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Judges 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Gideon Says God Will Rule

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 Is King

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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 Will Rule

CROWN → picture 2GIDEON → picture 4BREAD → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 3

Grade 1God Is the King

Ephraim was angry, and Gideon spoke gently. → picture 2Two towns would not give bread. → picture 4Gideon caught the two kings of Midian. → picture 5The people asked Gideon to rule. → picture 1Gideon made something from gold earrings. → picture 3

Order:

1. Gideon answers Ephraim gently2. Succoth will not give bread3. Yahweh shall rule over you4. The ephod becomes a snare

Grade 2Who Will Rule?

  1. Who was angry at Gideon? The men of Ephraim (circle)
  2. What did Gideon ask the two towns for? Bread (circle)
  3. Who did Gideon catch? The two kings of Midian
  4. Who did Gideon say would rule? God (circle)
  5. What did the people do after Gideon died? They forgot God again. (circle)
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Grade 3Yahweh Shall Rule

  1. Why did Ephraim complain? Gideon had not called them.
  2. How did Gideon answer them? Gently
  3. Which towns refused bread? Succoth and Penuel
  4. What did Gideon make from the gold earrings? An ephod
  5. What did the ephod become? A snare
1: Gideon answers Ephraim gently2: Succoth will not give bread3: Yahweh shall rule over you4: The ephod becomes a snare
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Grade 4A Good Answer and a Bad Choice

  1. How did Gideon turn away Ephraim's anger? He answered with humility and praised what they had done.
  2. Why did Succoth and Penuel refuse bread? They doubted Gideon would win.
  3. Why did Gideon refuse to rule? He said Yahweh would rule over them.
  4. What happened to the ephod? All Israel worshiped it, and it became a snare.

Word bank: 1. Ephraim; 2. Succoth; 3. kings; 4. rule; 5. ephod

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

Grade 5Saying God Is King

  1. How did Gideon answer Ephraim? He honored them, saying Ephraim's gleaning was better than Abiezer's vintage.
  2. Why did Succoth and Penuel mock Gideon's men? They acted as if the kings were not yet captured, doubting Gideon.
  3. Why did Gideon put Zebah and Zalmunna to death? They had killed his brothers at Tabor.
  4. How much gold did Gideon collect? About seventeen hundred shekels
  5. What did Israel do after Gideon died? Made Baal Berith their god and forgot Yahweh
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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