The books of 1 & 2 Kings in the Bible can be hard to follow, but here I break it down so you can relate it to the rest of the Old Testament.
Although most of the kings are more than one to a lesson, each king can be taught on its own. When possible, each new king begins on a new page; unless there is only basic information about him and/or there is only a paragraph about him. I have the 40 kings divided into 15 lessons; although if I were to teach them, I would probably take two quarters plus Saul, David and Solomon. Some of the kings will have visuals for the lesson. Although some do not and that is why it has taken so long to add them here. Some have charts, maps when applicable, etc. They all have a sheet to fill in to create a notebook. If you want to make an interactive notebook, the pages can be printed at 75% or 2 per page. See a free video here on how to make this option. Add the pages to a composition notebook. Dollar Tree or Wal Mart or Target or Amazon Just a note: As these lessons were written, I began in the Kings and then added Chronicles. All numbers are in number form and not written out. I know this is not proper writing, but it is much easier to see a number when teaching. The application packs are different from the Life of David since most will teach several kings together. Any extra visuals, maps, posters, etc. are included in the application pack along with the worksheet for the king(s) being studied. There is a basic teacher’s answer sheet with scriptures included. Thanks to Christina Barkley for allowing me to reproduce and share some of her king ideas. Please, if there is a typo or error, leave a nice comment on the post it is located on so I can correct it. (Thanks ☺) If you feel I have left out important information about a certain king, please leave the info and scripture on the post where the original lesson is. Saul, David and Solomon are not included in this series. Click here to see more information about them. This is a bulletin board that I was permitted to share. Click here to see the post with other ideas. I wanted to add the printables for this series to create a similar bulletin board using Laura Cann and the ladies of Southside Church of Christ in Rapid City, South Dakota's general layout. I used the most basic crown since there are 40 crowns to cut out ☺. The only thing not included are the letters for The Divided Kingdom. Click here to download. Note: I just (3 Jan 2018) stumbled on this bulletin board at Hands On Bible Teacher. Credit goes to Rhonda for the original concept for the bulletin board and sorry I didn't see it earlier. That is what Pinterest is for! Although I believe in giving the original designers the credit. Check out the website for a lot of Bible class ideas and songs. Click here to see the lesson and Magnetic Board Visuals for the old prophet and the man of God in 1 Kings 13:11-34. This visual pack includes an assortment of visuals that can be used for almost every king. For instance, the people worshipping the golden calves and taking them down. There are 20 that I used for several lessons. These are in color only. Click here to download. As I was working on lessons for 2020, I made this chart and realized I didn't have one for the kings series. This is not in the above pack, but click here to download it by itself. You can use this bulletin board border to make easy crowns. If you use attendance charts, you could make these and let the student add a jewel each week. They can be found at your local teacher's supply store or here. There are metallic and sparkle available in different colors. Lesson 1 First King of Judah The Divided Kingdom: 1. Rehoboam Lesson 2 First King of Israel The Divided Kingdom: 1. Jeroboam Lesson 3 Kings of Israel 2. Nadab 3. Baasha 4. Elah 5. Zimri 6. Tibni 7. Omri Lesson 4 Kings of Judah 2. Abijam 3. Asa 4. Jehoshaphat Lesson 5 King of Israel 8. Ahab Lesson 6 Kings of Israel 9. Ahaziah 10. Joram 11. Jehu Lesson 7 Kings of Judah 5. Jehoram 6. Ahaziah Lesson 8 Queen & King of Judah 7. Athaliah 8. Joash Lesson 9 Kings of Israel 12. Jehoahaz 13. Jehoash 14. Jeroboam 2 15. Zechariah 16. Shallum Lesson 10 Kings of Judah 9. Amaziah 10. Azariah (Uzziah) 11. Jotham Lesson 11 Kings of Israel 17. Menahem 18. Pekahiah 19. Pekah 20. Hoshea Lesson 12 Kings of Judah 12. Ahaz 13. Hezekiah Lesson 13 Kings of Judah 14. Manasseh 15. Amon Lesson 14 King of Judah 16. Josiah Lesson 15 Kings of Judah 17. Jehoahaz 18. Jehoiakim 19. Jehoiachin 20. Zedekiah
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Editor’s Note: This article was authored by Michael Gleghorn and Rodger Young.1 The graphic was created by Hannah Gleghorn.
