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Matthew 21 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The King Comes to Jerusalem

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.

PreschoolHosanna to the King!

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

KindergartenJesus Our King

DONKEY → picture 3PALM → picture 1TEMPLE → picture 4KING → picture 2

Grade 1Hosanna!

Jesus rode on a donkey. → picture 5People waved branches. → picture 4God's house is a house of prayer. → picture 2Children praised Jesus. → picture 3Jesus spoke to a fig tree. → picture 1

Order:

1. Jesus rode on a donkey.2. People spread branches on the road.3. God's house is a house of prayer.4. Children praised Jesus.5. Jesus spoke to a fig tree.

Grade 2The King on a Donkey

  1. What city did Jesus come to? Jerusalem (circle)
  2. What animal did Jesus ride? A donkey (circle)
  3. What did people put on the road? Their coats and tree branches
  4. What word did the people shout? Hosanna (circle)
  5. Who were the people praising? Jesus, their King (circle)
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Grade 3A House of Prayer

  1. How did Jesus come into Jerusalem? Riding on a donkey
  2. What did the crowds shout? Hosanna to the son of David!
  3. Why did Jesus turn over the tables in the temple? People were buying and selling, and God's house should be a house of prayer.
  4. What did Jesus do for the blind and lame in the temple? He healed them.
  5. What did Jesus teach about prayer? Whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.
1: Jesus rode on a donkey.2: People spread branches on the road.3: God's house is a house of prayer.4: Children praised Jesus.5: Jesus spoke to a fig tree.

Grade 4Behold, Your King

  1. What prophecy did Jesus fulfill by riding a donkey? Zechariah's: your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey
  2. What did the crowds shout? Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
  3. What did Jesus say God's house should be called? A house of prayer
  4. What is the point of the parable of the two sons? Obeying God matters more than just saying yes.

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

Grade 5The Rejected Stone

  1. What does riding a donkey reveal about the kind of King Jesus is? A humble, peaceful King, fulfilling Zechariah 9:9
  2. What do the temple-clearing and fig tree have in common? Both show judgment on religion that looks good outwardly but bears no fruit.
  3. Why did Jesus ask the leaders about John's baptism? To expose that they were unwilling to commit or tell the truth
  4. Whom do the two sons represent? The obedient son is repentant sinners and tax collectors; the disobedient son is the religious leaders.
  5. Who is the stone the builders rejected? Jesus, rejected by the leaders, but made the cornerstone by God
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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