People
Nehemiah in Nehemiah 8
nee-uh-MY-uh
This person shows up in Nehemiah 8:9: “Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, “Today is…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Nehemiah 8:9
“Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, “Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.”
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 8:9 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Nehemiah 8:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Nehemiah,whowasthegovernor,andEzrathepriestandscribe,andtheLeviteswhotaughtthepeople,saidtoallthe“TodayistoYahwehyourGod.mourn,norweep.”Forallthepeopleweptwhentheyheardthewordsofthelaw.