Bob Witte OT Exam

The Babylonian captivity is marked from the time of the exile until what event?

The Rebuilding of the Temple

How many years did the Babylonian captivity last?

70 years

What Babylonian city was Daniel and other skilled Jews taken during captivity?

Babylon

Babylon is built around which river?

Euphrates

What literary genre is the book of Daniel?

A mix of narrative and prophetic apocalyptic writings

Which Babylonian king sieged Jerusalem?

King Nebuchadnezzer

What was Daniel's Babylonian name?

Belteshazzar

What were the Hebrew names of Daniel's companions?

Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah

What test did Daniel create to see who was stronger and healthier?

Eating just veggies and water for 10 days instead of kings food

What possible reason did Daniel not want to eat the king's food?

It's unclean, sacrificed to false gods, shows conforming to culture, might signal creating a covenant with the king.

In the king's dream about the statue, what does the gold head represent?

Babylon

In the king's dream about the statue, what does the silver chest and arms represent?

Medo Persia

In the king's dream about the statue, what does the bronze belly and thighs represent?

Greece

In the king's dream about the statue, what does the legs of iron and feet of iron mixed with clay represent?

Rome

In the king's dream about the statue, what does the stone that smashed the statue represent?

Jesus, Kingdom of God

How high was the image of gold the king commanded everyone to bow down to?

90 ft high

How much hotter than normal was the oven that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were to be thrown into?

7 times hotter

How many people did the king see walking inside of the furnace?

4

Who had a dream of a mighty tree that became a stump bound with shackles?

King Nebuchadnezzar

The dream of the tree meant that the king would be driven away for seven years and live like…

A wild animal

Who did the Babylonian empire fall to? On what date?

Fell to Persia on Bob's Birthday October 12, 539

Who was the king that saw fingers from a human handwriting on the wall?

King Belshazzar

What is the meaning of the words on the wall that Daniel interpreted?

-Mene Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

-Tekel: You have been weighted and the scales found wanting.

-Peres: Your kingdom will be divided and given to the Medes and Persians

What edict did some of the officials create to trap Daniel?

For 30 days people can only pray to the king

How did Daniel disobey the edict?

He prayed to God 3 times a day with his window open

Who was the king that had Daniel tossed into the den of lions?

King Darius

What happened to those who created the edict?

They were thrown to the lions, Lions pounced on them and crushed their bones.

Persia rose to power after defeating what nation?

Babylonian Empire

Esther took place during the period of the…

Return & Restoration

Esther was part of the Jewish population known as the…

Diaspora

What does Esther's name mean?

Star

What is Esther's Hebrew name?

Hadassah

What is not stated in the book of Esther?

The Name of God

Who was the queen of Persia before Esther?

Queen Vashti

What did Xerxes want his queen to wear to a banquet?

Only her royal crown

How long did the women receive beauty treatments before being presented to the king?

12 months

Esther was raised by Mordecai who was her…

Cousin

According to Haman's edict, what day were the Jews to be annihilated?

13th day of the 12th month

At first, Mordecai wanted Esther to do what with her ethnicity?

Hide it

Who discovered a plot to assassinate Xerxes?

Mordecai

What was Haman's response to the question, "What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?"

Give him a royal robe, A horse w/ the royal crest, a noble prince, give him a parade.

Who was the king referring to when he asked, "What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?"

Mordecai

Haman created an edict to destroy all the Jews using the king's…

Signet ring

T or F: Haman's wife, Zeresh spoke a prophetic word that Mordecai would become his downfall and he would come to ruin.

F

What did Haman build to kill Mordecai?

75 foot pole

T or F: At the second banquet thrown by Esther, she first tried to reconcile with Haman.

F

What was the king's reaction to the news about Haman's plot against the Jews?

He was enraged & went to the garden to cool off

Haman tried to beg her for mercy from Queen Esther, but the king thought he was doing what?

Making Sexual Advances

Persian court etiquette in Esther's time stated that a man could not approach a woman in the king's harem closer than…

7 steps

Who became the second in command and reversed the edict to kill the Jews?

Mordecai

T or F: In the edict reversal, the Jews were granted the right to assemble and protect themselves, but they could not plunder the property of their enemies.

T

T or F: After the edict reversal, the Jews assembled and struck down those who intended to do them harm, including Haman's 10 sons.

T

The last chapter of Esther shares how this person rose to second in command to the king. He spoke up for the welfare of the Jews.

Mordecai

What new Jewish holiday was created in honor of the Esther events?

Purim

Ezra and Nehemiah took place during the period of the…

Return & Restoration

What nation was in power during the events in Ezra and Nehemiah?

Persia

This Persian king allowed the Jews to return and rebuild the temple of Jerusalem.

King Cyrus

What was Ezra's profession?

High Priest/ Scribe

Who was the High Priest during the rebuilding of the temple (hint: Hag 1:1)?

Joshua

This was the primary leader in rebuilding the temple that was in the bloodline of David and Jesus.

Zerubbabel

This was the primary leader in the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah

This person stood on a wooden platform to read the Law of Moses to the people.

Ezra

This person was the cupbearer to king Artaxerxes.

Nehemiah

This person was Nehemiah's brother who brought news from Jerusalem.

Hanani

With the Jerusalem wall in ruins the Israelites were considered…

a laughing stock

What time of the day was Nehemiah's first inspection the broken wall?

nighttime

Nehemiah primarily had people work on the wall in front of….

Their own homes

Before the people began work on the temple, they built this on its original foundation.

The altar

Levites who were this age and older supervised the work on the temple.

20 years

How did the older people respond to the building of the temple? Younger?

The old wept; Young celebrated

How did Zerubbabel respond to the enemies of Israel who offered to help rebuild the temple?

declined their offer

How long did it take Nehemiah's crew to finish building the wall?

52 days

Who stood in opposition to Nehemiah's efforts to build the wall?

Samaria

How many miracles are recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah?

0

What were the two tribes who returned to restore the temple?

Judah & Benjamin

In Ezra's time, the Samaritans were the offspring of Jews who intermarried with…

Assyrians

The work on the temple came to a standstill until this king came to power.

Darius

These two prophets preached and blessed the work on the temple.

Zechariah & Haggai

Who wrote a letter to Darius questioning the work on the temple?

Tattenai

The second temple was completed in this year.

516

What holiday did the Israelites celebrate after the temple was completed?

Passover

T or F: Ezra was one of the first Jews to return to Jerusalem.

F

What king blessed Ezra with the authority to teach the word of God in Jerusalem?

Artaxerxes

The major problem in Ezra 9-10 that had to be address was…

Not pure marriage

What was Ezra's solution to the major problem?

Made a proclamation to separate themselves from their intermarriages and children.

Who was the High Priest during the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem?

Eliashib

Nehemiah's opposition mocked his efforts by saying this could jump on the wall and topple it down.

A fox

Nehemiah's opposition tried to intimidate the workers with this army.

Samarian

T or F: There were assassination attempts on Nehemiah.

T

Who did Nehemiah throw off the temple grounds along with all his stuff?

Tobiah

Nehemiah dealt with the intimidation tactics by putting half the men working on the wall and the other half…

Guarding the wall

Nehemiah had to rebuke Jews who were exploiting their fellow Israelites through …

Taxes & Slaves

Who was the governor of Samaria?

Sanballet

Explain some of the implications the word "place" could mean in Esther 4:12-14. Why are these verses important?

Secret Reference to Yahweh, has messianic overtones