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Nehemiah
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Author of the book of Nehemiah: Nehemiah
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Meaning of the name ‘Nehemiah’: Comforted of God
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Date of the book of Nehemiah
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445 to 425 BC
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Theme of the book of Nehemiah
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The promises of God are fulfilled through His faithful ones
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Background of the Jewish community in the book of Nehemiah
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The Jewish community mentioned in the book of Nehemiah have returned from Babylonian exile
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What is the Book of Nehemiah about
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Restoration - The rebuilding of the walls and gates of Jerusalem
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Who was the motivator and driving force of the restoration work done in the book of Nehemiah
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Nehemiah
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Occupation of Nehemiah (in Jerusalem)
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Governor
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As governor, what all did Nehemiah do?
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Worked towards rebuilding the walls and gates of Jerusalem
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Introduced administrative reforms needed to restore political stability
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What guided Nehemiah (and should guide us)
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Prayer and love
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Chapter 1
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Father of Nehemiah
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Hachaliah
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Nehemiah enquires about the welfare of the Jews who returned to Jerusalem and of Jerusalem. Who did he ask for updates?
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Hanani – one of Nehemiah’s brothers
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Where did Hanani and his group come from?
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Judah
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Where was Nehemiah when he met Hanani
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In Shushan the citadel (Susa the capital of Persia)
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When did Hanani meet Nehemiah
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In the month of Chislev in the 20th year (this means the 20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes I)
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What did Hanani tell Nehemiah about the Jews who had returned?
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The survivors of captivity live there in great distress and reproach
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What did Hanani tell Nehemiah about Jerusalem?
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The wall of Jerusalem is broken down
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The gates of Jerusalem have been burned with fire
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How did Nehemiah react to the news from Hanani regarding the Jews in Jerusalem?
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He sat down and wept
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He mourned for many days
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He fasted and prayed before the God of Heaven
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What kind of prayer did Nehemiah pray in Chapter 1
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An Intercessory prayer
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For whom is Nehemiah’s intercessory prayer (Chap 1)?
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For the children of Israel
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What does Nehemiah call the Lord in his prayer in Chapter 1
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O Lord, the mighty, the great and awesome God of heaven
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How did Nehemiah describe the Lord in his prayer in Chapter 1
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God keeps the covenant
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God has mercy on those who love Him and keep His commandments
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How does Nehemiah want the Eyes and Ears of the Lord to be?
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Let Your ear be attentive
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Your eyes open
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Why does Nehemiah want the Lord’s ear to be attentive and eyes open?
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So that God may hear the prayer of His servant (Nehemiah) for His people and his confession
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When is Nehemiah praying to God?
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Day and Night
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Whose sins does Nehemiah confess?
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The sins that the children of Israel have committed/ sinned against God
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Nehemiah’s sins and the sins of his father’s house (family)
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What are the sins of the people (that they have committed against the Lord)
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They have departed from the Lord
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They have not kept His commandments, statutes and ordinances that the Lord commanded Moses
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Nehemiah asks the Lord to remember a promise that He had made to Moses. What promise?
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The Lord said
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If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations
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But if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them , even if the people are scattered/ dispersed to the farthest part of heaven, God will bring them back to the place that God has chosen as a dwelling for His name
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According the promises that God gave Moses, what would happen if the people were unfaithful to the Lord?
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God will scatter them among the nations
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According to the promises that God spoke through Moses, what would happen if the previously unfaithful people, return to God (repent)?
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God will bring them back, even if they are scattered to the farthest part of heave
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God chosen a place as a dwelling for His ___
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Name
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God redeemed His people by His great _________ and His strong ______
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Power, Hand
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Nehemiah prays that God’s ear will be attentive to whose prayer?
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The prayer of His servant, Nehemiah and
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The prayer of God’s servants who desire to fear God’s name
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In Nehemiah’s intercessory prayer, what is he asking God for (what is his petition)
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He is praying that he (Nehemiah) prospers on that day (is successful on that day) and
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That the king will be merciful to Nehemiah today
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What was Nehemiah’s job in Shushan? (or while in exile)
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He was cupbearer to the King
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Structure of Nehemiah’s prayer:
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Before prayer:
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Wept and mourned
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Fasted
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Prayer:
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Adoration (v5: O Lord, the mighty, the great and awesome God of Heaven….)
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Confession of one’s sins
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Confession of the sins of others
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Claim promises of God (v8, 9)
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Reminded God of His past redemptive acts (v10)
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Petition
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After Prayer:
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Action
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Chapter 2
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Who was the king of Persia (when Nehemiah was in Shushan/ before Nehemiah returned to Judah)
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Artaxerxes
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What does the King notice about Nehemiah’s emotional state
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Nehemiah’s countenance is sad
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Nehemiah is not self-controlled
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King Artaxerxes notices that Nehemiah is sad and not self-controlled. What is his conclusion
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He understands that this is the sickness of heart (sadness of heart) and nothing other than that.
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What reason does Nehemiah give the king for his sadness?
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He says he is sad because his city, the home of the tombs of his fathers is lying waste and its gates have been destroyed by fire.
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When Nehemiah explained the reason for his sorrow, how did the king respond?
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The king asked Nehemiah what his request was concerning the state of his home city (what did Nehemiah want)
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What did Nehemiah do before asking the king what he wanted to do for Judah (his home city)?
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He prayed to God
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What did Nehemiah ask concerning his home city (Judah)
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He asked the king to send him to Judah so that Nehemiah could rebuild the city
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How does Nehemiah refer to Judah
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The home of the tombs of my fathers
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Why does Nehemiah want to be sent/ want to go to Judah?
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To rebuild it
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During which month/ When did Nehemiah ask King Artaxerxes to send him to Judah?
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Month of Nisan, in the 20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes
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Who was with the king when Nehemiah asked permission to go to Judah?
