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1 Kings 20 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God Gives Ahab Victory

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.

PreschoolDo Not Brag

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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 Helps

HORN → picture 2KING → picture 4TENT → picture 1HILL → picture 3

Grade 1God Wins

A proud king came. → picture 2He drank in his tent. → picture 4A prophet gave God's word. → picture 5God rules the hills. → picture 1God rules the valleys too. → picture 3

Order:

1. Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together2. A prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel3. But he is not a god of the valleys4. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined

Grade 2A Proud King

  1. Who was king of Syria? Ben Hadad (circle)
  2. What did Ben Hadad want? Ahab's gold and silver (circle)
  3. What did Ahab say about bragging? Not to brag before the battle.
  4. Who came to Ahab? A prophet (circle)
  5. Where does God rule? Everywhere (circle)
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Grade 3God of the Hills and Valleys

  1. How many kings came with Ben Hadad? Thirty-two
  2. What did Ahab say about armor? A man putting on armor should not brag like one taking it off.
  3. Why would God give Ahab the victory? So Ahab would know God is the Lord
  4. Where did the Syrians want to fight? In the valley
  5. What did Ahab do with Ben Hadad? He made a deal and let him go.
1: Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together2: A prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel3: But he is not a god of the valleys4: Then on the seventh day the battle was joined

Grade 4So You Will Know the Lord

  1. What did the elders advise Ahab? To refuse
  2. What was Ben Hadad doing when Israel attacked? Drinking in his tent
  3. Why did God give the second victory? To show He is the Lord, because the Syrians called Him a god of the hills
  4. What did Ahab call Ben Hadad? Brother

Word bank: 1. Samaria; 2. Ahab; 3. prophet; 4. Syria; 5. covenant

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

Grade 5Grace to an Unfaithful King

  1. Why did God give Ahab victory, according to the prophet? So that Ahab would know that God is Yahweh
  2. What did pagan religion imagine about gods? Local gods with limited territories
  3. Which earlier prophet used a parable in a similar way? Nathan
  4. What does Paul say in Romans 2:4 in the New Testament? God's kindness is meant to lead us to repentance.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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