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Joel 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Valley of Decision

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 Keeps Me Safe

mountainlj and waterwheatsun

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

KindergartenA Safe Place

MOUNTAIN → picture 4WATER → picture 3GRAPES → picture 1SAFE → picture 2

Grade 1God Is Our Refuge

God will gather the nations. → picture 5God will judge. → picture 1God is a safe place. → picture 4The hills will be full of fruit. → picture 2Water will flow from God's house. → picture 3

Order:

1. Put in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe.2. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!3. So you will know that I am Yahweh, your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain.4. But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Grade 2God Keeps Us Safe

  1. Who would God gather? All the nations (circle)
  2. Why would God judge them? For being mean to His people
  3. What would God be for His people? A safe place (circle)
  4. What would flow from God's house? Water (circle)
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Grade 3A Refuge to His People

  1. Where would God gather the nations? Into a valley
  2. What had the nations taken? God's silver and gold
  3. What is a refuge? A safe place
  4. What will flow from Yahweh's house? A fountain
1: Put in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe.2: Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!3: So you will know that I am Yahweh, your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain.4: But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
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Grade 4Multitudes in the Valley of Decision

  1. What does Jehoshaphat mean? Yahweh judges
  2. What were plowshares to become? Swords
  3. Where are the multitudes? In the valley of decision
  4. What will Yahweh be to His people? A refuge and a stronghold
  5. How does Joel's book end? For Yahweh dwells in Zion

Word bank: 1. Judah; 2. valley; 3. God; 4. Zion; 5. refuge

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

Grade 5Yahweh Dwells in Zion

  1. Why would God judge the nations? For scattering His people and carrying off His treasures
  2. What saying does Joel turn around? Beating swords into plowshares
  3. Why is the harvest ripe? Their wickedness is great.
  4. What does Yahweh become to His people? A refuge and a stronghold
  5. What are Joel's last words? For Yahweh dwells in Zion
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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