Zechariah 5 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: The Flying Scroll
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 Sees Everything
scrollpersonbasketbird
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenGod's Word
SCROLL → picture 3FLY → picture 1TRUE → picture 4GOOD → picture 2
Grade 1Taking Wickedness Away
A flying scroll. → picture 4No stealing. → picture 3An ephah basket. → picture 1Women with wings like a stork. → picture 5A house in Shinar. → picture 2
Order:
1. Behold, a flying scroll2. This is the ephah basket that is appearing3. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork
Grade 2A Flying Scroll
- What did Zechariah see flying? A scroll (circle)
- Was the scroll big or small? Very big (circle)
- Who was the scroll against? People who steal and lie
- Who carried the basket? Two women with wings (circle)
- What does God take away? Wrong things (circle)
Grade 3Wickedness Carried Away
- How long was the flying scroll? Twenty cubits
- Who does the scroll go against? Everyone who steals and everyone who swears falsely
- What did the angel call the woman in the basket? Wickedness
- What were the women's wings like? A stork's
- Where were they taking the basket? The land of Shinar
1: Behold, a flying scroll2: This is the ephah basket that is appearing3: Now they had wings like the wings of a stork
Grade 4A Scroll and a Basket
- What two sins does the flying scroll go against? Stealing and swearing falsely
- What is an ephah basket? A container for measuring grain
- What does the angel call the woman in the basket? Wickedness
- Where is the basket taken? To the land of Shinar
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5Wickedness Removed from the Land
- How does the angel explain the flying scroll? It is the curse that goes out over the whole land against those who steal and swear falsely.
- Which two kinds of commandments do these sins break? How we treat our neighbors and how we use God's name
- What does the angel call the woman in the basket? Wickedness
- Where does the angel say the basket is taken? To build her a house in the land of Shinar
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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