Ezra-Nehemiah Quiz (Section 4)
Who opposed the returnees' attempt in rebuilding the Jerusalem wall? -Geshem -Tobiah -Sanballat -All of the above
All of the above
According to Ezra 9 and 10, the Israelites confessed of their sin, which was ____. -Syncretism -Interracial marriage -Idolatry -Fellowship with non-Jews
Interracial marriage
According to Nehemiah 13:3, this leader _____ excluded from all Israel all who were of foreign descent. -Ezra -Nehemiah -Ammon -Jeshua
Nehemiah
Who supervised the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall? -Nehemiah -Ezra -Haggai -Tobiah
Nehemiah
According to Fee and Stuart, the following is true EXCEPT____ -Nehemiah's memoirs conclude with the list of the returnees -Ezra's memoirs report his return in 458 BC under the auspices of Artaxerxes -Ezra 1-6 emphasizes Persian king's role in seeing that the Temple was completed -The Jerusalem walls were simply to keep unwanted people out -"Who constitutes the true remnant of the people of God?" was the crucial question of the time
The Jerusalem walls were simply to keep unwanted people out
The majority group according to Ezra 10:8 who rebuilt Judah and the Temple were called ___ -The assembly of the exiles -The Faithfuls -The Hasidims -The Remnants
The assembly of the exiles
Which of the following does NOT appear in Ezra? -The enemies of Judah and Benjamin wanted to participate in the rebuilding project. -The returnees were glad to work with the rest of the Jews who were not taken to Babylon. -When the foundation of the temple was laid, older priests and Levites wept. -Zerubbabel who led the first returnees began to build an altar to God
The returnees were glad to work with the rest of the Jews who were not taken to Babylon
What did Cyrus king of Persia do? -He encouraged people to give the Jews any financial support to rebuild the temple. -He made a proclamation throughout the his realm to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem -He allowed the Jews to return home -All of the above
All of the above
Who had devoted himself to the study and observance of the law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel after the Restoration? -Nehemiah -Tobiah -Sanballat -Ezra
Ezra
According to Fee and Stuart, the following is true of Nehemiah and Ezra EXCEPT____ -The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah originally formed one book in the Hebrew Bible\ -Ezra-Nehemiah's deals with rebuilding and reform in the postexilic Judah in the 5th century BC -Ezra-Nehemiah unsuccessfully carried out the policy of getting rid of non-Jews -Ezra-Nehemiah deals with successful completion of the 2nd Temple and the walls of Jerusalem despite opposition
Ezra-Nehemiah unsuccessfully carried out the policy of getting rid of non-Jews.