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Jeremiah 29 · Grade 4

Thoughts of Peace

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After King Jeconiah and many others were taken to Babylon, Jeremiah wrote them a letter. Its message surprised them. Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit. They were to marry, raise families, and increase, not decrease. Exile would last a long time, so they should settle in.

Even more surprising, they were to bless their captors' city. Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you will have peace. God warned them not to listen to prophets and dreamers in Babylon who promised a quick return. Those prophets were speaking lies in God's name.

Then came the promise. When seventy years were accomplished for Babylon, God would visit them and bring them home. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. In exile they would call on God and pray, and he would listen. You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

Show What You Know

  1. Why should the exiles build houses and plant gardens?

  2. What were they to do for Babylon?

  3. What did the false prophets promise?

  4. When would the exiles find God?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

gardensGodBabylonpeacehouses
  1. After King Jeconiah and many others were taken to , Jeremiah wrote them a letter.
  2. Build and dwell in them.
  3. Plant and eat their fruit.
  4. Seek the of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you will have peace.
  5. warned them not to listen to prophets and dreamers in Babylon who promised a quick return.

Think About It

  1. Why might it be hard to pray for a city that took you captive?

  2. Jeremiah 29:11 was written to a group in exile. How does knowing that help us understand the promise?

Memory Verse

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for plans of hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do we seek God with all our heart?
  • Who were the false prophets in Babylon?

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