Nehemiah Quiz

Answer key for Nehemiah Quiz

1. Q1: What was Nehemiah's occupation in the palace of Shushan before he went to Jerusalem? Answer: The king's cupbearer. Nehemiah served as the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes. Reference: Nehemiah 1:11 (KJV).
2. Q2: Who was the king that granted Nehemiah permission to return to Judah? Answer: Artaxerxes. Artaxerxes the king noticed Nehemiah's sadness and granted his request. Reference: Nehemiah 2:1 (KJV).
3. Q3: Which two men were the primary leaders of the opposition who mocked the Jews for building the wall? Answer: Sanballat and Tobiah. Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant mocked their efforts. Reference: Nehemiah 2:19 (KJV).
4. Q4: How many days did it take to finish the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem? Answer: Fifty-two days. The wall was finished in fifty and two days. Reference: Nehemiah 6:15 (KJV).
5. Q5: Because of the threat of enemies, how did the builders work on the wall? Answer: Every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. The builders labored with one hand and held a weapon in the other. Reference: Nehemiah 4:17 (KJV).
6. Q6: Who read the book of the law of Moses to the people from a pulpit of wood? Answer: Ezra the scribe. Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood and read the law. Reference: Nehemiah 8:4 (KJV).
7. Q7: What did the people do when Ezra opened the book of the law in the sight of all the people? Answer: They all stood up. When Ezra opened the book, all the people stood up. Reference: Nehemiah 8:5 (KJV).
8. Q8: Nehemiah told the people not to mourn or weep, for what was their strength? Answer: The joy of the LORD. Nehemiah declared, 'for the joy of the LORD is your strength.' Reference: Nehemiah 8:10 (KJV).
9. Q9: Which feast did the children of Israel keep in the seventh month, dwelling in booths? Answer: The Feast of Tabernacles. They found it written in the law that they should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month. Reference: Nehemiah 8:14 (KJV).
10. Q10: What did Nehemiah do when he found that some were treading wine presses and selling victuals on the sabbath? Answer: He commanded the gates of Jerusalem to be shut. He commanded the gates be shut when it began to be dark before the sabbath. Reference: Nehemiah 13:19 (KJV).