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Only his queen.
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What did Nehemiah ask for the journey
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Letters for the governors beyond the River
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A letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forests
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Why did Nehemiah ask for the letters to the governors beyond the River?
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So that he may be granted safe passage till he reached Judah
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Why did Nehemiah ask for the letter to Asaph?
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So that Asaph may give Nehemiah timber
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Why did Nehemiah need timber?
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To make beams for the gates
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For the wall of the city
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For the house that Nehemiah will occupy
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Did the king grant Nehemiah’s requests?
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Yes
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Why did the king agree to and grant Nehemiah’s requests for the journey?
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Because the good hand of God was upon Nehemiah
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Besides the letters, what else did the king send along with Nehemiah?
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Captains of the army and horsemen
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Who was unhappy/ distressed that Nehemiah had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel?
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Sanballat the Horonite
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Tobiah the Ammonite servant
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Once Nehemiah reaches Jerusalem, what does he do?
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He inspects the damage to the wall
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How many days did Nehemiah wait before inspecting the damages to the wall?
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Three days
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At what time of the day did Nehemiah do his inspection
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At night
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Describe the nature of Nehemiah’s inspection
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It was done in secret. No one knew where he had gone or why
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Name the gates that Nehemiah went through or inspected (mentioned in Chapter 2 )
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Valley Gate
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Dung Gate
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Fountain Gate
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Route taken by Nehemiah while inspecting the damages
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Went through the Valley Gate to the mouth of the spring of the fig tree and to Dung gate
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b.
Passed on to Fountain Gate and went to the King’s pool
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c.
Went up to the wall by the brook
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Came to Valley gate and returned
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What did Nehemiah do after returning from his inspection?
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He told the Jews (Jews, priests, the nobles, the officials and others) that they should rebuild the wall of Jerusalem
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Why should the Jews rebuild the walls of Jerusalem?
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So that they will no longer be a reproach (no longer be disgraced)
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How did Nehemiah convince the Jews to rebuild the wall
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He told them of the hand of God which was good upon him (God’s gracious hand is with Nehemiah)
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The words of the king
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What was the response of the Jews?
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Their hands were strengthened to do good work (they were encouraged to rebuild the wall)
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Who opposed the Jews?
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Sanballat the Horonite
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Tobiah the Ammonite servant
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c.
Geshem the Arab
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What did the opposers do?
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They laughed at Nehemiah and the Jews and scorned them
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What accusation did the opposers raise?
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That the Jews were rebelling against the king
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When accused of rebellion, what did Nehemiah answer?
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Nehemiah said that the God of Heaven will make them succeed in building the wall
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What do the opposers not have in Jerusalem?
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They do not have part or right or memorial in Jerusalem (They have no share in Jerusalem, they have no claim or historic right in Jerusalem)
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Chapter 3
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Who was the high priest during the time when the wall is rebuilt under the leadership of Nehemiah?
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Eliashib
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Which gate was rebuilt by the high priest and the priests?
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The Sheep Gate
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Who rebuilt the Sheep gate?
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Eliashib the high priest and his brothers the priests (the Priests and the High Priest, Eliashib)
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What did the priests do after rebuilding the Sheep gate?
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They consecrated it
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They hung its doors
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They sanctified it.
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Till where did the priests sanctify the Sheep Gate?
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They sanctified it to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel
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Who rebuilt the Fish gate?
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The sons of Hassenaah
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People from ________ made repairs but their nobles would not participate/ put their shoulders to the work. Who?
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People from Tekoa (or the Tekoites)
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Who repaired the Old Gate?
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2 men –
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Jehoiada (son of Paseah)
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ii.
Meshullam (son of Besodeiah)
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Leaders of halves of the district of Jerusalem (during the time when the walls were being rebuilt under the leadership of Nehemiah)
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Rephaiah
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Shallum son of Hallohesh
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Whose daughters worked along with their father to make repairs
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Daughters of Shallum son of Hallohesh
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Who repaired the Valley Gate
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Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah
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Leaders of (halves) of the district of Keilah
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Hashabiah
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Bavai son of Henadad
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Keeper of the East Gate
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Shemaiah son of Shechaniah
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What portion did the bronze workers and the merchants repair?
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a.
Between the upper chamber to the corner and the Sheep Gate
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How did the opposers/ neighbors react to the news that the Jews are rebuilding the wall?
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They ridiculed or mocked the Jews
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How did Nehemiah respond to the mocking from the Jews?
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Nehemiah prayed to the Lord
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What did Nehemiah pray?
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That the Lord should hear the mocking of the neighbors of Jews and given justice
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Chapter 4
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Who was involved in the conspiracy against Jerusalem
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a.
Sanballat
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b.
Tobiah
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c.
The Arabs
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d.
The Ammonites
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When the news of the progress of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem spread, wthat happened?
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Enemies conspired to attack Jerusalem
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What made the enemies conspire against Jerusalem? Or what made a great evil come over the enemies of Jerusalem (during the time of Nehemiah)?
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They heard that the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and the gaping holes were being filled
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What did the enemies conspire to do?
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To come and attack Jerusalem
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b.
To come to the midst of the Jews and kill them, so that the work will stop/ cease
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What was the plot against Jerusalem
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a.
The enemies plotted to kill the Jews and make the rebuilding work stop
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What did Nehemiah and the Jews do when they heard that the enemies were plotting to attack Jerusalem?
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a.
Prayer and Action
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i.
Prayer - They prayed to God
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ii.
Action - They set watchmen to guard against them day and night
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How did Nehemiah and Jews know of the plan of the enemies?
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a.
The Jews who dwelt near the enemies told Nehemiah and the Jews that the enemies were planning to come against the Jews from all sides
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What did the Jews dwelling among the enemies tell Nehemiah and the Jews?
