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1 Chronicles 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God's Promise to David

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 Makes a Promise

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

KindergartenForever

HOUSE → picture 3KING → picture 1TENT → picture 4SHEEP → picture 2

Grade 1A Big Promise

God's ark was in a tent. → picture 4David wanted to build God a house. → picture 3God took David from the sheep. → picture 1God promised a king forever. → picture 5David thanked God. → picture 2

Order:

1. Do all that is in your heart2. He will build me a house3. Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh4. For you know your servant

Grade 2God Keeps His Promise

  1. Where was God's ark? In a tent (circle)
  2. What did David want to build? A house for God (circle)
  3. Who brought God's message? Nathan (circle)
  4. Who would build God's house? David's son (circle)
  5. What did David say to God? He thanked God. (circle)
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Grade 3Who Am I?

  1. Where did David live? In a cedar house
  2. Who spoke to Nathan that night? God
  3. Where had God taken David from? From following the sheep
  4. What would one of David's sons do? Build God's house
  5. What did David say there is no one like? God
1: Do all that is in your heart2: He will build me a house3: Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh4: For you know your servant
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Grade 4A House That Lasts

  1. What did David notice? He lived in a cedar house, but the ark was in a tent.
  2. What did Nathan first tell David? To do all that was in his heart
  3. What kind of house would God build for David? A house of family
  4. What would God establish forever? The throne of David's son
  5. What did David ask when he sat before Yahweh? David asked who he was, and what his house was.

Word bank: 1. Nathan; 2. God; 3. Israel; 4. house; 5. Yahweh

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

Grade 5The Forever Throne

  1. What reversal does God's answer make? David would not build God a house; God would build David a house.
  2. What would God be to David's son? His father
  3. For how long would the throne be established? Forever
  4. Why does the promise look beyond Solomon? His throne did not last forever.
  5. What does the angel tell Mary in Luke 1:32-33? In the New Testament, God will give Jesus the throne of David, and his kingdom will have no end.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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