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1 Kings 22 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Micaiah Tells the Truth

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.

PreschoolTell the Truth

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

KindergartenTell the Truth

PROPHET → picture 4KING → picture 3WORD → picture 2SHEEP → picture 1

Grade 1Micaiah

Two kings planned a battle. → picture 3Many prophets said they would win. → picture 5Micaiah told the truth. → picture 2He saw sheep with no shepherd. → picture 4Ahab fell in the battle. → picture 1

Order:

1. Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel2. There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh3. What Yahweh says to me4. Let them each return to his house in peace

Grade 2A Brave Prophet

  1. Who came to battle with Ahab? King Jehoshaphat (circle)
  2. How many prophets said Ahab would win? Four hundred (circle)
  3. What did Micaiah say he would speak? Only what God told him
  4. What hit Ahab? An arrow (circle)
  5. Was Jehoshaphat a good king? Yes (circle)
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Grade 3Only What God Says

  1. What city did Ahab want back? Ramoth Gilead
  2. Why did Ahab hate Micaiah? Micaiah never said good things about Ahab.
  3. What did Micaiah see? Israel scattered like sheep with no shepherd
  4. How was the arrow shot? At random
  5. How long did Jehoshaphat reign? Twenty-five years
1: Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel2: There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh3: What Yahweh says to me4: Let them each return to his house in peace

Grade 4The Prophet Who Would Not Flatter

  1. What sign did Zedekiah make? Iron horns
  2. What did Micaiah say if Ahab returned in peace? Then the Lord had not spoken by him.
  3. Where did the arrow strike Ahab? Between the joints of his armor
  4. What did Ahaziah serve? Baal

Word bank: 1. Ahab; 2. Micaiah; 3. sheep

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

Grade 5Truth Against the Crowd

  1. Why is unanimity not the same as truth? Four hundred prophets agreed, but they were deceived.
  2. What does Micaiah's vision show about God? God rules even over deception and uses it to judge those who reject the truth.
  3. What did Ahab try to do with his disguise? Outwit prophecy
  4. What does Paul warn in 2 Timothy 4:3 in the New Testament? People will gather teachers to say what their ears want to hear.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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