Family Week · Days 218–224
Week 32
The week in one sentence
They rebuilt God's house with stone, but God's greatest building project is people — in Jesus, you are His temple.
Day 218 · August 4
Back in Jerusalem, God's people built the altar first and offered sacrifices, even though they were afraid of the people around them.
Day 219 · August 5
The work on God's house stopped for a long time, until the prophets Haggai and Zechariah spoke God's words.
Day 220 · August 6
Many years later, Ezra the teacher of God's law traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Day 221 · August 7
By the river, Ezra called the people to fast and humble themselves and ask God for a safe journey.
Day 222 · August 8
While Ezra prayed and wept before God's house, a great crowd of men, women, and children gathered and wept bitterly too.
Day 223 · August 9
Nehemiah served the king far away, and he heard sad news: Jerusalem's wall was broken down and its gates were burned.
Day 224 · August 10
Families kept building the wall, each working on the part near their own house.