Jeremiah 5 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Search for One Who Does Justly
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 Made the Sea
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenGod Is Strong
Grade 1God Rules the Sea
Order:
Grade 2Is There One?
- What did God tell Jeremiah to look for? One person who did what was right
- Did the people listen? No, they would not listen
- What did God put to stop the waves? Sand (circle)
- What else did God give them? Rain and food (circle)
- What did God want? For them to love and respect him
Grade 3One Who Seeks Truth
- What did Jeremiah look for? One person who did justly and sought truth
- What would God do if he found one? Pardon the city
- What were the great men's faces like? Harder than a rock
- What did God set as a border for the sea? The sand
- What does God give in its season? The rain
Grade 4God Who Gives Rain
- What would God do if one just person was found? Pardon the city
- What did Jeremiah discover about the great men? They had also broken the yoke and burst the bonds
- What does the sand show about God? He sets limits the roaring sea cannot pass
- How had some people grown rich? By deceit, while not defending the fatherless or the needy
Word bank: 1. God; 2. justly; 3. sea; 4. harvest
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5The Sand for the Bound of the Sea
- What was the condition for pardoning Jerusalem? Finding one person who does justly and seeks truth
- Why did Jeremiah go to the great men? He thought the poor were uninformed, but the great men knew the law
- How does the sea's boundary illustrate God's power? The waves roar but cannot pass the sand God set as a perpetual decree
- Which groups does the chapter say had failed at the end? Prophets who prophesied falsely, priests ruling by their own authority, and people who loved it so
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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