Scripture Reference: Suggested Emphasis: We should start learning about God when we are children. Story Overview: When evil Athaliah heard that her son, King Ahaziah (6th king of Judah), had been killed, she declared herself Queen of Judah. She was so evil that she killed her own grandchildren so that they would not try to be kings or queens in her place.

Lesson - Joash, A Good King. And then showed them the young boy, Joash, who would be king. And activities is offered freely to you in hopes that we. The Child Who Was A King. Memory Verse Games for Kids (Take Me Through the Bible Series). Joash—the Boy Who Became King Bible lesson. King Joash Crowned coloring page from King Joash category. Select from 28441 printable crafts of cartoons, nature, animals, Bible and many more. Find this Pin and more on Church crafts by deelow9. Then, when Joash was seven years old, Jehoida, the priest, brought in the captains of the army, made them promise not to say anything, and then showed them the young boy, Joash, who would be.

Baby Joash was hidden in the temple by his aunt so he was not killed. Jehoiada, the priest, took care of Joash and taught him about God. Axis Camera Station License Serial. When Joash was seven years old, Jehoiada led the people in crowning Joash as the new king in Athaliah’s place. During his reign, Joash organised the work of the temple and had it repaired to its former glory.

Background Study: The politics of Israel and Judah intertwine at this point. Athaliah (the daughter of Israel’s King Ahab and Queen Jezebel) had married Jehoram (son of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat) to cement a treaty ().

Athaliah and Jehoram’s son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah became the 6th king of Judah and ruled for one year. Meanwhile, the political scene really heated up in Israel. Elisha anointed Jehu, an army commander, as the new king of Israel. Jehu proceeded to destroy the royal family of Israel.

Records how he brutally wiped out all of old King Ahab’s descendants (including Ahab’s widow, Jezebel – ). He also killed all of the prophets of Baal in Israel (). He killed both Joram (king of Israel) and Ahaziah (king of Judah) –. When King Ahaziah was killed, one of his sons should have become King of Judah. Instead, Ahaziah’s mother decided that she should be queen.

She tried to kill all of her own children and grandchildren so that they would not take the thrown away from her. She almost succeeded in killing them all. You might remember how God had promised King David, years before that his descendant (later revealed as Jesus Christ) would someday save the world. Athaliah’s husband, Jehoram, was a descendant of King David. If Athaliah would have succeeded in her plan to kill all of her husband’s descendants then she would have killed all of King David’s descendants and made the Lord’s promise impossible to fulfil. At this point we read about Joash and the two distinct parts of his story. The early life of Joash is one of victory and devotion to God.