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Jeremiah 43 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Going to Egypt Anyway

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.

PreschoolListen to God

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

KindergartenListen and Obey

WORD → picture 4EGYPT → picture 3OBEY → picture 1STONES → picture 2

Grade 1They Went Anyway

The leaders did not believe. → picture 5They went to Egypt. → picture 1Jeremiah hid big stones. → picture 4A king would come there. → picture 2God wants people to obey. → picture 3

Order:

1. You speak falsely2. They came into the land of Egypt3. Take great stones in your hand4. I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon

Grade 2They Did Not Listen

  1. What did the leaders say about Jeremiah? He was not telling the truth
  2. Did they obey God? No (circle)
  3. Where did they take the people? To Egypt (circle)
  4. Who did they take too? Jeremiah (circle)
  5. What did God tell Jeremiah to hide? Big stones (circle)
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Grade 3Stones at Pharaoh's House

  1. What did the proud men say about Jeremiah? He was not telling the truth
  2. Whom did they blame? Baruch
  3. What city did they come to in Egypt? Tahpanhes
  4. Where did Jeremiah hide the stones? In the brickwork at the entry of Pharaoh's house
  5. Who would set his throne on the stones? The king of Babylon
1: You speak falsely2: They came into the land of Egypt3: Take great stones in your hand4: I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
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Grade 4No Escape from God's Word

  1. What did the proud men claim about Baruch? He had turned Jeremiah against them
  2. Who was taken to Egypt? The whole remnant, including Jeremiah and Baruch
  3. What did the buried stones show? Nebuchadnezzar would set up his royal tent there
  4. What would happen to Egypt? Its temples would burn and its pillars would be broken

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

Grade 5Running from the Word

  1. What drove the leaders to reject God's word? Pride
  2. Where did they take the remnant? Into the land of Egypt, to Tahpanhes
  3. How did the journey reverse the exodus? God brought his people out of Egypt, and now the remnant went back in unbelief
  4. Whose throne did Jeremiah say would be set over the hidden stones? Nebuchadnezzar’s
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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