Zechariah 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Ask God for Rain

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 Sends Rain

Raincloudsheeplj and shepherdplants

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

KindergartenGod Gives

RAIN → picture 4CLOUD → picture 3GRASS → picture 2ASK → picture 1

Grade 1God Gathers His Flock

Ask Yahweh for rain. → picture 3The people wander like sheep. → picture 5God cares for his flock. → picture 2God will gather them. → picture 4They walk in his name. → picture 1

Order:

1. Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time2. Therefore they go their way like sheep3. I will bring them back, for I have mercy on them4. They will walk up and down in his name

Grade 2Ask God

What should we ask God for? Rain (circle)
Who makes the clouds? God (circle)
Can idols help? No, idols cannot help (circle)
What were the people like? Lost sheep (circle)
Where will God bring them? Home (circle)

Grade 3Like Sheep Without a Shepherd

When should they ask Yahweh for rain? In the spring time
Who had told lies? Idols and fortune tellers
Why were the people hurt? There was no shepherd
Why will God bring them back? He has mercy on them
How will they walk? Up and down in his name

1: Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time2: Therefore they go their way like sheep3: I will bring them back, for I have mercy on them4: They will walk up and down in his name

Grade 4God Says, I Will Bring Them Back

Who gives the rain showers? Yahweh, who makes storm clouds
What had the idols and diviners done? Spoken vanity and seen a lie
Why are the people oppressed? There is no shepherd.
Why does God gather his people? He has redeemed them.

Word bank: 1. rain; 2. sheep; 3. shepherd; 4. God; 5. mercy

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

Grade 5God Says, I Have Redeemed Them

Why does Zechariah tell them to ask Yahweh for rain? Yahweh makes storm clouds and gives rain showers to everyone.
What happens to people who follow false guides? They wander like sheep and are oppressed without a shepherd.
Name two things that will come from Judah. The cornerstone and the tent peg
What New Testament verse describes crowds like sheep without a shepherd? Matthew 9:36

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