Story 20: The Exile and Return
Comprehension Questions and Answers
- What was the warning that the prophets spoke to the people?
*They told them to repent and worship God. [20-01]
- How did the people respond to the message from the prophets?
*The people refused to obey. [20-01]
- What enemy destroyed the kingdom of Israel?
*The Assyrian Empire. [20-02]
- Who were the Samaritans?
*The descendants of the Israelites who married the foreigners brought to the land by the Assyrians. [20-04]
- Did the people of the kingdom of Judah obey God when they saw how he had punished the kingdom of Israel?
*No, they continued worshiping idols. [20-05]
- Who did the king of Judah agree to serve?
*King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. [20-06]
- When the king of Judah rebelled, what did Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers do to him?
*They killed the king’s sons in front of him, made him blind, and took him away to die in prison in Babylon. [20-08]
- What do we call the period of time when God’s people were forced to leave the Promised Land?
*The Exile. [20-09]
- What did God promise to the people during the Exile?
*God promised that after seventy years, they would return to the Promised Land. [20-10]
- Who was the king who defeated the Babylonians?
*King Cyrus of the Persian Empire. [20-11]
- What order did King Cyrus give concerning the Jews?
*Any Jew who wanted to return to Judah could go there. [20-12]
- What did the Jews do when they returned to Jerusalem?
*They rebuilt the Temple and the wall around the city. [20-13]
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