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Ezra 6 · Preschool

God's House Is Done!

Name Date

Color the finished house of God! The people were so happy.

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

Bible Verse

“The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.”

Ezra 6:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God's people finished His house, and they were full of joy. God helps us finish what He gives us to do.

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Ezra 6 · Kindergarten

A Happy Day

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HOUSE
JOY
KING
FINISHED
This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Ezra 6:15 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HOUSE
KING
JOY
SCROLL

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a happy celebration at church.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me joyful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What makes you very happy?
  • What did the people finish?

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Ezra 6 · Grade 1

Finished with Joy

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

SCROLL
FINISHED
JOY
PASSOVER
This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Ezra 6:15 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The king found Cyrus's scroll.
The king paid for the building.
The people finished God's house.
They gave it to God with joy.
They kept the Passover.

The Temple Is Done

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

The elders of the Jews built and prospered

Yahweh had made them joyful

kept the dedication of this house of God with joy

In the first year of Cyrus the king

Draw a happy celebration at church.

Memory Verse

“This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”

Ezra 6:15 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me joyful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did King Darius find?
  • How did the people feel when the house was done?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Ezra 6 · Grade 2

The House Is Done!

Name Date

Read the Story

King Darius looked in his old books. He found a scroll from King Cyrus. It said to build God's house.

Darius told them to build. He even gave money from the king. The people worked hard. The prophets helped them. At last God's house was done!

The people gave the house to God. They were full of joy. They kept a big feast called Passover. God had made them glad.

Memory Verse

“The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.”

Ezra 6:16 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did King Darius find?

  2. What did the scroll say?

    Full of joyTo build God's housePassover

  3. What did Darius give?

    PassoverFull of joyMoney from the king

  4. How did the people feel?

    To build God's houseFull of joyPassover

  5. What feast did they keep?

    A scroll from King CyrusTo build God's housePassover

Word Search

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

LPEOTIHDUDFAMBKOALJSISWYURBBOTNSESIUUKYGIOEUITFOFRSVSLYJYRUEHETJOYFDLTERACYRUSNMD
  • FINISHED
  • PASSOVER
  • DARIUS
  • JOYFUL
  • CYRUS
  • HOUSE
  • BUILT
  • JOY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me joyful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do you feel when someone says yes to your good plan?
  • How can you celebrate when God helps you finish something?

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Ezra 6 · Grade 3

Finished at Last

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Read the Story

King Darius had the records searched. In the palace at Achmetha, a scroll was found. It held the decree of Cyrus that God's house in Jerusalem should be built, and that the gold and silver vessels should be returned.

Darius told Tattenai to stay away and let the work go on. He also ordered that the costs be paid from the king's taxes. The elders of the Jews built and did well, through the words of Haggai and Zechariah the prophets.

The house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of Darius. The people dedicated God's house with joy. Then they kept the Passover. Yahweh had made them joyful and had turned the king's heart toward them.

Memory Verse

“This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”

Ezra 6:15 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where was the scroll found?

  2. What did Darius tell Tattenai?

  3. Who paid the costs?

  4. When was the house finished?

  5. Who had made the people joyful?

The Temple Is Done

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

PFINISHEDGAABSRPRBDHSBUILTDCLOSWYJJAEYJUOHNORIPRWSVNYITDLUTEEOUAORRSBWRSFIJOYFULR
  • FINISHED
  • PASSOVER
  • DARIUS
  • JOYFUL
  • CYRUS
  • HOUSE
  • BUILT
  • JOY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me joyful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When has God helped you find something you needed?
  • Who helped the elders keep building?

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Ezra 6 · Grade 4

The Decree Is Found

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Read and Think

Darius had the records searched. A scroll was found in a fort in Media. It held the order of Cyrus. God's house was to be built. The king would pay the cost. The gold and silver vessels would go back.

Darius told Tattenai to let the Jews build. He said the king's taxes would pay the costs. The priests would get animals, wheat, salt, wine, and oil each day. Then they could pray for the king and his sons.

The elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. They finished it as God had commanded and as the kings had said. The house was completed on the third of Adar in Darius's sixth year. The people gave the house to God with joy. They set the priests in their groups. They kept the Passover with joy.

Show What You Know

  1. Where was Cyrus's scroll found?

  2. What did Darius order to be given daily?

  3. By whose commandment did they finish the house?

  4. How long did they keep the feast of unleavened bread?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

CyrusDariusbuiltjoyfinished
  1. had the records searched.
  2. It held the order of .
  3. The elders and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah.
  4. They it as God had commanded and as the kings had said.
  5. The people gave the house to God with .

Think About It

  1. God turned the opposition's letter into an order to help. How have you seen God bring good out of a hard situation?

  2. The people celebrated with joy when the work was done. How can you thank God when He helps you finish something?

Memory Verse

“The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.”

Ezra 6:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me joyful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did God turn the enemies' letter into help?
  • How did God change the king's heart?

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Ezra 6 · Grade 5

God Turns the King's Heart

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Read and Think

The adversaries' letter backfired. When Darius searched the archives, the scroll found at Achmetha confirmed everything the Jews had said. Cyrus had decreed the rebuilding, set its measurements, ordered the costs paid from the royal treasury, and commanded that the vessels be returned to their place in God's house.

Darius went further than permission. He told Tattenai to keep away, ordered the costs paid from the tribute of the province beyond the River, and supplied what the priests needed for daily offerings. He even asked for their prayers for himself and his sons. The officials obeyed with diligence.

With the prophets' encouragement, the elders finished the house in the sixth year of Darius. The dedication included many offerings and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe. The priests and Levites were set in their divisions as written in the book of Moses. At Passover, those who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations joined to seek Yahweh. Ezra explains that Yahweh had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king to strengthen their hands in the work of God's house.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the scroll at Achmetha confirm?

  2. What did Darius ask the priests to do for him?

  3. What did the twelve male goats represent?

  4. Who joined the returned exiles at Passover?

  5. What two things did Yahweh do, according to 6:22?

Crossword

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Across

  1. What happened to the house in Adar.
  2. A feast kept on the fourteenth day of the first month.
  3. Yahweh had made them ____
  4. kept the dedication of this house of God with ____

Down

  1. The king who found the record.

Think About It

  1. God used a search of old records to protect His work. How does this show that God is in control even of small details?

  2. The offering for all twelve tribes showed that the people saw themselves as one family. How can you help God's people today live as one family?

Memory Verse

“The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.”

Ezra 6:16 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me joyful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does the Passover remind God's people about?
  • How can you thank God for finishing what He starts?
  • 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.