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Ezekiel 29 · Grade 4

My River Is My Own

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In the tenth year, God told Ezekiel to prophesy against Pharaoh king of Egypt. God pictured Pharaoh as a great creature lying in the Nile. Pharaoh boasted that the river was his own and that he had made it for himself. But God said he would draw him out of the river.

Egypt had been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. When Israel leaned on Egypt for help against Babylon, it splintered and hurt them. God said Egypt's pride would bring it low. Its land would be desolate for forty years.

After forty years, God would gather the Egyptians again, but Egypt would be the lowest of the kingdoms. It would never again be the nation Israel trusted instead of God. Years later, God said Nebuchadnezzar would conquer Egypt. On that day God would make a horn, a sign of strength, sprout for Israel.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Pharaoh boast about the Nile?

  2. Why was Egypt called a staff of reed?

  3. How long would Egypt's land be desolate?

  4. What would God make sprout for Israel?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. In the tenth year, God told Ezekiel to prophesy against Pharaoh of Egypt.
  2. pictured Pharaoh as a great creature lying in the Nile.
  3. Pharaoh boasted that the was his own and that he had made it for himself.
  4. Egypt had been a staff of reed to the of Israel.
  5. Its would be desolate for forty years.

Think About It

  1. Israel leaned on Egypt instead of God. What are some things people lean on instead of God?

  2. Pharaoh thought he made the Nile himself. Why is it important to remember that all good things come from God?

Memory Verse

“‘“All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 29:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my helper. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who or what do you run to first when you have a problem?
  • Why did God give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar?

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