Combo: Captivity and Coming Home

What tribe was Daniel from when carried off into Babylonian captivity?

• a) Levi
• b) Judah
• c) Benjamin
• d) Ephraim

What is the major theme of Daniel 1-6?

• a) God's power over earthly kings
• b) God's wrath against sin
• c) The restoration of Jerusalem
• d) The exile's longing for freedom

Who conquered Babylon in 539 BC?

• a) Assyrians
• b) Greeks
• c) Persians
• d) Romans

What does the second half of Daniel focus on?

• a) God’s plan for the future
• b) The rebuilding of the temple
• c) Daniel’s life in Persia
• d) The exile's struggles in Babylon

How does Daniel challenge the exiles in his visions?

• a) To flee Babylon
• b) To rebel against their captors
• c) To assimilate into Babylonian culture
• d) To trust that God holds the future

When did King Cyrus decree the return of the exiles?

• a) 539 BC
• b) 538 BC
• c) 458 BC
• d) 445 BC

Who led the first wave of returning exiles?

• a) Ezra
• b) Nehemiah
• c) Zerubbabel
• d) Daniel

What did Ezra focus on rebuilding?

• a) The walls of Jerusalem
• b) The gates of Jerusalem
• c) The marketplace
• d) The temple

Who led the second wave of exiles?

• a) Nehemiah
• b) Zerubbabel
• c) Malachi
• d) Ezra

Who led the third wave of exiles?

• a) Nehemiah
• b) Zerubbabel
• c) Malachi
• d) Ezra