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Grandparents in Bible times had a powerful influence on
their grandchildren. Sometimes this influence was good, sometimes not so
good. Read the scriptures and answer the questions below.
Ruth 4:14-15
The women of the village spoke a blessing on Naomi and her new grandson Obed. What did they say he would do for her?
Genesis 31:22-28
How did Laban feel when his son-in-law Jacob took his wives (Laban’s daughters) and children (Laban’s grandchildren) and left in a hurry to move to a distant country?
Genesis 48:8-10
Israel gave his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh three things that every child’s heart longs for. What were they?
I Kings 16:23-28, 22:51-53
Like Grandpa, like grandson! Ahaziah lived in the city his grandfather Omri had built. What was the name of the city? What kind of lifestyle did Ahaziah copy from his grandfather?
2 Chronicles 22:10
Like Grandpa, like granddaughter! Athaliah, another grandchild of Omri, seized the throne of her nation. What was the first thing she did as ruler?
2 Chronicles 15:16
Like Grandma, not like grandson! King Asa removed his grandmother Maacah from being queen mother. Why? What else did he do to put a stop to the practices that Maacah had started?
2 Chronicles 21:12-20
The prophet Elijah rebuked Jehoram for not living the way his grandfather Asa had lived. He prophesied a terrible death for this rebellious king. How did Jehoram die?
Daniel 5:17-30
Daniel, another prophet, rebuked King Belshazzar for refusing to do something that his grandfather Nebuchadnezzar had done. What was this? What happened to Belshazzar that very night?
2 Chronicles 34:24-28
The prophetess told King Josiah that God would bring calamity on his nation because of the sins of his grandfather Manasseh (See 2 Chronicles 33:1-2) and other kings like him. Josiah, however, would be spared from experiencing this tragedy. Why?
2 Timothy 1:5, 3:14-15
What valuable lessons did Lois teach her grandson Timothy?
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