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Ezra's Journey Quiz

Test how well you remember Ezra's journey to Jerusalem, from Ezra 7-8. 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. How does Ezra 7:6 describe Ezra?
    • A captain of the king's guard
    • A prophet from Anathoth
    • The king's cupbearer
    • A ready scribe in the law of Moses
  2. Which king of Persia sent Ezra with a letter?
    • Darius
    • Cyrus
    • Nebuchadnezzar
    • Artaxerxes
  3. What had Ezra prepared his heart to do?
    • Seek the law of the LORD, do it, and teach it
    • Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
    • Become governor of Judah
    • Win the king's favor
  4. Who did Ezra say put this in the king's heart?
    • The king's seven counsellors
    • The LORD God of our fathers
    • The governors beyond the river
    • Queen Esther
  5. Where did Ezra gather the travelers?
    • At the river that runneth to Ahava
    • At the sea of Joppa
    • At the Jordan
    • At the river Chebar
  6. Who did Ezra find missing from the company?
    • The sons of Judah
    • The singers
    • The chief of the fathers
    • The sons of Levi
  7. What did Ezra proclaim at the river of Ahava?
    • A fast
    • A battle plan
    • A census
    • A feast
  8. Why did Ezra not ask the king for soldiers and horsemen?
    • The road was known to be safe
    • He was ashamed to, after telling the king God's hand was on those who seek Him
    • The soldiers had already left
    • The king had no soldiers to spare
  9. How many chief priests did Ezra put in charge of the treasure?
    • Twelve
    • Seventy
    • Seven
    • Three
  10. What does Ezra say happened on the road to Jerusalem?
    • The king's army rescued them
    • They were robbed and turned back
    • God delivered them from the enemy
    • They lost half the silver

Ezra's Journey 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. How does Ezra 7:6 describe Ezra?

    A ready scribe in the law of Moses

    This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

    ezra 7:6 (KJV)

  2. Which king of Persia sent Ezra with a letter?

    Artaxerxes

    Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

    ezra 7:11 (KJV)

  3. What had Ezra prepared his heart to do?

    Seek the law of the LORD, do it, and teach it

    For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

    ezra 7:10 (KJV)

  4. Who did Ezra say put this in the king's heart?

    The LORD God of our fathers

    Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

    ezra 7:27 (KJV)

  5. Where did Ezra gather the travelers?

    At the river that runneth to Ahava

    And I gathered them together to the river than runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

    ezra 8:15 (KJV)

  6. Who did Ezra find missing from the company?

    The sons of Levi

    And I gathered them together to the river than runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

    ezra 8:15 (KJV)

  7. What did Ezra proclaim at the river of Ahava?

    A fast

    Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

    ezra 8:21 (KJV)

  8. Why did Ezra not ask the king for soldiers and horsemen?

    He was ashamed to, after telling the king God's hand was on those who seek Him

    For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

    ezra 8:22 (KJV)

  9. How many chief priests did Ezra put in charge of the treasure?

    Twelve

    Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

    ezra 8:24 (KJV)

  10. What does Ezra say happened on the road to Jerusalem?

    God delivered them from the enemy

    Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

    ezra 8:31 (KJV)