Step 7 covers which period?

• A. The Judges
• B. Restoration
• C. Exile
• D. The Promised Land

Answer: (C)

This item is testing your ability to identify the Exile period in Israel’s history. The Exile refers to the era when Judah was carried off to Babylon after Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed, marking a distinct time of captivity and adjustment away from the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. In this period, the prophetic voices and narratives center on living in a foreign empire, facing judgment and hardship, yet holding onto hope for restoration. This is why the Exile is the correct focus for Step 7: it emphasizes the captive experience, the shaping of faith under foreign rule, and the groundwork for the return described in the following Restoration era. The other periods belong to different moments in the biblical timeline: The Judges covers a time of decentralized leadership before the monarchy; The Promised Land refers to the initial settlement after Moses and Joshua; Restoration refers to the return from exile and rebuilding, which comes after this Exile period.