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Ezra 2 · Grade 5

Names in God's Story

Name Date

Read and Think

A list of names may seem dull, but Ezra 2 matters. It shows that God's people did not vanish in exile. Family by family, town by town, they came back. The list connects the returning community to the tribes, cities, and families of Israel's past, and it shows that God's promises were kept to real people.

The careful records also mattered for worship. Priests had to show that they descended from Aaron. When some could not find their records, they were set aside from the priesthood until a priest could ask God with Urim and Thummim. Worship was to be done God's way, not guessed at.

The assembly numbered 42,360, along with servants, singers, and animals. When they reached the place of Yahweh's house, the leaders gave freewill offerings according to their ability: gold, silver, and priests' garments. Their first act on arrival was generosity toward God's house, and then all Israel lived in their cities.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the list show about God's people in exile?

  2. Why were careful records important for priests?

  3. How did the leaders decide how much to give?

  4. What was the first act of the leaders on arrival?

  5. Where did all Israel live afterward?

Crossword

34215

Across

  1. Everyone went back to his own one of these.
  2. Animals that were ridden.
  3. Animals with humps that came on the trip.

Down

  1. all ____ in their cities
  2. People who made music.

Think About It

  1. God kept a record of every family. How does that encourage you about your place in God's family?

  2. The people's first act at home was to give. What does your giving show about what matters most to you?

Memory Verse

“Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.”

Ezra 2:68 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for my family. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God know each person in His family?
  • What is one gift you can give to God this week?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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