Quiz
Quiz
- What city and country did Nehemiah live in? (1)
Susa was a key city in the Media Persian Empire. It was in Babylon.
- What was the name of Nehemiah’s brother and where had he just come from? (2)
Hanani had just arrived from Judah. Perhaps he had gone there with Ezra 13 years before.
- What was the condition of the wall of Jerusalem and its gates? (3)
“The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” And as a result, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace.”
- What did Nehemiah do when he heard about the remnant that survived the exile and about the condition of Jerusalem? (4)
4 “For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.”
- What was Nehemiah’s position? (11)
He was a cupbearer to the king.