King josiah responded by showing repentance and a commitment to set things right in the house of god, the. Click here to see another post about king josiah with visuals, worksheet, scroll and more. Share that josiah was only 8 years old when he became king. He had people tear down the altars and high places to the other gods. His successors are wicked and are taken captive by babylon. Josiah was very upset when he heard the words of the scroll. Josiah was the king of judah from approximately 640 to 609 b. Jan 1, 2015 craft activity to accompany the story in 2 kings 22 of the young king josiah rediscovering the law of moses.
His father, amon, was an evil king who worshipped idols. The scroll was the bible for gods people and most likely contained the first five books of the old testament. If you are teaching a number of old testaments stories then you might use the time to teach the names of the books of the old testament. Tell the children that the bible used to be written on scrolls like this. At the early age of 8 josiah becomes king of judah.
Joash joashs family was killed in an attempt to take over the kingdom, but he was hidden in the temple until he. What others are saying preschool bible lessons preschool learning lessons for kids preschool alphabet learning skills bible activities toddler learning creation bible crafts bible story crafts. Josiah is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important hebrew scriptures during the deuteronomic reform which. In the temple, the high priest, hilkiah, found the scroll of jehovahs law maybe the very scroll that had been written by moses. Josiah was very young, but he knew the people were sinning and worshipping false gods. He wanted to do the right thing and keep gods laws. His reign in jerusalem is discussed in 2 kings 2223 and 2 chronicles 3435. He knew that the people had not been obeying the lord. The discovery of the scroll of the law was not something they were looking for, just something that came into their path, but changed everything. Mar 3, 2015 king josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school and childrens ministry from.
Then king josiah promised to love and worship god with all his heart and soul. King josiah sunday school lesson ministrytochildren. Children color a picture of king josiah, decorate a paper crown with craft gemstones and glue it to his head, and roll up a piece of paper with the bible verse on it to make a scroll which the glue to king josiahs hand. Bible crafts and activities for childrens sunday school including. Sep, 2014 king josiah finding the book of the law the torah we did a couple of activities with this, one of which will lead into our second activity. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and.
Scroll and the bible king josiah crafts, coloring page. Explain how his father and grandfather were bad kings, but he wanted to be a good king. Talk about the bible i wonder why king josiah was so excited about finding and reading these scrolls. When they found the lost scroll, it was like finding a treasure, so we talked a lot about how special the bible is and how we. King josiah finds the scrolls part 1 the presbyterian lay. Cathy whitacre is a christian, wife, mother, nana, sister, and friend. The scroll of gods laws is found the book of gods laws is found in the temple and read to king josiah kings 2 chronicles urged on by josiah, jeremiah and others, false idols and places of occult worship were smashed but the people did not turn back to god with all their hearts.
When they found the lost scroll, it was like finding a treasure, so we talked a lot about how special the bible is and how we hide it the nasb says treasure it in our hearts. King josiah heard the reading of the book of law and tore his clothes in distress. King josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school and childrens ministry from. King josiah and the hidden treasure his treasure seekers. King josiah leads gods people to repair the temple. King josiahs reign stands out as a bright spot amidst a long line of evil kings who. The kings secretary shaphan brought the scroll to josiah and began to read the law out loud. Scroll and the bible king josiah crafts, coloring page king. Let the children take turns hiding the scrolls for the other children to find. Josiah was a faithful king who followed gods word no matter what. Josiah was the king of israel and while he was king his servants found the word of the lord. Lesson 70 josiah, the eightyearold king 2 chronicles 34. Apr 26, 2014 king josiah is such a fun lesson for kids. He sent word to hilkiah the priest that he wanted everyone to obey gods word.
