Christmas Lantern Story
Joash the Hidden King
The Floating Axe Head
People & Places
Fill in the Blank
100

This boy carried a lantern to help travelers in Bethlehem.

Who is Joram?

100

Joash was hidden in the temple for this many years before being revealed as king.

What is six years?

100

This prophet led the students who were building a larger place.

Who is Elisha?


100

The boy with the lantern participated indirectly in the birth of this key biblical figure.

Who is Jesus?

100

“Even small acts of ____ can lead someone to God’s plan being fulfilled.”

What is kindness?

200

The couple Joram helped were traveling to this town.

What is Bethlehem?

200

Joash became king when he was this old.

What is seven?

200

This unusual event happened to the axe head after Elisha acted.

What is it floated to the surface?

200

The young woman Joram helped was named ____.

Who is Mary?

200

He always carried a little ____ lantern

What is clay?

300

Joram guided Mary and Joseph to this place when all the inns were full.

What is a stable?

300

Joash later repaired this building in Jerusalem.

What is the temple?

300

The axe head fell into the river because it was ____.

What is borrowed?

300

The students worked near this river.

What is the Jordan River?

300

Then he remembered a quiet stable behind the last inn—where his father sometimes bought ___.

What is straw?

400

Which empire was controlling Judea at the time?

What is Roman Empire?

400

The evil queen who tried to kill Joash was named ____.

Who is Athaliah?

400

Elisha threw this into the river before the axe head floated.

What is a stick / branch?

400

Joash was hidden in this kingdom.

What is Judah?

400

When Joram entered the stable, “the whole room filled with a warm, heavenly ____.”

What is glow?

500

The couple Joram helped were traveling to Bethlehem to comply with this Roman law.

What is the census decree?

500

What is the theme for Story (word by word)

God protects His plans, even when we cannot see how.

500

The students in Elisha’s time were building a larger house because their group was ____.

What is growing / becoming too big?

500

The high priest who crowned Joash king was named ____.

Who is Jehoiada?

500

The iron axe head rose to the surface, floating like a ___

What is leaf?

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