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a.
The enemies will come against them from all sides
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What precautions/ defense strategies did Nehemiah implement upon hearing of the expected threat from thr enemies?
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a.
He positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall in the sheltered areas
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How were the people grouped to defend the city? Or How did Nehemiah group the men positioned in the lower parts of the wall?
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a.
By families
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When Nehemiah positioned men to guard, what were the men given?
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a.
Their swords, spears and bows
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How did Nehemiah encourage the people (when they were faced with the plot from external enemies)
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a.
He told them to not be afraid of them
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b.
He asked them to remember that God was great and awesome
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c.
He encouraged them to fight for their brethren, sons, daughters, wives and houses
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How did the work change because of this external threat?
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From that day onwards, half of the Jews did the work and the other half took up defensive positions with weapons and armor (spears, shields, bows and breastplates)
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What was the attitude of the rulers towards the house of Judah?
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a.
The rules stood with the entire house of Judah
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How did those who did the work, change their work style?
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They held a weapon in one hand and did the work with the other hand
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b.
Every builder had his sword girded at his side
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How would people know in case of danger?
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a.
Nehemiah had a person who would sound the trumpet
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What did Nehemiah instruct the men to do when they hear the trumpet?
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Where ever they are, when they hear the trumpet, they should rally together to meet Nehemiah
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Why was it necessary for all of the men to rally together when the trumpet sounded?
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The work was extensive; the builders were scattered across the entire wall and hence, each man was far away from his brother
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Who, according to Nehemiah, will fight for the Jews?
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a.
God
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What additional precaution did Nehemiah instruct the men to do?
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Guards held spears from day break to stars appeared
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b.
Nehemiah asked the people to spend the nights within Jerusalem
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c.
They will work by day and guard during the night
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Chapter 5
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1
After handling the external threat, what happened next while the wall was being rebuilt?
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a.
An internal strife rose up
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What was the internal strife about?
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Poverty. People were being forced to sell their sons and daughters as slaves but could not redeem them
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3
Why could the poor families not redeem the sons and daughters sold to slavery
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Because their lands and vineyards were with other men (used to borrow money)
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Against whom were the outcry of the poor?
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a.
Against the nobles and rulers
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How did Nehemiah react to this internal strife/ this outcry from the poor Jews?
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a.
He was very angry
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b.
He rebuked the nobles and rulers
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Why did Nehemiah rebuke the nob les and rulers
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a.
They were lending money to their fellow Jews for high interest rates (usury)
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How did Nehemiah rebuke and silence the nobles and rulers?
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He asked if the Jews (those in poverty) should sell themselves to the nobles and rulers after having been redeemed from the nations to which they were sold
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What did Nehemiah ask them to do?
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a.
Stop usury (lending money for very high interest rates)
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b.
Restore to them their lands, vineyards, olive groves and their housers
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c.
Restore/ return to them a hundredth of what the nobles are charging the people (money, grain, new wine, oil)
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What did the nobles and rulers promise Nehemiah?
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a.
They promised to restore everything that belonged to the poor
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Once the nobles and rulers promised to restore everything, what did Nehemiah do as proof?
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a.
He called the priests
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b.
He asked the nobles and rulers to make an oath that they wlll do according to their promise
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What did Nehemiah say if anyone was to not fulfill the promise to restore everything the poor Jews
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a.
He shook the fold of his garment
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b.
He said may God shake out each man from his house and from his property if he does not fulfill his promise. May he be emptied
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What was the people’s response to the words of Nehemiah after the promise (to restore the property of the poor Jews)?
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a.
They said Amen
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b.
They praised the Lord
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c.
They did according to this promise
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In which year was Nehemiah appointed to be governor of Judah
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a.
In the 20th year of the reign of King Artaxerxes
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For how many years did Nehemiah serve as the governor of Judah?
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a.
12 years (till the 32nd year of King Artaxerxes)
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While Nehemiah was governor, what privilege did he NOT use?
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a.
He and his brothers did not ate the governor’s provisions
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What burdens did the previous governors lay on the people of Judah?
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a.
They took bread and wine from the people
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b.
They took 40 shekels of silver from the people
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How was Nehemiah different from the previous governors?
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a.
He did not take what previous governors took from the people (bread, wine, silver)
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Why did Nehemiah behave different from the previous governors?
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a.
Because of Fear of God (He feared the Lord)
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In addition to not taking provisions and silver from the Jews, what else did Nehemiah do?
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a.
He continued the work on the wall
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b.
He did not buy (acquire) any land (property)
319
c.
All Nehemiah’s servants also joined the work
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d.
He regularly fed Jewish people and rulers
321
20
Nehemiah fed people regularly (or had people at his table). Who did he feed?
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a.
Jews and their rulers
323
b.
All the people who went to them from the surrounding nations
324
21
How many Jews were regularly at Nehemiah’s table?
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a.
150
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22
What food was prepared daily at Nehemiah’s table?
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a.
One Ox
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b.
6 choice sheep
329
c.
Fowl
330
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What was prepared every 10 days at Nehemiah’s table
331
a.
An abundance of all kinds of wine
332
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Even though Nehemiah regularly fed people at his table, why did he not demand the governor’s provisions?
333
a.
Because the bondage on the people was heavy
334
Chapter 6
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1
What happened when the enemies heard that the wall was rebuilt and that there were no gaps in the wall?
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a.
Sanballat and Geshem the Arab sent Nehemiah a letter
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2
What did Sanballat and Geshem write in the 1st letter to Nehemiah (Chapter 6)
338
a.
They wanted Nehemiah to meet them in the villages in the plain of Ono
339
3
Where did Sanballat and Geshem want Nehemiah to meet them?
340
a.
In the villages in the plan of Ono
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4
What was Sanballat and Geshem planning to do by asking Nehemiah to meet them in Ono?
