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Jeremiah 11 · Grade 4

A Covenant and a Plot

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God told Jeremiah to hear the words of this covenant and speak them to Judah and Jerusalem. The covenant came from the day God brought Israel out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace. The promise was clear. Obey God's voice, and they would be his people and he would be their God. Jeremiah answered, Amen, Yahweh.

But the people of Judah had turned back to the sins of their forefathers. They followed other gods as many as their cities. God told Jeremiah not to pray for them in this time, because they had broken the covenant. God had called them a green olive tree, but now its branches were broken.

Then came a personal danger. Men from Jeremiah's hometown of Anathoth secretly planned to silence him. Jeremiah said he was like a gentle lamb that did not know their plans. God revealed the plot. Jeremiah brought his cause to God, who judges righteously and tests the heart and the mind.

Show What You Know

  1. What is the iron furnace?

  2. How did Jeremiah answer the covenant words?

  3. What had happened to the green olive tree?

  4. What did Jeremiah do with his cause?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

peoplecovenantGod
  1. God told Jeremiah to hear the words of this and speak them to Judah and Jerusalem.
  2. The covenant came from the day brought Israel out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace.
  3. But the of Judah had turned back to the sins of their forefathers.

Think About It

  1. Jeremiah did not take revenge but brought his cause to God. Why is that wise when someone wrongs us?

  2. God tests the heart and the mind. How does it help to know that God sees what others do not?

Memory Verse

“But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I will see your vengeance on them; for to you I have revealed my cause.”

Jeremiah 11:20 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your covenant promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it wise not to take revenge?
  • What does it mean that God tests the heart?

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