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Zechariah 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Not by Might

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.

PreschoolBy God's Spirit

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

KindergartenGod's Spirit

LAMP → picture 2OLIVE → picture 4SPIRIT → picture 1SMALL → picture 3

Grade 1By My Spirit

A lamp stand of gold. → picture 2Two olive trees stand by it. → picture 4God said, not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit. → picture 5A great mountain becomes a plain. → picture 1The day of small things. → picture 3

Order:

1. A lamp stand all of gold2. And two olive trees by it3. Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit4. The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house

Grade 2By God's Spirit

  1. What did Zechariah see? A gold lamp stand (circle)
  2. How many lamps did it have? Seven (circle)
  3. What stood by it? Two olive trees (circle)
  4. How does God's work get done? By God's Spirit (circle)
  5. Who would finish the house? Zerubbabel (circle)
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Grade 3Not by Might, Nor by Power

  1. What was the lamp stand made of? Gold
  2. What was by the lamp stand? Two olive trees
  3. How does Yahweh's work get done? Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit
  4. What had Zerubbabel's hands laid? The foundation of God's house
  5. What did the angel say the olive trees are? The two anointed ones
1: A lamp stand all of gold2: And two olive trees by it3: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit4: The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house
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Grade 4The Day of Small Things

  1. What did Zechariah see in his fifth vision? A lamp stand all of gold with seven lamps and two olive trees
  2. How does Yahweh say his work will be done? Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit
  3. What will happen to the great mountain before Zerubbabel? It will become a plain.
  4. What does the angel say the olive trees are? The two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth

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

Grade 5Who Despises the Day of Small Things?

  1. How does the angel answer Zechariah's first question? With Yahweh's word to Zerubbabel
  2. What does verse 6 say God's work depends on? Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit
  3. What does God say Zerubbabel's hands will do? Lay the foundation and also finish it
  4. What does the angel say about the two olive trees? These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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