Kids Sermon Notes and Activities May 23, 2021

Nehemiah 13:1-14 ously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the 1 On that day they read from tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which the Book of Moses in the hear- were given by commandment to ing of the people. And in it was the Levites, singers, and gatekeep- found written that no Ammonite ers, and the contributions for the or Moabite should ever enter the priests. 6 While this was taking assembly of God, 2 for they did place, I was not in Jerusalem, for not meet the people of Israel with in the thirty-second year of Ar- bread and water, but hired Balaam taxerxes king of Babylon I went against them to curse them—yet to the king. And after some time our God turned the curse into a I asked leave of the king 7 and blessing. 3 As soon as the people came to Jerusalem, and I then heard the law, they separated from discovered the evil that Eliashib Israel all those of foreign descent. had done for Tobiah, preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the 4 Now before this, Eliashib the house of God. 8 And I was very priest, who was appointed over angry, and I threw all the house- the chambers of the house of our hold furniture of Tobiah out of the God, and who was related to Tobi- chamber. 9 Then I gave orders, ah, 5 prepared for Tobiah a large and they cleansed the chambers, chamber where they had previ- and I brought back there the ves- sels of the house of God, with the scribe, and Pedaiah of the the grain offering and the frank- Levites, and as their assistant incense. Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were consid- 10 I also found out that the por- ered reliable, and their duty was tions of the Levites had not been to distribute to their brothers. 14 given to them, so that the Lev- Remember me, O my God, con- ites and the singers, who did the cerning this, and do not wipe out work, had fled each to his field. my good deeds that I have done 11 So I confronted the officials for the house of my God and for and said, “Why is the house of his service. God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their stations. 12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the store- houses. 13 And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok

Mark the key words in these passages with a color or symbol. Here are some suggestions: Nehemiah/I/me/my: color blue remember:

Book of Moses/law: Where did this happen? Color locations green. Tobiah: color red When did this happen? Mark days and Levites: color yellow times with a clock: Doodle or Draw What You Hear

Nehemiah asked God to remember the good deeds he had done. Draw a picture of some of Nehemiah’s deeds that he did for God.

What are some good deeds that you can do for God? My Sermon Notes Date:______

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What are some important things I want to remember from this sermon? What can I learn from this Scripture? How does this Scripture change the way I ought to live? ______

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