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Matthew 11 · Grade 5

Wisdom Revealed to Little Children

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Matthew 11 opens with honest doubt. John, the fiery prophet, waits in prison and asks whether Jesus is truly the Coming One. Jesus answers with Scripture fulfilled before people's eyes, adding, "Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me." Jesus may not be the kind of Messiah people expected, but He is the true one.

Jesus calls John the Elijah who was to come, the greatest born of women, yet says the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater, because they will see the full work of Christ. Still, many rejected God's messengers. They said John had a demon for fasting and Jesus a glutton for eating with sinners. "Wisdom is justified by her children": time will show who is right.

In a remarkable prayer, Jesus reveals His unique relationship with the Father: no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. Then He opens the door wide. The proud cannot earn this knowledge, but the weary can receive it. Jesus offers rest to all who come and learn from Him.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Jesus mean by blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me?

  2. Who did Jesus say John was?

  3. How did people criticize both John and Jesus?

  4. What does Jesus reveal about His relationship with the Father?

  5. Who receives Jesus' rest?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Where John the Baptist was.
  2. What Jesus gives the tired.

Down

  1. Jesus said John was more than a ____.
  2. Some towns saw Jesus' works but did not ____.
  3. Jesus helped these people see.
  4. Jesus said His heart is ____ and lowly.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think God reveals Himself to little children rather than to the proud?

  2. What is the difference between the rest Jesus gives and simply taking a nap?

Memory Verse

“All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.”

Matthew 11:27 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you come to Jesus when you feel worn out?
  • How can you spend time with Jesus this week?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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