and reduced this great tree to a stump that became wet with dew. "... let his portion be with the beasts.... let his heart be changed from a mans, and let a beasts heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him
the dream that God sent nebuchadnezzar to warn him about the dangers of his pride
darius appointed 120 princes over the provinces and three supervisory presidents, of which daniel was first
the organization of dariuss kingdom and daniels position in the kingdom
their plan was to persuade darius to sign a decree that no one should ask a request of anyone except the king for 30 days
the plot that the other presidents and princes devised to destroy daniel
no
was the city of babylon destroyed by the persians
gather all the jews to fast and pray
what did esther request before she would go before ahasuerus
hamans decree
what did king ahasuerus learn at the queens second banquet
he shared it with the known world
what did king nebuchadnezzar do with his testimony after he finished writing it
he wrote a decree testifying to the power of the living God and sent it throughout his dominion
what effect did daniels deliverance have on darius
the feast of purim
what feast, still celebrated by jewish people today, is held in commemoration of this great deliverance
he was slain
what happened to belshazzar
they were thrown into the lions den
what happened to daniels accusers the next morning
he died on the gallows he prepared for mordecai
what happened to haman after the banquet
Ahasuerus dethroned Vashti and sent a royal command throughout all the empire
what happened when vashti, ahasueruss queen, refused to appear before his guests at a royal party
a personal testimony of a great world emperor, telling how the God of heaven humbled him
what is the content of the fourth chapter of daniel
she won her favor with the keeper of the women
what kind of reputation did esther earn with the person in charge of the candidates
all wives should honor their husbands and every man should bear rule in his own house
what new royal command was sent throughout the empire of the medes and the persians as a result of vashtis disobedience
daniel told him that i was the great tree and that i would be smitten down and become like an animal. nebuchadnezzar would be driven from my palace, and for seven years he would live as a live as a wild beast
what was daniels interpretation of this dream
he was very displeased with his own decree and tried to think of ways to help daniel escape the den of lions
what was dariuss response when daniels accusers told him that daniel continued to pray three times each day
for ahasuerus and haman to attend a banquet
what was esthers request when she first came before the presence of ahasuerus
do you think you will escape death because you are queen? If you dont do anything, God will still bring deliverance, but you and i will surely die. this might be the reason that you were chosen to be queen
what was mordecais reply to esther
during the third year of ahasueruss reign and continued through his twelfth year, a large group of jews returned to jerusalem
when and how many of the jewish people had returned to jerusalem when the events of esther occurred
on the night of the feast
when did the persians enter the city of babylon
go and plead for our lives
when esther inquired as to why mordecai was mourning, what was his reply
that he construct a gallows for mordecai
when haman returned home elated from the banquet with esther, but annoyed with mordecai, what was his wifes solution for ridding himself of mordecais annoyance
mordecais tip-off of the assassins plot
when king ahasuerus failed to sleep that night and he had the kings records read aloud to him, what interesting incident did he discover
Haman
when king ahasuerus wished to honor mordecai for saving his life, whom did he ask to carry out the honor
Cyrus
who gave the jews permission to return to their own land
one of ahasueruss administrators
who is haman
Mordecai
who took Esther to the palace as a possible candidate for queen, who was promoted to hamans position in the kingdom
mordecais cousin, a submissive spirit
who was esther
Daniel
who was finally called to interpret the message
Zerubbabel
who was in charge of this return
Ahasuerus
who was king in persia during this time
the law of the medes and the persians could not be changed
why did darius not change his law
because mordecai told her to
why did esther keep it a secret that she was jewish
because he wouldnt bow down to him
why did haman hate mordecai
for without a hebrew people, there could be no messiah, and without a messiah, there would have been no savior
why did satan motivate this plot to have the jewish race annihilated
because there was a law that said only a person called by the king could enter his throne room
why was esthers life endangered if she would go before the king
Hadassah
Esther's Hebrew name