People
Nehemiah in Nehemiah 12
nee-uh-MY-uh
This person shows up in Nehemiah 12:26: “These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Nehemiah 12:26
“These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest and scribe.”
What kids can learn
When you hear nehemiah in Nehemiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Nehemiah 12:26 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Nehemiah 12:26
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheseinthedaysofJoiakimthesonofJeshua,thesonofJozadak,andintheofthegovernor,andofEzrathepriestandscribe.