Ezra 1 · Preschool

Going Home!

Name Date

Color the people walking home to Jerusalem! God made a way for them to go home.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God moved the heart of a king to send His people home. God keeps His promises.

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Ezra 1 · Kindergarten

Going Home

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOLD

SILVER

HOUSE

KING

thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second kind, and one thousand other vessels.

Ezra 1:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

KING

GOLD

HOUSE

PEOPLE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your family going on a trip with God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Who helped God's people go home?
What do you like about going home?

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Ezra 1 · Grade 1

God Keeps His Word

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CYRUS

BUILD

GOLD

VESSELS

thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second kind, and one thousand other vessels.

Ezra 1:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God stirred the heart of King Cyrus.

The king wrote that the people could go home.

They would build God's house again.

Neighbors gave them silver and gold.

The king gave back the gold and silver bowls.

Cyrus Lets Them Go

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house

all whose spirit God had stirred to go up

Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia

build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel

Draw your family going on a trip with God.

Memory Verse

“thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second kind, and one thousand other vessels.”

Ezra 1:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What did King Cyrus let the people do?
What did the friends give to God's people?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Ezra 1 · Grade 2

A King Says Go

Name Date

Read the Story

God's people lived far from home. They lived in a land called Babylon. Their city, Jerusalem, was broken. God's house there was gone.

God had made a promise. He said His people would go home. Then God moved the heart of a king. The king's name was Cyrus.

Cyrus sent out a letter. It said that God's people could go home. They could build God's house again. Friends gave them gold and silver. The king gave back God's cups and bowls. The people got ready to go!

Memory Verse

“Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

Where did God's people live?
Who moved the heart of the king?
GodGod's cups and bowlsFar from home, in Babylon
What was the king's name?
CyrusGod's houseGod's cups and bowls
What could the people build?
CyrusGod's houseFar from home, in Babylon
What did the king give back?
CyrusGod's cups and bowlsGod

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

VESSELS
PERSIA
SILVER
CYRUS
BUILD
HOUSE
JUDAH
GOLD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How do you feel when you get to go home?
How can you help someone get ready for a trip?

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Ezra 1 · Grade 3

The King's Proclamation

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Read the Story

For many years God's people had lived far from home. God had promised through the prophet Jeremiah that they would come home. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of the king.

Cyrus sent a message through all his kingdom. He said God gave him the kingdoms of the earth. He said God told him to build a house in Jerusalem. Anyone of God's people could go up and build. Their neighbors should help them with silver, gold, goods, and animals.

God stirred the hearts of many. The leaders, priests, and Levites got ready. King Cyrus also brought out the gold and silver cups and bowls. They had been taken from God's house long ago. They were counted out to Sheshbazzar, and he brought them up to Jerusalem.

Memory Verse

“Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:3 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

Who had promised that the people would come home?
What did Yahweh stir up?
What did Cyrus say the people could do?
How did the neighbors help?
Who received the temple vessels?

Cyrus Lets Them Go

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What promise did God keep in this chapter?
How can God use people you do not expect to help you?

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Ezra 1 · Grade 4

God Stirs a King's Heart

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Read and Think

Babylon had burned Jerusalem and its temple. About seventy years later, Ezra's story begins. Now Persia ruled in place of Babylon. In the first year of Cyrus, Yahweh stirred up the king's spirit so that the word spoken by Jeremiah might be fulfilled.

Cyrus wrote that the God of heaven had told him to build Him a house in Jerusalem. Any of God's people could go up to build. Those who stayed should help them. They could give silver, gold, goods, and animals. They could also give gifts for God's house.

The heads of families, the priests, and the Levites rose up, everyone whose spirit God had stirred. Cyrus gave back the vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had taken. There were more than five thousand things of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah, took them back to Jerusalem.

Show What You Know

Whose word was fulfilled when Cyrus acted?
What title did Cyrus give to Yahweh?
Who rose up to go?
About how many vessels were returned?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodsilverPersiavesselsCyrus

Now ruled in place of Babylon.
wrote that the God of heaven had told him to build Him a house in Jerusalem.
They could give , gold, goods, and animals.
The heads of families, the priests, and the Levites rose up, everyone whose spirit had stirred.
Cyrus gave back the that Nebuchadnezzar had taken.

Think About It

God used a powerful king to keep His promise to His people. How does that help you trust God with things that seem too big for you?
The people went because God stirred their spirit. What is something God might be stirring you to do?

Memory Verse

“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 1:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How is this return like the way Israel left Egypt?
How did God work through people who did not know Him?

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Ezra 1 · Grade 5

The Word Fulfilled

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Read and Think

The book of Ezra begins with a promise kept. Jeremiah had said that the exile would last seventy years and that God would then bring His people back. Ezra tells us that Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that this word would be fulfilled. A foreign ruler who did not know God as Israel did still carried out God's purpose.

Cyrus's proclamation gave the exiles permission to return and rebuild the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. It also asked their neighbors to supply them with silver, gold, goods, and animals, besides freewill offerings. This echoes the exodus, when Israel left Egypt with gifts from their neighbors.

God's work moved through many hearts. The leaders, priests, and Levites rose up because God had stirred their spirit. Cyrus returned the temple vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had placed in the house of his gods, and they were counted out by the treasurer to Sheshbazzar. The return showed that God had not forgotten His people, His house, or His word.

Show What You Know

How long had Jeremiah said the exile would last?
How does the return echo the exodus?
Where had Nebuchadnezzar placed the vessels?
Who counted out the vessels to Sheshbazzar?
What did the return show about God?

Crossword

Across

The land Cyrus ruled as king.
Yahweh stirred up the spirit of ____ king of Persia
A shiny metal given with silver.

Down

What the people went up to do to God's house.
Cyrus the king brought out the ____ of Yahweh’s house

Think About It

God moved the heart of a king to accomplish His plan. How does this encourage you to pray for leaders today?
God's promise through Jeremiah took seventy years to be fulfilled. How can you keep trusting God when His promises take time?

Memory Verse

“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 1:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you take care of things used to worship God?
How can you pray for leaders this week?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Ezra 1: Cyrus Lets God's People Go Home

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Worksheets

Going Home!

Prayer

Take It Home

Going Home

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

God Keeps His Word

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Cyrus Lets Them Go

Prayer

Take It Home

A King Says Go

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

The King's Proclamation

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

Cyrus Lets Them Go

Prayer

Take It Home

God Stirs a King's Heart

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

The Word Fulfilled

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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