Nehemiah 4 · Grade 3
Prayer and Watching
Read the Story
Sanballat and Tobiah made fun of the builders. Tobiah said that if a fox went up on the wall, it would break it down. Nehemiah prayed and asked God to hear how they were mocked. The people kept building. The wall was joined to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
Then the enemies planned to come and stop the work. The builders felt tired, and some were afraid. So they prayed to God and set a watch day and night.
Nehemiah told them not to be afraid. He told them to remember the Lord, who is great and awesome. From then on, half the men worked and half kept watch. A man with a trumpet stood by Nehemiah. If they heard it, they were to come together. God would fight for them.
Memory Verse
“So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.”
Nehemiah 4:6 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What did Tobiah say about the wall?
Why did the wall get to half its height?
What two things did they do when enemies planned to attack?
What did Nehemiah tell them to remember?
What was the trumpet for?
Building and Praying
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- TRUMPET
- PRAYER
- AFRAID
- WATCH
- FIGHT
- WORK
- WALL
- MIND
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for fighting for me. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you help keep your friends safe?
- How can you be ready to keep working when trouble comes?
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