Haggai the prophet biography for kids

[This is the 9th and penultimate session on the Minor Prophets]

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Theme: Put God first as you wait for Jesus

Intro: What are your homes like? Have a picture of a house and get them to stick on doors and windows.

Do you remember last week we saw that God&#;s people were attacked by the Babylonian soldiers and they had to leave their homes?

[show soldiers picture from last week]

Well this week we&#;re going to hear a story about how they come home again, back to the land God had give them.

Children's Bible Lessons: Lesson - Haggai - Blogger

That must have been lovely.

This week we&#;re going to meet the prophet Haggai. He had a very important message for God&#;s people.

The people came home again and everything was in ruins! Oh, how sad for them. The houses they used to live in were just a pile of rubble with no roof, no windows and no doors.

Minor Prophets -- Haggai | Dr. Pat's Orthodox Super Sunday ...

[show picture of ruined houses]

And the temple, God&#;s special house, had been destroyed, too! [show picture of ruined temple]. The Babylonian army had completely des THE BOOK OF HAGGAI - DAPIV