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1 Samuel 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Ark Is Taken

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.

PreschoolGod's Ark

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

KindergartenTrust God

ARK → picture 2CAMP → picture 4ELI → picture 1SON → picture 3

Grade 1The Ark Is Taken

They brought the ark to the camp. → picture 2All Israel shouted. → picture 4Each man ran to his tent. → picture 5Eli sat by the road. → picture 1A baby boy was named Ichabod. → picture 3

Order:

1. Israel brings the ark to the camp2. The ark of God is taken3. Eli hears the news4. The glory has departed

Grade 2A Sad Day

  1. Who did Israel fight? The Philistines (circle)
  2. What did the leaders think would save them? The ark (circle)
  3. What did the people do when the ark came? They gave a big shout.
  4. What was taken in the battle? The ark of God (circle)
  5. What was the baby named? Ichabod (circle)
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Grade 3The Glory Departed

  1. Why did the elders bring the ark? They thought it would save them.
  2. Why were the Philistines afraid? They said God had come into the camp.
  3. Who was killed in the battle? Hophni and Phinehas
  4. How old was Eli? Ninety-eight
  5. Why was the baby named Ichabod? The glory had departed from Israel.
1: Israel brings the ark to the camp2: The ark of God is taken3: Eli hears the news4: The glory has departed

Grade 4Using God Like a Charm

  1. What good question did the elders ask? Why the Lord had let them be defeated
  2. How did Israel try to use the ark? Like a lucky charm to save them
  3. Whose warning came true when Eli's sons died? The man of God in chapter 2
  4. What was Eli most worried about? God's ark

Word bank: 1. Israel; 2. good; 3. God; 4. ark; 5. shout

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

Grade 5Ichabod

  1. How did Israel treat the ark? As a tool to control God and force a victory
  2. Which sign in chapter 2 was fulfilled? Hophni and Phinehas died on one day.
  3. What did Eli do when he heard the ark was taken? He fell backward from his seat and died.
  4. What lesson did Israel have to learn? God cannot be used or managed.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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