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Jeremiah 27 · Grade 5

Creation and Kingdoms

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Jeremiah 27 is set early in Zedekiah's reign, when ambassadors from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon gathered in Jerusalem. God commanded a sign-act. Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck. Jeremiah then sent yokes, or a message about them, to each king through the envoys.

The message rooted political events in God's creation rights. I have made the earth, the men, and the animals that are on the surface of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm. I give it to whom it seems right to me. God even called Nebuchadnezzar his servant, a startling title for a pagan king. Babylon's rule would last for three generations, until its own time came.

Jeremiah warned three audiences: the foreign kings, Zedekiah, and the priests and people. Each faced the same choice. Submission meant life in the land; rebellion meant ruin. The false prophets and diviners promised quick deliverance and the swift return of the temple vessels. Jeremiah answered that if they were true prophets, they should pray that the remaining vessels not also go to Babylon. Hope would come in God's time, not through rebellion.

Show What You Know

  1. To whom did the messengers come?

  2. What right does God claim in verse 5?

  3. What startling title did God give Nebuchadnezzar?

  4. What did Jeremiah say true prophets should pray?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Make ____ and bars.
  2. I have made the ____.

Down

  1. That the ____ which are left in Yahweh’s house.
  2. Make bonds and ____.
  3. And put them on your ____.

Think About It

  1. How can God use even rulers who do not know him?

  2. Why is it hard to accept that God's timing may involve waiting?

Memory Verse

“‘I have made the earth, the men, and the animals that are on the surface of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm. I give it to whom it seems right to me.”

Jeremiah 27:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your wise plans. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When is it hard to wait for God?
  • What did God make that you are thankful for?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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