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VERSES: 1 Kings 15 through 2 Kings 24 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Kings 15:11 "And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Psalms. Write "Psalms" on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray for the parents of the students that they might do well in the eyes of the LORD. SPECIAL SONG: Children Obey your Parents (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog). VISUAL AID: Use the whiteboard or the chalkboard as your piece of paper and write the names of the kings before the students come to class. Add happy or unhappy faces as you tell the story. LESSON POINTS: (NOTE: Short lesson, long activity. Beware of time getting away from you!) Whose idea was it to have a king over God's people? It was definitely not God's idea! God wanted to be and should have been the people's only King, but the people looked around them and saw that the neighboring cities and nations had kings; they wanted a king, too. God warned them what it would be like having a king (see July - Lesson - Israel Wants A King on this blog), but still they asked Samuel for a king. God gave them a king. What a lot of trouble! King Saul, King David, and King Solomon each ruled God's people for forty years. The people were ruled as one people; it was a United Kingdom. But then, we remember that Rehoboam sinned and the kingdom was torn from him and ten of the twelve tribes were given to King Solomon's servant, Jeroboam, who led the Kingdom of Israel, as it was called, to idolatry and away from God. King Solomon's son, Rehoboam, also led the Kingdom of Judah, as his kingdom was called, into idolatry as well. After Jeroboam and Rehoboam both died, their kingdoms were given to their sons until they died, then the kingdoms were to their sons, and on and on. Every one of the kings that ruled the Kingdom of Israel were evil! All 19 of them! Some were very wicked and God dealt with them accordingly. On the other hand, the kings that ruled the Kingdom of Judah were good and some were bad. Out of 19 kings and one queen, only eight were good kings who tried to follow God's ways. The good kings had names like Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah. (I wish I had a good song for the good kings of Judah, but I do not. Perhaps you can choose a catchy tune and insert those eight names!) But that means that there were still 12 bad kings of Judah. We will not be studying all of these kings because some of the stories are very short, perhaps three to four verses, but we will be studying a few of these rulers and the prophets who lived at the same time they lived. "Older Student" Tips: After King Saul died, King Saul's son, Ishbosheth, ruled ten tribes for two years while the kingdom of Judah was continually ruled by David (see August - Lesson - A Kingdom of Transition on this blog). ACTIVITY: A Divided Kingdom Materials needed: 12" x 18" blue construction paper, thirty-one 1/2"orange circles (or unhappy stickers), eight 1/2" yellow circles (or happy circles), crayons, black marker, glue, scissors. Hand out blue paper. Holding the paper landscape-style, fold down top edge two inches. Fold blue paper in half, length-wise. Write "THE DIVIDED KINGDOM" at the top of the paper. Write "ISRAEL" on left side of paper in the second folded box. (see picture). Write "JUDAH" on the right side of paper in the second folded box. (see picture). Number left side of paper from 1-19. Number right side of paper from 1-20. Write all 19 kings of Israel. (see names below) Write all 19 kings and one queen of Judah. (see names below) Draw unhappy faces on orange circles. Draw happy faces on yellow circles. Glue yellow circles next to good kings (see above for names). Glue orange circles next to bad kings (everyone else). Review paper with all students before they leave class. *NOTE: Since the lesson is a short one, perhaps the students would have time to cut their own circles out of paper. The writing takes longer with younger children; perhaps they could use stickers or have names of kings typed on paper in advance. Children would simply cut the names out and glues by correct number. NAMES OF KINGS OF ISRAEL: (all unhappy faces) Jeroboam Nadab Baasha Elah Zimri Omri Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam 2 Zechariah Shallum Menahem Pekhiah Pekah Hoshea NAMES OF KINGS OF JUDAH: (12 unhappy faces/8 happy faces) Good kings are in red. Rehoboam Abijam Asa Jeshoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah (Queen) Joash Amaziah Azariah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Manasseh Amon Josiah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah
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The books of 1 & 2 Kings in the Bible can be hard to follow, but here I break it down so you can relate it to the rest of the Old Testament.
