Ezra Chapter 3 — Rebuilding the Altar and Temple Quiz Flashcards

#1

In Ezra 3, who were the two main leaders who directed the rebuilding of the altar after the exiles returned to Jerusalem?

📖 Ezra 3:2

#2

What was the first act of worship the returning exiles performed after rebuilding the altar in Ezra 3?

📖 Ezra 3:3

#3

According to Ezra 3:4, which festival did the returning exiles celebrate after rebuilding the altar?

📖 Ezra 3:4

#4

In Ezra 3:7, what materials did the returnees acquire from Tyre and Sidon for the temple reconstruction?

📖 Ezra 3:7

#5

What was the primary reason the foundation of the temple could not be laid immediately after the altar was rebuilt, according to Ezra 3?

📖 Ezra 3:8-9

#6

According to Ezra 3:10, what response did the people give when the foundation stone of the temple was laid?

📖 Ezra 3:10-11

#7

What does Ezra 3:12 reveal about some of the older priests and Levites at the temple foundation-laying?

📖 Ezra 3:12

#8

In Ezra 3, how long after the exiles returned to Jerusalem did the work on rebuilding the temple foundation begin?

📖 Ezra 3:8

#2

They offered the morning and evening sacrifices

According to Ezra 3:3, the exiles immediately began offering the regular morning and evening sacrifices on the rebuilt altar, though they had not yet finished the temple foundation.

Ezra 3:3

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Zerubbabel and Joshua

Zerubbabel (the governor) and Joshua (the high priest) led the altar reconstruction efforts when the exiles returned (Ezra 3:2).

Ezra 3:2

#4

Cedar logs and money to pay laborers

Ezra 3:7 states that the exiles engaged the people of Tyre and Sidon to bring cedar logs, and they gave them food, drink, and oil in return to support the labor force.

Ezra 3:7

#3

The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

Ezra 3:4 specifically records that the exiles kept the Feast of Tabernacles after rebuilding the altar, celebrating this autumn festival as the law of Moses required.

Ezra 3:4

#6

They shouted with a loud voice and sang praises

Ezra 3:10-11 describes how when the builders laid the foundation, all the people shouted with a great shout and sang praises to the Lord, following the pattern of Psalm 136.

Ezra 3:10-11

#5

They did not have sufficient materials and workers organized yet

Ezra 3:8-9 indicates that the temple foundation work began in the second month of the second year of their return, showing a gap between altar rebuilding and foundation-laying as they organized materials and workers.

Ezra 3:8-9

#8

In the second year of their return

Ezra 3:8 states that in the second month of the second year of their arrival, Zerubbabel and Joshua appointed the Levites to oversee the work of rebuilding the Lord's house.

Ezra 3:8

#7

They wept aloud because they had seen the former (Solomon's) temple

Ezra 3:12 specifically states that many priests and Levites and heads of families who were old and had seen the first house wept with a loud voice, presumably because the new foundation seemed smaller or less glorious than Solomon's temple.

Ezra 3:12

#9

According to Ezra 3:11, what psalm or song pattern did the people follow when praising the Lord at the temple foundation-laying?

📖 Ezra 3:11

#10

What work assignments did Zerubbabel and Joshua distribute to the Levites in Ezra 3:9?

📖 Ezra 3:9

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#10

To oversee all the work of building the house of the Lord

Ezra 3:9 states that Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jozadak appointed Levites aged twenty and older to oversee the work of building the house of the Lord.

Ezra 3:9

#9

Praising the Lord because His mercy endures forever

Ezra 3:11 records that the people sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, following the words 'For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel,' which reflects the refrain of Psalm 136.

Ezra 3:11

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