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Judges 20 · Preschool

Asking God

Name Date

Color the people praying before God! They were sad and asked God what to do.

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

Bible Verse

“Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.”

Judges 20:26 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When things were very sad, the people cried and prayed to God. We can bring our sad times to God.

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Judges 20 · Kindergarten

They Wept

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

MEN
ISRAEL
ONE
MAN
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

Judges 20:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

PEOPLE
ARK
ALTAR
PRAY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw people praying together.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do you do when you feel very sad?
  • Why is it good to pray when things are hard?

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Judges 20 · Grade 1

Israel Asks God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ASKED
WEPT
FASTED
CITY
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

Judges 20:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Israel came together as one man.
They asked Benjamin to give up the wicked men.
They asked counsel of God.
The ark of God was at Bethel.
They gave offerings to God.

Israel Asks God

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

Benjamin will not listen

Israel weeps and offers sacrifices

Israel gathers at Mizpah

Israel asks counsel of God

Draw people praying together.

Memory Verse

“So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.”

Judges 20:11 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did Israel come together?
  • Why did Benjamin not listen?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Judges 20 · Grade 2

A Sad War

Name Date

Read the Story

All Israel came together as one man at Mizpah. They heard what the wicked men of Gibeah had done.

They told the tribe of Benjamin, Give up the wicked men. But Benjamin would not listen. Benjamin got ready to fight.

Israel asked God what to do. Twice Benjamin won. Then all Israel went to Bethel. They cried and sat before God. They did not eat all day. God told them to go up, and He would help them. Benjamin lost, and only six hundred of their men were left.

Memory Verse

“Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.”

Judges 20:26 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did all Israel come together?

    TwiceAt BethelAt Mizpah

  2. What did they ask Benjamin to do?

  3. How many times did Benjamin win at first?

    At BethelAt MizpahTwice

  4. Where did Israel cry and sit before God?

    Give up the wicked menAt BethelAt Mizpah

  5. How many men of Benjamin were left?

    TwiceSix hundredGive up the wicked men

Word Search

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

DEDIARKJTVJBETHELCCOUNSELHJGBENJAMINFASTEDEYPJAECJVTEFBMIZPAHYKWEPTWPUPUSPHINEHAS
  • PHINEHAS
  • BENJAMIN
  • COUNSEL
  • MIZPAH
  • BETHEL
  • FASTED
  • WEPT
  • ARK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Israel do at Bethel?
  • Why was this war so sad?

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Judges 20 · Grade 3

Brothers at War

Name Date

Read the Story

Israel gathered as one man at Mizpah. They came from Dan to Beersheba. The Levite told them what happened in Gibeah. The people said none of them would go home until they dealt with it.

Israel sent men to Benjamin. They said, Now therefore deliver up the men, the wicked fellows who are in Gibeah. But Benjamin would not listen. They gathered twenty-six thousand men. Seven hundred chosen men were left-handed. They could sling a stone at a hair.

Israel asked counsel of God at Bethel. Yahweh said, Judah first. Benjamin won the first day and the second. Then all Israel wept before Yahweh. They fasted until evening and offered burnt offerings. The ark of the covenant was there. Yahweh said, Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand. Benjamin lost, and six hundred men fled to the rock of Rimmon.

Memory Verse

“Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.”

Judges 20:26 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. From where to where did Israel gather?

  2. What did Israel ask Benjamin to do?

  3. What could the left-handed men do?

  4. Who did Yahweh say should go first?

  5. Where did the six hundred flee?

Israel Asks God

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think God let Israel lose at first?
  • Why is it wrong to protect people who do evil?

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Judges 20 · Grade 4

Justice and Grief

Name Date

Read and Think

Now all Israel acted together, but against one of its own tribes. Four hundred thousand men gathered at Mizpah. They heard the Levite. They vowed not to go home until Gibeah was dealt with. They asked Benjamin to hand over the wicked men so that evil would be put away from Israel.

Benjamin refused to listen and defended Gibeah. Twenty-six thousand Benjamites gathered. Seven hundred were left-handed slingers who never missed. Israel asked God who should go first, and Yahweh said, Judah. On the first two days, Benjamin won, and Israel lost many men.

After the second defeat, all Israel went to Bethel. They wept, sat before Yahweh, and fasted until evening. They offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Phinehas the priest stood before the ark. Israel asked, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? Yahweh said, Go up; tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand. On the third day Benjamin was defeated, and only six hundred men escaped to the rock of Rimmon.

Show What You Know

  1. Whom did all Israel act together against?

  2. Why did Israel ask Benjamin to deliver up the men?

  3. What happened on the first two days?

  4. Who stood before the ark?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

weptBethelMizpahGodBenjamin
  1. Four hundred thousand men gathered at .
  2. They asked to hand over the wicked men so that evil would be put away from Israel.
  3. Israel asked who should go first, and Yahweh said, Judah.
  4. After the second defeat, all Israel went to .
  5. They , sat before Yahweh, and fasted until evening.

Think About It

  1. Benjamin protected wicked men instead of seeking justice. Why is it wrong to protect someone just because they are on our side?

  2. Israel wept and fasted after their defeats. How can hard times humble us and draw us to God?

Memory Verse

“Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.”

Judges 20:26 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to seek counsel from God?
  • How did the defeats humble Israel?

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Judges 20 · Grade 5

A Nation Divided

Name Date

Read and Think

The outrage at Gibeah united Israel from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, as one man before Yahweh at Mizpah. Four hundred thousand footmen gathered. The Levite told his account, and the people resolved by lot to go up against Gibeah. They gave Benjamin a chance: deliver up the wicked fellows, that we may put away evil from Israel. Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers.

Benjamin mustered twenty-six thousand swordsmen plus seven hundred chosen men of Gibeah; seven hundred left-handed men could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Israel asked at Bethel who should go first, and Yahweh said, Judah first. On the first day, Benjamin destroyed twenty-two thousand men of Israel. Israel wept and asked again, and on the second day lost eighteen thousand more.

The repeated defeats humbled Israel. All the people came to Bethel, wept, sat before Yahweh, fasted until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. The ark of the covenant was there, and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, served before it. This time Yahweh promised, Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand. Using an ambush, Israel struck Benjamin; twenty-five thousand Benjamites fell, Israel struck their towns, and only six hundred men escaped to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.

Show What You Know

  1. How many footmen gathered at Mizpah?

  2. What chance did Israel give Benjamin?

  3. How many did Israel lose on the first and second days?

  4. Who served before the ark?

  5. How long did the six hundred stay at the rock of Rimmon?

Crossword

4312

Across

  1. Where they wept before Yahweh
  2. The priest before the ark

Down

  1. The tribe that would not listen
  2. What they did that day until evening besides weeping
  3. Where Israel gathered as one man

Think About It

  1. Israel was right to seek justice, yet the war nearly destroyed a whole tribe. Why is it important that justice be done in God's way?

  2. Only after weeping and fasting did God promise victory. What does this teach about humility before God?

Memory Verse

“Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.”

Judges 20:26 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can justice go too far?
  • How should God's people respond when someone in their group does wrong?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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