Deuteronomy 14 · Grade 3
A Tenth for Joy and Sharing
Read the Story
Moses told Israel, You are the children of God. You are a holy people, chosen to be His own possession. So they must not copy the way the nations mourned for the dead.
God gave them food laws. They could eat animals that part the hoof and chew the cud, like the ox, sheep, goat, and deer. They could eat fish with fins and scales and all clean birds. These laws set Israel apart.
Every year they must tithe their grain, wine, and oil and eat it before God with joy. If the way was too long, they could sell it for money and buy food at God's place. Every third year the tithe was stored in their towns for the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
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)
Answer the Questions
What did Moses call Israel?
Which animals could they eat?
What fish could they eat?
What could they do if the way was too long?
Who received the third year tithe?
The Tithe
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for food to share. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why were some foods not eaten?
- How did the tithe help the Levite and the widow?
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