Psalms 49 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Riches Cannot Save

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 Is Better Than Money

hearthousepeople

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

KindergartenListen to Wisdom

HEART → picture 3MONEY → picture 1HOUSE → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 2

Grade 1God Will Receive Me

Rich and poor, listen! → picture 4My mouth will speak wisdom. → picture 3Money cannot pay for a life. → picture 1People cannot take riches with them. → picture 5God will receive me. → picture 2

Order:

1. Hear this, all you peoples2. My mouth will speak words of wisdom3. None of them can by any means redeem his brother4. But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol

Grade 2Money Can't Save Us

Who should listen? Rich and poor (circle)
What did the writer speak? Words of wisdom (circle)
What do some people trust in? Their money (circle)
Can money pay God for a life? No (circle)
What will God do for the writer? Redeem his soul and receive him

Grade 3Wisdom for Rich and Poor

Who should hear this together? Low and high, rich and poor
What can rich people not give God? A ransom for their brother
Who do wise men and fools leave their wealth to? Others
Whose soul will God redeem? The writer's soul
What will a rich man carry away when he dies? Nothing

1: Hear this, all you peoples2: My mouth will speak words of wisdom3: None of them can by any means redeem his brother4: But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol

Grade 4No Payment Is Enough

What is a ransom? A price paid to set someone free
What does the psalm say about paying for a life? It is costly, and no payment is ever enough.
In the New Testament, what did Jesus come to give? His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45)
Why shouldn't we be afraid when someone gets rich? When he dies he will carry nothing away.

Word bank: 1. peoples; 2. rich; 3. wisdom; 4. ransom; 5. wealth

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

Grade 5God Will Receive Me

What riddle does the writer solve? Why he should fear when people who trust in wealth surround him
What do people do to try to be remembered? Name their lands after themselves
In the New Testament, what warning does Jesus give in Luke 12? Life does not consist of possessions (Luke 12:15).
What does God give that money can never buy? Redemption of the soul from the power of Sheol

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