LESSON



LESSON 3MARCH 20, 2022SUBJECT: Free to CelebrateDEVOTIONAL READING: Exodus 2:23-25BACKGROUND: Leviticus 23:5-8; Ezra 6:13-22LESSON: Ezra 6:13-22MEMORY VERSE: Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. Ezra 6:16LESSON AIM: To understand the importance of worship and steps of dedicating the house of God.INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINEBACKGROUND Who was Tattenai? Who assisted him? Ezra 5:3; 6:6What did Tattenai and his associates question and challenge? Ezra 5:3-5What had caused the Jews to stop rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem? Ezra 4:1-24What did Tattenai and his associates do to be sure the Jews had permission to work on the temple? Ezra 5:6-10, 17What did the Jews tell Tattenai? Ezra 5:11-16Who was the King of Persia at this time? Ezra 6:1What did Darius do to find out about the Jews’ project on the temple? Ezra 6:1What did Darius discover about the rebuilding of the temple? Ezra 6:2-5What order was given to Tattenai, his associates and fellow officials for King Darius? Ezra 6:6-12 I. THE TEMPLE COMPLETED: EZRA 6:13-15How did Tattenai, his associates and fellow officials respond to King Darius’ decree? Ezra 6:13What two prophets inspired the returning exiles through their preaching to rebuild the temple? Ezra 5:1-2; 6:14Which Jews supervised the work of the temple? Ezra 6:14aUnder whose command did the people rebuild the temple? Ezra 6:14bWhat earthly Persian kings decreed the rebuilding and maintenance of the temple? Ezra 6:14cWhat role did Zerubbabel and Joshua play in the rebuilding of the temple? Haggai 1:12,14When was the rebuilding of the temple completed? Who was the king of Persia? (The date was about 516 B.C. This month corresponds with March-April on our calendar. It took twenty years to rebuild the temple.) Ezra 6:15The temple was rebuilt seventy years after it was destroyed. What prophecy did this fulfill? Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10What were the various responses to the building of the second temple? Why do you think so? Ezra 3:12 (Things missing from the second temple were the ark of the covenant, the heavenly fire, the mercy-seat, the heavenly manna, Aaron's rod that budded, Shekinah 'God's divine presence', the spirit of prophecy. The second temple was smaller.)II. THE NEW TEMPLE DEDICATED: EZRA 6:16-18What did the people do after the completion of the second temple? Who all participated? Ezra 6:16How did the people celebrate the dedication of the second temple? Ezra 6:17Who were re-instituted into temple service at the dedication of the completed temple? What guidelines were used? Ezra 6:18Why were the priests and Levites installed? Numbers 3:1-13; 18:1-7III. THE PASSOVER OBSERVED: EZRA 6:19-22What did the Israelites observe three weeks after the dedication of the second temple? Ezra 6:19What did the Passover commemorate? Exodus 12:12-28What did the priests and Levites do before participating in the Passover? Ezra 6:20aWho was responsible for slaughtering the Passover lamb? Ezra 6:20bWhat two groups participated in the Passover? Ezra 6:21v. 21av. 21bWhat Feast was celebrated during the seven days immediately following the eating of the Passover meal? Ezra 6:22aWhat did the unleavened bread symbolize? Deuteronomy 16:3-4What was the general mood of those participating in the Passover after the completion of the temple? Why? Ezra 6:22bSUMMARY AND DISCUSSIONWhy were prophets important in the rebuilding of the temple?What should be the role of prophets (preachers) today?What can we learn from the dedication of the Jewish temple?Why is it important to dedicate a church?What does this week's lesson teach about the meaning of worship? ................
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