Ezra 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Building Again

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.

PreschoolBack to Work!

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

KindergartenGod Watches

BUILD → picture 3HOUSE → picture 1KING → picture 4LETTER → picture 2

Grade 1God's Eye on Them

God sent prophets to speak to the people. → picture 4The leaders began to build again. → picture 3A governor asked who said they could build. → picture 1He wrote a letter to King Darius. → picture 5God watched over His people as they built. → picture 2

Order:

1. the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah2. began to build God’s house which is at Jerusalem3. the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews4. let a search be made in the king’s treasure house

Grade 2Start Again!

Who did God send? Two prophets (circle)
What were their names? Haggai and Zechariah (circle)
What did the leaders do? They began to build again
Who came and asked questions? A governor (circle)
Who watched over the people? God (circle)

Grade 3The Eye of God

Who spoke to the Jews in God's name? Haggai and Zechariah
Who began to build again? Zerubbabel and Jeshua
What did Tattenai ask? Who had given them a decree to build
What was on the elders of the Jews? The eye of their God
What did Tattenai ask King Darius to do? Search the records

1: the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah2: began to build God’s house which is at Jerusalem3: the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews4: let a search be made in the king’s treasure house

Grade 4Prophets and Builders

Which prophets did God raise up? Haggai and Zechariah
What two things did Tattenai ask? Who gave the decree and what the builders' names were
Why was the work not stopped? The eye of their God was on the elders.
What did the Jews say about why the first house was destroyed? Their fathers had provoked God to anger.

Word bank: 1. Haggai; 2. God; 3. prophets; 4. build; 5. elders

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

Grade 5Under God's Watchful Eye

What did God send first to restart the work? His word through the prophets Haggai and Zechariah
What did Tattenai record? The builders' names
Why did the officials let the work continue? The eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews.
What did the Jews confess about the exile? Their fathers' sin had led to it.
How did the builders answer? With honesty and humility, trusting God

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