Ezra & Nehemiah - Seniors
Across
- 5. “They ____ officials to frustrate their plan throughout the reign of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of King Darius of Persia”
- 7. "The _____ of the temple of the LORD had not yet been laid."
- 8. "And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the LORD made them _____."
- 10. "They told _____ the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded Israel."
- 11. “All the articles of gold and _____ were five thousand four hundred."
- 13. "So the wall was _____ on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul, in fifty-two days."
- 15. “Now in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an _____ against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem."
- 18. "Nevertheless we made our _____ to our God, and because of them, we set a watch against them day and night."
- 19. "Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of _____."
Down
- 1. "And they sang responsively, _____ and giving thanks to the LORD."
- 2. Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have trespassed and married ____ women, and so increased the guilt of Israel.
- 3. "Also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of _____."
- 4. "All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to _____.
- 6. "They issued a _____ throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem."
- 8. “And Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of _____."
- 9. “When Sanballat heard that we were _____ the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews."
- 12. Nehemiah writes, "So I came to Jerusalem and was there ____ days”.
- 14. Nehemiah was the king's _____.
- 16. "Then all the _____ answered and said with a loud voice, 'Yes! As you have said, so we must do.' "
- 17. "Do not sorrow, for the joy of the _____ is your strength."