Sunday School Lesson
God Restores His People

Golden Text:When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that
dream. *n1.1  2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with
singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things
for them.
Psalm 126:1,2

Central Truth: God restores those who repent.

Focus: Observe that God restores those who repent, and give thanks for His mercies.

Context: Ezra and Nehemiah lead in restoring Jerusalem in the fifth century B.C.

Lesson outline

I. Reestablished in the promise land
Ezra 1:1-8, 2:64-70

II.God’s House Rebuilt

Ezra 3:1-13, 6:1-17

III. Covenant with God renewed 
Nehemiah 8:1-12, 9:1-3, 32-38