2 Chronicles 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Humbled Before God

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 Is 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.

KindergartenSorry

PRAY → picture 2HEART → picture 4KING → picture 1TEMPLE → picture 3

Grade 1Turn Back to God

The king forgot God. → picture 2An enemy came. → picture 4A prophet spoke. → picture 5They said sorry to God. → picture 1God was kind to them. → picture 3

Order:

1. Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves2. They have humbled themselves3. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah4. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess

Grade 2Saying Sorry

What did Rehoboam do when he became strong? He forgot God. (circle)
What did the enemy king take? Gold from God's house (circle)
What did the prophet say? They had left God. (circle)
What did the king and leaders say? God is right. (circle)
How was God to them? Kind (circle)

Grade 3Yahweh Is Righteous

When did Rehoboam leave Yahweh's law? When his kingdom grew strong
Who came against Jerusalem? Shishak king of Egypt
What did Shemaiah say? You have forsaken me.
What did the king and princes say? Yahweh is righteous.
What did Rehoboam make to replace the gold shields? Bronze shields

1: Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves2: They have humbled themselves3: Moreover, there were good things found in Judah4: His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess

Grade 4Gold Shields and Bronze Shields

When did Rehoboam forsake Yahweh's law? When he had established the kingdom and was strong
What did God say through Shemaiah? Because they had forsaken God, He had left them in the hand of Shishak.
What would they learn by serving Shishak? The difference between serving God and serving the kings of the lands
What did Rehoboam use to replace the gold shields? Bronze
Why did Rehoboam do evil? He did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.

Word bank: 1. Shishak; 2. Jerusalem; 3. Yahweh; 4. God; 5. Rehoboam

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

Grade 5The Danger of Strength

What led Rehoboam to unfaithfulness? Success led to pride.
What could not save Judah? The fortresses of chapter 11
What did the leaders confess? Yahweh is righteous.
What did the bronze shields picture? Glory lost
What does 1 Peter 5:5 say? In the New Testament, God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

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