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Zechariah 7 · Preschool

Be Kind

Name Date

Color the people helping each other. God wants us to be kind!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God wants us to be fair and kind to everyone. How can you be kind today?

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Zechariah 7 · Kindergarten

Kindness

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TRUE
KIND
FAIR
HELP
“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TRUE
KIND
FAIR
HELP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw someone showing kindness.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your kindness and compassion. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to obey?
  • Who can you help today?

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Zechariah 7 · Grade 1

Show Compassion

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

FAST
TRUE
KIND
EARS
“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

People ask about fasting.
Judge what is true.
Show kindness.
Help the widow.
They refused to listen.

Real Justice

Write the number 1 to 3 in each circle to show the right order.

Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor

Show kindness and compassion every man to his brother

Should I weep in the fifth month

Draw someone showing kindness.

Memory Verse

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your kindness and compassion. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help someone today?
  • How can you obey right away when Mom, Dad, or a grown-up who cares for you asks?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Zechariah 7 · Grade 2

Be Kind to Others

Name Date

Read the Story

Zechariah 7:1 says God's word came to Zechariah. Some people asked a question. Should we still go without food to mourn?

God wanted more than that. Be fair. Be kind to each other. Help widows and children with no dad. Help people from other lands and poor people. God's people long ago did not listen. But we can listen to God.

Memory Verse

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who did God's word come to?

    Listen to GodFair and kindZechariah

  2. What did the people ask about?

    ZechariahGoing without foodFair and kind

  3. What does God want us to be?

    Fair and kindGoing without foodZechariah

  4. Who should we help?

  5. What can we do that they did not?

    ZechariahFair and kindListen to God

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

IYPKVJSMAMLRINUPFPMIONJDGWKOSPDGGSIBCTHNPMEDTPEEEFECORDNTSANJWUIISSSTJEEEBROTHERY
  • JUDGMENT
  • KINDNESS
  • PROPHETS
  • BROTHER
  • LISTEN
  • WIDOW
  • FAST
  • TRUE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your kindness and compassion. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be a good friend at home this week?
  • Who is someone left out that you could sit with?

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Zechariah 7 · Grade 3

True Judgment

Name Date

Read the Story

Zechariah 7:1 says Yahweh's word came to Zechariah in the fourth year of King Darius. People from Bethel came to the priests. They asked if they should keep weeping in the fifth month.

God asked whether they had really fasted for him. God wanted more than fasting. Yahweh of Armies said, execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

God told them not to oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, or the poor, and not to plan evil against each other. But their fathers refused to listen. They turned their backs. They made their hearts as hard as flint.

Memory Verse

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. When did Yahweh's word come to Zechariah?

  2. What did the people of Bethel ask?

  3. What did God ask about their fasting?

  4. What should they show every man to his brother?

  5. What did their fathers make hard?

Real Justice

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

JMFWIDOWEJLISTENMAOPROPHETSWKINDNESSOBROTHERLJUDGMENTESWPFASTRCPRCBCWMUBWUMVVDYES
  • JUDGMENT
  • KINDNESS
  • PROPHETS
  • BROTHER
  • LISTEN
  • WIDOW
  • FAST
  • TRUE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your kindness and compassion. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you notice when someone needs help?
  • How can you be gentle with your words this week?

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Zechariah 7 · Grade 4

Show Kindness and Compassion

Name Date

Read and Think

Zechariah 7:1 says Yahweh's word came to Zechariah in the fourth year of King Darius, on the fourth day of the ninth month. People from Bethel sent men to ask the priests and prophets whether they should keep weeping and fasting in the fifth month, as they had done for many years.

God answered with questions. He asked, did you at all fast to me, really to me? When you eat and when you drink, don't you eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? God was more concerned with their hearts than their schedule.

Then God repeated what the former prophets said: execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother. Don't oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor. Their fathers refused to listen and made their hearts as hard as a diamond, and so they were scattered.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the people of Bethel want to know?

  2. What question did God ask about their fasting?

  3. Which four groups should not be oppressed?

  4. What did their fathers do with their hearts?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godlistentruefast
  1. answered with questions.
  2. He asked, did you at all to me, really to me?
  3. Then God repeated what the former prophets said: execute judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
  4. Their fathers refused to and made their hearts as hard as a diamond, and so they were scattered.

Think About It

  1. God cared more about kindness than about religious routines. How can your worship show up in how you treat people?

  2. God names the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, and the poor. Who in your community needs kindness and compassion?

Memory Verse

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your kindness and compassion. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think God wants your love more than your rules?
  • How can you be a friend to someone new in your neighborhood?

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Zechariah 7 · Grade 5

Did You Fast to Me?

Name Date

Read and Think

Zechariah 7:1 dates this message to the fourth year of King Darius, on the fourth day of the ninth month. A group from Bethel asked the priests and prophets a practical question: should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

God responds by probing their motives. He asks, when you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, did you at all fast to me, really to me? When you eat and when you drink, don't you eat for yourselves? Religious practice can become about ourselves rather than God.

God then restates the message of the former prophets: execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother. Don't oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart. But earlier generations refused to listen, turned their backs, and made their hearts as hard as a diamond. As a result, God scattered them among the nations, and the pleasant land became desolate. Zechariah's message is that God wants obedient, merciful hearts more than ritual.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the group from Bethel ask?

  2. What does God's question in verse 5 reveal?

  3. What does God require in verses 9-10?

  4. What happened when earlier generations refused to listen?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Don’t oppress the ____.
  2. And show kindness and compassion every man to his ____.
  3. And show ____ and compassion every man to his brother.

Down

  1. As he called and they refused to ____.
  2. Did you at all ____ to me.

Think About It

  1. God asked, did you at all fast to me, really to me? How can you make sure your worship is really for God?

  2. Earlier generations made their hearts as hard as a diamond. How do we keep our hearts soft toward God?

Memory Verse

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for your kindness and compassion. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When have you felt your heart getting stubborn?
  • How can worship show in how we treat people?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.