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Jeremiah 4 · Grade 2

Soft Ground

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Read the Story

God told his people to come back to him. He used a farm picture. Hard ground must be broken up before seeds can grow.

God wanted their hearts to be soft like good ground. He told them to wash their hearts. Jeremiah was very sad for his people. But God would not give up on them all the way.

Memory Verse

For Yahweh says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Break up your fallow ground, and don’t sow among thorns.

Jeremiah 4:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did God tell his people to do?

    Very sad for his peopleCome back to himSoft like good ground

  2. What must happen to hard ground?

  3. How did God want their hearts?

    Very sad for his peopleIt must be broken upSoft like good ground

  4. How did Jeremiah feel?

  5. Would God give up all the way?

Word Search

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

JYOMCSGNBMETWSLWUDFBRRKKAJASMTUUWSILOHBHSMHPEWECWOAPUTBAEITRLEHGROUNDNETPTAMPLFSM
  • JERUSALEM
  • TRUMPET
  • THORNS
  • GROUND
  • HEART
  • WASH
  • SOW

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for softening my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What was coming from the north?
  • Why do you think Jeremiah was so sad?

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