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Jeremiah 21 · Preschool

Choose God's Way

Name Date

Color the path that leads to life. God shows us the good way!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Then explain that God shows people the good way to go. When we follow God, we are on the way of life. Walk along a pretend path together and talk about good choices.

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Jeremiah 21 · Kindergarten

God's Way

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

WAY
LIFE
GOOD
HELP
“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

WAY
LIFE
HELP
MORNING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw two paths.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me the way of life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who was King Zedekiah?
  • Why was he afraid?

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Jeremiah 21 · Grade 1

Two Ways

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

WAY
LIFE
JUSTICE
MORNING
“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

King Zedekiah asked Jeremiah to pray.
God set before them two ways.
Do justice in the morning.
Help the person who is robbed.
The king should be fair.

The Way of Life

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Please inquire of Yahweh for us

Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear Yahweh’s word

Behold, I set before you the way of life

Execute justice in the morning

Draw two paths.

Memory Verse

“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me the way of life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did he hope God would do?
  • What are the two ways?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Jeremiah 21 · Grade 2

The Way of Life

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Read the Story

King Zedekiah was afraid. An army was coming to Jerusalem. He asked Jeremiah to pray to God.

God said there were two ways. One was the way of life. God told the king to be fair every morning. He told him to help people who were robbed.

Memory Verse

“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:8 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who was afraid?

    An armyPeople who were robbedKing Zedekiah

  2. What was coming to Jerusalem?

    An armyThe way of lifePeople who were robbed

  3. What did the king ask Jeremiah to do?

    The way of lifeAn armyPray to God

  4. What was one of the two ways?

    An armyThe way of lifePeople who were robbed

  5. Who did God tell the king to help?

    Pray to GodPeople who were robbedAn army

Word Search

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

BLMNYEODWFPUPLIFEMMEJGWAYVFOOUNKHCTVRSSJGNAKONCTKCJANCIJIKINGDDNLCRDFGEBGAEJRYKFK
  • JUSTICE
  • MORNING
  • LIFE
  • KING
  • HAND
  • WAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me the way of life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is the way of life?
  • What does justice mean?

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Jeremiah 21 · Grade 3

Justice in the Morning

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Read the Story

The king of Babylon was making war against Jerusalem. King Zedekiah sent two men to Jeremiah. He asked Jeremiah to inquire of God for them. Maybe God would do one of his wondrous works and make the army leave.

God's answer was hard. The people had not turned back to him, so the city would not escape. But God still set before them the way of life and the way of death. They had a choice to make.

God also spoke to the house of the king. He told them to execute justice in the morning. They were to deliver the person who was robbed from the oppressor. God wanted the king to be fair and to protect weak people.

Memory Verse

“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Jeremiah 21:8 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who was making war against Jerusalem?

  2. What did Zedekiah hope God would do?

  3. What did God set before them?

  4. When were they to execute justice?

  5. Who were they to deliver?

The Way of Life

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

LVGMNEMJBJPKTHANDUMLJIBVWNAOBPUNTALERCADSGYALNLIFETNAWIKGTYGIYENLANUTDCPGMPCBUJAE
  • JUSTICE
  • MORNING
  • LIFE
  • KING
  • HAND
  • WAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me the way of life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do justice in the morning?
  • Who is someone who is robbed?

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Jeremiah 21 · Grade 4

Two Ways Set Before Them

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Read and Think

This chapter jumps ahead to the last years of Judah. King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malchijah and Zephaniah the priest to Jeremiah. Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Zedekiah hoped God would deal with them according to all his wondrous works (21:2).

God's answer was not what the king wanted. Because the people had not turned from evil, God himself would not defend the city. The siege would bring great suffering, and the king would be handed to Nebuchadnezzar. Even so, God offered the people a choice. Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Those who surrendered to the Babylonians would live.

God also addressed the royal house of David. Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. A king's first duty each day was to protect the weak. God warned that injustice would bring his wrath like a fire that no one could quench.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Zedekiah hope God would do?

  2. Why would God not defend the city?

  3. What choice did God offer the people?

  4. What was a king's first duty each day?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodlifeKingjustice
  1. Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malchijah and Zephaniah the priest to Jeremiah.
  2. Zedekiah hoped would deal with them according to all his wondrous works (21:2).
  3. Behold, I set before you the way of and the way of death.
  4. Execute in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor.

Think About It

  1. Zedekiah wanted God's help without turning to God. Why do people sometimes want that?

  2. What does it look like to do justice in the morning in our own lives?

Memory Verse

“House of David, Yahweh says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”

Jeremiah 21:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me the way of life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can we help people treated unfairly?
  • Can we want God's help without changing?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Jeremiah 21 · Grade 5

The Way of Life and the Way of Death

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Read and Think

Jeremiah 21 is set near the end of Zedekiah's reign, during Nebuchadnezzar's siege. The king sent officials to Jeremiah with a hopeful request. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us. Yet Zedekiah had not changed his ways; he wanted rescue without repentance.

God's reply reversed the king's hopes. Rather than fighting for Jerusalem, God said he would turn back the weapons of war in their own hands. The city would fall to Babylon, and Zedekiah would be handed over. Then God offered a choice that echoes Moses in Deuteronomy. Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. Staying meant death; going out and surrendering to the Chaldeans meant life. Faith now meant accepting God's judgment instead of resisting it.

The chapter closes with a word to the house of David. Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Kings were meant to be shepherds who defended the powerless. The coming disaster was not random but was tied to the evil of their doings. God's anger burns against injustice because he cares about the people who are robbed and oppressed.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Zedekiah want from God?

  2. How did God reverse the king's hopes?

  3. What earlier figure does the choice of life and death echo?

  4. Why is God angry at injustice?

Crossword

42513

Across

  1. And he will escape with his ____.
  2. Execute justice in the ____.

Down

  1. Execute ____ in the morning.
  2. Into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar ____ of Babylon.
  3. Into the ____ of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Think About It

  1. Why might surrender have been the way of faith for Judah at this time?

  2. Who are people who are robbed or oppressed today, and how can we help them?

Memory Verse

“House of David, Yahweh says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”

Jeremiah 21:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me the way of life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did God care about the weak?
  • What good choice can you make today?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.