People
Jeremiah in Ezra 1
jer-uh-MYE-uh
This person shows up in Ezra 1:1: “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Ezra 1:1
“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,”
What kids can learn
When you hear jeremiah in Ezra, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Ezra 1:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Ezra 1:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowinthefirstyearofkingofPersia,thatYahweh’swordbyJeremiah’smouthmightbeaccomplished,YahwehstirreduptheofCyruskingofsothathemadeaproclamationthroughoutallhiskingdom,andputitalsoinwriting,saying,