342
a.
They were plotting to harm Nehemiah
343
5
What reply did Nehemiah to the invite to meet in Ono?
344
a.
He said that he could not go to meet them
345
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Why did Nehemiah say that he could not meet Sanballat and Geshem in Ono?
346
a.
Because he is doing so great a work and because the work should not cease/ stop
347
7
When did Nehemiah say he will meet with Sanballat and Geshem?
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a.
When Nehemiah has finished the work (on the wall).
349
8
How did Nehemiah reply to Sanballat and Geshem’s letter?
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a.
He sent messengers to them with his reply
351
9
What did Sanballat do when Nehemiah refused to meet him after the 1st letter
352
a.
He sent the same message a second time
353
10
How did Nehemiah respond to the message Sanballat sent the second time?
354
a.
With the same reply that he had sent to the 1st letter
355
11
What did Sanballat do when Nehemiah refused to meet him / refused the ask in 2 letters?
356
a.
He sent his servant to Nehemiah with an open letter (unsealed letter. This is to make certain that the contents of the letter will be widely known)
357
12
What rumor was Sanballat trying to spread through the open letter?
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a.
That Nehemiah and the Jews were planning to rebel against King Artaxerxes
359
b.
They were rebuilding the wall so that Nehemiah could be the king of the Jews
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c.
That Nehemiah has appointed prophets to proclaim that there is a king in Judah
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13
How did Sanballat threaten Nehemiah in the open letter
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a.
He said that the rumors that Nehemiah and the Jews were planning a rebellion will be reported to the king
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14
Who is the king mentioned in the open letter from Sanballat to Nehemiah?
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a.
King of Persia, Artaxerxes
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15
How did Nehemiah reply to the open letter from Sanballat?
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a.
That nothing mentioned in the letter are being done; these are things that Sanballat has invented in his heart
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16
What was Sanballat and his group trying to do?
368
a.
They were trying to make Nehemiah and the Jews afraid
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How were Sanballat and group trying to make Nehemiah and the Jews afraid?
370
a.
Through discouraging words saying ‘Their hands will be weakened in the work and the work will not be done’
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What was the result of the discouraging words of the enemies?
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a.
It resulted in Nehemiah’s hands being strengthened instead of weakened (Because he had God’s help)
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19
Which false prophet tried to make Nehemiah hide in fear?
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a.
Shemaiah, the sone of Delaiah
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Where did Shemaiah say Nehemiah should hide?
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a.
In the house of God, within the temple
377
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Why did Shemaiah say Nehemiah should hide in the temple?
378
a.
Because Sanballat and all are coming to kill Nehemiah in the night
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22
What was Nehemiah’s response to Shemaiah’s false prophecy
380
a.
Who is the man that shall enter the house (of God) in order to live? (he was saying that he would not try to save his life by hiding in the Temple)
381
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Why did Nehemiah refuse to do as Shemaiah said (or heed to the ‘prophecy’ of Shemaiah)?
382
a.
Because he perceived that God had not sent Shemaiah at all but that he was hired by Sanballat and Tobiah
383
24
Which prophets were hired by Sanballat and Tobiah to work against Nehemiah?
384
a.
Shemaiah and Noadiah
385
25
The prophetess who tried to make Nehemiah scared
386
a.
Noadiah
387
26
What was Sanballat and group trying to do through the prophets?
388
a.
They were trying to make Nehemiah scared and make him sin
389
27
Why did they want Nehemiah to sin?
390
a.
So that they will have a reason (cause) for an evil report that they can use to reproach (disgrace) Nehemiah
391
28
Why do you think Nehemiah was able to discern that Shemaiah was not sent by God?
392
a.
Nehemiah was a man of prayer and had a close relationship with God. This helped him discern (spirit of discernment) what message was from God and what wasn’t
393
29
When was the wall finished/ completed?
394
a.
On the 25th day of Elul
395
30
How many days did it take Nehemiah and his group to rebuild the wall?
396
a.
52 days
397
31
What was the reaction of the enemies of the Jews and the nations, when they saw that the wall was completed/ finished?
398
a.
They were disheartened
399
32
When the enemies of the Jews and all the nations around saw that the wall was completed, they were disheartened. Why?
400
a.
Because they perceived that this work was done by God
401
33
Who from Judah were regularly corresponding/ communicating with Tobiah
402
a.
The nobles of Judah
403
34
Why were there constant communication between the nobles of Judah and Tobiah?
404
a.
Many in Judah were pledged to Tobiah
405
35
Why were many in Judah pledged to Tobiah?
406
a.
Because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah (a Jew) ; and
407
b.
his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah
408
36
Son of Tobiah who married a Jew
409
a.
Jehohanan
410
37
Jewish father in law of Tobiah
411
a.
Shechaniah the son of Arah
412
38
Jewish father-in-law of Jehohanan
413
a.
Meshullam the son of Berechiah
414
39
How did the nobles who were pledged to Tobiah try to frighten Nehemiah?
415
a.
They would report Tobiah’s good deeds to Nehemiah and Nehemiah’s words to Tobiah
416
Chapter 7
417
1
The wall was built and Nehemiah hung the doors. After this, who all did Nehemiah appoint?
418
a.
Gatekeepers
419
b.
Singers
420
c.
Levites
421
2
Who did Nehemiah choose to be in charge of governing Jerusalem
422
a.
His brother Hanani
423
b.
Hananiah
424
3
Why did Nehemiah choose Hanani
425
a.
He was a faithful man and feared God more than many
426
4
Hananiah was the leader of _____
427
a.
The citadel
428
5
Instructions that Nehemiah gave Hanani and Hananiah regarding the opening and closing of gates of Jerusalem
429
a.
The gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun is hot
430
b.
