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2 Kings 22 · 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.

PreschoolA Book Is Found

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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's Book

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

Grade 1Josiah

Josiah was eight. → picture 3They fixed God's house. → picture 5They found God's book. → picture 2The king tore his clothes. → picture 4His heart was tender. → picture 1

Order:

1. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign2. Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe3. He tore his clothes4. Now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter

Grade 2The Lost Book

  1. How old was Josiah when he became king? Eight years old (circle)
  2. Whom did Josiah follow God like? David (circle)
  3. What did the priest find? The book of God's law
  4. What did Josiah tear? His clothes (circle)
  5. What kind of heart did Josiah have? A tender heart (circle)
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Grade 3A Tender Heart

  1. How long did Josiah rule? Thirty-one years
  2. Whom did Josiah send to the temple? Shaphan the scribe
  3. What did Hilkiah find? The book of the law
  4. Who was the prophetess? Huldah
  5. Why would the trouble not come in Josiah's days? His heart was tender, and he humbled himself.
1: Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign2: Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe3: He tore his clothes4: Now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter
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Grade 4When the King Heard the Words

  1. In what year of his reign did Josiah send Shaphan? His eighteenth year
  2. Why was the Lord's wrath great? Their fathers had not listened to the words of this book.
  3. Whose wife was Huldah? Shallum's, keeper of the wardrobe
  4. What would Josiah not see? All the evil

Word bank: 1. Josiah; 2. Hilkiah; 3. Shaphan; 4. book; 5. Huldah

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

Grade 5Rediscovering the Word

  1. Which instruction of Moses does Josiah's verdict echo? Deuteronomy 5:32, not turning aside to the right or left
  2. What does the lost book show about Judah? How far Judah had drifted
  3. How did Josiah respond when he understood? He did not argue or delay. He sought the Lord.
  4. How does Hebrews 4:12 in the New Testament describe the word of God? Living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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