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Deuteronomy 17 · Grade 3

The King and the Book

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Read the Story

Moses said offerings to God must have no defect. A person could only be found guilty if two or three witnesses agreed. One witness was not enough.

Cases too hard for local judges went to the priests and the judge at the place God would choose. The people must follow their verdict.

Moses knew Israel would someday want a king. The king must be an Israelite chosen by God. He must not multiply horses, wives, silver, or gold. He must write a copy of the law and read it all the days of his life, so he would fear God and not think he was above his brothers.

Memory Verse

“It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the Levitical priests.”

Deuteronomy 17:18 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What kind of offerings did God want?

  2. How many witnesses were needed?

  3. Where did hard cases go?

  4. What must the king not multiply?

  5. Why must the king read the law all his life?

A King Who Reads

Write what happened in each box.

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Word Search

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

FBROTHERSREADCYYVEAPOEKEDWRKVRIRLAWHDIEIRKINGSULLEFYDPLCOPYSIAGLFJDFUTYTVJUDGEVSE
  • BROTHERS
  • PRIESTS
  • JUDGE
  • KING
  • COPY
  • READ
  • DAYS
  • LAW

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why should a king not get too many horses?
  • How can reading God's word keep us humble?

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