It’s worth the effort. Wading through 400 years of history with all its political upheaval is a challenge. When I read through the books of 1 and 2 Kings, I have to keep a timeline handy or sing the songs to try to keep all of those kings straight! But, it’s critical to understand how […]
Peering into the annals of history, we often find the Old Testament painted with strokes of divine cruelty — a portrayal that jars with contemporary values.
Lesson 3 2. Nadab 3. Baasha 4. Elah 5. Zimri 6. Tibni 7. Omri Kings #2 - #7 of Israel 1 Kings 15:20-16:28 2. Nadab 1 Kings 15:25-32 The first king of Israel was Jeroboam and he was king for 22 years. After he died, his son Nadab became the king. It was the second year of King Asa of Judah. All we know about him is that he was the king of Israel for 2 years. He was evil and sinned like his father. He worshipped idols instead of God and the people followed his bad example. Nadab was killed during a siege at Gibbethon. The city was a Philistine city and Nadab and the men of Israel had laid siege. He was killed by Baasha. 3. Baasha 1 Kings 15:27-16:6 Baasha was the son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar. He had conspired against Nadab and killed him. Baasha self-appointed himself the king of Israel. It was during the third year of King Asa of Judah. He killed everyone in the house of Jeroboam. This was done according to God’s will because of Jeroboam’s sins. There always seemed to be a war between the kings of Israel and Judah. This was true of King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. Baasha was the king of Israel for 24 years. He was evil because he followed idols like Jeroboam and caused the people to sin by not worshipping God. 4. Elah 1 Kings 16:6-14 Elah was the next king of Israel. He was the son of Baasha and became king during the 26th year of King Asa of Judah. He reigned in Tirzah for 2 years. Zimri was his servant and commander of half of his chariots. Zimri conspired against Elah. Elah was drinking and was getting drunk at his steward’s (Arza) house. Zimri struck Elah and killed him at Arza’s house. 5. Zimri 1 Kings 16:8-20 The wars between the kings of Judah and Israel continued and as soon as Zimri took the throne, he killed everyone in Baasha’s household. God was so angry at Baasha for his idol worship, He told Jehu the prophet and Zimri killed all the males in Baasha’s house. Zimri became king during the 27th year of King Asa’s reign of Judah. Zimri was a king for 7 days. The people were camped at Gibbethon which was a Philistine city. The people heard that Zimri had conspired and killed King Elah. The people of Israel made Omri the king. He was the commander of the army. They went to Tirzah and took it over. When Zimri saw the city was taken, he went into the citadel (stronghold or fortress) of the king’s house. He set the king’s house on fire and he burned up in the fire and died. He was evil in God’s sight because he worshipped the idols that Jeroboam had made and the people worshipped the idols also. 6. Tibni 1 Kings 16:16-28 The people had made Omri king of Israel in Gibbethon. But the people were divided. Half of the people followed Tibni who was the son of Ginath. The other half followed Omri. They became co-kings of Israel during the 27th year of reign of King Asa of Judah. The people that followed Omri conquered the people of Tibni though. When Tibni died in the 31st year of King Asa of Judah, Omri became sole king of Israel. In verse 25, we are told that Omri did evil in God’s eyes and ‘did worse than all those before him’. Tibni didn’t make any changes to remove idol worship and he didn’t follow God. It is also interesting to note that Tibni is not always considered a king according to some charts created. But note that in verse 21, we are told that half of the people made him king. In verse 22, it states ‘So Tibni died and Omri reigned.’ Omri didn’t [sole] reign until Tibni died. Tibni is listed first because Omri lived longer and the next king is listed after Omri in verse 28. 7. King Omri Omri was the king of Israel for 12 years. During six years of his reign, he was in Tirzah. Omri purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He built a city in the hill and named it Samaria. He was evil in God’s sight and was worse than the other kings before him. He worshipped the idols that Jeroboam had built and the people followed him and worshipped the idols also. The kings set the example of idol worship and the people followed their example. This made God angry because they weren’t following Him. When Omri died, Ahab his son became the next king. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the information posters and the plain posters that are in all the packs. They would make a great bulletin board! Since there isn't much information for any of these kings, there is not much here. The basic worksheets are included and a map with the cities listed with these kings and a word scramble puzzle for these kings. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. All visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series.
