Ezekiel 16 · Grade 4
From Field to Crown
Read and Think
God gave Ezekiel a picture-story to help Jerusalem understand her history. In the story, Jerusalem was like a newborn girl left in the open field on the day she was born. No eye pitied her. No one washed her or wrapped her in blankets. She was helpless and alone.
God passed by and said to her, Live! He cared for her as she grew. He washed her with water and anointed her with oil. He clothed her with embroidered work, fine linen, and silk, and gave her bracelets, a chain, earrings, and a beautiful crown. Her renown went out among the nations for her beauty, through the majesty God had put on her.
But she trusted in her own beauty and turned away from the one who saved her. She used his gifts to make places for idols and was unfaithful to the covenant. Her pride was like Sodom's, whose people did not help the poor and needy. Yet God promised to remember his covenant from the days of her youth, establish an everlasting covenant, and forgive all that she had done.
Show What You Know
What was Jerusalem's condition at the start of the picture-story?
Where did Jerusalem's beauty come from?
What did Sodom fail to do?
What three things did God promise at the end?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- gave Ezekiel a picture-story to help Jerusalem understand her history.
- No one her or wrapped her in blankets.
- God passed by and said to her, !
- He clothed her with embroidered work, fine linen, and silk, and gave her bracelets, a chain, earrings, and a crown.
- Her renown went out among the nations for her , through the majesty God had put on her.
Think About It
Jerusalem's beauty and blessings were gifts from God. What gifts has God given you, and how can you use them to honor Him?
Even after Jerusalem turned away, God promised to forgive. What does this tell you about God's love?
Memory Verse
“Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.”
Ezekiel 16:60 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for Your promise that lasts forever. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How does God's love for the unwanted change how you treat others?
- God said He would remember His promise even when His people forgot theirs. What would you like to ask God about His faithful love?
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