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2 Chronicles 36 · Grade 5

The Last Word Is Hope

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Chronicles closes the story of Judah's kings quickly. Four kings in about twenty-two years were removed by Egypt or Babylon. Zedekiah, the last, refused to humble himself before Jeremiah and hardened his heart. The priests and people polluted the house that God had made holy.

Verse 15 shows God's heart even in judgment. Yahweh sent his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people and his dwelling place. Their response was mockery, until there was no remedy. Jerusalem fell, the temple burned, and the people went into exile. The land kept its Sabbaths for seventy years to fulfill Jeremiah's word.

Yet Chronicles does not end in ruin. Its final verses announce that Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, who commanded the building of God's house and invited God's people to go up. The book that began with Adam ends with a call home. In the New Testament, Peter writes that the Lord is patient, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).

Show What You Know

  1. Who was the last king of Judah?

  2. What does verse 15 show?

  3. Why did the land keep its Sabbaths for seventy years?

  4. What did Cyrus command?

  5. What does Peter write in 2 Peter 3:9?

Crossword

42315

Across

  1. He did that which was evil in ____’s sight
  2. And he reigned three months in ____
  3. And made him ____ in his father’s place in Jerusalem

Down

  1. With the valuable vessels of Yahweh’s ____
  2. Nebuchadnezzar king of ____ came up against him

Think About It

  1. Chronicles began with Adam and ends with a call home. How does God's story give you hope?

  2. In the New Testament, the Lord is patient and wants all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). How can you respond to God's patience?

Memory Verse

“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up.’”

2 Chronicles 36:23 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for bringing Your people home. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does 2 Peter 3:9 in the New Testament connect to this chapter?
  • How does God's story give you hope?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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