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Jeremiah 2 · Grade 4

Broken Cisterns

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God told Jeremiah to proclaim a message in the ears of Jerusalem. God remembered the kindness of his people's youth, when they loved him like a bride and followed him through the wilderness. Israel was holy to God, like the first fruits of a harvest.

But their fathers had gone far from God and walked after worthless things. God had brought them into a plentiful land, yet they defiled it. The priests did not look for God. The rulers broke his law. The prophets spoke by Baal. God pointed out that no nation changes its gods, even false ones, yet his people had traded their glory for what does not profit.

Then God gave a famous picture. His people had committed two evils. They had forsaken him, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can't hold water. God had planted them like a noble vine, but they had turned wild. Still, when trouble came, they would cry to him to save them.

Show What You Know

  1. How did God describe his people's early love?

  2. What did God point out about other nations?

  3. What were the two evils?

  4. What would the people do when trouble came?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

vinelandGod
  1. told Jeremiah to proclaim a message in the ears of Jerusalem.
  2. God had brought them into a plentiful , yet they defiled it.
  3. God had planted them like a noble , but they had turned wild.

Think About It

  1. What are some broken cisterns people trust today instead of God?

  2. How is God like a spring of living water in your life?

Memory Verse

“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves: broken cisterns that can’t hold water.

Jeremiah 2:13 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my living water. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to trade your glory?
  • Why is it easy to trade God for something that cannot help us?

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