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QUEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the big theme | God keeps his covenant to Israel by choosing Ezra and Nehemiah to lead the people back from exile to rebuild Jerusalem. |
| What role does tradition play in helping form (or reestablish) a community? Why was social renewal as important as spiritual renewal for rebuilding of Jerusalem? | tradition brings people together |
| Destruction from war and neglect (Nehemiah 1:1-3) | disrepair |
| During the 70 years the leader of Judah were in exile, the city of Jerusalem falls into _____ | disrepair |
| It has been ravaged by the ____ _____and also erosion due to neglect | military campaign |
| The destruction from war and neglect leaves Jerusalem in | total ruin |
| rebuilding the ____ (Ezra 1-6) | temple |
| God prompts ____, king of Persia, to finance and rebuild the Jewish temple in ______ | Cyrus; Jerusalem |
| Under ______(a notable Jewish figure in Persia), the rebuilding of the temple starts. | Zerubbabel |
| The ____around Jerusalem start opposition against the building project | Gentiles |
| ______ and _____, 2 prophets living in Jerusalem at that time, urge the restoration of the temple and it is finally competed | Haggai and Zechariah |
| spiritual rebuilding (Ezra 7-10) | people |
| The temple being rebuilt is parallel to the _____ ____the people of Israel undergo | spiritual rebuilding |
| Temple worship had been discontinued for __ years | 70 |
| __studied the Law of the Lord, practices it and begin to teach the Law to the Israelites as they return from exile Nehemiah, a Jewish notable serving Artaxerxes, king of Persia is burdened with rebuilding the walls | ezra |
| restoration complete (Nehemiah) | walls |
| Not all the Jews return, but those that return to Jerusalem find that the temple is built but the walls of the city are _____ ___ ____ | still broken down |
| ______, a Jewish notable serving Artaxerxes, king of Persia is burdened with rebuilding the walls | Nehemiah |
| ___is given permission and financing by the king of Persia | Nehemiah |