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Spread It Out Before the LORD: Hezekiah’s Prayer2 Kings 19:1-37; 2 Kings 18:5; Isaiah 37:14-20; 1 Peter 5:7The king of Assyria had conquered nation after nation, and now his huge army surrounded Jerusalem. He sent King Hezekiah a letter full of threats – "Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you." Hezekiah was scared. But he took the letter to the house of the LORD, spread it out before God and prayed – "You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth… please save us." God answered through the prophet Isaiah – "I have heard your prayer." That very night the angel of the LORD struck the Assyrian camp, and the king went home. Prayer means bringing everything to God, because He alone is God and He cares for us.Old TestamentPrayer

Josiah Finds God’s Word2 Kings 22:1–23:25; 2 Chronicles 34:1-33Josiah became king when he was only eight. Years later, workers fixing the temple found God's Word, which had been lost. When Josiah heard it, he was sorry for how his people had disobeyed. He read it to everyone, promised to obey it with all his heart and led the people back to God.Old TestamentObedience

Give Thanks to the LORD: David Brings Home the Ark1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36; 2 Samuel 6:12-19King David wanted the ark of God, the sign of God's presence, to come to Jerusalem. The first time, they didn't carry it God's way, and it went badly. So David studied God's Word, and this time the Levites carried the ark on poles on their shoulders, just as God had said. All Israel brought it up with shouting, trumpets, harps and cymbals, and David danced with all his might. When the ark was home, David gave everyone food and gave the Levites a song of thanks to sing, "Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever." Worship is our glad, thankful answer to the God who comes to be with His people.Old TestamentWorship

With MusicOne Voice: The Temple Choir and the Glory Cloud2 Chronicles 5:1-14; 2 Chronicles 7:1-3; 1 Kings 8:10-11; John 1:14When King Solomon's temple was finished, 120 trumpeters and a huge choir praised God together "with one voice," singing, "He is good; His love endures forever." Then God's glory filled the temple like a cloud. God loves to be with His people, and we worship Him together because He is good.Old TestamentWorship

Our Eyes Are on You: Jehoshaphat’s Singers2 Chronicles 20:1-30A huge army came to attack King Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah. Jehoshaphat was afraid, but he turned to the LORD. He gathered everyone, even the little children, and prayed, "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You." God answered through a prophet, "Do not be afraid. The battle is not yours, but God's." The next morning, Jehoshaphat sent singers out in front of the army, praising God. As soon as they began to sing, the LORD defeated the enemy armies. When we don't know what to do, we can pray and keep our eyes on God.Old TestamentPrayer

With Building BricksNehemiah Rebuilds the WallNehemiah 1:1-6:16; Psalm 127:1Jerusalem's walls lay in ruins. Nehemiah prayed, and God opened the way for him to go and rebuild. He prayed at every step while the people worked, and in just 52 days the wall was finished. Everyone could see that God had done it.Old TestamentPrayer

Fruit of the SpiritFruit of the Spirit: Self-controlNehemiah 5:1-19; Proverbs 25:28; Titus 2:11-12While Jerusalem's walls were being rebuilt, Nehemiah heard that rich leaders were taking poor families' land and money. He was very angry, but he stopped to think before he spoke. Then he calmly told the leaders to make it right, and they did. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit. A person without it is like a city with broken walls, but God's Spirit helps us say no to wrong things and stop and think.Old TestamentSelf-control

The Joy of the LORD: Ezra Reads God’s WordNehemiah 8:1-18After God's people came home from exile and rebuilt Jerusalem's wall, they all gathered in the square by the Water Gate. They asked Ezra to bring the Book of the Law of Moses. Ezra read God's Word aloud from early morning until noon, and the Levites helped everyone understand it. When the people heard it, they wept. But the leaders said, "Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." The people went home to eat, drink and share food with those who had nothing, and they celebrated with great joy because they understood God's Word.Old TestamentJoy

Heard Far Away: Nehemiah’s Thank-You ChoirsNehemiah 12:27-43; Ezra 3:10-13; Nehemiah 4:3When Jerusalem's wall was finished, Nehemiah gathered singers and musicians from all over Judah for a great celebration of thanks to God. He sent two huge choirs up on top of the wall. One marched one way around the city and one marched the other way, singing and playing, until they met at God's house. That day the people offered sacrifices and rejoiced, because God had given them great joy, and the sound of their rejoicing was heard far away. When God keeps His promises, His people answer with loud, glad thanks.Old TestamentThankfulness

Esther Saves Her PeopleEsther 2:1-9:32; Hebrews 4:16Wicked Haman planned to destroy all of God's people. Queen Esther was afraid, but she asked her people to fast and pray, then bravely went to the king. God was quietly at work all along, and He turned the whole plan upside down to save His people.Old TestamentCourage

Seeing God's WorldWhy Am I Here?Esther 4:1-17; Esther 5:1-3; Ephesians 2:8-10When an evil plan threatened God's people, Mordecai told Queen Esther, "Who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther bravely went to the king, and God used her to save His people. God made each of us on purpose, for good works He prepared ahead of time, and He gives us courage to do them.Old TestamentCourage

With NatureWhere Were You? God Answers Job from the StormJob 38:1-41; Job 39:1-30; Job 42:1-6, 10; Job 1:1-22Job lost almost everything and asked God, "Why?" God answered from a storm, not with an explanation, but by showing Job His power and care in creation, from the stars to the snow to the baby ravens. Job humbly trusted God, because God was bigger than his questions.Old TestamentHumility

