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Judges 17 · Preschool

No King in Israel

Name Date

Color Micah's house! People did whatever they wanted, but God wants us to follow Him.

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

Bible Verse

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: People did what they thought was right instead of what God said. We can ask, What does God say?

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Judges 17 · Kindergarten

Right in His Own Eyes

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

KING
RIGHT
EYES
OWN
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SILVER
HOUSE
IDOL
PRIEST

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a heart that listens to God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to do what seems right to you?
  • How can you know what God wants?

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Judges 17 · Grade 1

Micah's House

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

SILVER
IMAGE
LEVITE
EYES
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Micah took his mother's silver.
His mother had an image made.
Micah had a house of gods.
A Levite came from Bethlehem.
There was no king in Israel.

Micah's Idols

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

An image is made

Micah hires a Levite

Micah gives back the silver

There is no king in Israel

Draw a heart that listens to God.

Memory Verse

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was Micah's mother wrong to make an idol?
  • Why did Micah want a priest?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Judges 17 · Grade 2

Doing What Seems Right

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Read the Story

A man named Micah took his mother's silver. Later he gave it back. His mother said she gave this silver to God. But then she had an idol made from it. That was wrong.

Micah made a house of gods. He made one of his sons a priest. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

A young Levite came from Bethlehem. He was looking for a place to live. Micah asked him to live with him and be his priest. Micah would pay him. The Levite said yes. Micah said that now God would do good to him. But God had not said to do any of this.

Memory Verse

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did Micah take?

    An idolHis mother's silverDo good to him

  2. What did his mother make from it?

    BethlehemHis mother's silverAn idol

  3. What did Micah make one son?

    BethlehemAn idolA priest

  4. Where did the young Levite come from?

    A priestBethlehemDo good to him

  5. What did Micah think God would do?

    Do good to himBethlehemHis mother's silver

Word Search

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

EEPHODRMYUPOSMDAIKILAPIHOCIMAEDPLVANAVTVRCVHGGTEBIVAEHELYFETTURSREGSGEEJYUSRTNRUR
  • SILVER
  • LEVITE
  • PRIEST
  • MICAH
  • IMAGE
  • EPHOD
  • KING
  • EYES

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean that there was no king?
  • Why is it good to give back what we take?

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Judges 17 · Grade 3

Everyone Did What He Wanted

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Read the Story

Micah lived in the hill country of Ephraim. He took eleven hundred pieces of silver from his mother. When she cursed the thief, he gave it back. She said she would give it to Yahweh, but she used two hundred pieces to make a carved image.

Micah had a house of gods. He made an ephod and teraphim and made one of his sons his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

A young Levite from Bethlehem Judah came to Micah's house. Micah offered him ten pieces of silver a year, clothing, and food. The Levite became his priest. Micah said, Now I know that Yahweh will do good to me. But Micah was not doing what God said.

Memory Verse

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did Micah live?

  2. How much silver did Micah take?

  3. How many pieces were used for the image?

  4. What did Micah pay the Levite each year?

  5. What did Micah think he knew?

Micah's Idols

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

ICLFMSROLCSEPIIVOEBSVGCMGTYPIIVAANTEEOTVHGBVSPDEITEOYRHSSILVERMOKINGTTMDDSPRIESTS
  • SILVER
  • LEVITE
  • PRIEST
  • MICAH
  • IMAGE
  • EPHOD
  • KING
  • EYES

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it dangerous when everyone does what is right in his own eyes?
  • How was Micah using God's name?

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Judges 17 · Grade 4

Worship My Own Way

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Read and Think

Chapter 17 begins the final section of Judges, which shows how confused Israel had become. Micah stole eleven hundred pieces of silver from his mother, then returned it after hearing her curse. She dedicated it to Yahweh, then had a carved image and a molten image made, breaking God's command against images.

Micah built a house of gods with an ephod and teraphim and made one of his own sons a priest, though God had chosen the Levites for that work. The writer explains: In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.

A young Levite from Bethlehem wandered north looking for a place to live. Micah hired him as a father and priest for wages, clothing, and food. Micah concluded that Yahweh would bless him because he had a Levite. He used God's name, but he worshiped in his own way.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the mother dedicate the silver to?

  2. What command did the images break?

  3. Why was it wrong for Micah's son to be a priest?

  4. Why did Micah think Yahweh would bless him?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

LevitekingMicahephodeyes
  1. stole eleven hundred pieces of silver from his mother, then returned it after hearing her curse.
  2. Micah built a house of gods with an and teraphim and made one of his own sons a priest, though God had chosen the Levites for that work.
  3. The writer explains: In those days there was no in Israel.
  4. Everyone did that which was right in his own .
  5. A young from Bethlehem wandered north looking for a place to live.

Think About It

  1. Micah used God's name while doing what he wanted. How can people today use God's name but follow their own ideas?

  2. Doing what is right in your own eyes sounds free. Why can it lead to trouble?

Memory Verse

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the writer repeat that there was no king?
  • How can you give God gifts that are honest and good?

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Judges 17 · Grade 5

Right in His Own Eyes

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Read and Think

The last chapters of Judges step away from the judges themselves to show Israel's inner condition. Micah of Ephraim confessed stealing eleven hundred pieces of silver from his mother after hearing her curse. She responded, May Yahweh bless my son, and dedicated the silver to Yahweh, then took two hundred pieces to a silversmith for a carved image and a molten image.

The mixing of true and false worship continued. Micah already had a house of gods, an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons as priest. The narrator gives the key to the whole section: In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes. Without faithful leadership, each person invented his own religion.

A young Levite from Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, left home to live wherever he could find a place. Micah offered him ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothing, and food to be his father and priest. The Levite was content. Micah declared, Now I know that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest. He thought having the right kind of priest would guarantee blessing, while ignoring what God had actually commanded.

Show What You Know

  1. What do the last chapters of Judges show?

  2. What did the mother say after her son confessed?

  3. What is the key to the whole section?

  4. What did Micah offer the Levite?

  5. What did Micah wrongly think would guarantee blessing?

Crossword

41253

Across

  1. Micah hired the Levite to be one
  2. A man of the hill country of Ephraim
  3. Micah took eleven hundred pieces of it

Down

  1. A young man from Bethlehem Judah
  2. Everyone did what was right in his own what?

Think About It

  1. Micah mixed God's name with idols. What is the danger of keeping some of God's ways and adding our own?

  2. Micah tried to secure blessing by having a Levite. Why can't we earn God's blessing by having the right religious things?

Memory Verse

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Judges 17:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing me what is right. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do people today make their own religion?
  • Who helps you know what God says?
  • 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.