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1 Bible Story 122 COMPLETION, DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE EZRA 6:13-22

2 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

3 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 Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo." 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 : 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 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 : 5. "They offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God." EZRA 6:17 6. "And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month." EZRA 6:19 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 : 9. "And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the LORD made them joyful." EZRA 6:22 1/2

4 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

5 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 : 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 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 : 5. "They offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God." EZRA 6:17 6. "And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month." EZRA 6:19 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 3/6

6 S P P L F O F B M Q U J V M E A U R Q E N D U C D O J Z V D C R I P A U E I R Y A A R O B R I E S S L D L I Q T R K V I I F S F T E I T P C N D I O Z F I T I N V C S Z Y E I E U F I E S N A I A E V R M O E F S C D N I D T T N P U D B L M A E Z K S N E I R A S N E D J K S Q P H E S O E S U A O E Y Q D B H E C O N M S S M N R T S R U Q D S P F A O D M R S N W O W O N E T Z T V E O L G H Y L D Z U D L R R E B C L I Q U V Y F D Z R U A R T E M P L E TEMPLE DESCENDANTS LORD BUILT ELDERS PASSOVER COMMANDMENT FEAST PRIESTS CYRUS FINISHED PURIFIED DARIUS JOY SACRIFICES DEDICATION LEVITES\ 3/6

7 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

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