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| son of David through Bathsheba; ruled united Israel at its peak of peace and prosperity; came to be considered the wisest ordinary man who ever lived; intermarriage for political purposes led to disobedience, the introduction of idolatry, and judgment |
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| rebelled against Rehoboam; became the first king of divided Israel (the northern kingdom |
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| son of Solomon; first king of Judah (the southern kingdom); the kingdom split under his leadership |
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| prophet of God from Tishbe; defeated the prophets of Baal on Carmel |
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| wicked king of Israel and foe of Elijah; married to Jezebel |
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| evil wife of king Ahab and worshiper of Baal; eventually killed and eaten by dogs as prophesied |
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| The fall and exile of Israel |
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| The fall and exile of Judah |
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| Elijah’s successor; prophet and miracle worker |
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| Gentile army captain who contracted leprosy; healed by dipping in the Jordan River seven times at Elisha's instructions |
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| 16th king of Judah; became king at 8 years old; returned to obeying the law; Judah’s last righteous king |
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| Uzzah touches the ark and is struck dead |
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| Solomon's dedication of the temple |
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| Babylonian exile; Cyrus' decree for Jews to return to Jerusalem |
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| Ezra's philosophy of ministry: to study, apply and teach the Law of God |
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| Persian king who allowed the Jews to return and rebuild the temple c. 538 BC |
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| A priest, scribe, great reformer, and expert in the Law. Under his spiritual leadership and ministry of the Word, the Jews undergo moral reformation and put away their foreign wives |
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| Who is Joshua in the book of Ezra? |
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| The high priest who returned with and aided Zerubbabel in rebuilding the altar and the temple |
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| Temple reconstruction completed |
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| Return and reform under Ezra |
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| The reading of the Law and the people's revival |
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| The renewal of the covenant |
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| And they read from the book, from the Law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading. |
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| The Persian King who was the son of Xerxes I and Vashti; stepson of Esther. He allowed the Jews to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem under the leadership of Nehemiah |
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| Artaxerxes’ cupbearer who became governor of Judea and supervisor of Jerusalem’s reconstruction. He governed in Judea from 445-433 BC, and from 424-410 BC |
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| An influential Samaritan who sought to end the reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem and to assassinate Nehemiah |
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| And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for a time as this |
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| Jewish maiden of great beauty who became the queen of Persia. Her courage paved the way for the preservation of the Jews within the Persian Empire |
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| Esther’s older cousin and palace official. He was used by God to deliver the Jews from Haman’s plan |
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| An Amalekite, captain of the princes, who plotted destruction of the Jews |
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| The Persian king Xerxes I, reigning 486 465 BC, who chose Esther to be his wife |
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