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Judges 1 · Preschool

Ask God First

Name Date

Color the people and the hills! God's people asked God what to do.

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

Bible Verse

Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God's people asked God what to do, and He answered. We can ask God for help too.

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Judges 1 · Kindergarten

God Gives the Land

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
LAND
JUDAH
ASK
Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

PEOPLE
HILLS
SPRINGS
DONKEY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a spring of water in a dry land.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who helps you when you do not know what to do?
  • What do you ask God for?

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Judges 1 · Grade 1

Judah Goes First

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ASK
JUDAH
LAND
WATER
Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The people asked God who should go first.
Judah went up first.
Achsah got off her donkey.
Caleb gave her springs of water.
Some Canaanites still lived in the cities.

Taking the Land

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

Othniel takes the city

Israel does not drive them all out

God says Judah goes up first

Achsah asks for springs of water

Draw a spring of water in a dry land.

Memory Verse

Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the people ask God before they went?
  • What did Achsah ask her father to give her?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Judges 1 · Grade 2

Who Goes First?

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Read the Story

Joshua had died. God's people asked God a question. Who should go up first to fight the Canaanites?

God said Judah should go. Judah went, and God was with them. They took many towns. Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to Othniel. She asked her dad for springs of water. He gave her two springs.

But some tribes did not drive the Canaanites out. They let them stay in the land. God had told them to drive them out.

Memory Verse

Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who had died?

    Springs of waterJoshuaJudah

  2. What did the people ask God?

  3. Who did God send first?

    Springs of waterJoshuaJudah

  4. What did Achsah ask for?

    Springs of waterDrive the Canaanites outJudah

  5. What did some tribes not do?

    JudahDrive the Canaanites outJoshua

Word Search

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

CBIVVFRRFIGDONKEYMTBLESSINGYBYFAFMNROTHNIELJGSPRINGSUGDTWUEERDBWUBEZEKAACALEBNRHE
  • BLESSING
  • SPRINGS
  • OTHNIEL
  • DONKEY
  • JUDAH
  • BEZEK
  • CALEB
  • CITY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it hard to finish a job all the way?
  • What might happen if we only obey God part way?

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Judges 1 · Grade 3

Judah Goes Up

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Read the Story

After the death of Joshua, Israel asked God who should go first against the Canaanites. God answered that Judah would go. He said He had given the land into Judah's hand.

Judah and Simeon went together, and God was with Judah. Caleb promised his daughter Achsah to the man who took the city of Kiriath Sepher. Othniel took it. Achsah asked Caleb for a blessing. He gave her the upper and lower springs.

Judah could not drive out the people of the valley, who had chariots of iron. Then the chapter lists tribe after tribe that did not drive out the Canaanites. The Canaanites kept living among them.

Memory Verse

Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Israel ask after Joshua died?

  2. Which tribe went with Judah?

  3. Who took Kiriath Sepher?

  4. What blessing did Achsah ask for?

  5. Why could Judah not drive out the valley people?

Taking the Land

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

HBCDGNBMKHLAIOANKVOELJTNERYTSEUYYKERHSBOOJDEDNICYNCFNYINSPRINGSEGJUDAHBYLCLMBEZEK
  • BLESSING
  • SPRINGS
  • OTHNIEL
  • DONKEY
  • JUDAH
  • BEZEK
  • CALEB
  • CITY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think Judah was sent first?
  • What would it look like to ask God first today?

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Judges 1 · Grade 4

A Good Start, an Unfinished Job

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Read and Think

The book of Judges begins after the death of Joshua. Israel still had land to take, so they asked God who should go first. God chose Judah and promised to give the land into his hand. Judah asked Simeon to fight beside them.

Judah won many battles. They captured a king named Adoni-Bezek and cut off his thumbs and big toes, the same thing he had done to seventy kings. Othniel the son of Kenaz captured Kiriath Sepher and married Caleb's daughter Achsah. She boldly asked for springs of water, and Caleb gave them.

But the chapter ends with a warning. Benjamin, Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan did not drive out the Canaanites. God's people settled for living beside those who did not worship Him.

Show What You Know

  1. Who did God choose to go first?

  2. What had Adoni-Bezek done to seventy kings?

  3. What did Achsah ask Caleb for?

  4. What did many tribes fail to do?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

springsJudahBezekGod
  1. Israel still had land to take, so they asked who should go first.
  2. God chose and promised to give the land into his hand.
  3. They captured a king named Adoni- and cut off his thumbs and big toes, the same thing he had done to seventy kings.
  4. She boldly asked for of water, and Caleb gave them.

Think About It

  1. Israel asked God first. What decision could you pray about before you start?

  2. The tribes stopped before the job was done. Where are you tempted to obey God only halfway?

Memory Verse

Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think the tribes let the Canaanites stay?
  • How can a small compromise grow into a bigger problem?

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Judges 1 · Grade 5

Halfway Obedience

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Read and Think

Judges opens where Joshua ended. Israel had entered the land, but much of it was still held by the Canaanites. The people did the right thing first: they asked Yahweh who should lead the fight. God named Judah and promised victory, and Judah invited Simeon to share the work.

Judah defeated the Canaanites at Bezek and attacked Jerusalem and set it on fire. Adoni-Bezek admitted that God had repaid him for his own cruelty to seventy kings. Othniel the son of Kenaz took Kiriath Sepher. Achsah, his new wife, asked her father for a blessing, and Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. The scene shows faith that asks God's people boldly for good gifts.

Then the tone changes. Judah could not drive out the valley people, who had chariots of iron. Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites, and tribe after tribe let the Canaanites stay, some only as forced laborers. This partial obedience sets up the sad pattern of the whole book.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Israel do right at the start?

  2. What did Adoni-Bezek admit?

  3. What did Caleb give Achsah?

  4. What did Benjamin fail to do?

  5. Why does this chapter matter for the rest of the book?

Crossword

21345

Across

  1. The tribe God said should go up first
  2. Achsah asked for these of water
  3. He gave his daughter Achsah springs of water

Down

  1. He took Kiriath Sepher
  2. Where Judah fought the Canaanites

Think About It

  1. The tribes let the Canaanites stay, sometimes making them work for them. Why might keeping something God said to remove seem easier at first?

  2. Achsah asked boldly for springs. What good thing could you ask God for this week?

Memory Verse

Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Judges 1:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does Achsah's bold request show about asking for good gifts?
  • What is one area where you want to obey God all the way?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.