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Jeremiah 18 · Grade 4

Like Clay in the Potter's Hand

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God gave Jeremiah a lesson he could watch. Arise, and go down to the potter's house. Jeremiah saw the potter at the wheels. When the vessel was marred, the potter did not give up. He reshaped the clay into another vessel, as seemed good to the potter.

God asked if he could not do with Israel as this potter. As the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel. God explained how this worked. If he warned a nation and it turned from evil, he would relent. If he promised good to a nation and it did evil, he would reconsider the good.

Sadly, the people answered that it was in vain. They would walk after their own plans. God said even snow on the mountains of Lebanon stays faithful, yet his people had forgotten him. Some people then planned to attack Jeremiah with their words. Jeremiah asked God to remember how he had prayed for them.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the potter do when the vessel was marred?

  2. What did God say Israel was like?

  3. What happens when a warned nation turns from evil?

  4. How did the people answer?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

vesselGodpottergoodclay
  1. gave Jeremiah a lesson he could watch.
  2. Jeremiah saw the at the wheels.
  3. When the was marred, the potter did not give up.
  4. He reshaped the into another vessel, as seemed good to the potter.
  5. If he promised to a nation and it did evil, he would reconsider the good.

Think About It

  1. The potter reshaped the marred clay instead of throwing it away. What does that show about God?

  2. How can a person be soft clay instead of hard clay in God's hands?

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)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can we be soft clay?
  • Why did people plan against Jeremiah?

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