Ezekiel 5 · Grade 4
This Is Jerusalem
Read and Think
God told Ezekiel to use a sharp blade like a barber's razor to shave his head and beard. He weighed the hair on balances and divided it into three parts. When the days of his siege sign were finished, each part would picture a different hard outcome for the people of Jerusalem.
Yet God also told him to take a small number of hairs and bind them in the folds of his robe. Even in judgment, God would keep a remnant.
God explained the sign: This is Jerusalem. He had set her in the middle of the nations, but she had rebelled against his ordinances more than the countries around her. She had defiled his sanctuary. So hard times would come, and the people would know that Yahweh had spoken.
Show What You Know
What did Ezekiel use to shave his hair?
What did the hairs bound in the robe show?
What had Jerusalem done to God's sanctuary?
What would the people know when it happened?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- He weighed the hair on and divided it into three parts.
- When the days of his siege sign were finished, each part would picture a different hard outcome for the people of .
- Yet God also told him to take a small number of hairs and bind them in the folds of his .
- Even in judgment, would keep a remnant.
- He had set her in the middle of the , but she had rebelled against his ordinances more than the countries around her.
Think About It
God put Jerusalem in the middle of the nations to show them his ways. How can you show God's ways to people around you?
God kept a few hairs safe in the robe. How does this show God's care even in hard times?
Memory Verse
““The Lord Yahweh says: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries are around her.”
Ezekiel 5:5 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for keeping Your people safe. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How does it comfort you that God always keeps some of His people faithful?
- How can you show God's ways to others?
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