Jeremiah 46 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Message About Egypt

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.

PreschoolDon't Be Afraid

mountainpeopleWavessunheart

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

KindergartenNot Afraid

HOME → picture 4SAFE → picture 3SAVE → picture 2FAMILY → picture 1

Grade 1God Will Save

God spoke about the nations. → picture 3Egypt was proud. → picture 5Egypt's army lost. → picture 2God will save his people. → picture 4He will bring them home. → picture 1

Order:

1. Yahweh’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations2. Egypt rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge3. Afterwards it will be inhabited, as in the days of old4. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease

Grade 2Jacob Will Come Home

What land did God speak about? Egypt (circle)
What was Egypt like? Proud (circle)
What did God say to his people? Don't be afraid (circle)
What would God do for them? Save them and bring them home
Who would make them afraid? No one (circle)

Grade 3Proud Egypt

Which nation is the first message about? Egypt
Where did Egypt's army fight Babylon? At Carchemish by the river Euphrates
What did Egypt want to rise up like? The Nile
Who would strike Egypt? Babylon
What would Jacob do? Return and be quiet and at ease

1: Yahweh’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations2: Egypt rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge3: Afterwards it will be inhabited, as in the days of old4: Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease

Grade 4The Battle of Carchemish

What do chapters 46 to 51 show? God rules all the nations
Who met at Carchemish? Pharaoh Necoh's army and Nebuchadnezzar
What did Egypt rise up like? The Nile in flood
What would God not do to his people? Make a full end of them

Word bank: 1. God; 2. Egypt; 3. Jacob

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

Grade 5Lord of the Nations

Why does Egypt come first among the nations? It was the power Judah most often leaned on instead of God
What happened at Carchemish? Nebuchadnezzar struck the army of Pharaoh Necoh
What did people cry about Pharaoh? He is but a noise
What do the oracles assure God's people? No empire can stand against his purposes

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