Ezekiel 13 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Prophets Who Said Peace

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolBuild Up the Wall

Rainpersonscrollpeople

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenTell the Truth

WALL → picture 3FOX → picture 1RAIN → picture 4TRUE → picture 2

Grade 1A Weak Wall

Some prophets made things up. → picture 4They were like foxes. → picture 3They painted a weak wall. → picture 1A storm made the wall fall. → picture 5God wants people to tell the truth. → picture 2

Order:

1. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed2. When one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash3. A stormy wind will tear it4. I will deliver my people out of your hand

Grade 2The Painted Wall

Who said they spoke for God? Some people God did not send
What did they say? All was well (circle)
What did they paint? A weak wall (circle)
What happened when the storm came? The wall fell down (circle)
What does God want us to do? Tell the truth (circle)

Grade 3Foxes and a Whitewashed Wall

Where did the false prophets get their messages? Out of their own heart
What animals were they compared to? Foxes in the waste places
What did they say when there was no peace? Peace
What would happen to the whitewashed wall? A storm would make it fall

1: They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed2: When one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash3: A stormy wind will tear it4: I will deliver my people out of your hand

Grade 4Peace When There Is No Peace

Why were the false prophets compared to foxes? Foxes dig among ruins instead of repairing them
What should a true prophet do in the gaps? Build up the wall by calling the people back to God
What does whitewashing a weak wall picture? Comforting words that cover up danger, like whitewash on a weak wall
What did God promise to do for his people? Deliver them from the lies

Word bank: 1. prophesy; 2. God; 3. people; 4. prophets; 5. wall

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Whitewash and the Storm

What does whitewashing a flimsy wall picture in the false prophets' ministry? Making a dangerous situation look safe with comforting lies
What does it mean to go up into the gaps? To stand in the place of danger and call people back to God
What two effects did the lies have on the righteous and the wicked? They grieved the righteous and kept the wicked from turning
What New Testament verse warns about itching ears? 2 Timothy 4:3

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.