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Jeremiah 22 · Preschool

Help the Poor

Name Date

Color the king sharing with people in need. Helping others shows we know God!

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

Bible Verse

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Then explain that good King Josiah helped poor people. God said that is what knowing him looks like. Think of a way to share with someone in need this week.

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Jeremiah 22 · Kindergarten

Be Fair

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

FAIR
POOR
HELP
KING
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

KING
HELP
HOUSE
LOVE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself helping someone.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who did God send Jeremiah to?
  • What is justice?

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Jeremiah 22 · Grade 1

A Good King and a Proud King

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

KING
POOR
FAIR
CEDAR
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Josiah helped the poor.
A proud king built a big house.
He did not pay his workers.
God wants kings to be fair.
Helping the poor shows people know God.

Help the Poor

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

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well

Execute justice and righteousness

Wasn’t this to know me

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness

Draw yourself helping someone.

Memory Verse

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who are the fatherless and the widow?
  • What did Jehoiakim build?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Jeremiah 22 · Grade 2

Helping the Poor

Name Date

Read the Story

God sent Jeremiah to the king's house. God told the king to be fair. He told him to help people who had no one to help them.

One king built a big house. But he did not pay his workers. His father Josiah was different. Josiah helped the poor. God said that is how to know him.

Memory Verse

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:16 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did God send Jeremiah?

    To the king's houseFairHis workers

  2. What did God tell the king to be?

    JosiahA big houseFair

  3. What did one king build?

    FairA big houseHis workers

  4. Who did he not pay?

    FairHis workersTo the king's house

  5. Who helped the poor?

    A big houseTo the king's houseJosiah

Word Search

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

EWWSMTULOPUWISFDKYHBCGNEEDYOBWDCNUWBUPOORUYRMSNKOOGBELEHJUSTICECEDARJPKMHLARTNPJW
  • JUSTICE
  • NEEDY
  • HOUSE
  • CEDAR
  • POOR

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was it wrong?
  • Who was Josiah?

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Jeremiah 22 · Grade 3

Do Justice and Righteousness

Name Date

Read the Story

God told Jeremiah to go down to the house of the king of Judah. God said to execute justice and righteousness. Do no wrong to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.

King Jehoiakim built a large house with wide rooms and cedar walls. But he made his neighbor work without wages. God said woe to the king who builds his house by unrighteousness.

Jehoiakim's father was King Josiah. Josiah ate and drank, and also did justice and righteousness. He judged the cause of the poor and needy. Then it was well with him. God asked if this was not what it means to know him.

Memory Verse

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:16 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God tell the king to execute?

  2. Who were they not to wrong?

  3. What did Jehoiakim build?

  4. What did Jehoiakim do to his neighbor?

  5. Whose cause did Josiah judge?

Help the Poor

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

FEYHNFYKYFJUSTICERAVKLNEEDYRCHOUSETPNECHNENDOUIYYVWYWORFNJIGGSREEMDBNCAGCJCEDARKW
  • JUSTICE
  • NEEDY
  • HOUSE
  • CEDAR
  • POOR

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Josiah treat the poor?
  • What does it mean to know God?

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Jeremiah 22 · Grade 4

Knowing God Means Doing Justice

Name Date

Read and Think

God sent Jeremiah to stand in the king's palace and speak to the king who sits on David's throne. Yahweh says: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. If the kings obeyed, David's line would continue in glory. If not, the palace would become a desolation.

Jeremiah then spoke about several kings. Jehoiakim had built himself a wide house with spacious rooms, paneled with cedar and painted red. But he built it by injustice, using his neighbor's service without wages. God asked whether he thought he was a king because he competed in cedar.

God pointed to Jehoiakim's father, Josiah, as a better example. Josiah enjoyed ordinary life, but he also did justice and righteousness. He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Then God asked whether this was not what it means to know him. Knowing God is not only having right ideas about him. It shows in how people treat those in need.

Show What You Know

  1. Who did God tell the king to deliver?

  2. How did Jehoiakim build his house?

  3. Who was the better example?

  4. According to verse 16, what does knowing God look like?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

poorGodhousecedarjustice
  1. Yahweh says: Execute and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor.
  2. Jehoiakim had built himself a wide with spacious rooms, paneled with cedar and painted red.
  3. God asked whether he thought he was a king because he competed in .
  4. He judged the cause of the and needy; so then it was well.
  5. Then asked whether this was not what it means to know him.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think God connects knowing him with caring for the poor?

  2. Jehoiakim cared about cedar and fine rooms. What can pull people toward showing off instead of serving?

Memory Verse

Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 22:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can we help the poor?
  • Why should workers be paid fairly?

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Jeremiah 22 · Grade 5

Competing in Cedar

Name Date

Read and Think

Jeremiah 22 is a sermon delivered at the royal palace. God's standard for the king was clear. Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. The house of David would stand or fall by its treatment of the vulnerable.

The chapter then reviews the last kings of Judah. Shallum, also called Jehoahaz, would die in exile and never return. Jehoiakim receives the sharpest rebuke. Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice. He forced labor without pay and built a lavish cedar palace. His eyes and heart were set on covetousness and oppression, and his death would bring no honor.

In the middle of this rebuke stands a portrait of his father, Josiah. Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him. He judged the cause of the poor and needy. Then God asks a striking question. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh. In the Bible, knowing God is more than information. It is a relationship that shows itself in mercy. The chapter ends with Coniah, Jehoiakim's son, whose royal line would be cut off from David's throne.

Show What You Know

  1. What would the house of David stand or fall by?

  2. What was Jehoiakim's great sin in building his palace?

  3. How is Josiah described?

  4. What does verse 16 teach about knowing God?

Crossword

42153

Across

  1. And do ____ and righteousness.
  2. Should you reign because you strive to excel in ____.

Down

  1. Woe to him who builds his ____ by unrighteousness.
  2. He judged the cause of the poor and ____.
  3. He judged the cause of the ____ and needy.

Think About It

  1. Josiah ate and drank and also did justice. How can people enjoy good things without neglecting others?

  2. Why is building by injustice especially serious for leaders?

Memory Verse

Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 22:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for the poor. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does a fair leader do?
  • How can you show you know God this week?
  • 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.