Tuesday, January 18, 2011

History--- Events: Multiple Choice:
1. How was God's creation watered?
(a) Rain from heaven; (b) a mist from the earth; or (c) natural springs.
Multiple Choice:

2. What did God observe about His creation on the sixth day?

(a) He was done; (b) it was very good; or (c) the earth was full.

1. (b) A mist from the earth (Gen. 2: 6).

2. (b) It was very good (Gen.1: 31).

Previously, God had noted that what He had done was good (vv. 10, 12. 18, 21, 25 ).
Those references capture the quality of creation; the "very good" reference seems to note the completeness of creation.

Monday, January 17, 2011

History---Events
1. Fill in the blanks: God called the dry land -----------and the waters--------when He created them.


2. Sentence Completion: "And the Lord God formed man--------"1. Earth---- Seas (Gen. 1: 10
2. " Of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became a living being"
(Gen. 2: 7).

Sunday, January 16, 2011

People: Multiple Choice:
Esther succeeded what woman as queen of Persia?
(a) Deborah; (b) Vashti; or (c) Candace.
(b) Vashti ( Esth. 2 : 17 ).
Multiple Choice:

What was the name of the man who raised Esther?
(a) Moriah; (b) Melatiah; or (c) Mordecai.

(c) Mordecai (Eath. 2:7).
Esther was Mordecai's uncle's daughter. He raised her
because neither parent was alive.

Multiple Choice:
Who was the king who made Esther his queen?
(a) Darius; (b) Artaxerxes; or (c) Ahasuerus.(c) Ahasuerua (Esth. 2: 16, 17 ).
When Esther became queen, Ahasuerus was unaware that she was Jewish.
That fact plays a prominent part in this story (v. 20 ).


Saturday, January 15, 2011

People: Question:
Two prophets prophesied and encouraged the people who were rebuilding the temple, following the Babylonian captivity. Name them. (Esth. 5:1, 2 ).Zechariah
Haggai


Friday, January 14, 2011

People and Places: Question :
What Persian ruler decreed that some of the Babylonian captives should return to Jerusalem to build the Lord a house?
Cyrus (Ezra 1:1, 2).
Multiple Choice:
Who oversaw the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem after the return of the captives from Babylon?

(a) Zerubbabel: (b) Tattenai; or (c) Ezra. (a) Zerubbabel ( Ezra 3: 8 ).


Thursday, January 13, 2011

People : Multiple Choice:
Who was the last king in Judah who sought the Lord?
(a) Hezekiah; (b) Josiah; or (c) Ammon.
(b) Josiah (2 Kings 23:24-24 :20).
Multiple Choice:

Who was the king of Judah at the time it was taken into Babylonian captivity?

(a) Jehoiachin; (b) Jehoiakim; or (c) Zedekiah.
(c) Zedekiah (2Kings 25: 1-7 ).

After his capture, Zedekiah's sons were killed before him and then his eyes were put out.


Wednesday, January 12, 2011

People and Places: Multiple Choice:
What king of Judah showed all the wealth of the kingdom to messengers from Babylon?
(a) Ahaz; (b) Hezekiah; or (c) Manasseh.
(b) Hezekiah (2 Kings 20 : 12,13)
Although godly and wise in most things, he acted very foolishly at this point. It was Babylon that destroyed Judah.
Multiple Choice:

Who was the king of Assyria when they took Israel captive?

(a) Sennacherib; (b) Ben-Hadad; or (c) Shalmaneser.
(c) Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:3-6).

He overthrew Israel by laying siege to Samaria, the capital city, for three years.