With MusicThe LORD Is My Shepherd: David’s Shepherd SongPsalm 23:1-6; 1 Samuel 16:11; 1 Samuel 17:34-37; John 10:11-15David was a shepherd who wrote songs to God. In Psalm 23 he sang that the LORD is his Shepherd, who leads him, takes care of him and stays with him even in the darkest valley. Because God is our good Shepherd, we can trust Him and not be afraid.Old TestamentTrust

Here Am I, Send Me: Isaiah Sees the LordIsaiah 6:1-8In the year King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on a high throne in the temple. Shining angels called seraphim cried, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts!" Isaiah cried, "Woe is me! I am a sinner!" An angel touched his lips with a hot coal from the altar, and God took his sin away. Then God asked, "Whom shall I send?" Isaiah said, "Here am I. Send me!" When God forgives us, we get to serve Him.Old TestamentServing others

The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: Helmet of SalvationJeremiah 32:1-17, 26-27, 36-44; Ephesians 6:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 Peter 1:3-5The Babylonian army was all around Jerusalem, and everyone knew the city would fall. Then God told Jeremiah to buy a field! Jeremiah paid for it, signed the papers and sealed them in a clay jar so they would last a long time. It was God's promise in a jar. "Houses and fields will again be bought in this land." The helmet of salvation is our hope in Jesus. Because He saved us and holds our future, our minds are guarded against hopelessness.Old TestamentHope

Seeing God's WorldWhat Is a Worldview?Daniel 1:1-21; Romans 12:2When Daniel and his friends were taken to Babylon, they were taught a whole new way of seeing the world. But they kept seeing everything God's way, and God made them wise. A worldview is the way you see everything, and God wants us to see His world through His eyes.Old TestamentWisdom

Seeing God's WorldReal Friends in a Screen WorldDaniel 3:1-30; Daniel 2:17-18; Hebrews 10:24-25When King Nebuchadnezzar ordered everyone to bow to a giant gold statue, three friends stood together and trusted God. God was with them in the fiery furnace and brought them out without even the smell of smoke. Real friends help each other stand for God, and screens can't replace them.Old TestamentFriendship

The Armor of GodThe Armor of God: Shield of FaithDaniel 3:1-30; Ephesians 6:16; Hebrews 11:33-34; Isaiah 43:2King Nebuchadnezzar set up a huge gold statue and told everyone to bow down or be thrown into a blazing furnace. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would not bow. "Our God is able to save us," they said. "But even if He does not, we will not bow." They were thrown into the fire, but God was with them, and they came out without even the smell of smoke. The shield of faith means holding on to God Himself, and His promises put out the fiery arrows of fear and lies.Old TestamentFaith

The Writing on the WallDaniel 5:1-31King Belshazzar of Babylon threw a huge party. He drank from the gold cups taken from God's temple and praised idols. Suddenly, the fingers of a hand appeared and wrote on the wall! No one could read it, until old Daniel came. Daniel said, "You knew how God humbled King Nebuchadnezzar, but you did not humble yourself." The words meant God had ended the king's rule. That very night, Babylon fell. God is the true King, and He wants us to walk humbly with Him.Old TestamentHumility

Kings and ProphetsDaniel and the LionsDaniel 6:1-28When a law made prayer to God a crime, Daniel kept praying as he always had, and God shut the lions' mouths and kept him safe.Old TestamentPrayer

With Building BricksDaniel and the Lions: FaithfulnessDaniel 6:1-28; Luke 16:10; 2 Timothy 2:13Daniel was an old man who had served God faithfully his whole life. He worked hard for King Darius, and he was so honest that his enemies could not find one thing wrong with him. So they tricked the king into making a law that no one could pray to anyone but the king. Daniel kept praying to God three times a day, just as he always had. He was thrown into a den of lions. But God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths. Faithfulness means staying true to God every day, in little things and big things, because God is always faithful to us.Old TestamentFaithfulness

Seeing God's WorldLiving It OutDaniel 6; Romans 12:1-2Daniel was an old man in Babylon when jealous leaders tricked the king into banning prayer. Daniel kept praying three times a day, just as he always had, and God shut the lions' mouths. A biblical worldview isn't just how we see. It's how we live, every day, so we're ready when the hard day comes.Old TestamentFaithfulness

With Building BricksJonah and Nineveh: RepentanceJonah 1–3; Acts 3:19; Matthew 12:41God told Jonah to go to the big, wicked city of Nineveh. But Jonah ran the other way! God sent a storm, and Jonah was thrown into the sea. God sent a huge fish to swallow him. Inside the fish, Jonah prayed and turned back to God. The fish spit him out on dry land. Then God gave Jonah a second chance. Jonah went to Nineveh and gave a very short message. "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!" The whole city believed God. From the king to the cows, they turned from their evil ways, and God showed them mercy. Repentance means turning away from sin and back to God.Old TestamentRepentance

Kings and ProphetsJonah Runs from GodJonah 1:1-17; Jonah 2:1-10; Jonah 3:1-10; Jonah 4:1-11Jonah ran from God's call to Nineveh, but God chased him, rescued him with a big fish, and showed His great compassion to a whole city that turned from evil.Old TestamentCompassion