Bible Challenge 2

The opening verses of the book of Ruth place it in the times of the Judges, and it concludes with how she was the great grandmother of King David. In Ruth 4:17 the author states that Ruth and Boaz’ child is named Obed and that Obed “…became the father of Jesse, the father of David.” The final verses trace the family line.

As for Queen Esther, she was during the Ezra-Nehemiah time period.

After being in captivity for 70 years, former Israelites and Judahites returned to the land and in 535 B.C. started rebuilding the temple. This is recorded in Ezra. The temple was completed in 516 B.C. and Esther was queen of Persia about 473 B.C. In 458 B.C. a second wave returned to the land under Ezra, and in 445 B.C. Nehemiah leads the effort to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Questions for today: Who was Zerubbabel? Who was Jerubbaal? Who was Jedidiah?
Bonus: Can you place each of them in the proper time period below?

Abraham and God's covenant with him in the land of promise
Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and the wandering
Joshua leading them into the promised land and the conquest
The period of the judges
The period of the kings and prophets
The captivity of the Israelites
Their return to the land to rebuild the temple and Jerusalem

Again, you can send your answers to me at pastorbaron@cfl.rr.com. Winnners will be posted :)

And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;
(Mic 5:4)

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.