This quiz has been taken 206 times, with an average score of 80. Book of ezra and nehemiah covers the events of the jews returning from the babylonian captivity. Though the people are hard pressed by opposition, the lord. Ezra related the story of two returns from babylonthe first led by zerubbabel and the second under the leadership of ezra. We can learn from the life of nehemiah valuable lessons in restoring and maintaining a relationship. The jews are counted and are permitted to return to judah to rebuild the temple. Quizmoz bible book nehemiah quiz, bible book nehemiah. Cook books related to scripture that i stumbled upon through using the youversion bible app. Nehemiahs opposition nehemiah 4,6 last week we learned about how nehemiah and the people living in jerusalem began to rebuild jerusalems walls. Funtrivia also hosts thousands of fun, free, interactive trivia games. To comprehend the context of nehemiah, we must understand old testament redemptive history.
The book of nehemiah was likely written between 445 and 420 b. This was gods preordained plan to bring his people out of bondage and back into their land to worship in the temple once again. Bible living articles devotionals inspirations video audio books bible trivia pastors blogs. At the end of his leave of absence from the king he came back to babylon, and after certain days he came again to jerusalem nehemiah 2. Nehemiah made this a subject of prayer, and the people continued to have a heart for working. Nehemiah 34 obedience in the face of opposition duration. The final books of the hebrew bible are the books of chronicles and ezra nehemiah, which once formed a unitary history of israel from adam to the 4th century bce, written by an anonymous chronicler. The stories in the bible teach truth by showing principles in action. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Nehemiah kept going despite all the opposition he faced. Nehemiah riding though rubble and telling the jews to rebuild jerusalem. According to the book of nehemiah in the hebrew bible and the old testament, tobiah was an ammonite official who attempted to hinder nehemiah s efforts to rebuild jerusalem after the babylonian exile, and took over the storerooms of the temple for his own use.
Quizmoz offers one of the internets largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced quizmoz quiz masters. The book of nehemiah, one of the history books of the bible, continues. This book is, by the authors of the vulgate latin and arabic versions, called the second book of ezra, it being a continuation of the same history, and was by the jews reckoned as one book with ezra. The courage to face opposition 12 studies for individuals or groups fields, don a.
The following questions are from the book of nehemiah in the king james version of the holy bible. The book of nehemiah jerusalem walls summary overview. Nehemiah, who was a contemporary or served around the same time as ezra, was a cupbearer to the king in the persian empire. The book is a first person account of the events from the perspective of nehemiah. Nehemiah repeatedly received reports to that effect from jews living near the city. Who was the keeper of the kings forest who provided nehemiah with. When sanballat tried to entice nehemiah to a meeting that would have the effect of delaying his work, nehemiah rebuffed him. Ezra read from the book of the law to the congregation assembled in the street before the water gate from morning.
Nehemiah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In the book of nehemiah how many times does nehemiah pray. When the king noticed that nehemiah was upset, and invited him to make a personal request, nehemiah demonstrated a character and an attitude often portrayed in the bible as admirable. The book of nehemiah tells the story of nehemiah, an official of the king of persia, who is tasked with rebuilding the wall around jerusalem.
The book of nehemiah is named after nehemiah, the one who is most wellknown for. What did nehemiah do in chapter 2 when the king asked him what is it you want. The courage to face opposition 12 studies for individuals or groups. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. There were priests, rulers, goldsmiths, perfumemakers and women who helped repair the walls. This is based on the fact that the books of ezra and nehemiah were originally one.
Leading an effort to rebuild the walls around the city of jerusalem. The book of nehemiah does not specifically name its author, but both jewish and christian traditions recognize ezra as the author. Nehemiah led the third 3rd exodus back to jerusalem, 94 years after zerubbabel 1st exodus of approx. Chronicles, ezra and nehemiah are followed by tobit, judith, and then esther in the greek septuagint. Nehemiah character study inductive bible study notes. Just to make sure they understood the gravity of the situation, nehemiah personally refused to assess any taxes for his own support. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see s. Rebuild nehemiah 4 standing firm in the face of opposition. This is a bible study book that instructs the reader to read a chapter in the bible and then answer thought. The other seven chapters of the book are occupied with some details of nehemiah s government of the people after the completion of the walls. His brother was hananiah, an important figure in the book.
