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Ezekiel 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Sweet as Honey

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.

PreschoolSweet as Honey

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

KindergartenGod's Sweet Word

SCROLL → picture 4SWEET → picture 3EAT → picture 1WATCH → picture 2

Grade 1A Watchman for God

Ezekiel ate the scroll. → picture 5It was as sweet as honey. → picture 1The Spirit lifted him up. → picture 4God made him a watchman. → picture 2A watchman warns people. → picture 3

Order:

1. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel2. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth3. Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel4. Then the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet

Grade 2Eat This Scroll

  1. What did God tell Ezekiel to eat? The scroll (circle)
  2. How did the scroll taste? As sweet as honey (circle)
  3. Who did Ezekiel speak to? Israel (circle)
  4. What did God make Ezekiel? A watchman (circle)
  5. What does a watchman do? Warns people (circle)
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Grade 3The Watchman

  1. What happened when Ezekiel ate the scroll? It was as sweet as honey
  2. What was Ezekiel's forehead made like? A diamond
  3. How long did Ezekiel sit with the captives? Seven days
  4. Why did God make Ezekiel a watchman? To warn the people so they could turn back
1: Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel2: It was as sweet as honey in my mouth3: Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel4: Then the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet
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Grade 4Hear the Word and Warn Them

  1. What did Ezekiel need before he could speak to others? God's words had to be inside him, he ate the scroll
  2. Why would Israel not listen to Ezekiel? They would not listen to God
  3. Where did the captives live? Tel Aviv by the river Chebar
  4. What two things must a watchman do? Hear the word and warn them

Word bank: 1. scroll; 2. mouth; 3. God; 4. listen; 5. house

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

Grade 5A Watchman to the House of Israel

  1. Why is it surprising that the scroll tasted sweet? Its message was lamentation and woe, yet receiving God's word was sweet
  2. Who would have listened more easily than Israel? Foreigners, people of a strange speech and hard language
  3. What was Ezekiel responsible for, and what were the listeners responsible for? Ezekiel was responsible for warning; each listener was responsible for turning
  4. What New Testament verse speaks of leaders who watch over souls? Hebrews 13:17
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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