BJU Bible Truths B Test 6 (Units 7-8) 3rd edition

enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal or goal

Define zeal

First, he himself, sought God and tried to obey God. When he repaired the temple and learned of neglected obligations, he responded well to divine reproof, repenting despite his nation's inevitable future doom. He was concerned for his subjects, too, urging them and even citrizens of the North, to repent, making it clear to everyone what God wanted. He purged the land of idolatry, removed wicked priests, eliminated spiritualism, and sponsored a great Passover, such as had not been celebrated for a long time

Essay: Describe Josiah's reforms

Ezra was pure in his personal life he purposed to know the law, to obey it, and to teach it to others. He had confidence in praying to God (and in turning down a military escort) and saw prayer answered. He kept himself entirely aboveboard financially, delegating responsibility to other. He showed his own revulsion for sin, even national sins, by grieving publicly over the intermarriage problem But, he moved to intercede for the people and correct them in their evil, bringing them to do what was right

Essay: How did Ezra live out his purity

King Hezekiah prayed fervently, laying the Assyrian threats before God, he praised God' faithful omnipotence. He also strengthened Jerusalem's defenses and prepared for the siege with a tunnel to supply water. God intervened on his behalf, defeating his enemies. We learn that God answers fervent prayer, but we should do our best to prepare

Essay: How did King Hezekiah cope with the Assyrian invasion, and what can we learn from these events.

work was hard wall was in shambles foreign enemies (mainly Tobiah and Sanballat) subjected Israelites to riducule and some violence They tried to assassinate him tried to trick him into a cowardly loss of testimony slandered his name so king would not trust him

Essay: What kind of difficulties did Nehemiah have to overcome

we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Finish this sentence. "We shall not find any occasion against this daniel except..."

I Corinthians 4:7

God given possessions and abilities are no basis for boasting reference

James 4:6

God resists the proud reference

God would judge Jerusalem by the same standard by which he judged the Northern Kingdom

God said "And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab" What does this mean [ plummet is a carpenter's term]

temporary captivity

How did God get Manasseh to repent

angel killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers

How did God intervene against the Assyrians for Hezekiah's sake

killed by Pharaoh Necho II in an ill chosen battle

How did Josiah's life end

through the king's approval

How did Nehemiah find out God's will (receive the answer to his prayer)

hate

Its important to _________ sin

Psalm 119:9-11

The Word is essential to cleansing one's way reference

722 BC

northern tribes are taken captive

586 BC

temple destroyed

prayer

what simple activity did Nehemiah engage in quite frequently

Nebuchadnezzar

who built hanging gardens of Babylon

Nehemiah

who led the third return in 444 BC

Jeremiah

who prophesied that the captivity would last seventy years

The Prayer of Manasseh

What apocryphal work is based on 2 Chronicles 33

He found the Book of the Law, which could be all or parts of the Pentateuch, perhaps Deuteronomy

What did Hilkiah find, and specifically, what do Bible scholars think it might have been

Sennacherib

Which Assyrian king sent insults to Hezekiah (delivered by Rab-shakeh)

Belshazzar

Who did the Cuneiform tablets show was the son of Nabonidus, who ruled as a co regent of Babylon

Cyrus

Whose declaration brought three waves of Jewish return

Manasseh

___________ wasn't beyond repentance despite even his participation in human sacrifice and idolatry

597 BC

captivity under Jehoiachin began

605 BC

captivity under Jehoiakim began (Daniel taken captive)

Darius

decree of no prayer to anyone but himself King

Belshazzar

handwriting on the wall king

Ezra

leader of the second return who dealt with intermarriage problems

was not

Josiah (was/was not) able to change the course of Israel's history by his reforms

He sought praise with the statue He boasted about his empire

List 2 actions of Nebuchadnezzar that illustrate his pride

God let Daniel interpret Nebuchdnezzar's dream, and Daniel gave God the glory God preserved the three men in the furnace God humbled Nebuchadnezzar by afflicting him with mental illness

List at least 2 ways that God revealed Himself to Nebuchadnezzar

He confessed sins of the people. He got rid of the idols in the land He got the religious leaders back into line He cleansed/sanctified the temple He offered sacrifices He celebrated the Passover again He restored proper Mosaic worship

List at least 3 of Hezekiah's efforts to reform

Asa, Jehosphaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah

List at least 3 of the 4 kings who received acolade of having done right according to all that David had done.

was not

Manasseh (was/was not) able to change the course of Israel's history by his repentance

Zerubbabel, Sheshbazzar, or Jeshua

Name at least one leader who led the first return under Cyrus and led the rebuilding of the temple described in Ezra 1-6

humbled

Nebuchadnezzar ultimately _______________ himself

repentance

There can be no true ____________ without turning from sin.