The gates should be shut and doors barred while they were still standing guard (before the go off duty)
431
6
Instructions that Nehemiah gave Hanani and Hananiah regarding appointing guards
432
a.
Guards should be appointed from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem
433
b.
There should be guards at watch stations and others in front of his own house
434
7
The wall of Jerusalem had been rebuilt. However, what was the state of the city
435
a.
The city was large and spacious. (positive aspect)
436
b.
The people in it were few (negative aspect)
437
c.
Houses were not rebuilt (area of opportunity)
438
8
Once the wall was rebuilt, what was the next purpose that God put into the heart of Nehemiah?
439
a.
To gather the nobles, rulers and peoples
440
9
Why did God want Nehemiah to gather the nobles, rulers and peoples
441
a.
So that they might be registered by genealogy
442
10
When Nehemiah decided to register the people by genealogy, what did he find?
443
a.
A register of genealogy of the people who had returned in the 1st return (from captivity)
444
11
Who were the people recorded in the register of genealogy that Nehemiah found?
445
a.
The people/ exiles who returned from Babylon captivity to Jerusalem and Judah.
446
12
Who had taken these people captive/ prisoners (the people who were returned from Babylonian captivity)
447
a.
King Nebuchadnezzar
448
13
Which all categories of people were written in the register that Nehemiah found
449
a.
Clans of Israel
450
b.
People whose ancestors lived in certain towns
451
c.
Priests
452
d.
Levites
453
e.
Singers
454
f.
Gatekeepers
455
g.
Nethinim (Temple Servants)
456
h.
Children of Solomon’s servants
457
14
Leaders of the first return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity
458
a.
Zerubbabel (descendent of King David)
459
b.
Jeshua (the High Priest)
460
15
The singers were the children of ____
461
a.
Asaph
462
16
Total number of Nethinim (Temple Servants/ workmen) and the children of Solomon’s servants who returned in the first return from exile
463
a.
392
464
17
Who could not identify their father’s house or their lineage or whether they were of Israel (descendants of Israelites)
465
a.
Sons of Delaiah
466
b.
Sons of Tobiah
467
c.
Sons of Nekoda
468
18
How many of the exiles (of the sons of Delaiah, Tobiah, Nekoda) could not prove they were descendants of Israelites)
469
a.
642
470
19
A few of the priests were excluded from priesthood. Why?
471
a.
They were not listed among those who were registered by genealogy (therefore they could not prove their ancestry)
472
20
What were the restrictions on the priests who could not prove their ancestry
473
a.
They should not eat of the most holy things
474
21
Who told the excluded priests that they should not eat of the most holy things?
475
a.
The governor
476
22
Until when would the restrictions on the excluded priests last?
477
a.
Until a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim
478
23
Total number of exiles who returned – 42360
479
24
Male and female servants (of the exiles) who returned with the exiles - 7337
480
25
Total number of men and women singers – 245
481
26
What all were given to the treasury by the people:
482
a.
Gold drachmas
483
b.
Basins
484
c.
Priestly garments
485
d.
Silver minas
486
27
In which month were all the people settled in their towns
487
a.
7th month
488
Chapter 8
489
1
Who was asked to bring the Book of the Law of Moses
490
a.
Ezra
491
2
What was the occupation of Ezra
492
a.
He was a priest and scribe
493
3
Where had the people gathered to hear Ezra reading the Law of Moses
494
a.
In the open square in front of the Water Gate
495
4
In front of which gate had the people gathered to hear the Law of Moses
496
a.
Water Gate
497
5
Who all were assembled to hear the Law of Moses
498
a.
Men, women and those who could hear with understanding (children who were old enough to understand)
499
6
When did the people gather to listen to the Law of Moses
500
a.
On the 1st day of the 7th month
501
7
How long did Ezra read from the Law of Moses
502
a.
From morning to midday (on the 1st day of the 7th month)
503
8
What does the Bible (Nehemiah Chpter 8) say that the people were towards the Book of the Law as Ezra was reading to them?
504
a.
The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the Law
505
9
Where did Ezra read from the Book of Moses
506
a.
He stood on a platform of wood which was made for this purpose
507
10
What did the people do when Ezra opened the Book
508
a.
The people stood up (Orthodox Christians stand for the reading of the Gospel)
509
11
What did Ezra do after opening the Book
510
a.
He blessed the Lord, the great God
511
12
How did the people respond when Ezra blessed the Lord
512
a.
They answered ‘Amen. Amen’ while lifting their hands
513
b.
They bowed their heads and worshipped the Lord with the faces to the ground
514
13
In addition to reading from the book of the Law of God, what did the Levites and other leaders do?
515
a.
They helped the people understand the Law
516
14
What did the people do when they heard the Law of God?
517
a.
They wept
518
15
What did Nehemiah, Ezra and the Levites tell the people when they wept upon hearing the Law?
519
a.
The day is holy to the Lord their God. So, they should not mourn or weep
520
b.
They should go home, eat the fat, drink the sweet
521
c.
They should send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared
522
16
Why should the people not mourn/ grieve/ sorrow
523
a.
Because the day was holy to the Lord
524
b.
Because the joy of the Lord is their strength
525
17
When the people were mourning, what did the Levites do/ or how did the Levites minister to the sorrowful people?
526
a.
They quieted (calmed) all the people saying ‘Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved’
527
18
What was the emotional state of the people when they went their way (returned home)
528
a.
They rejoiced greatly
529
19
Why did the people rejoice greatly?
530
a.
Because they understood the words that were declared to them
531
20
On the 2nd day, who gathered around Ezra to understand the words of the Law?
532
a.
The heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people; the priests and Levites
533
21
What did the leaders find written in the Law, on the second day
534
a.
