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1 Kings 14 · Preschool

Bronze Shields

Name Date

Color the shields. Gold shields were taken away, so the king made bronze ones.

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

Bible Verse

“King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.”

1 Kings 14:27 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The gold was taken because the people turned from God. God's ways are better than gold.

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1 Kings 14 · Kindergarten

God Sees All

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SEE
SHIELD
BREAD
HONEY
The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years; then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

1 Kings 14:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

JAR
BREAD
SEE
KING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a heart that follows God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who was sick?
  • Where did Jeroboam's wife go?

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1 Kings 14 · Grade 1

God Knows

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

DISGUISE
PROPHET
SHIELDS
BRONZE
The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years; then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

1 Kings 14:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

She went in disguise.
She took bread and honey.
Ahijah could not see.
God told Ahijah she was coming.
Gold shields were taken.

God Sees

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

And yet you have not been as my servant David

For I am sent to you with heavy news

So that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife

The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years

Draw a heart that follows God.

Memory Verse

“The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years; then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.”

1 Kings 14:20 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Can God see you all the time?
  • Can anyone hide from God?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Kings 14 · Grade 2

God Knows Everything

Name Date

Read the Story

Jeroboam's son was sick. Jeroboam told his wife to dress up so no one would know her. She went to see the prophet Ahijah. She took bread and honey.

Ahijah was old and could not see. But God told him she was coming. When she came in, Ahijah knew who she was. He gave her a sad message from God, because Jeroboam had made idols.

In Judah, Rehoboam did evil too. The king of Egypt came. He took the gold shields from God's house. Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place.

Memory Verse

“King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.”

1 Kings 14:27 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who was sick?

    Bread and honeyShields of bronzeJeroboam's son

  2. What did Jeroboam's wife take?

    NoBread and honeyShields of bronze

  3. Could Ahijah see?

    Bread and honeyJeroboam's sonNo

  4. Who told Ahijah she was coming?

    GodNoShields of bronze

  5. What did Rehoboam make in place of the gold shields?

    Shields of bronzeGodBread and honey

Word Search

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

FJYAKWIFERDESHPGPHREARHISVAHKHVOIJRHGETOIBLANELACBDOOHDBURUOFAHKCRLTAAEMSHISHAKMO
  • JEROBOAM
  • REHOBOAM
  • SHISHAK
  • AHIJAH
  • SHILOH
  • HEART
  • DAVID
  • WIFE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be kind to someone who is sick?
  • How does God see your heart?

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1 Kings 14 · Grade 3

You Cannot Hide from God

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Read the Story

Jeroboam's son Abijah became sick. Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself. She went to Ahijah, the prophet who had said Jeroboam would be king. She brought bread, cakes, and honey.

Ahijah was old and blind. But God told him who was coming. When he heard her steps, he called her Jeroboam's wife. He said Jeroboam had done more evil than all before him. He had made idols and turned his back on God. Judgment would come on his house. The child would die. But he was the only one in whom God found something good.

The child died, and all Israel mourned him. In Judah, Rehoboam's people did evil too. They built idols on every high hill. Shishak king of Egypt came. He took the treasures from God's house and all the gold shields. Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place.

Memory Verse

“King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.”

1 Kings 14:27 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What was the sick son's name?

  2. What did Jeroboam's wife bring?

  3. How did Ahijah know who she was?

  4. What did God find in the child?

  5. Who took the gold shields?

God Sees

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can you go to for help when someone in your family is sick?
  • How can you come to God honestly?

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1 Kings 14 · Grade 4

Gold Turned to Bronze

Name Date

Read and Think

When Jeroboam's son Abijah became sick, Jeroboam sent his wife in disguise to Ahijah at Shiloh. Ahijah was the prophet who had told Jeroboam he would be king. She took ten loaves, cakes, and a jar of honey to ask what would happen to the child.

Ahijah was blind with age, but the Lord told him she was coming. As she entered, he called her Jeroboam's wife and said he had heavy news. God had torn the kingdom from David's house and given it to Jeroboam. But Jeroboam had not been like David. He had made other gods and cast God behind his back. Judgment would sweep away his house. The child would die, and all Israel would mourn him, for in him there was found some good thing toward the Lord.

In Judah, Rehoboam reigned seventeen years, and Judah did evil. They built high places, pillars, and idols on every high hill. In the fifth year of Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the Lord's house and all of Solomon's gold shields. Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them.

Show What You Know

  1. Where did Jeroboam's wife go?

  2. What had Jeroboam done with God, according to Ahijah?

  3. Why would all Israel mourn the child?

  4. How long did Rehoboam reign?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

RehoboamGodgoodJeroboamAhijah
  1. was the prophet who had told Jeroboam he would be king.
  2. But had not been like David.
  3. He had made other gods and cast behind his back.
  4. The child would die, and all Israel would mourn him, for in him there was found some thing toward the Lord.
  5. In Judah, reigned seventeen years, and Judah did evil.

Think About It

  1. Jeroboam tried to hide his wife from God's prophet. Why is it wise to come to God honestly?

  2. God noticed the good in one child. How does it encourage you that God sees what is in your heart?

Memory Verse

“All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.”

1 Kings 14:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What good did God see in the child?
  • Who took the gold shields from Jerusalem?

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1 Kings 14 · Grade 5

The Cost of Turning Away

Name Date

Read and Think

Jeroboam's son Abijah fell ill. Jeroboam sent his wife in disguise to Ahijah, the same prophet who had torn the coat and promised him the kingdom. The disguise shows Jeroboam's double heart: he wanted the prophet's help but not the prophet's God. Ahijah was blind with age, yet God told him who was coming and what to say.

Ahijah's message was severe. God had exalted Jeroboam, torn the kingdom from David's house, and given it to him. But Jeroboam had done more evil than all before him. He had made other gods and molten images and had cast God behind his back. Judgment would fall on his entire house. The sick child would die when his mother's feet entered the city. Yet the boy would be buried with honor and mourned by all Israel, because in him was found some good thing toward Yahweh.

The chapter then turns to Judah. Under Rehoboam, Judah also provoked God with high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill. In Rehoboam's fifth year, Shishak of Egypt plundered Jerusalem and carried off the temple treasures and Solomon's gold shields. Rehoboam replaced them with bronze, a fitting picture of the kingdom's decline from glory. In the New Testament, Hebrews says that nothing is hidden from God's sight (Hebrews 4:13).

Show What You Know

  1. What does the disguise show about Jeroboam?

  2. When would the child die?

  3. What did the bronze shields picture?

  4. What does Hebrews say in the New Testament?

Crossword

43251

Across

  1. There was war between Rehoboam and ____ continually.
  2. So that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s ____.
  3. And arose and went to ____.

Down

  1. Which he spoke by his servant ____ the prophet.
  2. And who followed me with all his ____.

Think About It

  1. Jeroboam wanted God's help but not God Himself. How can you seek God for who He is, not only for what He gives?

  2. Gold turned to bronze when Judah turned from God. What does faithfulness to God protect in your life?

Memory Verse

“All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.”

1 Kings 14:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When you are afraid, how can you turn to God's Word?
  • How can you do good even when people around you do not?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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