Story 122

COMPLETION, DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE

EZRA 6:13-22 122. THE COMPLETION & DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE ( 6:13-22)

“And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.” EZRA 6:15 122. THE COMPLETION & DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE (EZRA 6:13-22) MEMORY VERSE: "Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy." EZRA 6:16 CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS: 1. "So the elders of the Jews (BUILT, DESTROYED), and they prospered through the prophesying of the prophet and Zechariah the son of ." EZRA 6:14 2. "And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of ___, ___, and ___." EZRA 6:14 CYRUS DARIUS BARIUS ARTAXERXES TRUE OR FALSE: 3. Now the temple was not finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. EZRA 6:15 TRUE OR FALSE FILL IN THE BLANK: 4. "Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with ______." EZRA 6:16 TRUE OR FALSE: 5. "They offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God." EZRA 6:17 TRUE OR FALSE 6. "And the descendants of the captivity kept the on the fourteenth day of the first month." EZRA 6:19 TRUE OR FALSE CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS: 7. "For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were ritually (CLEAN, UNCLEAN)." EZRA 6:20 8. "Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity ate together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to (SEEK, LEAVE) the LORD God of Israel." EZRA 6:21 TRUE OR FALSE: 9. "And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the LORD made them joyful." EZRA 6:22 TRUE OR FALSE 1/2 122. THE COMPLETION & DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE (EZRA 6:13-22) N J D R O L J F H T O R O L E V I T E S I D E Y F N F M O B T C A V I I P J K U A F D S O L B M Y I C D H Q E S G S J L I E P R I E S T S T D H M C O M M A N D E H T C H D B P P N D P N A Z E A H G L

BUILT JOY PASSOVER COMMAND LEVITES PRIESTS DEDICATION LORD TEMPLE FINISHED

1/2 122. THE COMPLETION & DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE (EZRA 6:13-22) MEMORY VERSE: "Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy." EZRA 6:16 FILL IN THE BLANK: 1. "So the elders of the Jews ______, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo." EZRA 6:14 CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS: 2. "And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of ___, ___, and ___." EZRA 6:14 CYRUS DARIUS BARIUS ARTAXERXES TRUE OR FALSE: 3. Now the temple was not finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. EZRA 6:15 TRUE OR FALSE FILL IN THE BLANK: 4. "Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with ______." EZRA 6:16 TRUE OR FALSE: 5. "They offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God." EZRA 6:17 TRUE OR FALSE 6. "And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month." EZRA 6:19 TRUE OR FALSE FILL IN THE BLANKS: 7. "For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were ritually ______." EZRA 6:20 8. "Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity ate together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to ______the LORD God of Israel." EZRA 6:21 9. "And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the ______made them joyful." EZRA 6:22

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4 DOWN "So the elders of the Jews _____ and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo." EZRA 6:14 5 DOWN "And they built and _____ it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes." EZRA 6:14 3 DOWN "Now the _____ was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius." EZRA 6:15 2 DOWN "Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, _____ the dedication of this house of God with joy." EZRA 6:16 1 ACROSS "They offered sacrifices at the _____ of this house of God." EZRA 6:17 8 ACROSS "And the descendants of the captivity kept the _____ on the fourteenth day of the first month." EZRA 6:19 6 ACROSS "For the priests and the Levites had _____ themselves; all of them were ritually clean." EZRA 6:20 9 DOWN "Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity _____ together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to seek the LORD God of Israel." EZRA 6:21 7 DOWN "And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the LORD made them _____." EZRA 6:22