That the sons of Israel should dwell in booths (tents) during the feast of the 7th month
535
22
What did the people do when they heard the law regarding the feast of booths (feast of the 7th month)
536
a.
They went out to bring branches and made themselves booths
537
23
What branches were used to make the booths
538
a.
Olive branches
539
b.
Branches of oil trees
540
c.
Myrtle branches
541
d.
Palm branches
542
e.
Branches of leavy trees
543
24
Where did the people make booths
544
a.
On the roof of their houses
545
b.
In their courtyards
546
c.
In the courts of the house of God
547
d.
In the open square of the Water Gate
548
e.
In the open square of the Gate of Ephraim
549
25
Booths were built in several places. The open squares of which 2 gates were also used to make booths
550
a.
Water Gate
551
b.
Gate of Ephraim
552
26
Since when had the feast of booths not been celebrated?
553
a.
Since the days of Joshua son of Nun until the time of Nehemiah and Ezra
554
27
Which feast was restored during the time of Nehemiah and Ezra
555
a.
The feast of booths
556
28
For how many days was the Feast of Booths kept?
557
a.
7 days
558
29
What did the people do on the 8th day (of the Feast of Booths)
559
a.
There was a sacred assembly according to the prescribed manner
560
30
During the 7 days of the feast, what did the Israelites do?
561
a.
Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God everyday
562
Chapter 9
563
1
What did the Israelites do after hearing from the Book of the Law for 7 days during the feast of Booths?
564
a.
They confessed their sins
565
2
On which day did the Israelites confess their sins?
566
a.
On the 24th day (of the 7th month)
567
3
What all did the Israelites do in preparation for confession of sins?
568
a.
They fasted, wore sackcloth and put dust on their heads (repentance)
569
b.
They separated themselves from foreigners
570
4
Whose sins did the Israelites confess?
571
a.
Their sins and the sins of their fathers
572
5
Besides confessing their sins, what did the Israelites do on the 24th day of the 7th month (Nehemiah chapter 9)
573
a.
They read from the Book of the Law of the Lord
574
b.
They worshipped the Lord their God
575
6
How did the Levites minister to the people of the 24th day of the 7th month (Nehemiah chapter 9)
576
a.
They cried out to the Lord their God with a loud voice (prayed)
577
b.
They directed the people to bless the Lord their God and His glorious Name
578
7
What is exalted above all blessing and praise?
579
a.
The glorious Name of the Lord God
580
8
The Lord God called Abram out of the land of ___
581
a.
Chaldeans
582
9
The Lord God changed Abram’s name to ____
583
a.
Abraham
584
10
How did the Lord find the heart of Abraham?
585
a.
Faithful
586
11
God made a covenant with Abraham to give him and his descendants the land of which all peoples?
587
a.
Canaanites
588
b.
Hittites
589
c.
Amorites
590
d.
Perizzites
591
e.
Jebusites
592
f.
Girgashites
593
12
Why did the Lord show signs against Pharaoh and his peoples?
594
a.
Because God knew that they acted proudly against His people (the Israelites)
595
13
Which sea did the Lord part of the Israelites
596
a.
The Red Sea
597
14
When the Lord parted the Red Sea, the Israelites walked through the midst of the ____ on _____
598
a.
Sea, dry land
599
15
Which are the pillars using which the Lord led the Israelites
600
a.
Cloudy pillar by day
601
b.
Pillar of Fire by night
602
16
How did the Lord give the Israelites light on the road they should travel?
603
a.
Through the pillar of fire
604
17
Mount on which the Lord came down and spoke to the Israelites?
605
a.
Mount Sinai
606
18
The Lord gave them _____ ordinances, ___ laws, ____ commandments and precepts (Nehemiah 9: 13)
607
a.
Just, true, good
608
19
During their wanderings in the wilderness, what did the Lord give the Israelites for their hunger?
609
a.
Bread from heaven (manna)
610
20
During their wanderings in the wilderness, what did the Lord give the Israelites out of a rock?
611
a.
Water
612
21
How did the Israelites provoke the Lord in the wilderness
613
a.
They wanted to go back to Egypt
614
b.
They made molded calves and call them the gods that led them out of Egypt
615
22
What did the Lord give to the Israelites to instruct them
616
a.
His Good Spirit
617
23
Even though they provoked God, God did not withhold __ and __ from them
618
a.
Manna, water
619
24
How many years did the Israelites wander in the wilderness
620
a.
40
621
25
Even though the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness/ desert for 40 years, their clothes did not ____ and their ___________ did not swell
622
a.
Wear out, feet
623
26
The Lord gave the Israelites kingdoms and nations. So, which all lands did they take possession of (as mentioned in Neh 9)
624
a.
Land of Sihon
625
b.
Land of the king of Heshbon
626
c.
Land of the King of Bashan
627
27
Why did the Lord deliver the Israelites to the hand of their enemies?
628
a.
Because they disobeyed and rebelled against God
629
b.
They did not keep the Lar
630
c.
They killed God’s prophets
631
28
Through whom did the Lord testify against the rebellious Israelites?
632
a.
Through His prophets
633
29
The prophets testified against the peoples by ____
634
a.
By God’s Spirit in them (the prophets)
635
30
Why did the Lord not utterly consume the Israelites or forsake them?
636
a.
Because He is mighty, gracious and merciful
637
31
Who all did not keep the commands of the Lord
638
a.
The kings
639
b.
The princes
640
c.
The priests
641
d.
The fathers
642
32
What have the Israelites not turned from?
643
a.
Their wicked works
644
33
As a result of the sins of the Israelites, what is the current states of the Israelites (in Neh)
645
a.
They are now slaves;
646
b.
In the land that God gave them to enjoy its abundance/ bounty and fruit, they are now servants
647
In other words, they are slaves and servants
648
34
Who has dominion over the bodies of Israelites and their cattle?
649
a.
