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2 Kings 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Elijah and King Ahaziah

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.

PreschoolDo Not Be Afraid

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

KindergartenAsk God

ANGEL → picture 3HILL → picture 1KING → picture 4FIRE → picture 2

Grade 1Is There a God?

The king fell and was hurt. → picture 4He sent to ask a false god. → picture 3Elijah sat on a hill. → picture 1A captain asked kindly. → picture 5An angel said not to fear. → picture 2

Order:

1. Whether I will recover from this sickness2. Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria3. Elijah answered to the captain of fifty4. Then he arose and went down with him to the king

Grade 2Ask the True God

  1. Who fell and got hurt? King Ahaziah (circle)
  2. Whom did the king want to ask? A false god (circle)
  3. Where did Elijah sit? On a hill (circle)
  4. What did the third captain do? He bowed low. (circle)
  5. Who told Elijah not to be afraid? An angel (circle)
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Grade 3Is There No God in Israel?

  1. How did Ahaziah get hurt? He fell through a window.
  2. What was the false god's name? Baal Zebub
  3. How did the king know it was Elijah? A hairy man with a leather belt
  4. What did the third captain do? He fell on his knees and begged.
  5. Who became king after Ahaziah? His brother Jehoram
1: Whether I will recover from this sickness2: Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria3: Elijah answered to the captain of fifty4: Then he arose and went down with him to the king

Grade 4The God Who Answers

  1. What question did God send Elijah to ask? Is it because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub?
  2. How did Elijah dress? He was a hairy man wearing a leather belt.
  3. How was the third captain different? He fell on his knees and begged.
  4. Why did Jehoram become king? Ahaziah had no son.

Word bank: 1. Ahaziah; 2. Ekron; 3. Elijah; 4. fifty; 5. fire

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

Grade 5No God in Israel?

  1. What does Baal Zebub mean? Lord of the flies
  2. How did Elijah play on the title man of God? If I am a man of God, then let fire come down.
  3. What did the third captain recognize? Whose servant Elijah was
  4. What did Jesus do in the New Testament when the disciples wanted to call down fire? He rebuked them, for He came to save, not destroy.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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