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What should a child notice in Nehemiah 3?
Nehemiah 3 opens with these words: “Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its…” The line to keep is Nehemiah 3:5: “Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn’t put their necks to the Lord’s work.” Carry the word “next” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Nehemiah 3:5: “Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn’t put their necks to the Lord’s work.” What happens first in Nehemiah 3?
Nehemiah 3:5
“Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn’t put their necks to the Lord’s work.”
Nehemiah 3:3
“The sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.”
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Practice Nehemiah 3:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
tothem,theTekoitesrepairs;butnoblesdidn’tputtheirneckstotheLord’swork.