The kings that the Lord has set over the Israelites.
650
35
What did the Israelites decide to do during the time of Nehemiah and Ezra
651
a.
They decided to make a covenant
652
36
Who will seal the covenant
653
a.
All the rulers, Levites and priests
654
Chapter 10
655
1
The Israelites made a covenant during the time of Nehemiah. What did they bind themselves with?
656
a.
They bound themselves with a curse
657
2
The Israelites made a covenant during the time of Nehemiah. What did they enter into?
658
a.
They entered into a curse and an oath
659
3
What was the oath they took?
660
a.
To walk in God’s Law which was given by Moses
661
b.
To observe and do all the commandments and statutes of God
662
4
What was the oath they took about marriage
663
a.
They will not give their daughter as wives to the peoples of the land (to non-Israelites)
664
b.
Their sons will not marry daughters of foreigners
665
5
What oath did the Israelites take about Sabbath
666
a.
They will not conduct business (buy goods/ wares) on Sabbath or holy days
667
6
What oath did they take about the seventh year
668
a.
They will forgo the produce of the 7th year (they will not harvest)
669
b.
They will cancel all debts (forgo the exacting of debts)
670
7
How much will they give yearly for the service of the House of God
671
a.
One third of a shekel
672
8
Sin offerings are to make ______ for Israel
673
a.
Atonement
674
9
What did they decide about giving wood offerings to the house of God
675
a.
The priests, Levites and peoples will cast lots and bring wood to the House of God at appointed times of the year
676
10
What will the wood offerings be used for?
677
a.
To burn on the altar of the Lord
678
11
What ordinance did they make regarding firstfruits
679
a.
They will bring the firstfriuts of the ground (fields – grain); firstfruits of all the fruits of trees
680
b.
They will bring the firstborn of their sons and cattle, herds, flocks
681
c.
First fruits of wine and oil
682
12
When will the firstfruits of the ground and trees be brought –
683
a.
Year by year
684
13
To whom will the firstfruits and firstborn be brought?
685
a.
The priests who minister in the house of God
686
14
What ordinance did they make regarding tithes
687
a.
They will bring their tithes of their land to the Levites
688
15
Who will be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes?
689
a.
The priest, the descendant of Aaron
690
16
Of the tithes, what will the Levites bring to the House of God
691
a.
Levites will bring a 10th of the tithes to the house of God, to the rooms of the storehouse
692
17
Where will the Levites take the tithes in the House of God
693
a.
To the rooms of the storehouse
694
18
What is the oath that they took regarding the house of God
695
a.
They will not neglect the house of their God
696
Chapter 11
697
1
Where did the leaders of the people live?
698
a.
In Jerusalem
699
2
Regarding where to live, what was decided about the rest of the people (excluding the leaders)
700
a.
one of ten (families) were to dwell in Jerusalem
701
b.
9/10ths of the people were to live in other cities
702
3
How did they decide who would live in Jerusalem?
703
a.
By casting lots
704
4
Who did the people bless (regarding living in Jerusalem)
705
a.
The men who willingly offered themselves (volunteered) to live in Jerusalem
706
5
Where did the people live in the other cities of Judah (cities other than Jerusalem)
707
a.
In their property in their cities
708
6
Who all lived in their own properties in the other cities?
709
a.
Israelites
710
b.
Priests
711
c.
Levites
712
d.
Nethinim
713
e.
Descendants of the servants of Solomon
714
7
Those living in Jerusalem also included the people from the tribes of ___ and ___
715
a.
Judah and Benjamin
716
8
Leaders of Jerusalem
717
a.
Overseer: Joel, son of Zichri
718
b.
Second: Judah son of Asana
719
9
High Priest:
720
a.
Ahitub
721
10
Leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer
722
a.
Mattaniah, son of Micha
723
11
Mattaniah was the descendant of ______ (leader of singers)
724
a.
Asaph
725
12
Mattaniah’s assistant or second among his brethren (in leading the thanksgiving with prayer)
726
a.
Bakbukiah
727
13
Overseer of the Levites:
728
a.
Uzzi son of Bani
729
14
King’s deputy in all matters concerning the people:
730
a.
Pethathiah
731
Chapter 12
732
1
Records of the heads of Levites and priestly families were written in which Book
733
a.
Book of Chronicles
734
2
When was the record (of Levites/ Priests) finished
735
a.
When Darius was emperor of Persia
736
3
Why were the Levites sought out at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem
737
a.
To celebrate the dedication with gladness, thanksgiving and singing; and with musical instruments
738
4
Which musical instruments did they want to use in the celebration of the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
739
a.
Cymbals, stringed instruments and harps
740
5
How did they want to celebrate the dedication of the wall
741
a.
With gladness, thanksgiving and singing
742
6
From where were the Levites sought?
743
a.
From all the places they were living in to gather together in Jerusalem
744
7
What did they do in preparation for the dedication
745
a.
Priests and Levites purified themselves and then purified the people, the gates and the wall
746
8
Where did Nehemiah bring the leaders of Judah
747
a.
Up on the wall
748
9
How many thanksgiving choirs were appointed by Nehemiah
749
a.
2 large thanksgiving choirs
750
10
Where did the 1st choirs go
751
a.
One when to the right on the wall toward Refuse Gate
752
11
Who went before/ led the choir who went to the right/ toward Refuse Gate?
753
a.
Ezra the scribe
754
12
At which gate did the 1st group go up the stairs of the city of David?
755
a.
Fountain gate
756
13
Where did the 2nd group stop
757
a.
By the Gate of the Prison
758
14
Director of the singers?
759
a.
Jezrahiah
760
15
How did the singers sing
761
a.
Loudly
762
16
Which choir did Nehemiah join?
763
a.
The second choir that went to the left
764
17
Why were the people rejoicing on the day of the dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem?
