Route 66 unit 6 study guide
1. Hadassah 2. bravely approached the king to ask him to save the Jews
Esther
exiled jew in Susa
Esther was born as an
persians
The babylonians were overthrown by the ______
Vahti
The queen who refused to obey the king
the Jews in Jerusalem were in distress because the walls were broken dawn and the gates were burned
What bad news did Nehemiah hear
1. Artaxerxes had previously stopped construction because he thought the Jews to be a rebellious people 2. It was dangerous to approach the king for a favor because he could punish or execute anyone who angered him
Why was Nehemiah afraid in the presence of King Artaxerxes
Nebuchadnezzar
about 70 years after ______ had taken the first captives of Judah
Jews
after return God's people became known as the ______, the short form of judeans
sixth
because of interruptions the temple was not finished until what year of king darius
persia
cyrus was king of ____
Jerusalem, Babylon
ezra led a second group of exiles back to _____ from ______
Jeremiah
god promised through _____ that Babylon would be destroyed after the 70-year captivity had ended
Zerubbabel
he had begin rebuilding the temple in the SECOND year after arriving in Jerusalem
isaiah
he made the promise through _____ to king Hezekiah
by bringing back the exiles who came with zerubbabel and ezra as the remnant
how did God fulfill Isaiah's prophecy
200 years
how many years before zerubbabel did God promise to save a remnant of Judah
1. Encourage people to use their gift for God 2. Help people work together 3. Fight for God's truth 4. Work according to God's plan 5. be a servant of others 6. be a friend to the weak
if you want to lead like Nehemiah
Cyrus
king of Persia, issued a decree that the temple at Jerusalem should be rebuilt
Esther
lived a few years before Ezra and Nehemiah
Ezra
probable author of ezra
cried
some people sang and praised but the older ones ____ because they remembered how great and beautiful solomons temple had been
sending the foreign women and children away
Ezra and the leaders decided to stop this sin and make the men repent by
1. confess to the Lord 2. seperate from foreign women
Ezra asked the men to do 2 things
King artaxerxes
Ezra came with a letter from ______
take root and bear fruit
God promised that this remnant would ________ downward and _______ upward in jerusalem
Encouraged esther to be brave
Mordecai
1. Hear 2. remember His promises 3. grant him success with the king
Nehemiah asked God to
Israel's sin
Nehemiah confessed
keeping his covenant
Nehemiah praised God for
1. Encourager 2. coordinator 3. warrior 4. planner 5. servant 6. friend
A leader is a/an
Mordecai
1. Esther's cousin who raised her 2. Heard of the assassination plan and sent word to the king through Esther
Haman
1. Mordecai would not bow to him 2. Influenced the King to issue a decree that all Jews should be killed 3. hanged on a 75 foot (50 cubit) scaffold
King Xerxes (Ahasuerus)
1. married esther 2. ordered jews to defend themselves against those who will try and persecute them
1. temple 2. people 3. walls
1. zerubbabel rebuilt the _____ 2. Ezra rebuilt the _____ 3. Nehemiah rebuilt the ___
sent the exiles back to jerusalem
Cyrus
ordered Ezra to teach God's law and restore proper worship in the temple
the letter from king artaxerxes
zerubbabel
was sent by Cyrus to govern the people and take charge of the construction
Nehemiah was a cupbearer to king artaxerxes of persia
what was Nehemiah's job
Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
what was nehemiah's mission
first
what year of Cyrus being king did he send the firs exiles back to Jerusalem
Susa, about 200 miles east of babylon
where did Nehemiah live
Xerxes (Ahasuerus)
who ruled in persia at the time of Esther
Nehemiah
who wrote the book of nehemiah
Judah's
whose remnant was carried away to Babylon
The Jewish men had married foreign women
why did Ezra become upset when when he arrived in Jerusalem