Elijah The Prophet 1 Kings 18 Sunday School Crossword Puzzles
Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10
Lesson 1 The Divided Kingdom: Rehoboam First King of Judah 1 Kings 11:243-12:19-1 Kings 14:31 & 2 Chronicles 9:31-12:14 The first three kings were Saul, David and his son Solomon. They were each a king for 40 years. The divided kingdoms begin in 1 Kings 11. Rehoboam was Solomon’s son and he became the next king when Solomon died. All the people gathered at Shechem to make Rehoboam the king. The people sent word to Jeroboam who was still in Egypt, and when he heard the news, he went to Shechem also. The people complained to Rehoboam that Solomon had made their lives hard and they wanted him to make changes to lighten their burdens. Rehoboam told the people to come back in three days. King Rehoboam asked the elders “What should we do about the people’s request?” They told him if he would serve them and say the right things, then the people would continue being his servants. But, Rehoboam didn’t take their advice and asked his young friends that he grew up with the same question. They suggested that he tell them that he would make it even harder on the people. (His friend's opinions were worth more than the elders'.) Everyone gathered together on the third day and Rehoboam repeated what his friends suggested. The people were not happy and went to their tents. Rehoboam went to Jerusalem and found men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin who were fighting men. He picked 180, 000 men to restore his kingdom. God told Shemaiah not to fight and to return home. This was God’s plan and they obeyed Him. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built defense cities in the lands of Judah and Benjamin. He built up the strongholds, supplied food and weapons, and put captains in charge. The priests and Levites moved to Jerusalem and they were faithful to God for three years. Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines. They had 28 sons and 60 daughters. He sent his sons throughout the land to every fortified city. He provided plenty of supplies and found wives for them. Once Rehoboam had established his kingdom, he didn’t follow God’s laws anymore. They were worse than his ancestors had been. They built idols on every ‘high hill and under every green tree.’ The people were corrupt. During his fifth year, Shishak king of Egypt attacked and took over the cities of Judah. Shemaiah the prophet told Rehoboam that he had forsaken God. Rehoboam and the leaders humbled themselves and said “The Lord is righteous.” So, God let the Egyptians take the treasures in Jerusalem. They took the gold shields that Solomon had made and Rehoboam made bronze ones to replace them. Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem. He was 41 years old when he became king and reigned for 17 years. He did evil and didn’t seek the Lord. His son Abijah became the next king of Judah. This is one of the few kings lessons in this series to have this type of worksheet. Christina Barkley sent me the questions and answers and I created the worksheet. The answers are: 1. friends 2. better 3. three 4. young men 5. scourges 6. ten 7. scared Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze and assorted posters (without the logos) for the lesson. Click here for the application pack. Click here for the lesson. Click here for the visuals. Click here for the pictures to color. Click here to see all the kings lessons in this series.
