Job 14 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Hope for a Tree

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.

PreschoolHope for a Tree

treeflowerpersonmountainrock

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

KindergartenA Tree Grows

TREE → picture 4WATER → picture 3FLOWER → picture 2SPROUT → picture 1

Grade 1Hope Again

There is hope for a tree. → picture 3It will sprout again. → picture 5It buds at the scent of water. → picture 2Man grows up like a flower. → picture 4God cares for the work of His hands. → picture 1

Order:

1. Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days2. He grows up like a flower3. there is hope for a tree if it is cut down4. You would have a desire for the work of your hands

Grade 2Hope for a Tree

What did Job say people grow up like? A flower (circle)
What is there hope for? A tree (circle)
What can a tree do if it is cut down? Sprout again (circle)
What did Job ask? If a man dies, will he live again?
Who rose from the dead in the New Testament? Jesus (circle)

Grade 3Will He Live Again?

What did Job say man is full of? Trouble
What did Job say man grows up like? A flower
What makes a cut tree bud? The scent of water
What question did Job ask? If a man dies, will he live again?
What does 1 Corinthians 15:20 say? In the New Testament, Christ has been raised from the dead.

1: Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days2: He grows up like a flower3: there is hope for a tree if it is cut down4: You would have a desire for the work of your hands

Grade 4The Question of Life After Death

How did Job describe human life? Of few days and full of trouble, like a flower cut down and a shadow
How is a tree different from man in Job's comparison? A cut tree can sprout again through the scent of water.
What great question did Job ask? If a man dies, will he live again?
How does the New Testament answer Job's question? In the New Testament, Jesus rose from the dead, the first fruit of those who are asleep.

Word bank: 1. days; 2. flower; 3. tree; 4. hope; 5. water

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

Grade 5If a Man Dies

How does Job describe human life? Of few days and full of trouble; like a flower cut down and a fleeing shadow
What contrast does Job draw with a tree? A tree cut down will sprout again through the scent of water, but man dies and is laid low.
What is the central question of the chapter? If a man dies, will he live again?
What does Job imagine God desiring? The work of His hands
How does 1 Corinthians 15:20 answer Job's question? In the New Testament, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruit of those who are asleep.

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