test 4 Flashcards

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Under the Persian rule, there were three specific returns of Jews to the land of Judah, what were they?

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Zerubbabel- rebuilding Jerusalem
Ezra- Reinstitution of the sacrifices
Nehemiah- rebuilding of defense walls of Jerusalem

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2
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who was Ezra

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he was a Scribe and Priest

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3
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why is the doctrine of God sovereignty crucial to the book of Ezra

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shows how God can use the polytheistic king of Persia, to make his will happen

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how are the books of Ezra and Nehemiah a reminder for God’s people

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worship as a top priority

the use of God’s word as something to live by

how God’s people needs to be seen as Holy

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5
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Ezra wrote about the rebuilding of the temple under who

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Zerubbabel

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6
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who wrote concerning the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall

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Nehemiah

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7
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the book of Ezra deals with the spiritual, moral and social restoration of the returned remnant in Jerusalem under what

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Political leadership of Zerubbabel

Priestly leadership of Ezra

Prophetic leadership of Haggai

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8
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what is the spiritual application of the book of Ezra

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Following God is worth the eternal effort

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9
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who was the direct descendent of David

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Zerubbabel

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10
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this adventure of building the wall of Jerusalem can be seen as

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A spiritual balancing of being in the world and of the world

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Nehemiah demonstrate a balanced theology of what

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dependency of God and personal Discipline

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12
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opposition quickly arises from several sources, what are they

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Mockery,

Military threat,

Conspiracy

Intimidation through false prophets

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13
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the wall is finished in how many days

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52

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14
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this book explains the origin of the annual festival of where

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Purim

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15
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why was there questioning in the inclusion of Esther in the bible

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Purim has never been seen as connecting with Christian truths

God’s covenant name (Yahweh) is not mentioned

There is no mention of worship, prayer, or sacrifice

Not quoted in New Testament

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16
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The last historical book in the canon is

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Esther

17
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Esther is the only book that speaks about what

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where the Jews stayed after they were Exiled

18
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the author of Esther is thought to be

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Mordecai

19
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the word Jew was derived from

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Judah

20
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Esther is not just about God’s providence but is real salvation history, how

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God’s unfailing promise to deliver his people

The gates of hell shall not prevail

covenantal faithfulness

21
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the reader sees the unusual number of

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coincidences

22
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it’s better to see Esther as an inspired record of God’s interaction with his people in both what

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Judgment and grace toward his overall redemptive plan

23
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Esther record the Amalekite’s final effort to completely destroy the Jews where

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Old Testament

24
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In Esther God acts how

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not in an overt way but hidden, “in, with, and under” the acts of mankind