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2 Kings 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Israel Is Carried Away

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.

PreschoolFear the Lord

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

KindergartenOnly God

WORD → picture 3AWAY → picture 1IDOL → picture 4HEART → picture 2

Grade 1God Warned

Prophets warned Israel. → picture 4Israel served idols. → picture 3They did not listen. → picture 1They had to leave. → picture 5God wants us to obey. → picture 2

Order:

1. And in the cities of the Medes2. According to all the law which I commanded your fathers3. They abandoned all the commandments of Yahweh their God4. But you shall fear Yahweh your God

Grade 2God Warned Israel

  1. What did Israel make? Idols (circle)
  2. Whom did God send? Prophets (circle)
  3. What did the prophets say? Turn from your evil ways.
  4. What city did Assyria take? Samaria (circle)
  5. Where were the people taken? Assyria (circle)
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Grade 3Why Israel Fell

  1. Who was the last king of Israel? Hoshea
  2. How long was Samaria under siege? Three years
  3. From where had the Lord brought Israel? Egypt
  4. Whom did the Lord warn? Israel and Judah
  5. What did the new peoples do? They feared the Lord but served their own gods too.
1: And in the cities of the Medes2: According to all the law which I commanded your fathers3: They abandoned all the commandments of Yahweh their God4: But you shall fear Yahweh your God

Grade 4The Lord Testified

  1. In what year of Hoshea was Samaria captured? The ninth year
  2. With which king had Hoshea conspired? So king of Egypt
  3. What had the Lord said about idols? You shall not do this thing.
  4. Why did the king send back a priest? To teach them how to fear the Lord

Word bank: 1. Hoshea; 2. idols; 3. calves; 4. Samaria; 5. fear

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

Grade 5The Verdict of History

  1. What does Kings say was the cause of Israel's fall? Not Assyria's strength but Israel's sin
  2. What happened when Israel went after vanity? They became vain, like the idols they served.
  3. Of which later group is this the origin? The Samaritans
  4. What does Jesus say in John 4:23 in the New Testament? True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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