Places
Persia in Ezra 1
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This place 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 place 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 persia in Ezra, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Ezra 1:1 again tomorrow and ask what the place 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,