Josiah is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important hebrew scriptures during the deuteronomic reform which probably occurred during his rule. May 31, 2016 click here to see another post about king josiah with visuals, worksheet, scroll and more. But our big time consuming activity for the week was making our own scroll of the law for king josiah to find. Yet josiah was a godly king and known as one of the worlds youngest kings. This is a simple craft to prepare for and great for independent learners. Free printable worksheets, coloring pages, crafts and more. The high priest found the book of the law in the temple and a scribe read the book to the king 2 kin 22. Make a scroll from the paper by wrapping the ends around craft sticks and rolling towards the center. Try to think of someone your child knows who is 8 years old. King josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school and childrens.
See more ideas about king josiah, bible and bible crafts. Jul 20, 2016 scroll and the bible king josiah crafts, coloring page king josiah. Bible crafts and activities for kids, jewish customs through. King josiah had the book read to him, knowing it would point out things his people had done against gods will. Unlike his evil grandfather and father, king josiah tried. The scrolls were created from craft sticks stapled with tape covering the sharp staple. When king josiah was twentysix years old, and in his eighteenth year as king, he ordered the high priest to repair the temple.
King josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school. This copy of the law had been lost for many years and as a result israel was living in sin against god. Kings of israel and judah old testament bible people king josiah 11chronicles josiah. Josiah was the son of king amon and the grandson of king manassehboth of them wicked kings of judah. Josiah these worksheets and activities go with the bible story about little king josiah. Josiah lessons usually have a scroll craft, there are loads of these online so i. See more ideas about king josiah, bible for kids and sunday school crafts. Josiah lessons usually have a scroll craft, there are loads of these online so i thought id do something different. Today we are going to be learning about king josiah. Bible crafts and activities for sunday school index page 2.
King josiah leads gods people to repair the temple lesson. As josiah grew older, he became more experienced and powerful. And when josiah was 26 years old, he arranged for jehovahs temple to be repaired. We learned about king josiah and how excited he was when the book of the law was found in the temple. Unlike his evil grandfather and father, king josiah tried to lead the people of judah back to god. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The book of 2 kings is not usually where one starts in teaching kids about. King josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school and childrens ministry bible crafts and activities for kids jew customs, john the baptist through king josiah king josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school and childrens ministry from. See more ideas about king josiah, bible lessons and bible crafts. When josiah was king, he ordered that gods house be repaired. Ask your child how old they think someone needs to be king. King josiah reigned for 31 years 640609 bc, and it was only four years after his death that a group of teens from the jerusalem nobility were led captive to babylon i. King josiah is the last southern king who does what pleases the lord. As a young man he begins to seek the god of his father ancestor.
King josiah find a scroll bible craft for sunday school and. King josiah finds the scrolls part 1 the presbyterian. The captivity of judah follows on the heals of the assyrians taking the northern kingdom captive 2 kings 17. Bible crafts and activities for kids, jewish customs through king. A highlight of josiahs reign was his rediscovery of the law of the lord.
Jun 19, 20 king josiah reigned for 31 years 640609 bc, and it was only four years after his death that a group of teens from the jerusalem nobility were led captive to babylon i. Josiah 2 kings 22 bible crafts sunday school, preschool. King josiah loved gods law childrens bible lessons. Hide the scrolls around the room and have the children find them. Jul 26, 20 say, today we will be learning about josiah. King josiah told hilkiah and four of his most important helpers to go and ask advice from the prophetess, huldah. Joash joashs family was killed in an attempt to take over the kingdom, but he was hidden in the temple until he was seven years old. Bible traditional the bible make book with hands yes, thats the book for me nod yes i stand alone on the word of god pretend to stand firm the bible bible. Every week, thousands of churches use our bible lessons, craft ideas, printable resources, and coloring pages to teach kids the christian faith. His father, king amon, was killed when josiah was 8 years old. Imagine being excited to open the bible and read a story. Make a bible scroll craft cut a brown paper bag into a long rectangle. Jesus, jeremiah, jewish customs, job, john the baptist, jonah and the whale, joseph, joshua, and josiah. Bible crafts and activities for kids, jewish customs.