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# Story 20: The Exile and Return #
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## Comprehension Questions and Answers ##
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1. __What was the warning that the prophets spoke to the people?__
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*_They told them to repent and worship God. [20-01]_
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1. __How did the people respond to the message from the prophets?__
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*_The people refused to obey. [20-01]_
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1. __What enemy destroyed the kingdom of Israel?__
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*_The Assyrian Empire. [20-02]_
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1. __Who were the Samaritans?__
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*_The descendants of the Israelites who married the foreigners brought to the land by the Assyrians. [20-04]_
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1. __Did the people of the kingdom of Judah obey God when they saw how he had punished the kingdom of Israel?__
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*_No, they continued worshiping idols. [20-05]_
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1. __Who did the king of Judah agree to serve?__
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*_King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. [20-06]_
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1. __When the king of Judah rebelled, what did Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers do to him?__
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*_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]_
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1. __What do we call the period of time when God’s people were forced to leave the Promised Land?__
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*_The Exile. [20-09]_
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1. __What did God promise to the people during the Exile?__
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*_God promised that after seventy years, they would return to the Promised Land. [20-10]_
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1. __Who was the king who defeated the Babylonians?__
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*_King Cyrus of the Persian Empire. [20-11]_
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1. __What order did King Cyrus give concerning the Jews?__
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*_Any Jew who wanted to return to Judah could go there. [20-12]_
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1. __What did the Jews do when they returned to Jerusalem?__
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*_They rebuilt the Temple and the wall around the city. [20-13]_
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