People
Jeremiah in Nehemiah 12
jer-uh-MYE-uh
This person shows up in Nehemiah 12:1: “Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Nehemiah 12:1
“Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,”
What kids can learn
When you hear jeremiah in Nehemiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Nehemiah 12:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Nehemiah 12:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowthesearetheandtheLeviteswhowentupZerubbabelthesonofShealtiel,andSeraiah,Jeremiah,Ezra,