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Jeremiah 42 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Asking God, Then Not Listening

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.

PreschoolGod Is With You

personpeopleheartHandsun

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

KindergartenDon't Be Afraid

PRAY → picture 4MERCY → picture 3HOME → picture 2PEOPLE → picture 1

Grade 1Ask and Obey

The people came to Jeremiah. → picture 3They asked him to pray. → picture 5God gave an answer. → picture 2God said to stay in the land. → picture 4God said, I am with you. → picture 1

Order:

1. Please let our supplication be presented before you2. I will keep nothing back from you3. Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God4. I will grant you mercy

Grade 2What Should We Do?

  1. Whom did the people come to? Jeremiah (circle)
  2. What did they ask him to do? Pray (circle)
  3. What did they want to know? What God wanted them to do
  4. How many days until God answered? Ten (circle)
  5. Why should they not be afraid? God was with them (circle)
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Grade 3A Promise to Obey

  1. What did the people want God to show them? The way they should walk
  2. What did they promise? To obey God's voice whether the answer was good or bad
  3. What would God do if they stayed in the land? Build them up and not pull them down
  4. What did God say about the king of Babylon? Not to be afraid of him
  5. What warning did God give? The trouble they feared would follow them to Egypt
1: Please let our supplication be presented before you2: I will keep nothing back from you3: Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God4: I will grant you mercy
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Grade 4Asking with a Divided Heart

  1. What did the remnant promise? To obey God's voice whether good or bad
  2. How long did Jeremiah wait for an answer? Ten days
  3. What would God do if they stayed in Judah? Build them and plant them
  4. What had the people already decided? To flee to Egypt

Word bank: 1. pray; 2. voice; 3. God; 4. mercy

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

Grade 5The Test of Obedience

  1. What did the remnant call on God to be? A witness against them if they failed to obey
  2. How did God's answer echo Jeremiah's call? It used the words build and plant from chapter 1
  3. What did Egypt represent in their minds? Safety, food, and freedom from war
  4. What does true guidance require? A heart willing to obey even when the answer is not the one a person wants
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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