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Deuteronomy 1 · Grade 5

The God Who Carries

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Deuteronomy is made of speeches Moses gave on the plains of Moab, just before Israel crossed the Jordan. The people listening were mostly the children of those who had left Egypt. Moses opened by reviewing the forty years, beginning at Horeb, where God said it was time to move on toward the land He had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

As the nation grew, Moses could not bear their burdens alone. He appointed wise, understanding, and respected leaders as judges. They were to treat the foreigner and the Israelite the same and to show no favoritism, because the judgment is God's.

The saddest memory came from Kadesh Barnea. The spies brought fruit and said the land was good, yet the people rebelled, imagining that God hated them. Moses reminded them that God had carried them through the wilderness like a father carrying his son, going before them in fire by night and cloud by day. Unbelief, not weakness, kept that generation out.

Show What You Know

  1. Where did Moses give these speeches?

  2. Who were most of the listeners?

  3. How were the judges to treat people?

  4. What did the people wrongly imagine at Kadesh?

  5. What kept that generation out of the land?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Do not be ____.
  2. They must judge fairly.
  3. God ____ you as a man carries his son.

Down

  1. The men brought back the ____ of the land.
  2. Twelve men ____ out the land.

Think About It

  1. Moses retold the past so the next generation would learn. What can you learn from mistakes in your family or church story?

  2. God carried Israel like a father carries his son. How does that picture help you trust Him today?

Memory Verse

Behold, Yahweh your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as Yahweh the God of your fathers has spoken to you. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed.”

Deuteronomy 1:21 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for carrying me like a father. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God carrying Israel like a son shape how you see Him?
  • What step of faith might God be asking of you now?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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