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Ezra 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The People Promise to Obey

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.

PreschoolBe Brave!

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

KindergartenBe Brave

RAIN → picture 4HOPE → picture 3PEOPLE → picture 2LAW → picture 1

Grade 1There Is Hope

Ezra prayed and cried before God's house. → picture 3Many people came and cried too. → picture 5A man said there was still hope. → picture 2The people met in the big rain. → picture 4They promised to obey God's law. → picture 1

Order:

1. While Ezra prayed and made confession2. yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing3. trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain4. Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice

Grade 2There Is Still Hope

  1. Where did Ezra pray? By God's house (circle)
  2. Who came to Ezra? Moms, dads, and kids (circle)
  3. What did Shecaniah say? There is still hope (circle)
  4. What was the weather like? It rained very hard (circle)
  5. What did the people promise? To obey God's law (circle)
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Grade 3Hope for Israel

  1. Who gathered while Ezra prayed? A very great crowd of men, women, and children
  2. What did Shecaniah say there still was? Hope for Israel
  3. What did Shecaniah tell Ezra to be? Brave
  4. Why were the people trembling? Because of their sin and the great rain
  5. What did Ezra tell them to do? Confess to Yahweh and do His will
1: While Ezra prayed and made confession2: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing3: trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain4: Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice

Grade 4Courage to Obey

  1. What did Shecaniah say there was for Israel? Hope
  2. What did Shecaniah propose? A covenant with God
  3. Why did the people ask for officials to handle each case? Because of the rain and the number of people
  4. How long did the leaders examine the cases? Three months

Word bank: 1. wept; 2. God; 3. hope; 4. Ezra; 5. rain

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

Grade 5Repentance in the Rain

  1. Why was repentance possible? Because God is merciful
  2. What did Ezra do after putting the leaders under oath? He fasted and mourned in a room of the temple.
  3. What did the assembly ask for? An orderly process
  4. Who is included in the list? Priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and others
  5. How does the book end? With a people learning to take God's word seriously

Word bank: 1. assembly; 2. hope; 3. God; 4. Ezra

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

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