765
a.
Because God made them rejoice with great joy
766
18
Who made the people rejoice with great joy on the day of the dedication of the wall?
767
a.
God
768
19
Who rejoiced over the priests and Levites who ministered?
769
a.
Judah
770
20
What did the people do to ensure that the priests and Levites received the contributions specified in the Law?
771
a.
They appointed people over the rooms of the store house
772
21
What were the responsibilities of the temple appointees over the storehouse rooms
773
a.
To gather the portions (that were to be given to priests and levites) from the fields of the cities
774
22
How were the singers and gatekeepers provided for in the days of Nehemiah and Zerubbabel
775
a.
All Israel gave portions for the singers and gatekeepers
776
23
How much portions did the Israelites give for the singers and gatekeepers
777
a.
A portion for each day
778
24
Regarding the Singers, What practices were started in the days of David and Asaph
779
a.
There were chiefs of singers
780
b.
There were songs of praise and Thanksgiving to God
781
25
Who setup chiefs of singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving (in the Temple worship)
782
a.
King David and Asaph
783
Chapter 13
784
1
On the day of the dedication, what did they read (in the Book of Moses) about Ammonites and Mobites
785
a.
No Ammonite or Moabite should ever be allowed into the assembly of God
786
2
Why should no Ammonite or Moabite be allowed in the assembly of God
787
a.
They did not meet the Israelites with bread and water but instead hired Balaam to curse Israel
788
3
What did God do to the curse of Balaam
789
a.
He turned the curse into a blessing
790
4
What did the Israelites do after reading that Ammonites and Moabites cannot be allowed in the assembly of God
791
a.
They separated all the mixed multitude from Israel
792
5
Which priest was allied with Tobiah
793
a.
Eliashib
794
6
Where did Eliashib live
795
a.
In the storeroom of the house of our God
796
7
What did Eliashib prepare for Tobiah
797
a.
A large room in the storehouse of the house of God
798
8
What was this large room (prepared for Tobiah) used for previously
799
a.
To store grain offerings, frankincense, articles, tithes of grain, new wine and oil (which were commanded to be given to the Levites; singers and gatekeepers), firsfruits for priests
800
9
Where was Nehemiah when this room was reserved for Tobiah
801
a.
Nehemiah had returned to the King Artaxerxes
802
10
In which year did Nehemiah return to the King Artaxerxes
803
a.
In the 32nd year of the reign of King Artaxerxes
804
11
When did Nehemiah know of the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah
805
a.
When he obtained leave and returned from the king
806
12
What was the evil thing that Eliashib did for Tobiah
807
a.
He prepared a room for Tobiah in the courts of the house of God
808
13
What grieved Nehemiah bitterly
809
a.
The evil thing that Eliashib did for Tobiah
810
14
What did Nehemiah do to the house goods of tobiah (that were in the room in the house of God)
811
a.
He tossed them out
812
15
What did Nehemiah do after tossing out all the household goods of Tobiah
813
a.
He commanded the rooms to be cleansed
814
16
What did Nehemiah do after the rooms were cleansed (from being reserved for Tobiah)
815
a.
He brought the articles of the house of God, grain offering and the frankincense back into the rooms.
816
17
What were the last reforms of Nehemiah
817
a.
Cleansing and Restoration of the room of storehouse to its original use (Removal of Tobiah from the room in the house of God; and bring back the articles that should be in the storehouse)
818
b.
Restoration of Tithes
819
c.
Restoration of Sabbath
820
d.
Pagan marriages forbidden
821
18
What was being held back from the Levites
822
a.
The (tithe) portions for the Levites were being held back from them
823
19
What did the Levites and singers do because their portions were not being given to them?
824
a.
They went back to their fields to work
825
20
Why did Nehemiah reprimand (rebuke) the rulers?
826
a.
Because they had forsaken the house of God
827
21
Who brought the Levites and singers back to their work in the house of God
828
a.
Nehemiah
829
22
What did Nehemiah do to ensure the portions were given to the Levites
830
a.
He appointed faithful treasurers and gave them the duty to distribute to their brothers
831
23
Who were appointed as treasurers over the storehouse
832
a.
Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe and Pedaiah the Levite
833
24
Who was the assistant to the treasurers
834
a.
Hanan
835
25
Why were the treasurers and their assistant chosen?
836
a.
Because they were faithful
837
26
How were the people of Judah profaning the Sabbath
838
a.
They were treading wine presses and bringing in all kinds of burdens into Jerusalem on Sabbath
839
b.
They were buying fish and goods from merchants from Tyre On Sabbath
840
27
What changes did Nehemiah bring to prevent the people from profaning Sabbath?
841
a.
Before Sabbath, the gates will be closed and will reopen only after the Sabbath day
842
28
What happened because the gates were closed on Sabbath day
843
a.
No burdens could be carried in
844
29
What did Nehemiah do about the purchasing that people were doing on Sabbath
845
a.
Nehemiah warned the merchants and sellers to not come on Sabbath
846
30
What did Nehemiah ask the Levites to do
847
a.
He asked them to sanctify the Sabbath
848
31
Who did Nehemiah use as an example to make his fellow men understand the issues in marrying foreign/ pagan women
849
a.
King Solomon
850
32
What did Nehemiah make the people swear regarding marriage
851
a.
They will not give their daughters as wives to the sons of pagans/ foreignors;
852
b.
They will not take foreign women as wives for their sons
853
33
Who did Nehemiah drive away from him
854
a.
A son of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the High priest
855
34
Why was the sone of Jehoiada driven away by Nehemiah
856
a.
Because he was a son in law of Sanballat the Horonite
857
35
What did Nehemiah assign to the priests and Levites
858
a.
The daily courses . wach to his own service; and to bringing the wood offering and the firstfruits at the appointment times
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