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Ezra Reads the Law Quiz

Test how well you remember Ezra reading the law to the people, from Nehemiah 8. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Where did the people gather to hear the law?
    • On the plain of Ono
    • At the dung port
    • The street before the water gate
    • Inside the king's palace
  2. What did the people ask Ezra to bring?
    • The king's letters
    • The book of the law of Moses
    • The ark of the covenant
    • The list of the families
  3. How long did Ezra read on the first day?
    • For one hour
    • From the morning until midday
    • All night long
    • From midday until night
  4. What did Ezra stand on while he read?
    • A pulpit of wood
    • A chariot
    • The top of the wall
    • A stone altar
  5. What did the people do when Ezra opened the book?
    • They all sat down
    • They left the street
    • They covered their ears
    • They all stood up
  6. How did the people answer when Ezra blessed the LORD?
    • Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands
    • By singing a new song
    • With a trumpet blast
    • With silence
  7. What did the Levites do as the law was read?
    • Gave the sense and caused the people to understand
    • Wrote down the people's names
    • Played instruments
    • Guarded the gates
  8. Why were the people told not to mourn or weep?
    • The reading was over
    • The king had forbidden it
    • The day was holy unto the LORD
    • The enemies were watching
  9. What did the leaders say was the people's strength?
    • The new wall
    • The joy of the LORD
    • Their own numbers
    • The king's favor
  10. What did they find written in the law on the second day?
    • That they should return to Babylon
    • That they should fast for forty days
    • That Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month
    • That they should rebuild the temple doors

Ezra Reads the Law Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. Where did the people gather to hear the law?

    The street before the water gate

    And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

    nehemiah 8:1 (KJV)

  2. What did the people ask Ezra to bring?

    The book of the law of Moses

    And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

    nehemiah 8:1 (KJV)

  3. How long did Ezra read on the first day?

    From the morning until midday

    And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

    nehemiah 8:3 (KJV)

  4. What did Ezra stand on while he read?

    A pulpit of wood

    And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

    nehemiah 8:4 (KJV)

  5. What did the people do when Ezra opened the book?

    They all stood up

    And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

    nehemiah 8:5 (KJV)

  6. How did the people answer when Ezra blessed the LORD?

    Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands

    And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

    nehemiah 8:6 (KJV)

  7. What did the Levites do as the law was read?

    Gave the sense and caused the people to understand

    So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

    nehemiah 8:8 (KJV)

  8. Why were the people told not to mourn or weep?

    The day was holy unto the LORD

    And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

    nehemiah 8:9 (KJV)

  9. What did the leaders say was the people's strength?

    The joy of the LORD

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

    nehemiah 8:10 (KJV)

  10. What did they find written in the law on the second day?

    That Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month

    And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:

    nehemiah 8:14 (KJV)