8th Grade Old Testament Survey Test (1 Chronicles-Esther + Ruth)

Ezra mirrors Moses by leading a(n) ____ from a foreign land to the Chosen Land.

The early part of 2 Chronicles is a summary of the reign of ____.

Some believe that ____ was the author of the Chronicles.

Purpose of Esther: It serves the purpose of showing how ___ overrules all things, even in a distant, far country.

Ezra was written during the reign of King ____ of Persia (465-424 BC).

Purposes of Chronicles: to show the rights and importance of the ____ dynasty.

Ezra serves the purpose of giving an account, from the points of view, of the restoration of the nation to its land.

The Chronicles were written for a ____ people.

What was the name of the kinsman-redeemer in the book of Ruth?

____ led a group to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem.

Most of 1 Chronicles is a summary of the reign of ____.

The likely author of Nehemiah was ____.

What Jewish holiday was celebrated during the dedication of the Temple in the book of Nehemiah?

The Books of God's Faithfulness/Rebuilding are ____.

Who was Ruth's mother-in-law?

Chapters 3-6 are about the restoration of the worship of ____ in the land.

The repetitions of ____ in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7 suggest that they were originally 2 different books.

The likely author of Ezra was ____.

What 2 prophets were contemporaries of Ezra's time period?

Ezra lays its emphasis upon the establishment of the people in the land as a ___ and ___, walking in light of the law.

Who was the Queen in Persia prior to Esther?

Ruth was a ____.

Purposes of Chronicles: the writer sought to show the people the true glory of their nation as the ____.

____ is the Book of God's Protection.

English name comes from Jerome’s name for these books in the Greek Septuagint, where they were separated into 2 books

Most of 2 Chronicles is a brief history of ____ until its fall.

____ led a group to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.

What was the name of Esther's cousin, another main character of the book of Esther?

What is the unique aspect of the book of Esther?

What is the name of the villain in the book of Esther?

At the completion of the city wall, the people renewed the ____ Covenant.

Purpose of Chronicles: True blessing will come only by obedience to the ____ principles which God has established.

What is the greatest evidence for the authors of Ezra/Nehemiah being who they are?