1. Lesson: The Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 11) REVIEW: ORIGINS OF NATIONS OF ISRAEL Abraham: God promised, "I will make you a great nation" Jacob: Renamed "Israel" after wrestling with God 12 Sons: Went to Egypt when Joseph was leader Descendants became slaves God delivered from Egypt Entered promised land as nation of Israel (12 tribes) REVIEW: KINGS OF ISRAEL God was the King of Israel. He spoke to His people through prophets and judges. But the people of Israel wanted their own king that they could see, like all the other nations around them. (1 Sam 8) God was not happy. But He gave them a king anyway. Saul had NO HEART for God: Disobeyed God David had WHOLE HEART for God: Man after God's heart Solomon had HALF HEART for God: Started well, but ended up worshipping false gods Solomon turned to worship his many wives’ false gods. He did not keep his promise to God to follow the One and Only True God with his WHOLE HEART, as his father David did. Because of that, God told him that his kingdom will be divided (1 Kings 11:9-13). Ahijah & Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:31, 37-39) Reference: Ministry to Children ACT IT OUT: Get 2 volunteers to act out this scene; Props needed: a large paper cloak — large piece of colour paper in shape of shirt. Solomon had an official who was a good worker. His name was Jeroboam. One day after Jeroboam was finished with his work and was on his way home, God sent a prophet, Ahijah, to meet him. The prophet Ahijah was wearing a new cloak. When he saw Jeroboam, Ahijah took his new cloak and tore it into 12 pieces. The prophet gave 10 pieces to Jeroboam. Ahijah told Jeroboam that because of Solomon’s disobedience, God was taking away part of his kingdom and giving it to Jeroboam. Jeroboam would be king of 10 of Israel’s 12 tribes. And if Jeroboam obeyed God and worshipped Him only, he will have a great kingdom. The 10 tribes would form Israel; Jeroboam to be king The remaining 2 tribes (Judah and Benjamin) would form Judah; Solomon’s son, Rehoboam to be king Note: For younger kids, you can prepare 12 building blocks to represent the tribes of Israel. Get them to count out 10 blocks and separate it from the last 2. Maps of Israel, pre and post division: CONCLUSION: Ahijah ends his prophecy with, “I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.” Although Solomon was unfaithful, God was always faithful. Despite Solomon’s disobedience, God did not forget His promise to David that he will have a forever kingdom (2 Sam 7:16). God promised David that David’s family would have a king to rule forever. David was from the tribe of Judah, and one of his descendants would be the forever King and known as the Lion of Judah. Do you know the Name of this King who was born from David’s family? (Jesus) Because of Solomon’s sin and disobedience, his once glorious kingdom was divided and separated. Because of our sin and disobedience, we were divided and separated from God. But Jesus came to fulfil God’s promises as a forever King and a Saviour for all of us, so that we may be reconciled/united with God again. Thank you Jesus! 2. Activity Suggestions: Memory Verse: Get kids to memorise 2 Cor 5:19 God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. Song (to tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”) The kingdom was divided, split in 2 (2x) The kingdom was divided (2x) The kingdom was divided, split in 2 Israel got 10 tribes, Judah 2 (2x) Israel got 10 tribes (2x) Israel got 10 tribes, Judah 2 Worksheet
Lesson 12 12. Ahaz 13. Hezekiah Kings #12 - #13 of Judah 2 Kings 16 & 18 2 Chronicles 28-32 12. Ahaz 2 Kings 15:38-16:20, 2 Chronicles 28-32 Ahaz became the king of Judah during the 17th year of King Pekah of Israel’s reign. He was the son of Jotham and was 20 years old. He was the king of Judah for 16 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and worshipped the idols instead of God. There were battles as usual and God used some of them against King Ahaz for his encouragement of moral decline and his unfaithfulness to God. King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel went to Jerusalem and besieged King Ahaz but couldn’t overtake him. Ahab did lose Elath to King Rezin and the Edomites lived there. Ahaz sent gifts to the king of Assyria asking for help. The king of Assyria came and conquered. He took Damascus and killed King Rezin of Syria. King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria. He saw an altar there and sent the design and pattern to Urijah the priest. The priest made a replica of the altar and when Ahaz returned, he made offerings and sacrifices on it. He changed some of the other items in the temple for his idol worship and Urijah the priest obeyed King Ahaz and not God’s law. The more problems Ahaz had, the more unfaithful to God he became. The idols ruined King Ahaz and his people. He cut up the articles in the temple of God and shut the doors to the temple. He built altars in every corner of Jerusalem. Every city of Judah had places to burn incense to the idols. God was very angry. When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the