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Ezekiel 27 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Ship Called Tyre

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 Beautiful Ship

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

KindergartenA Big Ship

SHIP → picture 4SEA → picture 3TREE → picture 1WIND → picture 2

Grade 1Tyre the Ship

Tyre was like a great ship. → picture 5Its mast was a cedar tree. → picture 1Its sails were fine linen. → picture 4It was full of treasure. → picture 2The east wind broke the ship. → picture 3

Order:

1. Your builders have perfected your beauty2. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you3. Judah and the land of Israel were your traders4. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold

Grade 2The Ship Sinks

  1. What was Tyre like? A big ship (circle)
  2. What was the ship full of? Gold and treasures (circle)
  3. What came? A strong wind (circle)
  4. What happened to the ship? It broke in the sea
  5. Who takes care of us? God (circle)
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Grade 3A Song About a Ship

  1. What did Tyre say about itself? That it was perfect in beauty
  2. What was the ship's mast made of? A cedar from Lebanon
  3. What did traders bring? Silver, horses, ivory, and spices
  4. What broke the ship? The east wind
1: Your builders have perfected your beauty2: They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you3: Judah and the land of Israel were your traders4: They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold
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Grade 4Perfect in Beauty

  1. What did Tyre say about itself? I am perfect in beauty
  2. What picture did God use for Tyre? A magnificent merchant ship
  3. What broke the ship? The east wind
  4. What could not save Tyre? Its beauty and wealth

Word bank: 1. God; 2. beauty; 3. merchant; 4. Traders; 5. traded

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

Grade 5Lament for a Sinking Ship

  1. What literary form is Ezekiel 27? A lamentation or funeral song
  2. What does the detailed trade list show? The size of Tyre's wealth and how far its trade reached
  3. What injustice appears in the trade list? The trading of people as slaves
  4. Which New Testament verse asks what it profits to gain the world? Matthew 16:26
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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