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Ezra 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Cyrus Lets God's People Go Home

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGoing Home!

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGoing Home

KING → picture 3GOLD → picture 1HOUSE → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 2

Grade 1God Keeps His Word

God stirred the heart of King Cyrus. → picture 4The king wrote that the people could go home. → picture 3They would build God's house again. → picture 1Neighbors gave them silver and gold. → picture 5The king gave back the gold and silver bowls. → picture 2

Order:

1. Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia2. build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel3. all whose spirit God had stirred to go up4. Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house

Grade 2A King Says Go

  1. Where did God's people live? Far from home, in Babylon
  2. Who moved the heart of the king? God (circle)
  3. What was the king's name? Cyrus (circle)
  4. What could the people build? God's house (circle)
  5. What did the king give back? God's cups and bowls (circle)
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Grade 3The King's Proclamation

  1. Who had promised that the people would come home? God, through the prophet Jeremiah
  2. What did Yahweh stir up? The spirit of Cyrus king of Persia
  3. What did Cyrus say the people could do? Go up to Jerusalem and build Yahweh's house
  4. How did the neighbors help? With silver, gold, goods, and animals
  5. Who received the temple vessels? Sheshbazzar
1: Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia2: build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel3: all whose spirit God had stirred to go up4: Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house

Grade 4God Stirs a King's Heart

  1. Whose word was fulfilled when Cyrus acted? The word of Yahweh by Jeremiah
  2. What title did Cyrus give to Yahweh? The God of heaven
  3. Who rose up to go? Everyone whose spirit God had stirred, including leaders, priests, and Levites
  4. About how many vessels were returned? More than five thousand articles of gold and silver

Word bank: 1. Persia; 2. Cyrus; 3. silver; 4. God; 5. vessels

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Word Fulfilled

  1. How long had Jeremiah said the exile would last? Seventy years
  2. How does the return echo the exodus? The people left with gifts from their neighbors, as Israel did when leaving Egypt.
  3. Where had Nebuchadnezzar placed the vessels? In the house of his gods
  4. Who counted out the vessels to Sheshbazzar? The treasurer
  5. What did the return show about God? He had not forgotten His people, His house, or His word.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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