Quiz 17 Flashcards
To whom did Jeremiah write a long letter?
The exiles in Babylon
Who later read Jeremiah’s long letter and prayed for the release of the people?
Daniel
True or False? Jeremiah told his readers in his letter to settle down and plant gardens.
True (Jeremiah 29:5)
Fill in the missing word: “ The Lord set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of _____”
Bones
What question was Ezekiel asked about the valley of dry bones?
“Can these bones live?”
How did Ezekiel react to the initial vision recorded in his prophecy?
Ezekiel fell face down
True or False? Daniel survived in the lion’s den because he killed all the lions?
False. The lions were very much alive when Daniel left them (Daniel 6?24)
Fill in the missing word: “My God sent his _____, and he shut the mouths of lions”
Angel
What was the name of the king who was tricked into making Daniel spend a night with the lions?
King Darius
True or False? Esther married King Xerxes after coming first in a nation-wide beauty contest.
True (Esther 2:17)
Mordecai, an exiled Jew living in Susa, plays a prominent role in the book of Esther. How was he related to Esther?
Mordecia was Esther’s cousin
What is the name giving to the feast that celebrates the deliverance of the Jews through Esther?
Purim
To which city did Cyrus, king of Persia, allow the Israelites to go back to?
Jersualem
True or False? 6,720 exiles, and 42,3600 donkeys returned as the first group of exiles that king of Persia let go?
False. There were 6,720 donkeys and 42,360 exiles
What did the exiles that king of Persia let go take back to Jerusalem that had been removed by King Nebuchadnezzar?
Articles belonging to the temple of the Lord
