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Nehemiah 9 · Grade 4

God's Faithfulness, Our Unfaithfulness

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Read and Think

Later that month the people gathered again. They fasted and wore sackcloth. They stood and confessed their sins and the sins of their fathers. For a quarter of the day they read the law. For another quarter they confessed and worshiped Yahweh.

The Levites led a great prayer. It began with praise. You are Yahweh, even you alone, they prayed. You have made heaven and earth. Then they retold the story of God's faithfulness. He chose Abraham. He saw Israel's pain in Egypt. He split the sea. He led them by cloud and fire. He gave His law, and bread and water in the desert.

Yet the people rebelled again and again. When they cried out, God heard and rescued them. He was a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. In His great mercy He did not forsake them. The prayer ended by admitting their present trouble. Then the leaders made a sure covenant in writing.

Show What You Know

  1. How did the people show they were sorry?

  2. How did they divide the day?

  3. How did the prayer begin?

  4. What did God do when the people cried out?

  5. What did the leaders make at the end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. They stood and their sins and the sins of their fathers.
  2. He led them by and fire.
  3. He gave His law, and and water in the desert.
  4. When they cried out, heard and rescued them.
  5. He was a God ready to pardon, and merciful.

Think About It

  1. The prayer told God's story and then confessed the people's sins. How does remembering what God has done help you be honest about your sin?

  2. God was ready to pardon, again and again. How does God's patience encourage you when you fail?

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)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being gracious and merciful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does remembering God's works help us pray?
  • What words in the prayer describe God?

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