Jeremiah 50 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Lost Sheep Brought Home

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.

PreschoolLost Sheep Come Home

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

KindergartenComing Home

SHEEP → picture 4HOME → picture 3HILLS → picture 2LOVE → picture 1

Grade 1Sheep Come Home

God's people were like lost sheep. → picture 3They wandered on the hills. → picture 5God will bring them home. → picture 2God will forgive them. → picture 4Babylon will fall. → picture 1

Order:

1. In those days, and in that time2. They will inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it3. My people have been lost sheep4. I will bring Israel again to his pasture

Grade 2Lost Sheep

What were God's people like? Lost sheep (circle)
Who led them the wrong way? Their leaders (circle)
Where did they wander? From hill to hill (circle)
What did God promise? To bring them home (circle)
What would God do for them? Forgive them (circle)

Grade 3Babylon Will Fall

What empire took God's people away? Babylon
Why would Babylon fall? It was proud and cruel to God's people
What had God's people forgotten? Their resting place
What would the people seek? Yahweh their God
What would God do for the remnant? Pardon them

1: In those days, and in that time2: They will inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it3: My people have been lost sheep4: I will bring Israel again to his pasture

Grade 4A Redeemer Who Is Strong

What are chapters 50 and 51 about? Babylon
What had Babylon been called? The hammer of the whole earth
What kind of covenant would the people join? An everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten
What is said about Israel's Redeemer? He is strong

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

Grade 5The Hammer Broken

Why was Babylon judged though it was God's instrument? It went far beyond its task with arrogance and cruelty
What earlier chapter does the everlasting covenant echo? The new covenant of chapter 31
What is a redeemer? A kinsman who takes up a family member's cause
What is God named in this chapter? Their Redeemer, who is strong

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