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Jeremiah 3 · Grade 4

I Will Heal Your Backsliding

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In the days of King Josiah, God spoke to Jeremiah about two sisters, Israel and Judah. Israel, the northern kingdom, had turned from God, and God had sent her away. Judah, her sister, watched it happen. Yet Judah also turned away and came back only in pretense, not with her whole heart.

God told Jeremiah to proclaim toward the north that backsliding Israel should return. God would not look on them in anger, for he is merciful and would not keep anger forever. They only had to admit their wrong and that they had not obeyed his voice.

God promised that if they returned, he would give them shepherds after his own heart who would feed them with knowledge and understanding. All nations would gather to Jerusalem, called Yahweh's Throne. God longed to give them a pleasant land and wanted them to call him My Father. The chapter ends with the people admitting that they had sinned.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Judah do after watching Israel?

  2. Why would God not look on them in anger?

  3. What would the shepherds after God's heart do?

  4. How does the chapter end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodreturnmercifulIsraelheart
  1. In the days of King Josiah, God spoke to Jeremiah about two sisters, and Judah.
  2. Israel, the northern kingdom, had turned from , and God had sent her away.
  3. Yet Judah also turned away and came back only in pretense, not with her whole .
  4. God told Jeremiah to proclaim toward the north that backsliding Israel should .
  5. God would not look on them in anger, for he is and would not keep anger forever.

Think About It

  1. What does it mean to come back to God with your whole heart instead of pretending?

  2. Why is it good news that God does not keep anger forever?

Memory Verse

“Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.”

Jeremiah 3:12 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for welcoming me back. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why does God not stay angry?
  • What does it mean to admit wrong?

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