Ezra & Nehemiah: Rebuilding Jerusalem Quiz
Cyrus decree, rebuilding the Second Temple, 52-day wall repair, and Water Gate revival. Practice interactive Scripture questions with answers, expl...
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Ezra & Nehemiah: Rebuilding Jerusalem Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations
Chronicling the return from Babylonian exile, Ezra and Nehemiah depict the restoration of the Second Temple and the rebuilding of Jerusalem's broken walls in 52 days. Together, they demonstrate how prayer, spiritual reform, and persevering labor rebuild God's community.
Quiz Study Sheet: Questions, Answers & Scripture Explanations
Q1.Which Persian king issued the decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem?
Scriptural Explanation: Ezra 1:1-2 - 'The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia... Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and He has charged me to build Him an house at Jerusalem.'
Q2.What official position did Nehemiah hold in the royal palace of Shushan before returning to Jerusalem?
Scriptural Explanation: Nehemiah 1:11 - 'For I was the king's cupbearer.'
Q3.In how many days were the broken walls of Jerusalem rebuilt under Nehemiah's leadership?
Scriptural Explanation: Nehemiah 6:15 - 'So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.'
Q4.How did the builders work on the wall to protect themselves against attacks by Sanballat and Tobiah?
Scriptural Explanation: Nehemiah 4:17 - 'They which builded on the wall... every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.'
Q5.At which gate of Jerusalem did Ezra read the Book of the Law to the gathered people from morning until midday?
Scriptural Explanation: Nehemiah 8:3 - 'And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women... and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.'
Q6.Which Persian emperor issued the royal decree permitting the Jewish exiles to return and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem?
Scriptural Explanation: Ezra 1:1-2 - 'The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia... "The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah."'
Q7.Who served as the High Priest alongside Zerubbabel when the returned exiles rebuilt the altar of God?
Scriptural Explanation: Ezra 3:2 - 'Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel...'
Q8.Which two prophets urged the people to resume building the Second Temple after years of delay?
Scriptural Explanation: Ezra 5:1 - 'Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.'
Q9.What royal office did Nehemiah hold in the court of Artaxerxes before departing to rebuild Jerusalem's walls?
Scriptural Explanation: Nehemiah 1:11 - 'For I was the king's cupbearer.'
Q10.In how many days was the rebuilding of Jerusalem's fortified wall completed under Nehemiah's leadership?
Scriptural Explanation: Nehemiah 6:15 - 'So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.'
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