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1 Kings 13 · Preschool

Obey God

Name Date

Color the altar and the man of God praying. God healed the king's hand.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.”

1 Kings 13:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The man of God prayed, and God healed the king. We can pray for others too.

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1 Kings 13 · Kindergarten

God Heals

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

PRAY
HAND
HEAL
OBEY
So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.

1 Kings 13:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HAND
ALTAR
PRAY
LION

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a road and choose God's way.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where did the man of God come from?
  • What happened to the altar?

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1 Kings 13 · Grade 1

The Man of God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

PRAY
ALTAR
OBEY
LION
So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.

1 Kings 13:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The altar split apart.
The king's hand dried up.
The man of God prayed.
He went home another way.
A lion met him on the road.

Obey God's Word

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

And Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense

Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God

For so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word

When the king heard the saying of the man of God

Draw a road and choose God's way.

Memory Verse

“So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.”

1 Kings 13:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What happened to the king's hand?
  • How can you pray for someone?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Kings 13 · Grade 2

Obey What God Says

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Read the Story

A man of God came from Judah. King Jeroboam stood by his altar. The man of God said the altar would break. It split apart!

The king pointed at the man and said to grab him. The king's hand dried up. He could not pull it back. The king asked the man to pray. The man of God prayed, and the hand was healed.

God told the man not to eat or drink there. An old prophet told him a lie. He said an angel told him the man could eat. The man believed him and did not obey God. A lion met him on the road.

Memory Verse

“The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.”

1 Kings 13:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Where did the man of God come from?

    JudahIt split apartA lie

  2. What happened to the altar?

    It dried upIt split apartA lie

  3. What happened to the king's hand?

    It split apartA lieIt dried up

  4. What did the man of God do?

    He prayedIt dried upIt split apart

  5. What did the old prophet tell?

    It dried upA lieHe prayed

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

JPSIWORDICURKWAVNIUCDOALTARYYVAPTKENYGESHHSCRIBHANDENHGPBREADTKUCBETHELBFYMRTIVYJ
  • PROPHET
  • BETHEL
  • ALTAR
  • BREAD
  • WATER
  • JUDAH
  • HAND
  • WORD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you know which voice to follow?
  • How can you obey God every time?

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1 Kings 13 · Grade 3

Keep God's Word

Name Date

Read the Story

God sent a man of God from Judah to Bethel. Jeroboam was at the altar to burn incense. The man cried out against the altar. He said a king named Josiah would one day come from David's family. As a sign, the altar would split. The ashes would pour out.

Jeroboam stretched out his hand and told his men to seize him. His hand dried up. The altar split, just as God said. The king begged the man to pray. The man prayed, and the hand was healed. The king asked him to come home and eat. But God had said not to eat or drink there. So he went home another way.

An old prophet in Bethel went after him. He lied and said an angel told him to bring the man back. The man went with him and ate. Then God's word came. Because the man disobeyed, he would not be buried with his fathers. On the way home, a lion met him on the road. Jeroboam still did not turn from his evil way.

Memory Verse

“The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.”

1 Kings 13:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What king did the man of God name?

  2. What was the sign?

  3. Why did the man not eat with the king?

  4. How did the old prophet trick him?

  5. Did Jeroboam turn from his evil way?

Obey God's Word

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who told the man a lie?
  • How can you know what is true?

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1 Kings 13 · Grade 4

A Lesson in Obedience

Name Date

Read and Think

By the word of the Lord, a man of God came from Judah to Bethel while Jeroboam stood at the altar. He cried against the altar that a son of David named Josiah would one day burn the bones of these false priests on it. As a sign, the altar would be torn apart and its ashes poured out.

Jeroboam stretched out his hand to have him seized, and the hand dried up so that he could not pull it back. The altar split and the ashes poured out. The king asked the man to pray for him, and the man of God prayed. The king's hand was restored. The man refused the king's invitation to eat, because God had commanded him not to eat bread, drink water, or return the same way.

An old prophet in Bethel followed him and lied, saying an angel had told him to bring the man home. The man went back and ate. Then the word of the Lord came through the old prophet: because he had disobeyed, his body would not come to the tomb of his fathers. On the road a lion met him and killed him, but the lion did not eat him or harm the donkey. After this, Jeroboam still did not turn from his evil way.

Show What You Know

  1. What would Josiah do one day, according to the man of God?

  2. What three things had God commanded the man?

  3. What lie did the old prophet tell?

  4. What did Jeroboam do after all this?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

altarhandBethelprophetGod
  1. By the word of the Lord, a man of God came from Judah to Bethel while Jeroboam stood at the .
  2. Jeroboam stretched out his to have him seized, and the hand dried up so that he could not pull it back.
  3. The king asked the man to pray for him, and the man of prayed.
  4. An old prophet in followed him and lied, saying an angel had told him to bring the man home.
  5. Then the word of the Lord came through the old : because he had disobeyed, his body would not come to the tomb of his fathers.

Think About It

  1. The man of God believed a lie that went against what God said. How can you test what you hear by God's word?

  2. The man prayed even for the king who opposed him. Who can you pray for this week?

Memory Verse

“The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.”

1 Kings 13:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Whose name did the man of God say?
  • How did God heal the king's hand?

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1 Kings 13 · Grade 5

When God Has Spoken

Name Date

Read and Think

Chapter 13 is a sober story about the authority of God's word. A man of God came from Judah and cried against Jeroboam's altar at Bethel. He named Josiah, a king who would not appear for about three hundred years (2 Kings 23:15-16). The sign came at once: the altar split, and the king's outstretched hand withered. Yet the man of God interceded, and God restored the hand.

The man had clear instructions: no bread, no water, and no return by the same road. He resisted the king's offer of a reward. But an old prophet from Bethel claimed an angel had spoken to him, and the narrator states plainly that he lied. The man of God went back and ate. Then, strikingly, the true word of the Lord came through the very prophet who had deceived him. Because he had disobeyed, he would not be buried with his fathers.

A lion met him on the road and killed him, yet the lion stood beside the body and did not harm the donkey. This detail showed that it was God's judgment and not chance. The old prophet buried him and mourned, and he asked to be buried beside him, confirming that his words would come true. After this, Jeroboam still did not turn from his evil way, and it became sin to his house. In the New Testament, Paul says that even if an angel from heaven preaches a different gospel, it should not be believed (Galatians 1:8).

Show What You Know

  1. When did the prophecy about Josiah come true?

  2. What does the narrator say plainly about the old prophet?

  3. What showed that the lion was God's judgment?

  4. What does Paul say in the New Testament about an angel with a different gospel?

Crossword

45132

Across

  1. That he may eat ____ and drink water.
  2. Which he cried against the altar in ____.

Down

  1. I also am a ____ as you are.
  2. He cried against the ____ by Yahweh’s word.
  3. Jeroboam put out his ____ from the altar.

Think About It

  1. God's word was clear, but the man listened to a different voice. How can you hold on to what God has clearly said?

  2. The man of God's prophecy came true three hundred years later. How does that build your trust in God's word?

Memory Verse

“The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.”

1 Kings 13:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stay faithful when someone tries to talk you out of obeying God?
  • How can the Bible keep you on God's path?
  • What will you do this week to obey God?

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