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Jeremiah 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Ask for the Old Paths

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.

PreschoolThe Good Way

Pathpersonrestheartsun

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

KindergartenThe Good Path

PATH → picture 4HORN → picture 3REST → picture 2SEE → picture 1

Grade 1Walk in the Good Way

Ask for the good way. → picture 3God's way gives rest. → picture 5Watchmen blew the trumpet. → picture 2The people did not listen. → picture 4God wanted them to walk with him. → picture 1

Order:

1. They have no delight in it2. Stand in the ways and see3. Where is the good way4. I set watchmen over you

Grade 2Ask for the Good Way

  1. What did God tell the people to ask for? The old paths (circle)
  2. What were the old paths? God's good way (circle)
  3. What would they find in God's way? Rest (circle)
  4. What did the watchmen have? A trumpet (circle)
  5. Did the people listen? No, they did not listen
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Grade 3Watchmen and a Trumpet

  1. Where would trouble come from? From the north
  2. What would people find in the good way? Rest for their souls
  3. Why did God set watchmen? To blow the trumpet as a warning
  4. What did some leaders say? Peace, peace
  5. Was there really peace? No, there was no peace
1: They have no delight in it2: Stand in the ways and see3: Where is the good way4: I set watchmen over you
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Grade 4Stand at the Crossroads

  1. What picture did God use in verse 16? A traveler at a crossroads asking for the good way
  2. What did God promise to those who walked in it? Rest for their souls
  3. How did the people answer the watchmen? They would not listen
  4. Why was Peace, peace a problem? It was not true, so it could not heal anyone

Word bank: 1. God; 2. good; 3. rest; 4. watchmen

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

Grade 5Rest for Your Souls

  1. What does the crossroads image teach? God's people must stop and ask for the good way before walking on
  2. What were the old paths? The covenant ways God had taught Israel
  3. How had the leaders treated the people's hurt? Superficially, saying Peace, peace when there was no peace
  4. What did the metal test show? The people were like rejected silver that would not be refined
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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