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Judges 21 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: No King in Israel

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.

PreschoolEveryone Did What Seemed Right

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenRight in His Own Eyes

PEOPLE → picture 3TENT → picture 1ALTAR → picture 4KING → picture 2

Grade 1One Tribe Missing

Israel wept at Bethel. → picture 4They built an altar. → picture 3They were sad for Benjamin. → picture 1Everyone went home. → picture 5There was no king in Israel. → picture 2

Order:

1. Israel weeps at Bethel2. They build an altar3. Everyone goes home4. There is no king in Israel

Grade 2A Sad Ending

  1. Where did the people cry? At Bethel (circle)
  2. What did they ask God? Why is one tribe missing from Israel?
  3. What did they build? An altar (circle)
  4. How many men of Benjamin were left? Six hundred (circle)
  5. How does the book of Judges end? There was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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Grade 3Fixing Wrong With Wrong

  1. What had the men sworn at Mizpah? None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.
  2. What did they ask Yahweh at Bethel? Why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?
  3. Which town had not come to Mizpah? Jabesh Gilead
  4. How many young women did they take from Jabesh Gilead? Four hundred
  5. Where were the dancers? At Shiloh
1: Israel weeps at Bethel2: They build an altar3: Everyone goes home4: There is no king in Israel

Grade 4When Everyone Does Right in His Own Eyes

  1. What does the chapter not say Israel did after asking God why? Wait for an answer from God
  2. Why did Israel attack Jabesh Gilead? No one had come from Jabesh Gilead to Mizpah.
  3. Where did the elders tell Benjamin to hide? In the vineyards at the yearly feast in Shiloh
  4. What does Judges end by showing? Israel's need for a faithful king who would lead them to follow God

Word bank: 1. Bethel; 2. altar; 3. God; 4. king; 5. right

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

Grade 5The Need for a Faithful King

  1. What question did Israel ask at Bethel? Why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?
  2. What had created the problem? Their own oaths
  3. Why was Jabesh Gilead attacked? It had sent no one to Mizpah, and an oath condemned anyone who did not come.
  4. How did the elders argue the oath was not broken? The fathers had not given their daughters; the daughters were caught.
  5. What does Judges leave readers longing for? A faithful king who would rule in God's way
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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