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Jeremiah 47 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Message About the Philistines

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 Rules Every Land

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

KindergartenGod Rules

SEA → picture 4KING → picture 3PEACE → picture 1WORD → picture 2

Grade 1Every Nation

God gave Jeremiah a message. → picture 5The Philistines lived by the sea. → picture 1Trouble came like a flood. → picture 4God rules every land. → picture 2We pray for peace. → picture 3

Order:

1. Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines2. Behold, waters rise up out of the north3. Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still4. How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command

Grade 2God Is in Charge

  1. Where did the Philistines live? By the sea (circle)
  2. Whom did they often fight? God's people (circle)
  3. What did God give Jeremiah? A message about them (circle)
  4. Who is in charge of every land? God (circle)
  5. What can we pray for? Peace (circle)
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Grade 3The Sword That Cannot Rest

  1. Name a Philistine city. Gaza or Ashkelon
  2. Where would trouble come from? The north
  3. What would the trouble be like? Rising waters that overflow
  4. What did someone ask the sword of Yahweh? How long before it was quiet
  5. Why could the sword not rest? God had given it a command
1: Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines2: Behold, waters rise up out of the north3: Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still4: How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command
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Grade 4The Philistines

  1. Where did the Philistines live? Along the Mediterranean coast
  2. Since whose days had they been Israel's rivals? Samson and David
  3. How did God picture the coming army? Waters rising out of the north
  4. Why could the sword not rest? Yahweh had given it a command

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

Grade 5The Sword of the Lord

  1. Where did the Philistines originally come from? Caphtor
  2. What is the overflowing flood an image of? Overwhelming military power
  3. Which two cities would be left without helpers? Tyre and Sidon
  4. Who is the real actor behind Babylon? God
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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