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2 Kings 22 · Preschool

A Book Is Found

Name Date

Color the priest holding the book of the law. They found God's Word in God's house.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.”

2 Kings 22:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: They found God's Word. God's Word is a treasure. We can read it too.

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2 Kings 22 · Kindergarten

God's Book

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

BOOK
READ
LAW
FOUND
When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BOOK
TEMPLE
KING
HEART

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw the book that was found.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How old was Josiah?
  • What did the priest find?

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2 Kings 22 · Grade 1

Josiah

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BOOK
READ
TORE
TENDER
When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Josiah was eight.
They fixed God's house.
They found God's book.
The king tore his clothes.
His heart was tender.

God's Word Found

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign

He tore his clothes

Now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter

Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe

Draw the book that was found.

Memory Verse

“When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.”

2 Kings 22:11 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Josiah tear?
  • How can you love God's Word?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Kings 22 · Grade 2

The Lost Book

Name Date

Read the Story

Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He did what was right. He followed God like David did.

Workers were fixing God's house. The priest found a book. It was the book of God's law! A helper read it to the king.

Josiah tore his clothes. He was sad that the people had not obeyed. God saw his tender heart. God was pleased with Josiah.

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.”

2 Kings 22:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. How old was Josiah when he became king?

    Eight years oldDavidA tender heart

  2. Whom did Josiah follow God like?

    The book of God's lawDavidA tender heart

  3. What did the priest find?

  4. What did Josiah tear?

    DavidA tender heartHis clothes

  5. What kind of heart did Josiah have?

    A tender heartThe book of God's lawDavid

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

THIHBOOKUCEIYUYVTKJNNLYLGESOSCDKIDBNSHGPEIKAUICBFYRAMHARLAWTIHVHSHAPHANYJAHUMBLED
  • HILKIAH
  • SHAPHAN
  • HUMBLED
  • JOSIAH
  • HULDAH
  • TENDER
  • BOOK
  • LAW

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who read the book to the king?
  • How can you read God's Word every day?

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2 Kings 22 · Grade 3

A Tender Heart

Name Date

Read the Story

Josiah was eight when he became king. He ruled thirty-one years. He did right and walked in David's ways. He did not turn to the right or the left. He sent Shaphan the scribe to the temple. The money was to pay workers to fix the house.

Hilkiah the high priest told Shaphan he had found the book of the law in the Lord's house. Shaphan read it. Then he read it to the king. When Josiah heard the words, he tore his clothes. He knew the people had not obeyed the book.

Josiah sent men to ask the Lord. They went to Huldah the prophetess. She said trouble would come because the people left God. But Josiah's heart was tender. He humbled himself and wept. So the trouble would not come in his days. He would be buried in peace.

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.”

2 Kings 22:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How long did Josiah rule?

  2. Whom did Josiah send to the temple?

  3. What did Hilkiah find?

  4. Who was the prophetess?

  5. Why would the trouble not come in Josiah's days?

God's Word Found

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

HWHCTAYRUAUHINUVDJPBMULVDMRDMOBLKBKLSUFOLDIEAOOAWKEAAWJOSIAHDHHSHAPHANLAFJTENDERB
  • HILKIAH
  • SHAPHAN
  • HUMBLED
  • JOSIAH
  • HULDAH
  • TENDER
  • BOOK
  • LAW

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you treat God's Word as a treasure?
  • How can you listen when God's Word shows you something wrong?

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2 Kings 22 · Grade 4

When the King Heard the Words

Name Date

Read and Think

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. He did right in the Lord's eyes, walked in all the ways of David, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. In his eighteenth year, he sent Shaphan the scribe to Hilkiah the high priest to pay the carpenters and masons repairing the temple.

Hilkiah told Shaphan he had found the book of the law in the Lord's house. Shaphan read it, then read it before the king. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. He sent Hilkiah and others to inquire of the Lord, for great was the Lord's wrath, because their fathers had not listened to the words of this book.

They went to Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe. She said the Lord would bring evil on this place, for the people had forsaken Him and burned incense to other gods. But because Josiah's heart was tender and he humbled himself, tore his clothes, and wept, the Lord had heard him. He would be gathered to his grave in peace and would not see all the evil.

Show What You Know

  1. In what year of his reign did Josiah send Shaphan?

  2. Why was the Lord's wrath great?

  3. Whose wife was Huldah?

  4. What would Josiah not see?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JosiahHilkiahbookHuldahShaphan
  1. was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
  2. In his eighteenth year, he sent Shaphan the scribe to the high priest to pay the carpenters and masons repairing the temple.
  3. read it, then read it before the king.
  4. When the king heard the words of the of the law, he tore his clothes.
  5. They went to the prophetess, wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe.

Think About It

  1. Josiah tore his clothes when he heard God's Word. How do you respond when God's Word shows you something wrong?

  2. God honored Josiah's tender heart. What does it mean to have a heart that is tender toward God?

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.”

2 Kings 22:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where was the book found?
  • Why was Josiah sad when he heard the book?

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2 Kings 22 · Grade 5

Rediscovering the Word

Name Date

Read and Think

Josiah began to reign as a child after the long darkness of Manasseh and Amon. The verdict on him is among the highest in Kings: he walked in all the ways of David and turned aside neither to the right nor to the left, echoing Moses' instructions in Deuteronomy 5:32. Under his leadership, the temple was repaired.

During the repairs, Hilkiah found the book of the law. That it could be lost in God's own house shows how far Judah had drifted. When Shaphan read it, Josiah tore his clothes. He immediately understood that Judah stood under the curses the law warned about. He did not argue or delay. He sought the Lord.

Huldah's prophecy confirmed both judgment and mercy. Judah's long rebellion would bring disaster, but Josiah's tender, humble heart would be honored. He would be spared seeing it. God's Word, once rediscovered, exposed sin and opened the way to repentance. In the New Testament, Hebrews says the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).

Show What You Know

  1. Which instruction of Moses does Josiah's verdict echo?

  2. What does the lost book show about Judah?

  3. How did Josiah respond when he understood?

  4. How does Hebrews 4:12 in the New Testament describe the word of God?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Hilkiah the priest has delivered a ____ to me.
  2. Go up to ____ the high priest.

Down

  1. Hilkiah the high priest said to ____ the scribe.
  2. In the eighteenth year of King ____.
  3. I have found the book of the ____ in Yahweh’s house.

Think About It

  1. The book of the law was lost in God's own house. Is God's Word lost or neglected in your life? How can you rediscover it?

  2. Josiah acted immediately when he heard the truth. Why is it important to respond quickly when God speaks through His Word?

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.”

2 Kings 22:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did God spare Josiah from seeing the judgment?
  • What habits can help you read the Bible on your own?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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