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Jeremiah 27 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Bonds and Bars

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 Made the Earth

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

KindergartenA Yoke

FIELD → picture 4WOOD → picture 3EARTH → picture 1KING → picture 2

Grade 1A Wooden Yoke

Jeremiah made a yoke of wood. → picture 5Kings sent messengers to Jerusalem. → picture 1God made the earth. → picture 4Some prophets told lies. → picture 2Those who served could stay in their land. → picture 3

Order:

1. Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck2. 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 arm3. I give it to whom it seems right to me4. They will be carried to Babylon

Grade 2Jeremiah Wears a Yoke

  1. What did God tell Jeremiah to make? A yoke (circle)
  2. What is a yoke? A wooden bar that oxen wear
  3. Where did Jeremiah put it? On his neck (circle)
  4. Who made the earth? God (circle)
  5. Who did God say not to listen to? Prophets who told lies (circle)
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Grade 3Serve and Live

  1. Who sent messengers to Zedekiah? Kings from nearby nations
  2. What did Jeremiah put on his neck? Bonds and bars
  3. How did God make the earth? By his great power
  4. What would happen to nations that served Babylon? They could stay in their own land
  5. What did Jeremiah tell the people to do? Serve the king of Babylon, and live
1: Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck2: 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 arm3: I give it to whom it seems right to me4: They will be carried to Babylon
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Grade 4The Yoke of Babylon

  1. To whom did the messengers come? To Zedekiah king of Judah
  2. What did Jeremiah wear? Bonds and bars, a yoke, on his neck
  3. Why could God give the lands to Nebuchadnezzar? Because he made the earth and gives it to whom it seems right to him
  4. What did the false prophets claim? The temple vessels would soon return from Babylon

Word bank: 1. bonds; 2. earth; 3. vessels; 4. God

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

Grade 5Creation and Kingdoms

  1. To whom did the messengers come? To Zedekiah king of Judah
  2. What right does God claim in verse 5? As Creator, he gives the earth to whom it seems right to him
  3. What startling title did God give Nebuchadnezzar? His servant
  4. What did Jeremiah say true prophets should pray? That the remaining vessels not also go to Babylon
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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