Free PrintableJudges 8

Judges 8 Crossword & Word Search: Gideon refuses to be made king

Judges 8 · Free printable Bible worksheet for kids

Three pages: word search and verse fill-in, crossword and quiz, plus answers.

Gideon refuses to be made king: Judges 8 word search and memory verse worksheet — Page 1 of the printable. Download includes all activities and answers.

Teaching Gideon refuses to be made king

God alone deserves our worship - we must keep Him first, and never let anything, even good things, take His place in our hearts.

Gideon humbly said GOD should be king, not him. Why is it good to remember that God is the true King?
Gideon's gold slowly pulled people away from God. How can even good things become too important to us?
God alone deserves our worship. What are some ways we can keep God first in our hearts?

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

IDOL
HUMILITY
GIDEON
KING
OVER
GOOD
ALONE
RULE
HEARTS
PLACE
WORSHIP
PEOPLE
HUMBLE
GOLD

Crossword

Use the lesson vocabulary and clues to complete the puzzle.

Across

Not being proud
The LORD will ___ over you!"
That was a ___ and humble choice
God ___ deserves our worship

Down

But then ___ made a mistake
Gideon knew that GOD was the true ___, not him
Anything we put in God's place and treat as more important than
The LORD will rule ___ you!"

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

That was a good and humble choice.
It is not true that But then Gideon made a mistake.
What started as something special slowly pulled people's hearts away from worshiping God alone.
It's a reminder for us: even good things can not become a problem if we let them take God's place in our hearts.

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

The will over you.

Judges 8:23 · NIrV

About this Judges 8 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews Judges 8 through four short activities: a word search using lesson vocabulary, a crossword based on the children’s guide, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from Judges 8:23. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the Judges 8 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read Judges 8 before you start.

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