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Isaiah 22 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Key of David

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.

PreschoolThe Key of David

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

KindergartenA Key

KEY → picture 4OPEN → picture 3HOUSE → picture 2SHUT → picture 1

Grade 1God's Servant

He will open. → picture 3No one will shut. → picture 5A key on his shoulder. → picture 2A throne of glory. → picture 4God gave him a robe. → picture 1

Order:

1. You saw the breaches of David’s city2. But you didn’t look to him who had done this3. I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah4. I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder

Grade 2Look to God

  1. What did the people fix? Their walls (circle)
  2. Who did they not look to? God (circle)
  3. What did Shebna build? A big tomb (circle)
  4. Who did God choose instead? Eliakim (circle)
  5. What did God give Eliakim? The key of David's house
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Grade 3He Will Open

  1. What did the people gather in a pool? Water
  2. Who did they not look to? God, who made it
  3. What did the people say? Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.
  4. Who was the proud leader? Shebna
  5. What would God lay on Eliakim's shoulder? The key of David's house
1: You saw the breaches of David’s city2: But you didn’t look to him who had done this3: I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah4: I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder
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Grade 4The Valley of Vision

  1. What city is the valley of vision? Jerusalem
  2. What did the people fail to do while preparing? Look to him who had done this
  3. What did the people say instead of repenting? Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.
  4. What would Eliakim be to Jerusalem? A father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem

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

Grade 5The Key on His Shoulder

  1. Why is it surprising that Jerusalem appears in this section? It was the city where God revealed himself, yet it is placed among the nations under judgment.
  2. What was wrong with the leaders' wise preparations? They made them without looking to God, who planned it long ago.
  3. Where does Paul quote Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die? 1 Corinthians 15:32
  4. Which New Testament verse applies the key of David to Jesus? Revelation 3:7
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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