2 Chronicles 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Teaching God's Law

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.

PreschoolLearning God's Word

crownscrollsheepfamilypeople

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

KindergartenLearn

SCROLL → picture 3PEOPLE → picture 1TOWN → picture 4KING → picture 2

Grade 1Teachers Go Out

Jehoshaphat sought God. → picture 4His heart loved God's ways. → picture 3He sent teachers with God's law. → picture 1They went to every town. → picture 5The people learned. → picture 2

Order:

1. Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand2. His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh3. They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them4. Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

Grade 2Teach Everyone

Who was with Jehoshaphat? God (circle)
Who did the king send out? Teachers (circle)
What did they take? The book of God's law
Where did they go? To every town in Judah
Who made Jehoshaphat great? God (circle)

Grade 3The Book of the Law

Why was Yahweh with Jehoshaphat? He walked in the first ways of David.
What was lifted up in Yahweh's ways? His heart
What did he take away? The high places and the Asherah poles
What did the teachers have with them? The book of Yahweh's law
Why did the kingdoms around not fight Judah? The fear of Yahweh fell on them.

1: Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand2: His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh3: They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them4: Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

Grade 4A Heart Lifted Up

Whom did Jehoshaphat not seek? The Baals
Who established the kingdom in his hand? Yahweh
What did it mean that his heart was lifted up? Courage and joy in following God
Who did he send to teach? Princes, Levites, and priests
Who brought gifts to Jehoshaphat? Philistines and Arabians

Word bank: 1. Judah; 2. Yahweh; 3. ways; 4. God; 5. cities

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

Grade 5A Kingdom Taught by God's Word

What is the real reason for Jehoshaphat's success? Yahweh was with him because he sought God.
What does the phrase his heart was lifted up mean? Bold, joyful devotion
What was his most remarkable act? A teaching mission
Who worked together to teach? Leaders and teachers: princes, Levites, and priests
What does Paul write in 2 Timothy 3:16? In the New Testament, every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching.

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