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Jeremiah 40 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jeremiah Chooses to Stay

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.

PreschoolSet Free to Stay

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

KindergartenFree

FREE → picture 2STAY → picture 4FRUIT → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 3

Grade 1Jeremiah Stays

Jeremiah was set free. → picture 2He could go where he liked. → picture 4He chose to stay. → picture 5He lived among the people. → picture 1They gathered lots of fruit. → picture 3

Order:

1. I release you today from the chains which are on your hand2. Behold, all the land is before you3. Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah4. Dwell in the land

Grade 2Jeremiah Chooses

  1. What did the man take off Jeremiah? His chains (circle)
  2. Where could Jeremiah go? Where he liked (circle)
  3. Where did Jeremiah choose to stay? With his people (circle)
  4. Who was the new leader? Gedaliah (circle)
  5. What did the people pick? Grapes and fruit (circle)
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Grade 3Free to Choose

  1. Where was Jeremiah when the captain found him? Bound in chains with the people being carried away
  2. What choice did the captain give Jeremiah? Come to Babylon or go anywhere he thought was good
  3. Who was made governor? Gedaliah
  4. What did the people gather? Wine and summer fruits in great amounts
  5. Did Gedaliah believe Johanan's warning? No
1: I release you today from the chains which are on your hand2: Behold, all the land is before you3: Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah4: Dwell in the land
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Grade 4A New Start in a Broken Land

  1. Where had the captives been gathered? At Ramah
  2. What did even the Babylonian officer recognize? That God had done what he said
  3. Where did Jeremiah choose to stay? With Gedaliah at Mizpah among the poor
  4. Who warned Gedaliah of a plot? Johanan

Word bank: 1. God; 2. land; 3. good; 4. Babylon; 5. Gedaliah

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

Grade 5Choosing the Remnant

  1. What did Nebuzaradan recognize that Judah's leaders had refused to see? That Yahweh had brought this disaster as he said
  2. How was Gedaliah's family connected to Jeremiah? His family had protected Jeremiah before
  3. What was Gedaliah's policy? Serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you
  4. Who had hired Ishmael to assassinate Gedaliah? Baalis, king of the Ammonites
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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