Jeremiah 7 · Grade 3
Not Just a Building
Read the Story
God sent Jeremiah to stand in the gate of the temple. People came through the gate to worship. Jeremiah gave them a message from God. He told them to amend their ways and their doings.
The people kept saying the temple of Yahweh over and over. They thought the building would protect them. But they did not treat others fairly. They did not care for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
God said obeying his voice mattered most. He had told their fathers to walk in all his ways. God sent prophets again and again. Still the people did not listen.
Memory Verse
“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.”
Jeremiah 7:3 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Where did God send Jeremiah?
What did Jeremiah tell them to amend?
What did the people think would protect them?
Who did they fail to care for?
What did God say mattered most?
Amend Your Ways
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- TEMPLE
- VOICE
- TRUTH
- PLACE
- GATE
- WAYS
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for teaching me to obey. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can we obey God from the heart and not just go through the motions?
- In the New Testament, how did Jesus use Jeremiah's words?
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