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Ezekiel 44 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Shut Gate and the Priests

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.

PreschoolTeach the Difference

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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 Helpers

GATE → picture 2PRIEST → picture 4TEACH → picture 1HOLY → picture 3

Grade 1Holy Priests

Ezekiel saw the east gate. → picture 2The gate was shut. → picture 4God's glory filled His house. → picture 5Priests wore linen clothes. → picture 1They taught God's ways. → picture 3

Grade 2The Shut Gate

  1. Which gate did Ezekiel come to? The east gate (circle)
  2. Was the gate open or shut? Shut (circle)
  3. Who had come in by that gate? God (circle)
  4. What filled God's house? God's glory (circle)
  5. What would the priests teach? What is holy (circle)
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Grade 3Faithful Priests

  1. Why did the east gate stay shut? The God of Israel had entered by it
  2. What did Ezekiel do when he saw God's glory? Fell on his face
  3. Which priests had stayed faithful? The priests from Zadok
  4. What would the priests teach? The difference between holy and common
1: This gate shall be shut2: Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house; so I fell on my face3: They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean4: They shall make my Sabbaths holy
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Grade 4Yahweh's Glory Filled Yahweh's House

  1. Why did the east gate remain shut? Yahweh had entered by it
  2. What would the Levites who went after idols do? Serve as gatekeepers and helpers, not priests at the altar
  3. Why were Zadok's descendants chosen? They stayed faithful when Israel went astray
  4. What would be the priests' inheritance? God himself

Word bank: 1. gate; 2. God; 3. sanctuary; 4. priests; 5. holy

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

Grade 5Faithfulness Rewarded

  1. What did the shut east gate declare? That God had come to stay and would never depart again
  2. What role did the unfaithful Levites receive? Gatekeepers and helpers, not ministers at the altar
  3. What earlier failure would the Zadokite priests correct? Not teaching the difference between holy and common in chapter 22
  4. Which New Testament verse calls believers a royal priesthood? 1 Peter 2:9

Word bank: 1. gate; 2. God; 3. sanctuary; 4. holy; 5. minister

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

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