Ezekiel 43 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Glory Returns

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.

PreschoolGod's Glory Comes Back

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

KindergartenGlory Comes

GLORY → picture 4EAST → picture 3GATE → picture 1FILL → picture 2

Grade 1The Glory Returns

God's glory came from the east. → picture 5His voice sounded like many waters. → picture 1The earth shone with His glory. → picture 4It came in by the east gate. → picture 2Glory filled God's house. → picture 3

Order:

1. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth was illuminated with his glory2. Yahweh’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces toward the east3. The Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled the house4. This is the law of the house

Grade 2A Bright Light

Where did Ezekiel stand? At the east gate (circle)
What did he see coming? God's glory (circle)
What did God's voice sound like? Rushing water (circle)
What did God's glory fill? His house (circle)
How long would God live with His people? Forever (circle)

Grade 3Yahweh's Glory Filled the House

Where did the glory come from? The east
What was God's voice like? The sound of many waters
What did Ezekiel do? Fell on his face
What did God say the temple was? The place of his throne

1: His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth was illuminated with his glory2: Yahweh’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces toward the east3: The Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled the house4: This is the law of the house

Grade 4The Sound of Many Waters

What was God's voice like? The sound of many waters
Which way did the glory enter? By the east gate, the way it had left
What did God call the temple? The place of His throne
How long would the altar be dedicated? Seven days

Word bank: 1. east; 2. glory; 3. vision; 4. house; 5. God

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

Grade 5The Return of the Glory

How does chapter 43 reverse chapters 10-11? The glory that left by the east gate now returns by the east gate
What did God call the temple? The place of His throne and the soles of His feet
What defiled the temple area in the past? Idolatry and the tombs of kings beside the temple wall
Which New Testament verse says God's dwelling is with people? Revelation 21:3

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