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Nehemiah 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Dedicating the Wall

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.

PreschoolSinging to God

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

KindergartenSing for Joy

HORN → picture 2SING → picture 4WALL → picture 1JOY → picture 3

Grade 1Great Joy

The wall was given to God. → picture 2Two big groups sang on the wall. → picture 4The priests blew trumpets. → picture 5The women and children were glad too. → picture 1People far away heard the joy. → picture 3

Order:

1. to keep the dedication with gladness2. two great companies who gave thanks3. priests’ sons with trumpets4. God had made them rejoice with great joy

Grade 2A Happy Day

  1. Who came to the city? The singers (circle)
  2. How many big groups went up on the wall? Two (circle)
  3. Where did they meet? At God's house (circle)
  4. Who was glad? The men, women, and children
  5. Who heard the joy? People far away (circle)
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Grade 3The Joy of Jerusalem

  1. What did the Levites bring? Cymbals, harps, and lyres
  2. What did the priests and Levites make clean? Themselves, the people, the gates, and the wall
  3. Where did the two choirs go? On top of the wall in two directions
  4. Where did they meet? At the house of God
  5. How far was the joy heard? Far away
1: to keep the dedication with gladness2: two great companies who gave thanks3: priests’ sons with trumpets4: God had made them rejoice with great joy

Grade 4Dedicated with Thanksgiving

  1. Who were the Levites sought out to do? Keep the dedication with gladness, thanksgiving, and singing
  2. What did the priests purify after themselves? The people, the gates, and the wall
  3. Who led each of the two choirs? Ezra the scribe and Nehemiah
  4. Who made the people rejoice? God
  5. How far was the joy of Jerusalem heard? Even far away

Word bank: 1. wall; 2. singing; 3. thanks; 4. God; 5. joy

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

Grade 5Joy That Was Heard Far Away

  1. What do the opening lists show? Continuity: God kept a line of servants for His house
  2. What came before the celebration? Purification of priests, Levites, people, gates, and wall
  3. How were the two companies arranged? They went opposite directions on the wall and met at the house of God.
  4. What was the source of their joy? God had made them rejoice with great joy.
  5. What practical care closes the chapter? Men over the storerooms and daily portions for singers and gatekeepers
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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