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Zechariah 1 · Grade 4

Return to Me

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Zechariah 1:1 says Yahweh's word came to the prophet Zechariah in the eighth month, in the second year of Darius. The first message is a call: return to me, says Yahweh of Armies, and I will return to you. God reminds them of their fathers, who would not listen to the former prophets.

Three months later Zechariah had a vision in the night. He saw a man riding on a red horse among the myrtle trees, with other horses behind him. The man said they were sent to walk back and forth through the earth. They reported that all the earth was at rest. Then Yahweh's angel asked, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem?

Yahweh answered with kind and comforting words. He said, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy. My house shall be built in it. Zechariah then saw four horns, which the angel said had scattered Judah, and four craftsmen who came to throw them down. The book records the angel's explanations without adding more.

Show What You Know

  1. What does God promise if the people return?

  2. What did the riders report about the earth?

  3. What did Yahweh's angel ask?

  4. What did the angel say the four horns had done?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

returnmyrtleprophetsmercy
  1. The first message is a call: to me, says Yahweh of Armies, and I will return to you.
  2. God reminds them of their fathers, who would not listen to the former .
  3. He saw a man riding on a red horse among the trees, with other horses behind him.
  4. He said, I have returned to Jerusalem with .

Think About It

  1. God said, return to me, says Yahweh of Armies, and I will return to you. What does it look like to turn back to God?

  2. Yahweh answered with kind and comforting words. How can your words comfort someone this week?

Memory Verse

“Therefore tell them, Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”

Zechariah 1:3 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for welcoming me back. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stay close to God this week?
  • What can you do when it seems like nothing is changing?

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