Deuteronomy 14: A Holy People Who Share

Moses reminds Israel that they are children of God and a holy people. He lists which animals, fish, and birds are clean to eat. Each year they must set aside a tenth of their harvest and eat it before God with joy, and every third year the tithe goes to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

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¹ You are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ You shall not eat any abominable thing.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the chamois.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof split: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit. Because they chew the cud but don’t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ The pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat whatever has fins and scales.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ You shall not eat whatever doesn’t have fins and scales. It is unclean to you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Of all clean birds you may eat.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² But these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ the red kite, the falcon, the kite of any kind,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ every raven of any kind,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the hawk of any kind,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ the little owl, the great owl, the horned owl,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ the pelican, the vulture, the cormorant,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ All winged creeping things are unclean to you. They shall not be eaten.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ Of all clean birds you may eat.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² You shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ You shall eat before Yahweh your God, in the place which he chooses to cause his name to dwell, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ If the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it because the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to set his name there is too far from you, when Yahweh your God blesses you,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ then you shall turn it into money, bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁶ You shall trade the money for whatever your soul desires: for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you. You shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁷ You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁸ At the end of every three years you shall bring all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall store it within your gates.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁹ The Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, as well as the foreigner living among you, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Deuteronomy 14 · Preschool

God's Children

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Color the sheep, the fish, and the grain! God's people shared with others.

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Bible Verse

“You are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.”

Deuteronomy 14:1 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: You are God's child. God's children share.

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Deuteronomy 14 · Grade 4

Set Apart to Share

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Read and Think

Deuteronomy 14 opens with Israel's identity. They are children of Yahweh their God and a holy people chosen for His own possession. Because of who they are, they must not cut themselves for the dead like the nations did.

The food laws list clean animals, such as the ox, sheep, goat, and deer, along with fish with fins and scales and clean birds. These rules marked Israel as different in everyday life. In the New Testament, Jesus declared all foods clean (Mark 7:19), but the call to be holy in daily life remains.

The tithe was a tenth of the harvest. Israel ate it before God and rejoiced, learning to fear God always. Every third year, the tithe was stored in each town for the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so they could eat and be satisfied. Giving was joyful worship and care for the needy.

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What identity does the chapter begin with?
What did the food laws do?
What did Jesus declare about food?
Who ate the third year tithe?

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tithewidowfinsholyGod

They are children of Yahweh their God and a people chosen for His own possession.
The food laws list clean animals, such as the ox, sheep, goat, and deer, along with fish with and scales and clean birds.
The was a tenth of the harvest.
Israel ate it before and rejoiced, learning to fear God always.
Every third year, the tithe was stored in each town for the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the , so they could eat and be satisfied.

Think About It

How can ordinary choices, like what we eat or how we spend money, show that we belong to God?
Israel's giving was joyful. How can your family make giving a joyful act?

Memory Verse

“For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for food to share. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can your family make sure the needy in your town are not forgotten?
Why does giving to God bring joy?

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Deuteronomy 14 · Grade 5

Holiness at the Table

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Read and Think

Deuteronomy 14 roots Israel's practice in their identity: You are the children of Yahweh your God. Because they belonged to Him, Israel must not cut themselves or shave their foreheads in mourning as the nations did. Holiness began with knowing whose they were.

The food laws distinguished clean from unclean animals: land animals that part the hoof and chew the cud, water creatures with fins and scales, and birds not on the forbidden list, like the eagle, vulture, and owl. These rules set Israel apart at every meal. Jesus later declared all foods clean (Mark 7:19), but God still calls His people to be holy in all conduct.

The tithe of grain, new wine, oil, and firstborn animals was eaten at God's chosen place in a joyful feast, so that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always. If the distance was too great, it could be turned into money and spent there. Every third year the tithe stayed in the towns for the Levite, foreigner, fatherless, and widow, and God promised to bless the giver in all the work of his hands.

Show What You Know

What were Israel's practices rooted in?
What three tests made animals clean?
What did Jesus later declare about foods?
What was the purpose of the tithe feast?
What did God promise the giver?

Crossword

Across

A tenth of your harvest.
She would come and eat and be satisfied.

Down

Fish with ____ and scales.
He has no part or inheritance with you.
You are a ____ people.

Think About It

Israel learned to fear God by feasting and giving. How does generosity shape the heart?
How does knowing you are God's child change the way you live day to day?

Memory Verse

“For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for food to share. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can sharing with others be a way to worship?
What does it mean to be a holy people today?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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