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Nehemiah 7 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Guarding the City

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.

PreschoolGod's Big City

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

KindergartenFaithful Helpers

GATE → picture 4CITY → picture 3SUN → picture 1KEY → picture 2

Grade 1Keep the City Safe

The gates were set up. → picture 5Hananiah was a faithful man. → picture 1The gates stayed shut until the sun was hot. → picture 4The city was big, but the people were few. → picture 2Nehemiah found a book of names. → picture 3

Order:

1. when the wall was built and I had set up the doors2. he was a faithful man and feared God above many3. Now the city was wide and large4. and all Israel lived in their cities

Grade 2A Big City

  1. What was put in the gates? Doors (circle)
  2. What kind of man did Nehemiah put in charge? A faithful man (circle)
  3. When could the gates open? When the sun was hot
  4. What was wrong with the big city? Not many people lived in it.
  5. Who put a plan in Nehemiah's heart? God (circle)
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Grade 3Faithful Gatekeepers

  1. Who did Nehemiah choose to help at the gates? Gatekeepers, singers, and Levites
  2. What was special about Hananiah? He was faithful and feared God more than many.
  3. When could the gates be opened? When the sun was hot
  4. What problem did the city have? It was large, but the people were few.
  5. What did Nehemiah find? The book of names of those who came back first
1: when the wall was built and I had set up the doors2: he was a faithful man and feared God above many3: Now the city was wide and large4: and all Israel lived in their cities
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Grade 4A City That Needs People

  1. What two people did Nehemiah put in charge of Jerusalem? Hanani and Hananiah
  2. Why did Nehemiah choose Hananiah? He was a faithful man and feared God above many.
  3. When were the gates to be opened? Not until the sun was hot
  4. What problem did Nehemiah see in the city? It was wide and large, but the people were few.
  5. Where else in the Bible is this same list found? Ezra 2

Word bank: 1. doors; 2. faithful; 3. gates; 4. city; 5. Houses

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

Grade 5Walls Need People

  1. Why was finishing the wall not the end of the work? A wall protects only if guarded, and a city lives only if people dwell in it.
  2. What did Nehemiah say about Hananiah's character? He was a faithful man and feared God above many.
  3. What were the orders about the gates? They stayed closed until the sun was hot and were guarded while shut.
  4. What did God put into Nehemiah's heart? To gather the people for a census
  5. How does the genealogy list end? With gifts for the work
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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