Nehemiah 9 · Grade 3
Remembering God's Goodness
Read the Story
After the feast, the people met again to fast and pray. They stood and told God their sins. For part of the day they read God's law. For part of the day they confessed and worshiped.
The Levites led them in a long prayer. They praised God as the One who made heaven and earth. They remembered how God chose Abraham. They remembered how He brought Israel out of Egypt and through the sea. He led them with a pillar of cloud and fire. He gave them bread from heaven and water from the rock.
They told how their fathers turned away from God again and again. But God was ready to forgive. He was kind and full of mercy. He did not leave them. Now they made a promise in writing to follow God.
Memory Verse
““Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.”
Nehemiah 9:31 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What did the people do for part of the day?
Who led the prayer?
Name two things God did for Israel.
What did their fathers do again and again?
What did they make at the end?
Remembering God's Goodness
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- CONFESSED
- GRACIOUS
- MERCIFUL
- CLOUD
- BREAD
- WATER
- BLESS
- FIRE
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for being gracious and merciful. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- What has God done for you that you can remember?
- How did God show mercy to His people?
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