tombs of the kings. His son Hezekiah became the next king. 13. Hezekiah 2 Kings 16:20, 18:1-20:21, 2 Chronicles 29-32 Hezekiah became the king of Judah during the 3rd year of King Hoshea of Israel. He was the son of Ahaz and became the king when he was 25 years old. He was the king of Judah for 29 years in Jerusalem. He was a good king and did what right in God’s sight. King Hezekiah removed the altars, broke the idols and cut down the wooden idols. He broke the bronze serpent that Moses made into pieces. He trusted in God. There wasn’t another king like him. He was faithful to God. He kept His commandments. God was with King Hezekiah and he prospered. He fought against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him. He was also victorious over the Philistines. During his first month as king, he cleaned out the temple and told the Levites that they were to prepare to do their jobs in the temple. They were going to follow God’s laws while he was the king! They cleaned the temple and gathered the necessary items for worship. King Hezekiah also sent out letters to invite everyone to come and celebrate the Passover. They also gathered together to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It was during the 4th year he was the king of Judah that the Israel kingdom was taken captive by the Assyrians. King Hoshea was the king of Israel at the time. During Hezekiah’s 14th year, King Sennacherib of Assyria took the fortified cities of Judah, Hezekiah sent the Assyrian king a message that he had done wrong and would pay whatever he was told. Hezekiah sent the requested gold and silver to the king of Assyria, which made him feel more pride and power. The king of Assyria sent a huge army to Hezekiah. Some of Hezekiah’s men went to speak with them and the Assyrians mocked them for staying faithful to God. “Did they think that God would save them? Why are you putting your trust in Him? Do you think you have power to win a battle over the Assyrians?” The Assyrians shouted for everyone to hear that God would deliver them into the Assyrians hands. The people didn’t respond to them. Hezekiah told the people to “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or dismayed! There are more of us and we have the Lord on our side!” When King Hezekiah heard about it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth. He went into the temple and sent for Isaiah the prophet. Isaiah told Hezekiah to ignore what the Assyrians had said because they blasphemed God. They would hear a rumor and return home. The Assyrians returned home and when Hezekiah read the message informing him, he prayed and praised God. Hezekiah became sick and was close to dying. Isaiah the prophet went to see him. Isaiah told him to get things in order because he wasn’t going to live. Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to God. He reminded God that he had been faithful. He cried severely. Isaiah was leaving and was in the middle court when God spoke to him. He went back to Hezekiah and told him that God heard his prayer and had seen his tears. God said he would give him a longer life and would heal him. On the third day that he went to the temple, God would give him 15 more years. He would also be safe from the king of Assyria. Isaiah told him to take a lump of figs and lay it on the boil and he was cured. King Hezekiah had great wealth and honor. He had treasuries of silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields and other desirable things. He had storehouses for grain, wine and oil. He had an abundance of livestock and sheep. Hezekiah built a pool and a tunnel to bring water into the west side of the city. He prospered in everything he did. When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the upper tombs of the kings and all the people honored him. His son Manasseh became the king. This set of Magnetic Board Visuals for King Ahaz was designed by Christina Barkley. She also wrote the lesson outline that is included. As you teach, add each rock to create the altar. At the end, remind students that the kings were wrong to worship idols. Click here to download. King Ahaz has a worksheet available. Thanks to Christina Barkley for the questions and answers. Click here to download. Hezekiah has a worksheet available also. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This application pack contains the information posters. It also has these scripture posters that will work for almost any lesson series; not just Hezekiah or a kings study. The bronze serpent poster is included. You will need to add the sentence that is in the text above. There is a crossword puzzle and a worksheet to discuss prayer for Hezekiah only. Click here for the application pack. Click here to print the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to download the updated visuals. All are not Shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the king lessons in this series
A visual summary of the Old Testament kings of Judah and Israel (from the books of 1&2 Kings). Now updated with a key for the character of the Kings. PDF version (175 KB)
