1 Kings 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: King Asa Does Right

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.

PreschoolAsa Does Right

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

KindergartenDo Right

KING → picture 4IDOL → picture 3HEART → picture 1HAND → picture 2

Grade 1King Asa

Asa was king of Judah. → picture 5He took away the idols. → picture 1His heart was true to God. → picture 4He did what was right. → picture 2He brought gifts to God's house. → picture 3

Order:

1. In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel2. Asa did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes3. He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen4. And was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city

Grade 2A King Who Did Right

Did Abijam do right or wrong? Wrong (circle)
Why did God give Abijam a son to be king? He kept His promise to David.
What did Asa take away? The idols (circle)
What did Asa do with his grandmother's idol? He burned it. (circle)
Who became king in Israel? Baasha (circle)

Grade 3Asa's True Heart

What does it mean that God gave Abijam a lamp? God kept a son of David on the throne.
How long did Asa reign? Forty-one years
Why did Asa remove Maacah? She had made an idol.
Whom did Asa ask for help? The king of Syria
Whose word came true about Jeroboam's house? Ahijah's

1: In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel2: Asa did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes3: He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen4: And was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city

Grade 4A Lamp for David

Except for what matter did David do right? The matter of Uriah
Where did Asa burn Maacah's image? By the brook Kidron
Why did Baasha build Ramah? To block travel to Judah
What did Baasha do after he took the throne? He walked in the same sins.

Word bank: 1. Abijam; 2. Asa; 3. idols; 4. image; 5. Baasha

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

Grade 5A Faithful King in a Faithless Age

What covenant does the lamp point to? God's covenant with David in 2 Samuel 7
What did Asa's action against Maacah show? Loyalty to God came before family rank.
What did a prophet rebuke Asa for in 2 Chronicles 16? Relying on Syria rather than on God
What does Paul say in Romans 2:1 in the New Testament? The one who judges others but does the same things condemns himself.

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