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Judges 2 · Preschool

God Sends Helpers

Name Date

Color the leader and the people! God sent helpers called judges.

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

Bible Verse

“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.”

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Even when His people forgot Him, God sent helpers to save them. God never stops caring.

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Judges 2 · Kindergarten

God Saves

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
SAVED
JUDGES
HELP
Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

JUDGE
PEOPLE
ALTAR
TREE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a leader God sends to help His people.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending help again and again. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who tells you about God?
  • How does God help you when you feel sad?

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Judges 2 · Grade 1

God Sends Judges

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

JUDGES
SAVED
KNOW
GOD
Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God's angel spoke to the people.
The people wept.
A new group grew up who did not know God.
They served false gods.
God sent judges to save them.

The Cycle Begins

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

Joshua dies

The angel speaks at Bochim

God raises up judges

Israel serves the Baals

Draw a leader God sends to help His people.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.”

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending help again and again. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the people cry at Bochim?
  • Why did the new group forget God?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Judges 2 · Grade 2

A New Group Forgets

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Read the Story

God's angel came to the people. He said, I brought you out of Egypt. But you did not obey Me. The people wept. They named the place Bochim.

Joshua died. Then all the people of his time died too. A new group grew up. They did not know God. They did not know what He had done.

They served false gods called Baals. So their enemies beat them. They were very sad. God felt sorry for them. He sent leaders called judges to save them. But when a judge died, the people sinned again.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.”

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did God bring the people out of?

    EgyptJudgesBochim

  2. What did they name the place where they wept?

    God and what He had doneJudgesBochim

  3. What did the new group not know?

  4. What false gods did they serve?

    JudgesBaalsGod and what He had done

  5. Who did God send to save them?

    BochimGod and what He had doneJudges

Word Search

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

FATHERSBKEJYAMBADUWCUSNCMAGEJBDAGGSBPDOAGVEIOTGWSAEELCVJDTHLSDHDSNYBUSNIDFBTFEAHM
  • FATHERS
  • BOCHIM
  • JOSHUA
  • JUDGES
  • ANGEL
  • BAALS
  • SAVED
  • WEPT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending help again and again. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is the circle of sin in this chapter?
  • Why did God keep sending judges?

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Judges 2 · Grade 3

The Circle of Sin

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Read the Story

Yahweh's angel came from Gilgal to Bochim. He reminded Israel that God had brought them from Egypt and would never break His covenant. But they had made deals with the people of the land. So those nations would be like thorns to them.

The people served God while Joshua and the elders lived. Then another generation grew up who did not know Yahweh. They served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.

God let robbers and enemies defeat them. When the people groaned, God was moved. He raised up judges and was with each judge. But after the judge died, they turned back and did worse than their fathers.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.”

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did the angel come from?

  2. What would the nations become to Israel?

  3. When did the people serve God?

  4. Why did God raise up judges?

  5. What happened after each judge died?

The Cycle Begins

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

VJOSHUAFFFLJOBMGBKDAHLALFOVJJTFNWUCBSUOHGCCHANADOEWUIAOUVGLREMLYAPEEMSPSOLHIDSYDT
  • FATHERS
  • BOCHIM
  • JOSHUA
  • JUDGES
  • ANGEL
  • BAALS
  • SAVED
  • WEPT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending help again and again. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What could the older people have done so children knew God?
  • How did God feel when His people groaned?

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Judges 2 · Grade 4

A Generation That Forgot

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Read and Think

At Bochim, Yahweh's angel reminded Israel that God had kept His promise and brought them into the land. Israel had not kept their part, because they made covenants with the Canaanites and did not tear down their altars. The people wept and offered sacrifices.

Joshua died at one hundred ten years old. The people had served Yahweh while he and the elders who saw God's great works were alive. But the next generation did not know Yahweh or what He had done for Israel.

This chapter explains the pattern of the whole book. Israel worships idols, God hands them over to enemies, they groan in distress, and God raises up a judge to save them. When the judge dies, they turn back again.

Show What You Know

  1. What had Israel failed to do?

  2. How old was Joshua when he died?

  3. What did the next generation not know?

  4. What happens when a judge dies?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

weptJoshuaGod
  1. The people and offered sacrifices.
  2. died at one hundred ten years old.
  3. Israel worships idols, hands them over to enemies, they groan in distress, and God raises up a judge to save them.

Think About It

  1. Why is it important for older believers to tell children what God has done?

  2. What story of God's goodness could you tell someone younger than you?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.”

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending help again and again. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think the people kept going back to idols?
  • How does this chapter show both God's anger and God's mercy?

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Judges 2 · Grade 5

The Cycle of the Judges

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Read and Think

Chapter 2 is the key to the book of Judges. At Bochim the angel of Yahweh said God would never break His covenant, but Israel had made covenants with the people of the land and left their altars standing. So God would not drive those nations out; they would be thorns in Israel's sides and their gods a snare.

The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua and of the elders who had seen His great work. But after that generation was gathered to their fathers, another generation arose who did not know Yahweh. Knowledge of God was not passed on, and they followed the Baals and the Ashtaroth.

The writer then describes a repeating cycle. Israel does evil, God's anger burns and enemies plunder them, the people groan, and God raises up a judge. Yahweh was with each judge, for it grieved Him because of their groaning. Yet each time the judge died, they corrupted themselves more than their fathers. God left the nations to test whether Israel would keep His way.

Show What You Know

  1. What would the nations become to Israel?

  2. Who served Yahweh faithfully?

  3. Why did the next generation turn away?

  4. Why did God raise up judges?

  5. Why did God leave the nations in the land?

Crossword

2134

Across

  1. God raised these up to save Israel
  2. The place where the people wept
  3. False gods Israel served

Down

  1. What the people did when the angel spoke
  2. The servant of Yahweh who died at 110

Think About It

  1. The faith of one generation was not passed on to the next. What helps faith get passed on in a family or church?

  2. The cycle repeats with each judge. What sin patterns can people fall back into, and how does God's mercy break them?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.”

Judges 2:16 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending help again and again. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it not enough to know about what God did for your parents?
  • How can you make sure you know God for yourself?
  • 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.