Assignment - Questions for Ezra Chapter 7

Greetings! Guys, there is a lot to cover in Ezra Chapters 7 and 8. So, for this coming Tuesday, let's plan on just covering Chapter 7. Here are the study questions that we'll cover.

Ezra Chapter 7

1. Who is the last person Ezra traced his lineage back to? (7:1-5)

2. Where did Ezra come from? (7:6)

3. What three credentials did Ezra have to do God’s work? (7:6)

4. What had Ezra done to prepare himself to do God’s work? (7:10)

5. Before we set out to do God’s work, how important is preparation?

6. When did Ezra arrive in Jerusalem? (7:8)

7. How does the king’s letter describe Ezra? (7:12)

8. What resources does the king decree that the Israelites who wish to return to Jerusalem take with them? (7:13-16)

9. What does the king say the people should do with those resources? (7:17-20)

10. What does the king decree that the officials of the Trans-Euphrates do? (7:21-24)

11. What does the king say that Ezra should do when he arrives in the Trans-Euphrates? (7:25)

12. What offense does the king describe and what punishment does he prescribe for that offense? (7:26)

13. How does Ezra respond to God’s blessings? (7:27-28)