Ezekiel 31 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: The Great Cedar Tree
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 Very Tall Tree
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenA Tall Tree
Grade 1The Proud Tree
Order:
Grade 2The Beautiful Tree
- How tall was the tree? Very tall (circle)
- Where were its roots? By lots of water (circle)
- What lived in its branches? Birds (circle)
- What happened to the proud tree? It was cut down (circle)
- What does pride lead to? A fall (circle)
Grade 3Like a Cedar of Lebanon
- What tree pictured Assyria? A great cedar in Lebanon
- Why did the tree grow tall? Its roots were by many waters
- Which trees envied it? The trees of Eden
- Why was the tree cut down? It became proud of its height
Grade 4Whom Are You Like?
- What empire did the cedar stand for? Assyria
- Why did the cedar grow so tall? Its roots were by many waters
- Who made the tree beautiful? God
- What lesson was Pharaoh meant to learn? He would fall just as proud Assyria fell
Word bank: 1. greatness; 2. God; 3. branches; 4. trees; 5. boughs
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5The Cedar That Fell
- Why did God point Pharaoh to Assyria's history? Assyria had been the greatest empire yet had recently fallen
- Who made the cedar beautiful? God himself
- What other book uses a great-tree image for a king? Daniel 4
- Which New Testament verse says God gives grace to the humble? 1 Peter 5:5
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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