O.T. FINAL EXAM W.Q. EZRA

Question 1

Ezra:

under the Persian rule,there were three specific returns of Jews to the land of judah. who led them?

Answer 1

1. the first was led by Zerubbabel and involved an initial rebuilding of Jerusalem.
2. the second was led by Ezra who oversaw the reinstitution of the sacrifices.
3. the third was led by Nehemiah and involved the rebuilding of the defensive walls of Jerusalem.

Question 2

who was Ezra?

Answer 2

Ezra was a scribe and priest.
(sent with religious and political powers by the Persian King Artaxerxes to lead a group of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem.

Question 3

Ezra:

why is the doctrine of God’s sovereignty crucial to the book of Ezra?

Answer 3

the doctrine of God’s sovereignty is crucial to the book of Ezra as it shows that God can use a polytheistic king of Persia to make possible his will.

Question 4

Ezra:

Of what are the books of Ezra and Nehemiah still a reminder of for God’s people?f

Answer 4

they are a reminder of:

1. to highlight worship as their top priority.
2. to emphasize the need for and use of God’s word as the only authoritative rule for living.
3. to be concerned about God’s people being seen as holy before the world.

Question 5

Ezra:

what did Ezra write about and under what king?

Answer 5

Ezra wrote about the rebuilding of the temple under Zerubbabel.

Question 6

what did Nehemiah write about and under what king?

Answer 6

Nehemiah wrote concerning the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls.

Question 7

Ezra:
under what leadership did Ezra deal with the spiritual, moral, and social restoration of the returned Remnant in Jerusalem?

Answer 7

Ezra deal with the spiritual, moral, and social restoration of the remnant in Jerusalem under:

1. The political leadership of Zerubbabel (a grandson of king David)
2. The priestly leadrship of Ezra
3. The prophetic leadrship of Haggai and Zechariah.

Question 8

Ezra:

what is the spiritual application of the book of Ezra?

Answer 8

more than the story of a nations return to God, Ezra is a book about returning and rebuilding and restoring one’s personal relationship with the Lord. As in the time of EZra, such a journey is not necessarily and easy one and can be filled with backslikings and temptations. But the journey home is worth the effort.

Question 9

Ezra:

who is Zerubbabel a descendent of, and what did his presence produces in the people of Israel?

Answer 9

Zerubbabel is a descendent of David and he lead the faitful remnant back to Jerusalem. this produced hope to those returning as they saw a descendant of David with them who had been given authority by the king of Persia.