Ezekiel 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Two Eagles and a Cedar

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.

PreschoolA Tall Cedar Tree

treebirdmountainplants

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

KindergartenGod Plants a Tree

TREE → picture 3BIRD → picture 1TWIG → picture 4GROW → picture 2

Grade 1The Riddle

A great eagle flew to Lebanon. → picture 4He took the top of a cedar. → picture 3A vine grew by the water. → picture 1God planted a tender twig. → picture 5It grew on a high mountain. → picture 2

Order:

1. He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil2. I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it3. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches4. I, Yahweh, have spoken and have done it

Grade 2The Little Twig

What did the big eagle take? The top of a tall tree
What did the seed grow into? A vine (circle)
What would God plant? A little twig (circle)
Where would God plant it? On a high mountain (circle)
Who would live in the branches? Birds (circle)

Grade 3The Eagles and the Cedar

Where did the first great eagle come? Lebanon
Where did the eagle plant the seed? In fruitful soil beside many waters
Which way did the vine bend its roots? Toward another great eagle
What would dwell in the shade of God's cedar? Birds of every kind

1: He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil2: I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it3: Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches4: I, Yahweh, have spoken and have done it

Grade 4A Riddle and a Promise

Who was the first great eagle? The king of Babylon
Who was the second eagle? Egypt
What did the new king do wrong? He rebelled, sought help from Egypt, and broke his oath
What would God plant on the high mountain? A tender twig from the top of the cedar

Word bank: 1. God; 2. planted; 3. vine; 4. king; 5. oath

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

Grade 5The Tender Twig

Whom did the top of the cedar and the seed of the land represent? The king taken to Babylon and the one of the royal seed made king in his place
Why was breaking the oath to Babylon a sin against God? The oath had been sworn in Yahweh's name
How does God take the eagle's role at the end? He himself plants a tender twig on Israel's high mountain
What New Testament parable connects to the birds in the branches? The mustard seed in Matthew 13:32

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