Week 442 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 305 words
🪔 Ezra 3
Ezra 3 opens with these words: “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to…” The line to keep is Ezra 3:1: “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.” Carry the word “seventh” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Ezra 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.” Ezra 3 opens with these words: “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to…” The line to keep is Ezra 3:1: “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.” Carry the word “seventh” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Ezra 3:1: “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Ezra 3? Then try this: Read “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.”
Ezra 3:1 · Ezra 3
Say it
Practice Ezra 3:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Whentheseventhmonthhadcome,andtheofIsraelwereinthecities,thethemselvestogetherasonemantoJerusalem.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Ezra 3?
- Read “When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Ezra 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Ezra 3. Help us remember Ezra 3:1 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Ezra 3 is long, read Ezra 3:1 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 442 · the whole night
🪔 Ezra 3
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