Daniel, Esther, and Joseph

Question 1

Who was the captain of the guard who bought Joseph from the Ishmaelites?

Answer 1

Potiphar

Question 2

What country was Esther from?

Answer 2

Persia

Question 3

Who was considered a “talented Israelite” when Babylon conquered Israel?

Answer 3

Daniel

Question 4

The cupbearer spoke well of whose ability to interpret dreams?

Answer 4

Joseph

Question 5

Who was sold into slavery by his own brothers?

Answer 5

Joseph

Question 6

Who enslaved the Israelites because he didn’t remember the story of Joseph?

Answer 6

Pharaoh

Question 7

What was the name of the king who placed Daniel in the lion’s den?

Answer 7

Darius

Question 8

Who was Esther’s caretaker who discovered the plot to kill the king?

Answer 8

Mordecai

Question 9

Whose wife tried to seduce Joseph?

Answer 9

Potiphar’s wife

Question 10

Who was brought to power due to interpreting a dream about a famine?

Answer 10

Joseph

Question 11

Who has the ability to understand visions and dreams of all kinds?

Answer 11

Daniel

Question 12

Who was the noble that wanted to kill all of the Jewish people?

Answer 12

Haman

Question 13

What was the name of the nation that conquered Daniel’s people?

Answer 13

Babylon

Question 14

Who influenced the king not to kill all the people in his land?

Answer 14

Esther

Question 15

How long was the decree affecting Daniel?

Answer 15

30 days

Question 16

What was the name of the king tricked into putting the law into place?

Answer 16

King Darius

Question 17

What was the name of the king when Daniel’s people were conquered?

Answer 17

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 18

What king made Daniel the third highest in the nation?

Answer 18

Belshazzar

Question 19

What 3 points were taught from Daniel, Joseph, and Esther?

Answer 19

1. They did not choose the situation they were in
2. They did not lessen their morality in order to serve
3. They chose to serve - they saved others

Question 20

How did they define success?

Answer 20

They didn’t define their success on their circumstances, they defined it by doing God’s will.

Question 21

What is the definition of sovereignty?

Answer 21

Freedom from external control

Question 22

Why do Christians have a unique understanding of sovereignty?

Answer 22

Because in order to be free from the external control of sin, they had to willingly give up the freedom of selfishness and follow God’s Authority

Question 23

What was the class lesson taught in regards to the relationship between liberty and equality?

Answer 23

They rise and fall in opposition to one another:

a. As the liberty (freedom) of people to do what they want rises, the equality of condition for everyone goes down.
b. As the equality of condition for everyone increases, the liberty of the individual to do what

they want decreases

Question 24

Why was Joseph in Egypt?

Answer 24

He was sold their as a slave

Question 25

What were the circumstances that led Joseph to leave the place of the captain of the guard?

Answer 25

Potipher’s wife tried to seduce them and when Joseph refused she claim he tried to rape her

Question 26

What was the result of Joseph leaving the place of the captain of the guard?

Answer 26

He was thrown in prison

Question 27

Under what circumstances was Joseph introduced to Pharaoh?

Answer 27

Because he could interpret dreams

Question 28

What was the result of Joseph’s introduction to Pharaoh?

Answer 28

Pharaoh put him in charge of the country’s grain supply

Question 29

Why did the Israelites settle and prosper in the land of Egypt?

Answer 29

Because they needed food during the famine

Question 30

What was the result of the Israelites choosing to stay in Egypt?

Answer 30

They stayed too long and a new Pharaoh came along and enslaved them

Question 31

Who was the king of the country that Esther was in?

Answer 31

Xerxes

Question 32

What were the circumstances that led Esther to be selected as Queen?

Answer 32

The queen refused to come to the king, who then banished her in order to pick a new queen (which ended up being Esther).

Question 33

Why was the caretaker in this land instead of Jerusalem?

Answer 33

Taken to this part of the world when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah

Question 34

How did Esther manipulate circumstances in order to have the noble’s plans discovered by the king?

Answer 34

She held a banquet in which she was able to publicly out Haman as the person who wanted to kill the Jews

Question 35

What decree did the administrators and satraps make to the king to lessen Daniel’s power?

Answer 35

That no one could worship any God or man. They could only worship the king.

Question 36

How did Daniel’s prayer life, food he ate, and service to the king all show obedience to God?

Answer 36

All three were consistent with Daniel’s faith of trusting God in all circumstances.

Question 37

Did that king want Daniel to suffer death from the lions?

Answer 37

No

Question 38

How did the king respond in regards to Daniel’s faith?

Answer 38

He made a new decree in which he stated that his people were to have fear and reverence for Daniel’s God

Question 39

How did the king respond to the administrators and satraps who accused Daniel of disloyalty?

Answer 39

He threw them and their families into the lion’s den