Ezra 5

According to Ezra 5:1, in whose name did the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesy to the Jews?

• The name of the false prophets in Babylon
• The name of Zerubbabel
• The name of the God of Israel
• The name of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

To whom did the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesy, according to Ezra 5:1?

• Darius the king
• Cyrus the king
• The Jews in Samaria and Damascus
• The Jews in Judah and Jerusalem

In Ezra 5:2, who began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem?

• Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
• Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak
• Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite
• Nehemiah the son of Azbuk

According to Ezra 5:2, who helped build the house of God which is Jerusalem?

• The prophets of God
• Tattenai
• King Nebuchadnezzar
• The Elders of the Jews

In Ezra 5:2-3, who questioned Zerubbabel and Jeshua, asking who commanded them to build the temple?

• Darius the King
• The prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo
• Tattenai and Shethar-Boznai and their companions
• The Elders of the Jews

What question did Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions ask those rebuilding the house of God, according to Ezra 5:2-3?

• Who commanded you to build this temple?
• Who commanded you to finish this wall?
• Who commanded you to raise taxes and tribute to fund this work?
• Both A and B

Who was governor of the region beyond the River during the reign of King Darius, as stated in Ezra 5:3 and 5:6?

• Zechariah
• Sheshbazzar
• Darius
• Tattenai

According to Ezra 5:5, what was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius, thereby keeping the work from being stopped?

• The Spirit of the Lord
• The call of the prophets
• The eye of God
• The blessing of the King

In the letter that Tattenai, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions sent to King Darius, how did they describe progress on the temple, according to Ezra 5:6-8?

• The work has stopped until permission is received from the king
• The work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands
• The work proceeds slowly due to many obstacles
• The work has been well planned and is about to begin

According to Ezra 5:12, why did the elders of the Jews say that the temple had been destroyed?

• Because their fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath
• To build a temple to the god Chemosh
• To fulfill the prophesy of Balaam
• Because the Sidonians had overrun Jerusalem