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Ezra 5 · Preschool

Back to Work!

Name Date

Color the builders and the prophets! God's prophets helped the people build again.

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

Bible Verse

“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build God’s house which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.”

Ezra 5:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God sent prophets to cheer on His people. God watched over them while they worked.

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Ezra 5 · Kindergarten

God Watches

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

BUILD
HOUSE
GOD
KING
But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

Ezra 5:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BUILD
HOUSE
KING
LETTER

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw God watching over you.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who helps you when a job is hard?
  • What do you like to build?

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Ezra 5 · Grade 1

God's Eye on Them

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

PROPHETS
BUILD
ELDERS
DECREE
But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

Ezra 5:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God sent prophets to speak to the people.
The leaders began to build again.
A governor asked who said they could build.
He wrote a letter to King Darius.
God watched over His people as they built.

Building Again

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

the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews

let a search be made in the king’s treasure house

began to build God’s house which is at Jerusalem

the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah

Draw God watching over you.

Memory Verse

“But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.”

Ezra 5:13 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who did God send to help the people?
  • What did the governor ask the builders?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Ezra 5 · Grade 2

Start Again!

Name Date

Read the Story

The work on God's house had stopped. Then God sent two prophets. Their names were Haggai and Zechariah. They told the people God's words.

The leaders got up. They began to build again! The prophets helped them.

A governor came. He asked who said they could build. But God watched over His people. The work did not stop. The governor wrote to the king about it.

Memory Verse

“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build God’s house which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.”

Ezra 5:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did God send?

    A governorGodTwo prophets

  2. What were their names?

    Haggai and ZechariahThey began to build againTwo prophets

  3. What did the leaders do?

  4. Who came and asked questions?

    A governorHaggai and ZechariahThey began to build again

  5. Who watched over the people?

    Two prophetsThey began to build againGod

Word Search

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

ZAUHEAVENPEEARTHGIARCHAGGAIBEOHIJTKCGULPAHPYJDEIDHRAJMNYSLEEITJJEJJDRTAWWEPCKTSSH
  • ZECHARIAH
  • PROPHETS
  • HAGGAI
  • ELDERS
  • HEAVEN
  • BUILD
  • EARTH
  • EYE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who helps you keep going when work is hard?
  • How can you start again on a job you stopped?

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Ezra 5 · Grade 3

The Eye of God

Name Date

Read the Story

The work on God's house had stopped for years. Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah spoke to the Jews in the name of the God of Israel. Zerubbabel and Jeshua rose up and began to build again, and the prophets of God helped them.

Tattenai the governor and his friends came and asked who had given them a decree to build. But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and the work was not made to stop.

Tattenai wrote a letter to King Darius. He told the king that the Jews said they were servants of the God of heaven and earth. They said King Cyrus had made a decree to build this house of God. Tattenai asked the king to search the records.

Memory Verse

“But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.”

Ezra 5:5 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who spoke to the Jews in God's name?

  2. Who began to build again?

  3. What did Tattenai ask?

  4. What was on the elders of the Jews?

  5. What did Tattenai ask King Darius to do?

Building Again

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

HEEWZAKBCESAEETEPLAMRYCBLRLVHTEHUDOTEAHPAIEPYNGFIRLRHMDGAOIDSEMCAEPANOTISILHHYLSP
  • ZECHARIAH
  • PROPHETS
  • HAGGAI
  • ELDERS
  • HEAVEN
  • BUILD
  • EARTH
  • EYE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you answer calmly when someone questions you?
  • What did the governor write to the king?

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Ezra 5 · Grade 4

Prophets and Builders

Name Date

Read and Think

After years of waiting, God sent the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. They prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel. Zerubbabel and Jeshua began to build God's house again. The prophets were with them and helped them.

Then Tattenai the governor came. He asked who had told them to build. He asked for the names of the men. But the eye of God was on the elders. The work did not stop while the king was asked.

Tattenai wrote down what the Jews said. They called themselves servants of the God of heaven and earth. They said their fathers had made God angry. So the house had been torn down. But in his first year, Cyrus had decreed that it be rebuilt and had returned the temple vessels. Tattenai asked that the king's treasure house be searched.

Show What You Know

  1. Which prophets did God raise up?

  2. What two things did Tattenai ask?

  3. Why was the work not stopped?

  4. What did the Jews say about why the first house was destroyed?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

HaggaieldersGodbuildprophets
  1. After years of waiting, God sent the prophets and Zechariah.
  2. They prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the of Israel.
  3. The were with them and helped them.
  4. He asked who had told them to .
  5. But the eye of God was on the .

Think About It

  1. God sent prophets to encourage the builders. Who encourages you in your faith, and whom could you encourage?

  2. The eye of God was on the elders. How does it help to know that God watches over you?

Memory Verse

“Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied to them in the name of the God of Israel.”

Ezra 5:1 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did God restart the work on His house?
  • How did the builders answer the governor?

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Ezra 5 · Grade 5

Under God's Watchful Eye

Name Date

Read and Think

Ezra 5 marks a turning point. The temple work had stood still since the days of Cyrus. God did not send a new decree from a king first; He sent His word through the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. Their messages, preserved in the books that bear their names, called the people to put God's house first. Zerubbabel and Jeshua responded, and the prophets stood with them.

The renewed work drew attention. Tattenai, the Persian governor beyond the River, came to ask who had authorized it and took the builders' names. Ezra notes that the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so the officials let the work go on while they wrote to Darius.

The letter preserves the Jews' testimony. They said they were servants of the God of heaven and earth, rebuilding a house that a great king of Israel had built. They confessed that their fathers' sin had led to the exile. They pointed to Cyrus's decree and the returned vessels, and they asked that the archives be searched. The builders answered with honesty and humility, trusting God to defend His own work.

Show What You Know

  1. What did God send first to restart the work?

  2. What did Tattenai record?

  3. Why did the officials let the work continue?

  4. What did the Jews confess about the exile?

  5. How did the builders answer?

Crossword

2413

Across

  1. A prophet who helped the builders.
  2. Leaders of the Jews.

Down

  1. What they began to do again.
  2. We are the servants of the God of ____ and earth
  3. the ____ of their God was on the elders of the Jews

Think About It

  1. The builders explained their faith honestly to a powerful official. How can you speak about your faith with honesty and humility?

  2. God restarted the work by His word. How does reading God's word encourage you to obey Him?

Memory Verse

“But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.”

Ezra 5:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God watch over His people today?
  • Who could you encourage this week?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.