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1 Chronicles 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Song of Thanks

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.

PreschoolGive Thanks to God

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

KindergartenThank You, God

LOVE → picture 2SING → picture 4BREAD → picture 1SUN → picture 3

Grade 1God Is Good

The ark was put in the tent. → picture 2Everyone got bread. → picture 4Asaph sang a song of thanks. → picture 5All the earth can praise God. → picture 1His love lasts forever. → picture 3

Order:

1. Make what he has done known among the peoples2. Seek Yahweh and his strength3. Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples4. Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever

Grade 2His Love Lasts Forever

  1. Where was the ark put? In its tent (circle)
  2. What did David do for the people? He blessed them. (circle)
  3. What did each one get? Bread, meat, and raisins (circle)
  4. Who got the song? Asaph (circle)
  5. What did the people say? Amen (circle)
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Grade 3Sing to the Lord

  1. Where did they set the ark? Inside the tent David had made
  2. What did everyone get? A loaf of bread, meat, and a cake of raisins
  3. Who did David choose to give thanks? Asaph and his brothers
  4. What does the song say Yahweh made? The heavens
  5. What endures forever? His loving kindness
1: Make what he has done known among the peoples2: Seek Yahweh and his strength3: Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples4: Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever
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Grade 4Tell of His Works

  1. What did David give every man and woman? A loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins
  2. Who did David ordain to give thanks? Asaph and his brothers
  3. Whose covenant are they to remember? The covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
  4. Why is Yahweh greater than the gods of the peoples? They are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
  5. Where did David leave Asaph? Before the ark, to minister continually

Word bank: 1. David; 2. Yahweh; 3. covenant; 4. thanks

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

Grade 5Thanks Among the Nations

  1. What did David appoint the Levites to do? To celebrate, thank, and praise Yahweh
  2. Which psalms does the song draw on? Psalms 105, 96, and 106
  3. Why are the gods of the peoples nothing compared to Yahweh? They are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
  4. Why was the prayer to gather us from the nations fitting for the first readers? They were back from exile.
  5. Who does Jesus send his followers to in Matthew 28:19? In the New Testament, to all nations
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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