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Lesson Overview
Nehemiah Asks to Rebuild the Wall: Nehemiah 2:1-20
THE BIG IDEA: We can ask God our questions
Our story today is about a man named Nehemiah. Nehemiah was born long after King Solomon and by the time he was around, the city where Solomon had built the temple, Jerusalem, was in poor shape. The walls had completely fallen apart! That made Nehemiah sad.
Nehemiah lived far away from that city. He was a cupbearer to a King. A cupbearer is the person who tastes the king's food and drinks first to make sure they are safe for the king.
The king noticed that Nehemiah was sad. He asked Nehemiah why he was feeling so sad and what he could do to help.
Nehemiah asked the king if he could go to the city of Jerusalem and rebuild the walls. He also asked if the king would write letters to people who could help Nehemiah.
The king agreed and sent people with Nehemiah so he would have a safe journey to Jerusalem. And just like our wall here, Nehemiah was able to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah was wise. He let the king ask what the problem was first, instead of asking to leave for Jerusalem right away. When the king said yes, Nehemiah asked for very important things so that he could get the job done.
We should always ask questions when we don't know something. God always finds a way to give us the answers we need, so we can ask God our questions!
Other LInks
📝Printable sermon notes for big kids who also watch the sermon: HERE
RestoreKids YouTube Channel: HERE
Memory Work Video
Monthly Elementary Parent Guide
Monthly PreK Parent Guide
Printable Coloring Page
WISE - A SERIES ON WISDOM
A lot of parents and kids alike focus more heavily on gleaning academic knowledge and gaining meaningful experiences, but teaching our kids to pursue wisdom will help them merge those fields and develop better, God-centered decision-making skills. Kids are placed in plenty of situations where they would need to exercise such discernment. While the wisdom they would need on a daily basis may not be on the scale of Solomon deliberating an argument between two women each claiming to be the rightful mother of a baby, kids will still collect valuable insight about wisdom from such stories. They will first determine wisdom comes from God, and that being wise also has a lot to do with saying the right words and asking the right questions. . . all of which we can ask of God, who will give them to us because God can be trusted.