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Nehemiah 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Promise to God

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.

PreschoolWe Love God's House

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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 Promise

PROMISE → picture 4GIFT → picture 3HOUSE → picture 2REST → picture 1

Grade 1We Will Obey

The leaders signed a promise. → picture 3All the people said they would obey God. → picture 5They would keep God's day of rest. → picture 2They would bring the first of their crops. → picture 4They would not forget God's house. → picture 1

Order:

1. Now those who sealed were2. to walk in God’s law3. would not buy from them on the Sabbath4. We will not forsake the house of our God

Grade 2The People Make a Promise

  1. Who put their names on the promise? The leaders (circle)
  2. What would they obey? God's law (circle)
  3. What would they not do on God's day? Buy and sell (circle)
  4. What would they bring to God's house? The first of their food and wood
  5. What would they not forget? God's house (circle)
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Grade 3A Written Promise

  1. Who sealed the promise first? Nehemiah the governor
  2. Who joined the leaders? The rest of the people, with their wives and children
  3. What would they not do on the Sabbath? Buy grain from sellers
  4. Name two things they would bring to God's house. Money, wood, first crops, first animals, or a tenth
  5. What did they say they would not forsake? The house of their God
1: Now those who sealed were2: to walk in God’s law3: would not buy from them on the Sabbath4: We will not forsake the house of our God

Grade 4Signed and Sealed

  1. Who was first to seal the covenant? Nehemiah the governor
  2. Who else joined the oath? The rest of the people, with wives, sons, and daughters who could understand
  3. What would they do every seventh year? Let the land rest and cancel debts
  4. How much would each give yearly for God's house? A third of a shekel
  5. What was their final vow? We will not forsake the house of our God.

Word bank: 1. sealed; 2. God; 3. Sabbath; 4. firstborn; 5. forsake

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

Grade 5A Covenant of Practical Obedience

  1. Who sealed the covenant first? Nehemiah the governor and Zedekiah
  2. What did the people enter into? An oath to walk in God's law given by Moses
  3. What three areas of life did the covenant touch? Their time, their land, and their money
  4. What did the third of a shekel pay for? The showbread, offerings, Sabbaths, new moons, and feasts
  5. How does the covenant close? We will not forsake the house of our God.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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