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Who is Ezra?
A man of the Law.
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What is the Persian Empire.
King Cyrus is of this Empire.
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What is weeping loudly?
The response of the older people when the builders laid the foundation of the temple.
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What is weeping, fasting and praying?
Nehemiah's response when he hears that the walls of Jerusalem remain broken and burned.
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Who is all the people?
Those who ask for Ezra to read the Law.
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Who is Tobiah?
The rat/enemy they let into the temple.
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What is west of the Euphrates?
Tattenai is governor of this region.
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What is 52 days?
The number of days it took to complete the walls.
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What is their weapon?
The people carried this as they were building the wall.
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What is the Festival of Booths or Sukkot?
The festival that the people celebrated after the walls had been build.
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Who are Zechariah and Haggai?
Two prophets during the time of Zerubbabel.
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What is the Ahava?
The river where Ezra declared a fast.
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What is food, taxes, and special privileges?
The rights as governor that Nehemiah relinquishes.
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What is opposition?
What we will always face when we do the work of God.
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What is Tobiah in the Temple, not keeping the Sabboth, and marrying foreign wives?
The three main problems that Nehemiah identified when he returned to Jerusalem a second time.
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Who is Nehemiah?
The comforter for Israel.
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What is Nehemiah's table?
The place that 150 Jews, officials and guest had a meal.
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What is the 15th of Nissan?
The Hebrews calendar day that marks the beginning of Passover or Pesach.
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What is to study, obey and teach the Word/Law?
Ezra devoted himself to these three things and we will do well to follow his example.
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What is impaled on a beam and his house made a garbage dump?
The warning given by King Darius against anyone who interferes with his directive to finish the temple.
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Who is Cyrus of Persia?
The king who commanded the temple be rebuilt.
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What is Assyria?
King Esar-haddon is of this country.
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What is rebuking, beating and pulling out some hair?
Nehemiah's treatment of the men who participated in marrying and worshiping foreign women.
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What is everything?
Jesus deserves this much of our life.
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What is 12 bulls, 96 rams, 77 lambs and 12 male goats?
The exact sacrifice Ezra and the people made when they returned to the temple in Jerusalem.
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