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Nehemiah 11 · Preschool

Moving to God's City

Name Date

Color the families moving into Jerusalem!

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

Bible Verse

“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Some people chose to move to God's city to help it grow. The others blessed them. We can thank people who help in God's work.

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Nehemiah 11 · Kindergarten

I Will Go

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

CITY
BLESS
HOME
GO
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CITY
FAMILY
HOME
BLESS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a place where God wants you to serve.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for people who serve. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where do you live?
  • How do you help when someone asks?

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Nehemiah 11 · Grade 1

Willing Hearts

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BLESSED
CITY
WILLING
HOLY
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jerusalem needed more people.
One family out of ten moved there.
Some people chose to go.
The others blessed them.
Some led the thank-you prayer.

Living in Jerusalem

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

the holy city

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves

the singers responsible for the service of God’s house

cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem

Draw a place where God wants you to serve.

Memory Verse

“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for people who serve. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How many families moved to the city?
  • How did they choose who would move?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Nehemiah 11 · Grade 2

Who Will Live in the City?

Name Date

Read the Story

The city had a new wall. But not many people lived there. The leaders made a plan.

One out of ten families would move to the city. The rest would stay in their towns. Some men chose to go on their own.

The people blessed the men who chose to go. Priests and helpers lived in the city too. One man led the thank-you prayer. Now God's city could grow.

Memory Verse

“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did the city have?

    Chose to go on their ownOne out of tenA new wall

  2. How many families would move?

    One out of tenChose to go on their ownA new wall

  3. What did some men do?

  4. What did the people do for them?

    One out of tenChose to go on their ownBlessed them

  5. What did one man lead?

    Blessed themOne out of tenThe thank-you prayer

Word Search

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

VHPCITYYNLOTSOKUHKOLSHVCTJUVYSINGERSEPRINCESVBLESSEDMVBGIWSSLNTAGLEVITESWILLINGLY
  • WILLINGLY
  • BLESSED
  • PRINCES
  • SINGERS
  • LEVITES
  • LOTS
  • HOLY
  • CITY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for people who serve. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where would you be glad to go for God?
  • How can you thank someone who does a hard job?

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Nehemiah 11 · Grade 3

A Willing Move

Name Date

Read the Story

Jerusalem had walls and gates, but few people. The leaders already lived there. The rest of the people cast lots. One out of every ten would move to Jerusalem, the holy city. Nine would stay in the other towns.

Some men offered to live in Jerusalem without being chosen. The people blessed all the men who were willing to go.

Nehemiah 11 lists the families who lived in the city. There were people from Judah and Benjamin. There were priests and Levites who did the work of God's house. There were gatekeepers who kept watch. One man led the thanks in prayer. Others lived in towns and villages all around.

Memory Verse

“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who already lived in Jerusalem?

  2. How was it decided who would move?

  3. How many out of ten would move?

  4. Who did the people bless?

  5. What did the gatekeepers do?

Living in Jerusalem

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

CHBKYBYNCIYOLHUOWSTKRLEBEKOYVVYYSHBDPRINCESFOSINGERSEELEVITESHDWILLINGLYVFJGLOTSJ
  • WILLINGLY
  • BLESSED
  • PRINCES
  • SINGERS
  • LEVITES
  • LOTS
  • HOLY
  • CITY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for people who serve. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who kept watch at the gates?
  • Who led the thank-you prayer?

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Nehemiah 11 · Grade 4

Filling the Holy City

Name Date

Read and Think

Jerusalem was rebuilt, but it was nearly empty. The princes of the people lived there. The rest cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. Moving there meant leaving fields and family land. It also meant living in a city with many enemies around it.

Some men chose to go on their own. The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem. Their sacrifice helped God's city live again.

The rest of the chapter lists who lived there. It names the heads of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites. It names the gatekeepers and the overseers of the work. Mattaniah was the leader to begin the thanksgiving in prayer. The list ends with the towns where others of Judah and Benjamin lived.

Show What You Know

  1. How was the move decided?

  2. What did moving to Jerusalem mean giving up?

  3. Who did the people bless?

  4. What groups are named in the list?

  5. What was Mattaniah's role?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Levitesprinceslotsblessedcity
  1. The of the people lived there.
  2. The rest cast to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city.
  3. It also meant living in a with many enemies around it.
  4. The people all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
  5. It names the heads of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the .

Think About It

  1. Some people gave up comfort to live where God's work needed them. What comfort might God ask you to give up to serve Him?

  2. The people blessed those who volunteered. How could you encourage someone who serves in your church?

Memory Verse

“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for people who serve. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did people show a willing heart?
  • What did it cost to move to Jerusalem?

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Nehemiah 11 · Grade 5

Willing Hearts for God's City

Name Date

Read and Think

A city is more than walls. After the covenant of chapter 10, the leaders faced the problem from chapter 7: Jerusalem was wide and large, but the people were few. The princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem. The rest cast lots to bring one of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine parts stayed in other cities.

Living in Jerusalem was not easy. It meant leaving ancestral fields and living in a city still threatened by neighbors. So the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem. Their willingness mattered as much as the lot.

The chapter then names those who settled: leaders of Judah and Benjamin, priests who did the work of the house, Levites over the outward business of God's house, and gatekeepers who kept watch. Mattaniah was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer. Worship was at the center of the city's life. The chapter closes by listing villages throughout Judah and Benjamin, showing God's people resettling the whole land.

Show What You Know

  1. What earlier problem does this chapter solve?

  2. How was the tenth chosen?

  3. What made living in Jerusalem hard?

  4. Who began the thanksgiving in prayer?

  5. What does the list of villages show?

Crossword

34152

Across

  1. who ____ offered themselves
  2. People who led music.

Down

  1. Helpers in God's house.
  2. Jerusalem is called the holy one of these.
  3. The people cast these to choose who would live in Jerusalem.

Think About It

  1. Some were chosen by lot, and some volunteered. How can you serve God both in the duties given to you and in the ways you choose to offer yourself?

  2. Worship and thanksgiving were at the center of the city's life. How can thanksgiving be at the center of your home?

Memory Verse

“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 11:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for people who serve. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be willing to go where God needs you?
  • How can you encourage people who serve in your church?
  • 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.