Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Walls Bible Quiz

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1. What was Nehemiah's work in the Persian palace?A) The chief baker · B) Captain of the guard · C) The king's cupbearer · D) The treasurer

   The king's cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11)

2. Which king sent Nehemiah to Jerusalem?A) Cyrus · B) Darius · C) Nebuchadnezzar · D) Artaxerxes

   Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1)

3. What news made Nehemiah weep?A) The wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates burned · B) The king was sick · C) His brother had died · D) The temple was finished

   The wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates burned (Nehemiah 1:3-4)

4. What did Nehemiah do before answering the king's question?A) He fainted · B) He prayed to the God of heaven · C) He ran away · D) He asked for gold

   He prayed to the God of heaven (Nehemiah 2:4)

5. When did Nehemiah go out to view the broken walls?A) At noon · B) On the Sabbath · C) By night · D) At the Passover

   By night (Nehemiah 2:12-13)

6. Which men mocked and opposed the building of the wall?A) Ezra and Zerubbabel · B) Haman and Hegai · C) Bigthan and Teresh · D) Sanballat and Tobiah

   Sanballat and Tobiah (Nehemiah 4:1-3)

7. How did the builders guard against attack?A) They worked with one hand and held a weapon in the other · B) They built only at night · C) They hired Persian soldiers · D) They stopped building

   They worked with one hand and held a weapon in the other (Nehemiah 4:17)

8. In how many days was the wall finished?A) 40 · B) 52 · C) 7 · D) 70

   52 (Nehemiah 6:15)

9. Who read the book of the law to the people from a wooden pulpit?A) Nehemiah · B) Haggai · C) Ezra the scribe · D) Zerubbabel

   Ezra the scribe (Nehemiah 8:1-4)

10. What did Nehemiah do when merchants sold goods in Jerusalem on the Sabbath?A) He taxed them · B) He joined them · C) He moved the market into the temple · D) He had the gates shut before the Sabbath began

    He had the gates shut before the Sabbath began (Nehemiah 13:19)