GREAT LAKES BIBLE BOWL 2012

PRIMARY DIVISION – FEBUARY

 

Nehemiah - Chapters 1-6; 7: 1-3

 

 

 

  1. After the threat of fighting what did the men that carried materials do with their other hand?   (4:17)

                    a.   Held a weapon

                    b.   Raised it up to God so that he would fight for the Israelites.

                    c.   Carried a light so that they could see where they were going.

 

  1. Who did the king send with Nehemiah?  (2:9)

                    a.   His brother Hanani

                    b.   All the Israelites that wanted to go

                    c.   Army officers and cavalry

 

  1. Why did Nehemiah say that he did not act as the governors before him did?  (5:16)

                    a.   Out of reverence for God

                    b.   Because the king had forbidden it

                    c.   Because he was wealthy and did not need the people’s money

 

  1. From the day of the threat of fighting, half of the men worked and the other half did what?  (4:16)

                     a.   Went out and marched around the walls to protect it.

                     b.   Equipped themselves with spears, shields, bows and armor.

                     c.   Formed an army to go out and fight their enemies.

 

  1. When was the wall completed?  (6:15)

                     a.   On the twelfth day of Nisan

                     b.   On the tenth day of Omar

                     c.   On the twenty-fifth of Elul

 

  1. During the time that Nehemiah was governor in Judah, what did he do with the food allotted to him?  (5:14)

                     a.   He did not eat it.

                     b.   He ate as much as he could

                     c.   He gave it to the people to eat

 

  1. Where was Nehemiah when his brother came to him from Judah?  (1:1)

                     a.   In the temple in Jerusalem

         b.   In the citadel of Susa

                     c.   In the courtyard of King Artaxerxes

 

  1. What did Shemaiah want Nehemiah to do?  (6:10)

                     a.   To continue to build the city to its former glory

                     b.   To flee to King Artaxerxes for protection from their enemies

                     c.   To hide in the temple because men were coming to kill Nehemiah

 

  1. What gate did Nehemiah reenter through when he examined the walls?  (2:15)

                     a.   Dung Gate

                     b.   Fountain Gate

                     c.   The Valley Gate

 

  1.  What did Nehemiah do after the wall had been rebuilt and the doors were in place?  (7:1)

a.   He had the gatekeepers, the singers and the Levites appointed               b.   He became the king of Judah

                     c.   He went back to being cupbearer to the king

 

  1.  What did the men and their wives say they must do in order to eat and stay alive? (5:2)

                     a.   Get lambs

                     b.   Get grain

                     c.   Get beef

 

  1.  What did Nehemiah say in his prayer that the Israelites had not obeyed?  (1:7)

                     a.   The sinful commands given by Sanballet and Tobia.

                     b.   The commands, decrees; and laws that God gave his servant Moses.

                     c.   Everything that Nehemiah had told them to do.

 

  1.  When the walls were rebuilt, who sent Nehemiah a message?  (6:1)

                     a.   Sanballat and Geshem

                     b.   King Artaxerxes

                     c.   Shemiah and Delaiah

 

 

 

 

  1.  Who did Nehemiah say would give them success in rebuilding the wall?  (2:20)

                     a.   King Artaxerxes

                     b.   The God of heaven

                     c.   Nehemiah

 

  1.  How long did the men holding spears have to do so?  (4:21)

                     a.   For 12 hours every day

                     b.   For 16 hours every day

                     c.   From the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

 

  1.  What was Nehemiah’s job?  (1:11)

                     a.   Ruler of the Israelites

                     b.   Cupbearer to the king

                     c.   King of the Israelites

 

  1.  How many times did Nehemiah send the same reply to Sanballat and Geshem?  (6:4)

                     a.   Three times

                     b.   Four times

                     c.   Six times

 

  1.  How did the Israelites react to the plot of Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and others?  (4:9)

                     a.   They sent out a raiding party to destroy them.

         b.   They laughed because they knew that these men could do nothing to

                them.

                     c.   They prayed to their God and posted a guard day and night.

 

  1.  What did some Jews say they had to do, to pay the king’s tax on their fields and vineyards?  (5:4)

                     a.   They had to borrow money.

                     b.   They had to sell their homes

                     c.   They had to promise the king the first fruits

 

  1.  When Nehemiah heard of the destruction of Jerusalem, what did he do?  (1:4)

                     a.   He sat down and wept.

                     b.   He got angry and threw things.

                     c.   He ordered King Artaxerxes to help rebuild it.