ELEMENTARY
KIDS & FAMILIES
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This resource is designed to allow your family to have time in God’s Word
BEFORE your children attend church. Because God’s plan is for parents to
be the primary spiritual nurturers of their children’s faith, we want YOU to be
the one to introduce this part of The Big God Story to them.
For additional support in spiritual parenting and to learn more about
creating transforming environments in your home, be sure to pick
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2.8
God Awakens
Part of The Big God Story
2 Kings 22—23
King Josiah
Younger Kids
Did You
Know?
Your younger child is beginning
to develop a more meaningful
connection to his faith. Providing
plenty of opportunities and space for
him to respond to God’s leading in his
life will help him continue to grow and
to stand strong in his faith.
• Josiah led a nationwide renewal by
destroying the articles of pagan worship
scattered around the nation.
• In 2 Kings 23, we read that God led
Josiah to remove things made for false
gods, animals dedicated to false gods,
and pagan priests serving in the high
places, among many other things.
Older Kids
Your older child is growing more
capable of complex thought. This
development of abstract thinking
will allow her to go deeper in her
faith and begin to see how different
passages of the Bible relate to her
personally. As you read Scripture
together, provide opportunities for
her to respond to what God may be
teaching her.
• Josiah was so thorough in his
cleansing process that he “covered the
sites [of ruined relics, etc.] with human
bones” (2 Kings 23:14).
• By using human bones, Josiah made
sure the area would never again be used
for idol worship, because no Jew
would want to become ceremonially
unclean by coming into contact
with the bones of dead people
(Numbers 19:16).
Teachable Moments
Remember Verse
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Just fo22:1
–11; 23:1–14
With your family, read 2 Kings
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God uses His Word to
act of worship. Rejoice in the fact thatHim and be in awaken our hearts to obey
right relationship with Him.
Jesus answered, “It is
written: ‘Worship the Lord
your God and serve him
only.’”
Luke 4:8
After reading
2 Kings 22:1–11; 23:1–14, 21–24,
discuss the following together:
• What had happened to the Book
of the Covenant?
• How did King Josiah respond to God’s Word?
• How did the people respond to God’s Word?
• In what ways has God spoken to you
through His Word this week?
Blessing
For more information about blessing your child
see the Blessing section in HomeFront: A Spiritual
Parenting Resource.
A blessing to pray over your child:
(Child’s name), may God grow in you a love for His Word. May He awaken
you through His Word, and may you respond to Him in obedience.
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