CHAPTER 1
1. Who was Cyrus?
2. Why did he rule over Babylon?
3. What charge had God given him?
4. What did he proclaim about the God of Israel?
5. What response did Cyrus get?
6. How do you know that God appointed some to do this work?
7. What did Cyrus contribute?
8. To whom were the treasures given?
9. What did he do with them?
CHAPTER 2
1. What men were they whose names are recorded here?
2. What was the object of keeping their genealogy?
4. What did the governor say about the priests who had lost their family records?
5. How did the people offer?
6. Where did each family dwell?
CHAPTER 3
1. What was remarkable about the seventh month (see Lev.)?
2. What did Joshua and Zerubbabel set up first of all?
3. Who made them afraid?
4. What protection had they?
5. How did they spend the seventh month?
6. When did they begin to build the house?
7. What accompanied the laying of the foundation?
8. How did the ancient men feel about it?
CHAPTER 4
1. What did their enemies propose?
2. How did Zerubbabel and Jeshua reply?
3. How did their enemies show their revenge?
4. How did the king reply?
5. Why did the work cease and until when?
CHAPTER 5
1. What stirred up Zerubbabel and Jeshua to resume work?
2. Who tried to hinder them?
3. Why could they not hinder them?
4. What did they write to the king of Persia?
5. What did they ask him to do?
CHAPTER 6
1. What was found in the king's palace?
2. What answer did Darius send to the governors?
3. What decree did he make?
4. Why did this Gentile king wish the Lord's people to offer sacrifices of sweet savor to the God of heaven?
5. What was the punishment for any one who disobeyed the decree of Darius?
6. Who encouraged the people to work?
7. When was the house finished?
8. Describe the dedication of the house of the Lord.
9. When did they keep the passover?
10. What is keeping the passover a remembrance of?
11. How had God made them joyful?
CHAPTER 7
1. What came into Ezra's heart to do?
2. Who was reigning in Persia then?
3. What had Ezra prepared his heart to do?
4. What did Artaxerxes call himself?
5. To buy what, did he give Ezra silver and gold?
6. Why was the king anxious to obey the God of heaven?
7. What command did the king give to Ezra?
8. What was the consequence of disobedience?
9. For what does Ezra praise the Lord?
CHAPTER 8
1. Where did Ezra gather the people and for what purpose?
2. Who were missing in the company?
3. Why did they fast?
4. To whom did Ezra commit the treasures?
5. Where were they three days?
6. What did they do on the fourth day?
7. What did they offer in sacrifice and for whom?
CHAPTER 9
1. What was discovered about the Levites?
2. What was the effect upon Ezra?
3. What had God left in His grace?
4. What commandment of the Lord had they disobeyed?
5. What had come upon them in consequence?
CHAPTER 10
1. What did the people come and say to Ezra?
2. Why did they say there was hope in Israel?
3. What covenant did they make?
4. What proclamation did Ezra make?
5. Why did they tremble?
6. What did Ezra tell them to do?
7. Why did the sons of the priests offer a trespass offering?