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Judges 11 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jephthah

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 Chooses Jephthah

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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 Is the Judge

JEPHTHAH → picture 4ELDERS → picture 3WORDS → picture 1PRAY → picture 2

Grade 1Brought Back Home

Jephthah was a mighty man. → picture 5His brothers drove him out. → picture 1The elders asked him to come back. → picture 4He spoke all his words before God. → picture 2He sent a message to the king of Ammon. → picture 3

Order:

1. Jephthah flees to Tob2. The elders ask him to be chief3. Jephthah speaks before Yahweh4. Yahweh the Judge be judge

Grade 2Pushed Out, Then Called Back

  1. Who drove Jephthah out? His brothers (circle)
  2. Who came to fight Israel? The people of Ammon (circle)
  3. What did the leaders ask Jephthah? To be their leader (circle)
  4. Who did Jephthah say is the Judge? God (circle)
  5. Who remembered Jephthah's daughter each year? The girls of Israel (circle)
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Grade 3A Rejected Man Leads

  1. Where did Jephthah flee? To the land of Tob
  2. What did Jephthah ask the elders? Didn't you hate me?
  3. Where did Jephthah speak his words before Yahweh? In Mizpah
  4. What did Jephthah call Yahweh? The Judge
  5. How long did the daughters of Israel honor her each year? Four days
1: Jephthah flees to Tob2: The elders ask him to be chief3: Jephthah speaks before Yahweh4: Yahweh the Judge be judge

Grade 4Jephthah's Hasty Vow

  1. Why did his half-brothers drive Jephthah away? His mother was not their mother.
  2. What did Jephthah try before fighting? Words, by sending messengers to the king of Ammon
  3. How long had Israel lived in the land? Three hundred years
  4. Who came out of Jephthah's house? His only daughter

Word bank: 1. Jephthah; 2. Tob; 3. elders; 4. Mizpah; 5. Ammon

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

Grade 5Faith, Words, and a Rash Vow

  1. Why did Jephthah live in Tob with outlaws? His half-brothers drove him out because he was the son of another woman.
  2. How did Jephthah first seek peace? He sent a message showing Israel had not taken land from Moab or Ammon.
  3. To whom did Jephthah leave the dispute? Yahweh the Judge
  4. What did Jephthah vow? Whatever came out of his doors would be Yahweh's and offered as a burnt offering
  5. How was his daughter honored? Israel's daughters honored her four days each year.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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