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Jeremiah 18 · Grade 2

The Potter and the Clay

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Read the Story

God sent Jeremiah to a potter. The potter made a pot from clay. The pot did not turn out right.

So the potter made it again. He made a new pot. God said his people were like clay in his hand. God can make people new.

Memory Verse

“House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

Jeremiah 18:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Where did God send Jeremiah?

    Clay in his handHe made it againTo a potter

  2. What did the potter use?

    ClayHe made it againClay in his hand

  3. What happened to the first pot?

  4. What did the potter do?

    ClayIt did not turn out rightHe made it again

  5. What were God's people like?

    To a potterIt did not turn out rightClay in his hand

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

OJLWPACOMHYCYGEJUYCAGVESSELLSPCAHJYDAPOGYATUHYNTFWNHTOWKTWODYMUJMEBJODYSNDRLBVVSE
  • POTTER
  • VESSEL
  • HOUSE
  • CLAY
  • HAND

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for shaping my life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How are we like clay?
  • What does it mean that God relents?

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