1 Kings 14 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Ahijah's Message to Jeroboam

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.

PreschoolBronze Shields

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

KindergartenGod Sees All

JAR → picture 4BREAD → picture 3SEE → picture 2KING → picture 1

Grade 1God Knows

She went in disguise. → picture 3She took bread and honey. → picture 5Ahijah could not see. → picture 2God told Ahijah she was coming. → picture 4Gold shields were taken. → picture 1

Order:

1. So that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife2. For I am sent to you with heavy news3. And yet you have not been as my servant David4. The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years

Grade 2God Knows Everything

Who was sick? Jeroboam's son (circle)
What did Jeroboam's wife take? Bread and honey (circle)
Could Ahijah see? No (circle)
Who told Ahijah she was coming? God (circle)
What did Rehoboam make in place of the gold shields? Shields of bronze (circle)

Grade 3You Cannot Hide from God

What was the sick son's name? Abijah
What did Jeroboam's wife bring? Bread, cakes, and honey
How did Ahijah know who she was? God told him.
What did God find in the child? Something good
Who took the gold shields? Shishak king of Egypt

1: So that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife2: For I am sent to you with heavy news3: And yet you have not been as my servant David4: The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years

Grade 4Gold Turned to Bronze

Where did Jeroboam's wife go? To Ahijah at Shiloh
What had Jeroboam done with God, according to Ahijah? Cast God behind his back
Why would all Israel mourn the child? In him there was found some good thing toward the Lord.
How long did Rehoboam reign? Seventeen years

Word bank: 1. Ahijah; 2. Jeroboam; 3. God; 4. good; 5. Rehoboam

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

Grade 5The Cost of Turning Away

What does the disguise show about Jeroboam? He wanted the prophet's help but not the prophet's God.
When would the child die? When his mother's feet entered the city
What did the bronze shields picture? The kingdom's decline from glory
What does Hebrews say in the New Testament? Nothing is hidden from God's sight.

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