People
Nehemiah in Nehemiah 3
nee-uh-MY-uh
This person shows up in Nehemiah 3:16: “After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Nehemiah 3:16
“After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.”
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 3:16 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Nehemiah 3:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Afterhim,NehemiahthesonofAzbuk,therulerofhalfthedistrictofZur,maderepairstotheoppositetheofDavid,andtothepoolthatwasmade,andtothehouseofthemightymen.