Ezekiel 30 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Day of the Lord for Egypt

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 Day of Clouds

suncloudpeopletree

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

KindergartenGod Is in Charge

DAY → picture 4CLOUD → picture 3ARM → picture 2KING → picture 1

Grade 1Egypt's Strength Ends

God's day was near. → picture 3It would be a day of clouds. → picture 5Egypt and its helpers would fall. → picture 2Pharaoh's strong arm was broken. → picture 4All nations would know God is the Lord. → picture 1

Order:

1. For the day is near, even Yahweh’s day is near2. There will be no more a prince from the land of Egypt3. I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall down4. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries

Grade 2A Cloudy Day

What kind of day was coming? A day of clouds (circle)
Who would have a sad day? Egypt (circle)
What was Egypt like? Strong and proud (circle)
What would be broken? Pharaoh's arm (circle)
Who is stronger than every king? God (circle)

Grade 3Pharaoh's Broken Arm

What did God tell Ezekiel to cry out? Alas for the day!
What kind of day would it be for Egypt? A day of clouds
Whose arm did God break? Pharaoh's
Whose arm would God make strong? The king of Babylon's

1: For the day is near, even Yahweh’s day is near2: There will be no more a prince from the land of Egypt3: I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall down4: I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries

Grade 4Alas for the Day

What did the day of Yahweh mean for Egypt? A day of clouds and judgment
Who would end Egypt's multitudes? Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
What did God do to Egypt's idols? Destroyed them
What picture shows Egypt's loss of power? Pharaoh's broken arm

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

Grade 5Breaking Pharaoh's Arm

What is the day of the Lord in the prophets? A time when God steps into history to judge
Why does the chapter list so many Egyptian cities? To show the fall of Egypt's power and gods city by city
What did God say about Pharaoh's arm? He had broken it, and it had not been bound up
Which New Testament verse says authority comes from God? Romans 13:1

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