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Ezra 2 · Preschool

Every Family Counts

Name Date

Color the families on the road home! God knew every one of them.

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

Bible Verse

“So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.”

Ezra 2:70 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God wrote down every family that came home. God knows your name too.

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Ezra 2 · Kindergarten

God Knows Us

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

CHILDREN
CITY
GOLD
SINGERS
All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

Ezra 2:58 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CHILDREN
CITY
GOLD
SINGERS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your family at home.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is your name?
  • Who is in your family?

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Ezra 2 · Grade 1

Every Name Written

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

NUMBER
PRIESTS
SINGERS
GOLD
All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

Ezra 2:58 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The names of the families were written down.
Many families came home together.
Singers came home too.
They brought camels and donkeys.
Some leaders gave gold for God's house.

Coming Home

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

offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty

all Israel in their cities

the children of the province who went up out of the captivity

Draw your family at home.

Memory Verse

“All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.”

Ezra 2:58 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did the people travel home?
  • What animals did the people bring?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Ezra 2 · Grade 2

A Long List of Names

Name Date

Read the Story

Many people went home to Jerusalem. They went family by family. Someone wrote down all their names.

There were moms and dads. There were kids too. There were priests and singers. There were gate keepers. Every family was on the list.

They brought horses and camels. They brought donkeys too. When they got to God's house, some leaders gave gifts. They gave gold and silver to build it again.

Memory Verse

“So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.”

Ezra 2:70 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did the people go?

    All their namesGold and silverHome to Jerusalem

  2. How did they go?

    Family by familyGold and silverAll their names

  3. What was written down?

    Home to JerusalemFamily by familyAll their names

  4. What animals did they bring?

  5. What did the leaders give?

    All their namesHome to JerusalemGold and silver

Word Search

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

PCITYVIRTMLSINGERSBMAHDPSTPYUCOOJKNDYLARNUHECNEMSKDFPEMSEEEANBDVHLSYHFACVKSISRAEL
  • DONKEYS
  • SINGERS
  • ISRAEL
  • HORSES
  • CAMELS
  • JUDAH
  • MULES
  • CITY

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help when your family has a big move?
  • Who were some of the helpers on the list?

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Ezra 2 · Grade 3

Family by Family

Name Date

Read the Story

Ezra 2 is a list of the people who came back from captivity. Their leaders were Zerubbabel and Jeshua. Each person went back to his own city in Judah.

It names the families. It names the priests and the Levites. It names the singers and the men who kept the gates. Some families could not find their records to show they belonged to Israel or to the priests. They waited until a priest could ask God.

In all there were more than forty-two thousand people. There were servants and singers too. They brought horses, mules, camels, and donkeys. Then they came to Jerusalem. Some of the heads of families gave gifts to build God's house again.

Memory Verse

“So the priests and the Levites, with some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.”

Ezra 2:70 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who led the people home?

  2. Where did each person go?

  3. What could some families not find?

  4. How many people were in the whole group?

  5. What did some heads of families give?

Coming Home

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

ISRAELPWFJUDAHVGFLSDONKEYSGICLGTCTGLNAOKAIDKGGMOLWTSHUEEGFYYAFORLNHORSESSSRVMULES
  • DONKEYS
  • SINGERS
  • ISRAEL
  • HORSES
  • CAMELS
  • JUDAH
  • MULES
  • CITY

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help at church, even in a small job?
  • How can you help when there is a big job to do together?

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Ezra 2 · Grade 4

The Returning Assembly

Name Date

Read and Think

Ezra 2 lists the people who came back from Babylon. Zerubbabel and Jeshua led them. They are listed by family and by town. Real people came home to the land God had promised.

The list has priests and Levites. It has singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants. Some could not find their genealogical records. Those priests were kept from eating the most holy things until a priest could stand up with Urim and Thummim.

The whole group was 42,360 people. There were also 7,337 servants and 200 singers. They reached the place of God's house in Jerusalem. Some heads of families gave freely to set it up again. They gave according to their ability to the treasury of the work.

Show What You Know

  1. By what two ways are the people listed?

  2. What happened to priests without records?

  3. How large was the whole assembly?

  4. How did they give to God's house?

Think About It

  1. God recorded each family by name. How does it feel to know God knows you personally?

  2. The people gave according to their ability. What can you give to God's work right now?

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)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does a list of names teach about God?
  • Why does God value a willing heart more than a large amount?

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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)

Copy It

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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