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Judges 8 · Preschool

God Is King

Name Date

Color the crown! Gideon said, God will rule over you.

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

Bible Verse

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Gideon said God was the real King. God is our King too.

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Judges 8 · Kindergarten

God Will Rule

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
RULE
KING
YOU
Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CROWN
GIDEON
BREAD
PEOPLE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a crown with God's name on it.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does a king do?
  • How can you use kind words?

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Judges 8 · Grade 1

God Is the King

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

RULE
GOLD
BREAD
KING
Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Ephraim was angry, and Gideon spoke gently.
Two towns would not give bread.
Gideon caught the two kings of Midian.
The people asked Gideon to rule.
Gideon made something from gold earrings.

Gideon After the Battle

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

Yahweh shall rule over you

Gideon answers Ephraim gently

Succoth will not give bread

The ephod becomes a snare

Draw a crown with God's name on it.

Memory Verse

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Gideon's kind words help?
  • Why did Gideon say God would rule?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Judges 8 · Grade 2

Who Will Rule?

Name Date

Read the Story

The men of Ephraim were angry at Gideon. Gideon spoke kind words. Then they were not angry anymore.

Gideon and his three hundred men were tired. They asked two towns for bread. The towns said no. Gideon kept chasing the two kings of Midian. He caught them.

The people said, Rule over us! Gideon said, I will not rule over you. God will rule over you. But Gideon made a gold thing from earrings. The people worshiped it. That was a trap. After Gideon died, the people forgot God again.

Memory Verse

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who was angry at Gideon?

    BreadThey forgot God againThe men of Ephraim

  2. What did Gideon ask the two towns for?

    The two kings of MidianBreadGod

  3. Who did Gideon catch?

  4. Who did Gideon say would rule?

    They forgot God againGodThe men of Ephraim

  5. What did the people do after Gideon died?

    GodThey forgot God againBread

Word Search

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

ESBLHBKSLGPJRLVJUDDOHTEJWCDACLOMAPCADHIDDWDOEKINGSUATIBRULENUHYCOCLSNAREEPHRAIMNM
  • EPHRAIM
  • SUCCOTH
  • EPHOD
  • SNARE
  • KINGS
  • BREAD
  • RULE
  • GOLD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the gold ephod become a trap?
  • How can you let God be in charge of your life?

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Judges 8 · Grade 3

Yahweh Shall Rule

Name Date

Read the Story

The men of Ephraim complained that Gideon had not called them. Gideon answered gently that they had done more than he had. Their anger calmed down.

Gideon's three hundred men were faint but still chasing. Succoth and Penuel refused to give them bread. Gideon caught Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. Later he punished those towns.

Israel asked Gideon, his son, and his grandson to rule over them. Gideon said, I will not rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you. But he asked for gold earrings and made an ephod. Israel worshiped it, and it became a snare. After Gideon died, they did not remember Yahweh.

Memory Verse

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did Ephraim complain?

  2. How did Gideon answer them?

  3. Which towns refused bread?

  4. What did Gideon make from the gold earrings?

  5. What did the ephod become?

Gideon After the Battle

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

YYVSBREADKIRPOOERVGOLDHDPUTSUCCOTHLFENHJJSREKLPEWRNAPIOHHYVAILNWAAOMRMEGKGGSDEHAS
  • EPHRAIM
  • SUCCOTH
  • EPHOD
  • SNARE
  • KINGS
  • BREAD
  • RULE
  • GOLD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you keep good things from pulling you away from God?
  • Why is a gentle answer powerful?

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Judges 8 · Grade 4

A Good Answer and a Bad Choice

Name Date

Read and Think

When Ephraim angrily asked why Gideon had not called them sooner, Gideon answered with humility. He said their capture of the Midianite princes was greater than his own work. A gentle answer turned their anger away.

Gideon and his three hundred crossed the Jordan, faint yet pursuing. The leaders of Succoth and Penuel refused to feed them, doubting Gideon would win. Gideon captured Zebah and Zalmunna, punished the two towns as he had warned, and put the kings to death.

The men of Israel begged Gideon to rule over them. He refused, saying Yahweh would rule over them. But then he collected gold earrings from the spoil and made an ephod in Ophrah. All Israel worshiped it, and it became a snare to Gideon's family. When Gideon died, Israel turned to Baal Berith and showed no kindness to his family.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Gideon turn away Ephraim's anger?

  2. Why did Succoth and Penuel refuse bread?

  3. Why did Gideon refuse to rule?

  4. What happened to the ephod?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

ruleEphraimkingsSuccothephod
  1. When angrily asked why Gideon had not called them sooner, Gideon answered with humility.
  2. The leaders of and Penuel refused to feed them, doubting Gideon would win.
  3. Gideon captured Zebah and Zalmunna, punished the two towns as he had warned, and put the to death.
  4. The men of Israel begged Gideon to over them.
  5. But then he collected gold earrings from the spoil and made an in Ophrah.

Think About It

  1. Gideon gave a gentle answer to angry people. When could a gentle answer help at your house?

  2. Gideon said the right words but then made an ephod. Why is it possible to say good things about God and still make bad choices?

Memory Verse

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think Gideon's men kept going while faint?
  • How can a leader say no to power?

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Judges 8 · Grade 5

Saying God Is King

Name Date

Read and Think

Gideon's victory brought new tests. First, Ephraim quarreled with him for not calling them to the battle. Gideon could have answered with pride; instead he honored them, asking whether the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim was not better than the vintage of Abiezer, his own clan. Their anger was calmed.

Pursuing the kings of Midian across the Jordan, Gideon's exhausted men asked for bread. The officials of Succoth and Penuel mocked them, as if the kings were already captured. Gideon defeated the remaining army, captured Zebah and Zalmunna, and carried out his warnings against both towns. Learning that the kings had killed his brothers at Tabor, he put them to death.

Israel then offered Gideon a family dynasty. His answer was right: I will not rule over you; Yahweh shall rule over you. Yet Gideon asked for gold earrings from the spoil, about seventeen hundred shekels, and made an ephod in Ophrah. Israel turned it into an object of worship, and it became a snare to his house. After Gideon's death, Israel made Baal Berith their god, forgot Yahweh who had delivered them, and did not show kindness to Gideon's family.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Gideon answer Ephraim?

  2. Why did Succoth and Penuel mock Gideon's men?

  3. Why did Gideon put Zebah and Zalmunna to death?

  4. How much gold did Gideon collect?

  5. What did Israel do after Gideon died?

Crossword

1243

Across

  1. The ephod became this to Gideon's house
  2. The tribe Gideon answered gently

Down

  1. A town that would not give bread
  2. Gideon made one from gold earrings
  3. Yahweh shall ____ over you

Think About It

  1. Gideon rejected a crown but kept a golden ephod. What good things can become snares if we put them in God's place?

  2. Israel forgot the God who delivered them. What helps you remember God's past help when life is easy?

Memory Verse

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to let God rule your life?
  • Where might something good be turning into a snare for you?
  • 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.