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Jeremiah 19 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Broken Jar

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.

PreschoolListen to God

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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 Clay Jar

JAR → picture 4ELDERS → picture 3HAND → picture 1LISTEN → picture 2

Grade 1A Lesson with a Jar

Jeremiah bought a clay jar. → picture 5He took some of the elders. → picture 1He broke the jar. → picture 4A broken jar cannot be made whole. → picture 2He stood in the court of God's house. → picture 3

Order:

1. Go, and buy a potter’s earthen container2. Hear Yahweh’s word3. Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you4. He stood in the court of Yahweh’s house, and said to all the people

Grade 2Jeremiah's Jar

  1. What did Jeremiah buy? A clay jar (circle)
  2. Who went with Jeremiah? Some leaders (circle)
  3. What did Jeremiah do to the jar? He broke it (circle)
  4. Could the jar be fixed? No, it could not be fixed
  5. What did God want his people to do? Listen to him (circle)
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Grade 3A Jar That Could Not Be Fixed

  1. What did Jeremiah buy? A potter's clay jar
  2. Who went with him? Some of the elders of the people and the priests
  3. Where did they go? The valley of the son of Hinnom
  4. What happened to the jar? Jeremiah broke it while the men watched
  5. What had the people made stiff? Their necks
1: Go, and buy a potter’s earthen container2: Hear Yahweh’s word3: Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you4: He stood in the court of Yahweh’s house, and said to all the people
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Grade 4A Vessel That Can't Be Made Whole

  1. How was the jar in chapter 19 different from the clay in chapter 18? It was a finished, hardened jar instead of soft clay
  2. Where did Jeremiah take the elders? The valley of the son of Hinnom, near the potsherd gate
  3. What did breaking the jar show? The city would be broken and could not be made whole again
  4. Why was the city in danger? They had forsaken God and made their neck stiff so they would not hear

Word bank: 1. potter; 2. God; 3. gate; 4. Judah; 5. place

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

Grade 5The Potsherd Gate

  1. How does chapter 19 change the potter imagery of chapter 18? The clay is now a hardened jar that cannot be remade once broken
  2. Why did the location of the valley matter? It was where Judah practiced the worst false worship
  3. What new name did God give the valley? The valley of Slaughter
  4. What did Jeremiah's temple sermon lead to? His arrest in chapter 20
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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