Jeremiah 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Before You Were Born

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 Knows Me

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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 Is with Me

HAND → picture 3TREE → picture 1BOY → picture 4LOVE → picture 2

Grade 1God Calls Jeremiah

God knew Jeremiah before he was born. → picture 4Jeremiah felt too young. → picture 3God touched his mouth. → picture 1He saw an almond branch. → picture 5God promised to be with him. → picture 2

Order:

1. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations2. I don’t know how to speak3. I have put my words in your mouth4. I see a branch of an almond tree

Grade 2God Has a Job for Jeremiah

When did God know Jeremiah? Before he was born (circle)
What job did God give him? To be a prophet (circle)
What does a prophet do? Tells people God's words (circle)
Why was Jeremiah afraid? He felt too young (circle)
What did God touch? His mouth (circle)

Grade 3I Am with You

Who was Jeremiah's father? Hilkiah, a priest in Anathoth
When did God know Jeremiah? Before he was formed in the womb
Why did Jeremiah think he could not speak? He was a child
What did God put in his mouth? His words
What did the almond branch show? God watches over his word to do it

1: I have appointed you a prophet to the nations2: I don’t know how to speak3: I have put my words in your mouth4: I see a branch of an almond tree

Grade 4Appointed a Prophet

How long did Jeremiah's work last? From King Josiah's thirteenth year until Jerusalem was carried away captive
What excuse did Jeremiah give? He did not know how to speak because he was a child
What did the almond branch picture mean? God watches over his word to perform it
What did God make Jeremiah like? A fortified city and an iron pillar

Word bank: 1. Jeremiah; 2. God; 3. prophet; 4. mouth; 5. almond

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

Grade 5An Iron Pillar

What period of Judah's history did Jeremiah's ministry cover? From King Josiah's thirteenth year to the eleventh year of Zedekiah, when Jerusalem was carried away captive
How did God answer Jeremiah's objection that he was a child? He must go where he was sent and say what he was commanded, and God was with him to rescue him
What six verbs describe Jeremiah's task over the nations? To uproot, tear down, destroy, overthrow, build and plant
What promise ends the chapter? People would fight against him but not prevail, for God was with him

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