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Judges 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar

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 Hears When We Cry

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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 Hears

OTHNIEL → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 3PRAY → picture 1HILLS → picture 2

Grade 1God Sends Helpers

The people cried to God. → picture 5God sent Othniel. → picture 1Ehud was a left-handed man. → picture 4Ehud brought a gift to the king of Moab. → picture 2The land had rest. → picture 3

Order:

1. God raises up Othniel2. God raises up Ehud3. The land has rest eighty years4. Shamgar saves Israel

Grade 2Three Helpers

  1. How long did the king from far away rule them? Eight years (circle)
  2. Who did God send first? Othniel (circle)
  3. Who was the king of Moab? Eglon (circle)
  4. What was special about Ehud? He was left-handed. (circle)
  5. How long did the land rest after Ehud? Eighty years (circle)
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Grade 3God Hears and Saves

  1. Why did God leave some nations in the land? To test Israel
  2. Who ruled Israel for eight years? Cushan Rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia
  3. What came on Othniel? Yahweh's Spirit
  4. What tribe was Ehud from? Benjamin
  5. What did Shamgar use? An ox goad
1: God raises up Othniel2: God raises up Ehud3: The land has rest eighty years4: Shamgar saves Israel
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Grade 4Unlikely Saviors

  1. What two reasons did God have for leaving nations in the land? To test Israel and to teach war to a new generation
  2. How long did the land rest under Othniel? Forty years
  3. How did Ehud hide his sword? On his right thigh
  4. What did Shamgar use against the Philistines? An ox goad

Word bank: 1. God; 2. Moab; 3. Ehud; 4. Eglon; 5. rest

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

Grade 5Crying Out to God

  1. What did the remaining nations test? Whether Israel would obey the commandments given through Moses
  2. What four steps does Othniel's story show? Israel cried out, God raised up a savior, His Spirit came, and Othniel prevailed.
  3. Who strengthened Eglon against Israel? God
  4. What did Ehud do after he escaped? Blew the trumpet and led Israel against Moab
  5. How long did the land rest after Ehud? Eighty years
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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