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Jeremiah 35 · Preschool

Faithful Family

Name Date

Color the Rechabite family by their tents. God blesses faithfulness!

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

Bible Verse

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

Jeremiah 35:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Then explain that the Rechabite family kept their father's rule for many years. God was pleased that they were faithful. Talk about a family rule you follow and why it matters.

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Jeremiah 35 · Kindergarten

Obey

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

OBEY
FAMILY
TENT
GOD
I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

Jeremiah 35:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TENT
FAMILY
OBEY
TEMPLE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a family that obeys.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who came to the temple?
  • Who was their dad long ago?

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Jeremiah 35 · Grade 1

They Kept Their Word

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

TENTS
OBEY
FATHER
FAITHFUL
I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

Jeremiah 35:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jeremiah brought them to the temple.
He offered them a drink.
They said no.
They lived in tents.
They obeyed their father.

Faithful Family

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

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab

Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever

We have no vineyard, field, or seed

Go to the house of the Rechabites

Draw a family that obeys.

Memory Verse

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

Jeremiah 35:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it good to obey our parents?
  • Where did they live?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Jeremiah 35 · Grade 2

A Family That Obeyed

Name Date

Read the Story

God told Jeremiah to bring a family to the temple. The family was called the Rechabites. Jeremiah offered them a drink, but they said no.

Long ago their father gave them a rule. They kept it for many years. God was glad. He said his people should obey him like that.

Memory Verse

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

Jeremiah 35:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did Jeremiah bring the family?

    To the templeGodTheir father long ago

  2. What was the family called?

    To the templeThe RechabitesGod

  3. What did they say when offered a drink?

    The RechabitesTheir father long agoNo

  4. Who gave them a rule?

    Their father long agoThe RechabitesTo the temple

  5. Who should God's people obey?

    NoThe RechabitesGod

Word Search

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

IJUNTSYAIOBEYEDDIUGJKONCHDCCAOSTUVRTHPKNSPKIWOYEYASTNIUGODUDFKNSHLDYEAYEEJYCDGUBV
  • JONADAB
  • OBEYED
  • TENTS
  • HOUSE
  • DRINK
  • WINE
  • CUPS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it good to keep a promise?
  • How long did they obey?

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Jeremiah 35 · Grade 3

Obeying Their Father

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Read the Story

God told Jeremiah to go to the house of the Rechabites. He brought them into a room in God's house. He set bowls of wine in front of them and told them to drink.

They answered that they would drink no wine. Long ago Jonadab, their father, told them not to drink wine. He told them to live in tents and not build houses. They had obeyed his voice all their days.

God used them as a lesson for Judah. The Rechabites obeyed their father's commandment. But God had spoken to his people again and again, and they had not listened. God promised that the family of Jonadab would always have someone to stand before him.

Memory Verse

“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

Jeremiah 35:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did Jeremiah bring the Rechabites?

  2. What did they say they would not drink?

  3. Who gave them their rules?

  4. Where did they live?

  5. What did God promise the family of Jonadab?

Faithful Family

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

OBEYEDSJNMETVOVIAIHDJYIOUSTWOROTSKMEPIUINCCONAANSNAUTTLMLEEKDPSJCLENJEASYCKNDNRIB
  • JONADAB
  • OBEYED
  • TENTS
  • HOUSE
  • DRINK
  • WINE
  • CUPS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Did God's people obey God?
  • What can we learn from a family that kept its promise?

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Jeremiah 35 · Grade 4

A Lesson from the Rechabites

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Read and Think

This chapter steps back to the days of Jehoiakim. God told Jeremiah to bring the Rechabite family into the temple and offer them wine. The Rechabites were a family who had joined Israel. They lived in tents and followed rules from their ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab.

When the bowls were set before them, they refused. Jonadab had commanded them to drink no wine, build no houses, and sow no fields, but to live in tents. Only the Babylonian invasion had driven them into Jerusalem for safety.

God used their example to shame Judah. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed. The Rechabites kept a human father's rules. But Judah ignored the living God, who kept sending prophets to them. God blessed the Rechabites. Jonadab would never lack a man to stand before him.

Show What You Know

  1. Who were the Rechabites?

  2. What had Jonadab commanded?

  3. Why were they in Jerusalem?

  4. How did God use their example?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

drinktentsJonadabwineGod
  1. God told Jeremiah to bring the Rechabite family into the temple and offer them .
  2. They lived in tents and followed rules from their ancestor son of Rechab.
  3. Jonadab had commanded them to drink no wine, build no houses, and sow no fields, but to live in .
  4. used their example to shame Judah.
  5. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to wine, are performed.

Think About It

  1. Why is a family's faithfulness over many generations a powerful example?

  2. What can it look like for a family to stay faithful to God together?

Memory Verse

“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

Jeremiah 35:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did God bless them?
  • Why is it good to obey?

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Jeremiah 35 · Grade 5

Faithfulness as a Rebuke

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Read and Think

Jeremiah 35 is an acted parable set during Jehoiakim's reign, when Babylonian raids forced the Rechabites into Jerusalem. The Rechabites descended from Jonadab son of Rechab, who had joined Jehu's zeal against Baal worship. Jonadab commanded his descendants to live as nomads, drinking no wine and owning no houses, fields, or vineyards.

God told Jeremiah to bring them into a temple chamber and set wine before them. Their reply was firm. We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us. Jeremiah was not tempting them to sin; the point was to display their loyalty publicly, in the very house where Judah's leaders worshiped.

God drew the contrast sharply. A human ancestor's command had been obeyed for generations, yet God had spoken to Judah, rising up early and speaking, and they had not listened. The difference was not in the authority of the one who spoke, but in the hearts of those who heard. The Rechabites received a lasting blessing. Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever. Faithfulness to God's word, even in small things, is never forgotten.

Show What You Know

  1. Who was Jonadab son of Rechab?

  2. Why did Jonadab give these commands?

  3. Why was the test held in the temple?

  4. What made the difference between the Rechabites and Judah?

Crossword

53214

Across

  1. We have ____ the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab.
  2. But all your days you shall dwell in ____.

Down

  1. For ____ the son of Rechab.
  2. And to this day they ____ none.
  3. Jeremiah said to the ____ of the Rechabites.

Think About It

  1. How can faithfulness in small things show the condition of a person's heart?

  2. What lasting legacy of faith would you like to pass on?

Memory Verse

“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

Jeremiah 35:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What rule helps you?
  • How can you obey God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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