Week 1: End of the Babylonian Captivity

Week 1: Ezra 1,3,4


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And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” Ezra 3:11

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Review/recap questions:
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  1. Who went to Jerusalem to build the House of the Lord?
  2. Give the three main points in the Cyrus Proclamation.
  3. . How did they celebrate the laying of the foundation of the temple?
  4. Why did the older Israelites weep?
  5. Why wouldn’t the Jews accept help from the inhabitants of the land?
  6. What accusations were sent to King Artaxerxes?

Homework:
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  1. Cyrus made a proclamation to build the temple because:
    a) the Lord filled his spirit b) Jeremiah ordered him to c) he was forced to
  2. The House of the Lord was to be built in:
    a) Persia b) Babylon c) Jerusalem d) Egypt
  3. Who exiled the people of Israel to Babylon?
    a) Zerubbabel b) Nebuchadnezzar c) Jeremiah d) the Nethinim
  4. What feast did the people keep?
    a) the Passover b) the Feast of Hanukah c) the Feast of Tabernacles d) Christmas
  5. Who oversaw the work of the House of the Lord?
    a) Kadmiel b) Jeshua c) the Levites d) all of these
  6. Who offered to help the Israelites build the temple?
    a) the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin b) Jerubbabel c) King Darius d) Cyrus
  7. The letter sent to Artaxerxes was written in:
    a) in English b) in Arabic c) in Aramaic d) in Hebrew

Revision #5
Created 15 November 2023 16:11:14 by Mena Ibrahim
Updated 13 May 2024 13:05:58 by Mena Ibrahim