2 Chronicles 34 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Book of the Law Is Found

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.

PreschoolHe Walked in God's Ways

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

KindergartenBook

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

Grade 1God's Book

Josiah was eight. → picture 3They fixed God's house. → picture 5They found God's book. → picture 2Josiah listened. → picture 4Everyone made a promise. → picture 1

Order:

1. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign2. He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins3. I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house4. He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand

Grade 2The Lost Book

How old was Josiah when he became king? Eight (circle)
What did the priest find? God's book (circle)
How did Josiah feel? Sad (circle)
What did Josiah do with the book? He read it to everyone.
What did everyone promise? To obey God (circle)

Grade 3Not to the Right or the Left

How did Josiah walk? In the ways of David
What did Hilkiah find? The book of the law of Yahweh given by Moses
What did the king do when he heard the law? He tore his clothes.
Why did God hear Josiah? His heart was tender and he humbled himself.
How long did the people serve Yahweh? All his days

1: Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign2: He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins3: I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house4: He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand

Grade 4A Tender Heart

When did Josiah begin to seek God? In his eighth year, while still young
What was found as they brought out the money? The book of the law given by Moses
Who read the book before the king? Shaphan the scribe
Why would judgment not come in Josiah's days? His heart was tender and he humbled himself.
Who heard the book read? The elders and all the people, great and small

Word bank: 1. God; 2. Jerusalem; 3. book; 4. king; 5. Yahweh

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

Grade 5The Word Rediscovered

When did Josiah begin to seek God? At sixteen
What happened during the temple repairs? Hilkiah found the book of the law.
What did Josiah grasp when he heard it? Judah had not kept the word of Yahweh.
What did God honor? Josiah's tender, humble heart
What does Paul tell Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:15? In the New Testament, from infancy he had known the holy Scriptures.

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