📖 Ezra

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1. At the dedication of the temple what were twelve male goats offered up for (Ezra 6:17)?

Each of the governors over the returnees
Each of the tribes of Israel
Each of the months it took to complete the temple
In honor of the twelve delegates from Darius

2. What were the Israelites around Ezra doing while he was praying and confessing (Ezra 10:1)?

Shouting
Silent
Weeping
Rejoicing

3. Who actually implemented Ezra’s resolution concerning those who had married foreign women (Ezra 10:16)?

One man from each tribe
One head from each family division
One judge from each city in Israel
One priest from each administrative district

4. Who authorized the purchase of the cedars from Lebanon (Ezra 3:7)?

Cyrus king of Persia
Jeshua son of Jozadak
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel
Barzillai the Gileadite

5. Who was listed at the end of the book of Ezra (Ezra 10:18ff)?

Those who refused to separate from their foreign wives
The heads of families who had to investigate the issue of the foreign women
The leaders of Israel whom Ezra appointed as judges over Israel
The priests who had married foreign women

6. All of the following were specifically listed as having had their hearts moved by the Lord to rebuild the temple EXCEPT (Ezra 1:5)

Family heads of Judah
Priests
Prophets
Levites

7. How did Cyrus in his proclamation identify the Lord (Ezra 1:2)?

As the God of heaven
As El Shaddai
As the Rider of the Clouds
As the creator of heaven and earth

8. What did the governor say was needed to determine whether some could function as priests once again (Ezra 2:63)?

The priestly ephod
A prophet arise in Israel
The Urim and Thummim
A sign from the Lord

9. Who supervised the building of the house of the Lord (Ezra 3:8)?

The Persian governors appointed by Cyrus
The Levites over 20 years of age
The tribe of Ephraim
The priests descendants of Zadok

10. In Ezra’s prayer of confession for what purpose does he say God had granted them new life (Ezra 9:9)?

To build the walls of Jerusalem
To rebuild the house of God
To restore the altar of the Lord
To offer sacrifices to the God of Jacob