Ecclesiastes 9 · Grade 3
Wisdom Delivered the City
Read the Story
The righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might. The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. Man doesn't know his time.
There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it. Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Wisdom is better than weapons of war.
Memory Verse
“Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.”
Ecclesiastes 9:18 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Whose hand are the righteous in?
What is better than a dead lion?
Who is the race not to?
How did the poor man deliver the city?
The Poor Wise Man
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- STRENGTH
- WISDOM
- WORDS
- QUIET
- SWIFT
- WISE
- POOR
- RACE
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for wisdom. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you remember and thank people who help quietly?
- How can you do your work with all your might?
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