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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