SECOND RETURN FROM EXILE: UNDER EZRA

The time Ezra and his company were en route from Babylon to Jerusalem was about:

4 months

The time period implied opening verse of Ezra, Chapter 7, is approximately

50 years

What two concerns led Ezra to seek the Lord immediately before their departure?

He wanted God's guidance and protection on the way He wanted to prove the people's faith in God to the king.

Memorize Ezra 10:12

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

Ezra was a descendant of _____, from the line of high priests.

aaron

Two important documents contained in Ezra, Chapters 7-10, are a letter from ______ and a register listing the _______ of the families that accompanied Ezra to Jerusalem.

artaxerxes heads

In preparation for the journey to Jerusalem, Ezra proclaimed a

first

As a scholar who had the hand of the Lord upon him, Ezra was skillful and learned in the _____.

law of moses

Ezra assigned the care of the holy vessels and the free will offerings to the _____.

priests

A comparison of the two registers in Ezra (Chapters 2 and 8) reveals that the family names are

similar

After their rebuilding the Temple and re-establishing worship, what was the need of the new congregation in Jerusalem?

the new congregation in Jerusalem needed instruction in both the knowledge of the Law and its application in their lives. Such instruction was provided by Ezra, the scribe.

The decree of Artaxerxes gave permission for all of the following except:

the rebuilding of the temple

Like those exiles who had returned under Zerubbabel, the exiles under Ezra came of their own free will.

true