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Jeremiah 20 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Like a Fire Shut Up in My Bones

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.

PreschoolGod Is with Me

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenSing to God

SING → picture 2PRAISE → picture 4FIRE → picture 1HELP → picture 3

Grade 1Fire in His Heart

Pashhur put Jeremiah in the stocks. → picture 2People laughed at Jeremiah. → picture 4God's word was like a fire inside him. → picture 5God was with him like a mighty one. → picture 1Jeremiah sang praise to God. → picture 3

Order:

1. Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded2. I am weary with holding it in3. Sing to Yahweh4. Praise Yahweh

Grade 2Jeremiah Sings

  1. Who was mean to Jeremiah? A man named Pashhur (circle)
  2. What did people do? They laughed at Jeremiah (circle)
  3. What did Jeremiah want to stop? Telling God's message (circle)
  4. What was God's word like inside him? A fire (circle)
  5. What did Jeremiah do? He sang praise to God
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Grade 3Jeremiah in the Stocks

  1. Who was Pashhur? A priest and chief officer in God's house
  2. Where did Pashhur put Jeremiah? In the stocks at the upper gate of Benjamin
  3. What new name did Jeremiah give Pashhur? Magormissabib
  4. What was God's word like in Jeremiah? A burning fire shut up in his bones
  5. Who did Jeremiah remember was with him? Yahweh
1: Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded2: I am weary with holding it in3: Sing to Yahweh4: Praise Yahweh
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Grade 4A Burning Fire

  1. What were the stocks? A wooden frame that held his feet and hands
  2. What does Magormissabib mean? Terror on every side
  3. Why couldn't Jeremiah stop speaking? God's word was like a burning fire shut up in his bones
  4. What did Jeremiah remember about Yahweh? He was with him as an awesome mighty one

Word bank: 1. Jeremiah; 2. God; 3. mighty

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

Grade 5Persuaded and Prevailed Upon

  1. Why did Pashhur strike Jeremiah? He heard Jeremiah's temple sermon and opposed it
  2. What image describes Jeremiah's inability to stay silent? A burning fire shut up in his bones
  3. How did Jeremiah move from complaint to confidence? He remembered Yahweh was with him as an awesome mighty one and committed his cause to God
  4. What does the ending of the chapter show about Scripture? It honestly shows a faithful servant bringing both despair and praise to God
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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