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1 Chronicles 21 · Grade 3

Into God's Hand

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Read the Story

The enemy Satan moved David to count Israel. Joab said it was wrong, but David made him do it. God was displeased, and David said he had sinned greatly.

God let David choose how he would be corrected. David chose to fall into Yahweh's hand, because His mercies are very great. Trouble came on Israel. David asked God to let it be on him instead of the people, his sheep.

God told David to build an altar on Ornan's threshing floor. Ornan wanted to give it for free. But David said he would not offer a gift that cost him nothing. He paid for it and built the altar, and God answered by fire.

Memory Verse

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let me fall, I pray, into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are very great. Don’t let me fall into man’s hand.”

1 Chronicles 21:13 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who said counting Israel was wrong?

  2. What did David say to God?

  3. Why did David want to fall into Yahweh's hand?

  4. What did Ornan want to do?

  5. Why did David pay?

David's Census and God's Mercy

Write what happened in each box.

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Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

UTFISRAELVYVKOWCSATHRESHINGPMOEJYAUCEMRDEAAYJOVNAYHNGOPMAVDWGGALJNISEEUBETLDYHLGM
  • THRESHING
  • YAHWEH
  • ISRAEL
  • PEOPLE
  • DAVID
  • ORNAN
  • ANGEL
  • JOAB

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your mercy. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does mercy mean?
  • How can you take blame when you do wrong?

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