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Ezra 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Temple Is Finished

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.

PreschoolGod's House Is Done!

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

KindergartenA Happy Day

HOUSE → picture 4KING → picture 3JOY → picture 2SCROLL → picture 1

Grade 1Finished with Joy

The king found Cyrus's scroll. → picture 3The king paid for the building. → picture 5The people finished God's house. → picture 2They gave it to God with joy. → picture 4They kept the Passover. → picture 1

Order:

1. In the first year of Cyrus the king2. The elders of the Jews built and prospered3. kept the dedication of this house of God with joy4. Yahweh had made them joyful

Grade 2The House Is Done!

  1. What did King Darius find? A scroll from King Cyrus
  2. What did the scroll say? To build God's house (circle)
  3. What did Darius give? Money from the king (circle)
  4. How did the people feel? Full of joy (circle)
  5. What feast did they keep? Passover (circle)
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Grade 3Finished at Last

  1. Where was the scroll found? In the palace at Achmetha
  2. What did Darius tell Tattenai? To stay away and let the work go on
  3. Who paid the costs? The king, from his taxes
  4. When was the house finished? On the third day of Adar, in the sixth year of Darius
  5. Who had made the people joyful? Yahweh
1: In the first year of Cyrus the king2: The elders of the Jews built and prospered3: kept the dedication of this house of God with joy4: Yahweh had made them joyful
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Grade 4The Decree Is Found

  1. Where was Cyrus's scroll found? At Achmetha, a fortress in Media
  2. What did Darius order to be given daily? Animals, wheat, salt, wine, and oil for offerings
  3. By whose commandment did they finish the house? The commandment of the God of Israel
  4. How long did they keep the feast of unleavened bread? Seven days

Word bank: 1. Darius; 2. Cyrus; 3. built; 4. finished; 5. joy

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

Grade 5God Turns the King's Heart

  1. What did the scroll at Achmetha confirm? Everything the Jews had said about Cyrus's decree
  2. What did Darius ask the priests to do for him? Pray for himself and his sons
  3. What did the twelve male goats represent? A sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe
  4. Who joined the returned exiles at Passover? Those who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations to seek Yahweh
  5. What two things did Yahweh do, according to 6:22? Made them joyful and turned the heart of the king
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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