Interesting facts about nehemiah barnes bible charts. Interactive bible quiz nehemiah fairly hard rediscovering the bible. All apocalyptic passages in the hebrew bible occur in the prophets and the book of. To get the most out of a book like nehemiah, you need to pay attention to the action.
That these books constituted a single workreferred to as the chroniclers history, in distinction to the. Nehemiah, contemporary of ezra, leads the third and final return to jerusalem after the babylonian exile. Jack zavada is a writer who covers the bible, theology, and other christianity topics. We have compiled 1,500 questions and answers on the bible that are going to show how much, or how little, you, or those you quiz, know about. He ridiculed the jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of samaria, he said, what are those feeble jews doing. The book of nehemiah niv audio holy bible high quality. Acts, how long did nehemiah pray for before he went to see the king. Near 520 bc after the takeover by nebuchadnezzar, ultimately king cyrus of persia arose to power, and he decided to aid the jews to return to jerusalem. Opposition to the construction of the jerusalem walls came from both inside and outside the congregation.
Nehemiahs response to the situation in jerusalem ch. How many days did it take nehemiah and the israelites, who had returned from exile, to rebuild the walls around the city of jerusalem. Nehemiah 4 new international version niv opposition to the rebuilding. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nehemiah s prayer for remnant at jerusalem, chapter 1. Nehemiah 4 opposition to the rebuilding when bible. The historical books are followed by psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, the latin vulgate, and christian old testaments of the bible. This summary of the book of nehemiah provides information about the title, authors, date of. Nehemiah overview john gills exposition on the whole bible. This lesson focuses on nehemiahs opposition to rebuild the wall.
Nehemiah lived in the capital of the persian empire. In the hebrew bible the book of nehemiah comfort of jah forms a unity with the preceding book of ezra compare with the notes on ezra. The book of nehemiah has been, since the 16th century, a separate book of the hebrew bible. When the wall reached half its height, sanballat, tobiah, and neighboring peoples intensified their opposition to the point of conspiring to fight against jerusalem. The book of nehemiah from the holy bible new international version niv book 16 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of. Thousands of bible trivia questions with scripture references. This book, as was true in the book of ezra, has copies of letters, decrees, registers and other documents.
I thought i would put up a little bible trivia quiz relative to our study of nehemiah to replace our missed time together. Quizmoz offers one of the internets largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced quizmoz quiz. The book of nehemiah is the last of the historical books of the bible, originally part. Biblical literature biblical literature ezra, nehemiah, and chronicles. Although the books bear different names they follow each other without paragraph and the numeration of the masorah is listed at the end of nehemiah for both books. In spite of the opposition from outside of nehemiahs camp, and the opposition and abuse. The books of ezra and nehemiah were originally combined into a single book.
Study scripture verses and use highlighting, underlining, and take notes in the bible. They held the spears, shields, bows, and bodyarmor. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Try this books of the bible quiz and see if you can figure out which are in the old testament and which are in the new testament. Biblical literature ezra, nehemiah, and chronicles. Before that date, it had been included in the book of ezra. The book of nehemiah takes bible readers to the end of the historical account in the old testament, some 400. T hough no author is claimed in the book of nehemiah it is believed that ezra or nehemiah wrote the book. According to the book of ezra, what two prophets called gods people to finish the temple.
If ezra was the writer, he was copying from the journal of nehemiah. This summary of the book of nehemiah provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of nehemiah. This part expository study of nehemiah was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 20022003. He also reinstructs the israelites who were becoming pagans because of the marriages between jews and foreigners. We discovered that many people worked on different sections of the walls.