Nehemiah 6 · Grade 3
Finished in Fifty-Two Days
Read the Story
The wall had no gaps left, but the doors were not yet hung. Sanballat and Geshem asked Nehemiah to meet them in a village. They planned to do him harm. Nehemiah sent back word that he was doing a great work and could not come down. They asked four times, and he gave the same answer.
Then Sanballat sent an open letter. It said Nehemiah wanted to be king. Nehemiah said none of it was true. He knew they wanted to scare the people. He prayed and asked God to make his hands strong.
A man named Shemaiah told Nehemiah to hide in the temple. But Nehemiah saw that God had not sent him. He would not run away. The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. The nations around were afraid. They saw that this work was done by God.
Memory Verse
“So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.”
Nehemiah 6:15 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What did Nehemiah say when asked to come down?
What lie did the open letter tell?
What did Nehemiah ask God to do?
Why did Nehemiah not hide in the temple?
How long did it take to build the wall?
The Wall Is Done
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for helping me finish good work. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you tell when someone is trying to trick you?
- What did the other nations see?
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