2 Kings 20 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Hezekiah's Prayer and Pride

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 Heard

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

KindergartenGod Heals

PRAY → picture 2SUN → picture 4HEAL → picture 1STEPS → picture 3

Grade 1Fifteen Years

Hezekiah was sick. → picture 2He prayed and cried. → picture 4God healed him. → picture 5The shadow went back. → picture 1He showed off his treasure. → picture 3

Order:

1. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him2. Then he turned his face to the wall3. By which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz4. And showed them all the storehouse of his precious things—the silver

Grade 2God Heard and Healed

Who was very sick? King Hezekiah (circle)
What did Hezekiah do? He prayed and cried. (circle)
How many more years did God give him? Fifteen (circle)
How far did the shadow go back? Ten steps (circle)
Where would the treasure go one day? Babylon (circle)

Grade 3I Have Seen Your Tears

What did Isaiah tell Hezekiah to set in order? His house
Where did Hezekiah turn his face? To the wall
Where was Isaiah when God spoke to him? The middle court
Which way did Hezekiah want the shadow to go? Back
Who sent men with gifts? The king of Babylon

1: Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him2: Then he turned his face to the wall3: By which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz4: And showed them all the storehouse of his precious things—the silver

Grade 4Tears and Treasures

What did Hezekiah ask the Lord to remember? How he had walked before Him in truth and with a perfect heart
What did Isaiah have them lay on the boil? A cake of figs
Who sent letters and a present? Berodach Baladan king of Babylon
What did Hezekiah think there would be in his days? Peace

Word bank: 1. Hezekiah; 2. Isaiah; 3. tears; 4. shadow; 5. Babylon

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

Grade 5Healed but Not Humbled

What did the shadow turning back show? The Creator rules even time and light.
According to 2 Chronicles 32, why did God leave Hezekiah? To test him, to know all that was in his heart
What did Hezekiah's reply to Isaiah show? A troubling short-sightedness
What does Paul ask in 1 Corinthians 4:7 in the New Testament? What we have that we did not receive, and why we boast

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