Quiz 8 - Return, Esther

The three main characters of Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah share some common themes.

All of the above: all return to Jerusalem as a result of a royal decree; all face opposition once they return.

The following prophets were active during the period of "The Return".

Haggai and Zechariah.

Sheshbazzar was also an Israelite leader during…

the first return from exile.

Haggai helped motivate the Israelites to resume the temple construction project. One problem he faced was that the people living in Jerusalem were…

more concerned with their own houses.

The book of Zechariah contains a series of…

puzzling visions.

Zerubbabel assumed leadership of the temple project. The temple…

was completed in 4 years.

The grandchildren of the Israelite remnant wished to participate in the temple construction. Zerubbabel…

refused their help.

The second return to Israel was initiated by a royal decree from…

King Artaxerxes.

The conflict Ezra faced was the ________ from the returned exiles.

intermarriage.

Nehemiah led the third return to Israel with about ________ Israelites.

50.

Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem with a vision to…

rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Malachi prophesied that the exiles should be interested in purity but stated that God…

hates divorce

Malachi further challenged the Israelites to live up to the Law of Moses. The people were…

all of the above: withholding their tithes; offering inferior animals for sacrifices; mistreating others.

The book of Nehemiah ends inconclusively. Perhaps the readers are meant to see the failure of the Israelites as…

a motive to keep looking for a future Messianic kingdom.

The events in the Book of Esther occurred…

during the exilic period: in between the first and second returns.

God is mentioned _______ times in the book of Esther.

zero.

Evidence of God's work in Esther is seen in the numerous "coincidences" and…

"remarkable reversals".

Mordecai and Esther are not to be seen as examples of morality but as examples of…

trust and hope

Haman chose the date for the destruction of the Jews living in Persia by…

casting the pur.

The point of the book of Esther.

When God seems absent know that He has not abandoned His people or His promises.