Who’s Who
He was the prophet thrown into a muddy cistern.
Who is Jeremiah
Jeremiah was thrown into this deep pit.
What is a cistern?
Jeremiah sank into this when he was thrown in.
What is mud?
Ebed-Melek risked this by speaking to the king.
What is his position or his life?
Ebed-Melek’s faith led him to take this kind of action.
What is helping Jeremiah?
He was the Cushite official who helped rescue Jeremiah.
Who is Ebed-Melek?
This place was filled with mud, not water.
What is the bottom of the cistern?
Ebed-Melek used these to cushion Jeremiah’s arms from the ropes.
What are old rags and worn-out clothes?
He chose to obey God rather than stay silent — that’s showing this trait.
Double Jeopardy: What is boldness or faithfulness?
Ebed-Melek’s rescue shows that faith means doing this even when it’s risky.
What is trusting God and doing what’s right?
These men put Jeremiah into the cistern because they didn’t like his message.
Who are the officials of the king?
Ebed-Melek found old rags and worn-out clothes here to help Jeremiah.
Where is the room under the treasury?
The king gave this command when Ebed-Melek asked for help.
Double Jeopardy: What is 'Take thirty men and lift Jeremiah out'?
Ebed-Melek’s actions teach us to stand up for this kind of person.
Who is someone who is mistreated or in trouble?
Jeremiah trusted God even when he was here.
Where is in the cistern?
The king who allowed Jeremiah to be taken out of the cistern.
Double Jeopardy: Who is King Zedekiah?
The cistern was located in this courtyard area.
Where is the courtyard of the guard?
Ebed-Melek showed this character trait when he stood up for Jeremiah.
What is courage or compassion?
This emotion didn’t stop Ebed-Melek from doing the right thing.
What is fear?
This story reminds us that one person’s courage can make a big ________.
What is difference?
The people who pulled Jeremiah up with ropes.
Who are Ebed-Melek and the men with him?
This city was under siege when the events happened.
What is Jerusalem?
Jeremiah was rescued using these.
What are ropes?
True or False: Ebed-Melek helped Jeremiah secretly without anyone knowing.
False – he went to the king and acted publicly.
In Jeremiah 39:15–18, God later promised this to Ebed-Melek for his faith.
What is protection and deliverance?