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Haggai 1 · Grade 4

Consider Your Ways

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Haggai 1:1 says Yahweh's word came by Haggai the prophet in the second year of Darius the king, to Zerubbabel the governor of Judah and Joshua the high priest. The people said, The time hasn't yet come, the time for Yahweh's house to be built.

God answered through Haggai. Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste? Twice God said, consider your ways. They had sown much and brought in little. They ate but did not have enough. They earned wages to put into a bag with holes. God told them, go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it.

Zerubbabel, Joshua, and all the remnant of the people obeyed the voice of Yahweh and feared him. Haggai gave them a short message from Yahweh: I am with you. Yahweh stirred up their spirits, and they came and worked on the house of Yahweh of Armies. Haggai 1:15 says this was on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month.

Show What You Know

  1. What excuse did the people give?

  2. What did God tell them to consider twice?

  3. What picture shows their wages being wasted?

  4. What did Yahweh do after they obeyed?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godconsidermountainpeoplehouse
  1. answered through Haggai.
  2. Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this lies waste?
  3. Twice God said, your ways.
  4. God told them, go up to the , bring wood, and build the house.
  5. Zerubbabel, Joshua, and all the remnant of the obeyed the voice of Yahweh and feared him.

Think About It

  1. The people put their own houses first. What can crowd God out of first place in your life?

  2. When the people obeyed, God said, I am with you. How does knowing God is with you help you do what is right?

Memory Verse

Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,” says Yahweh.

Haggai 1:8 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you use your time this week to serve God?
  • What do you chase that never leaves you satisfied?

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