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Deuteronomy 17 · Preschool

A King Who Reads God's Word

Name Date

Color the king and his scroll! A good king reads God's word every day.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible 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)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The king read God's word all his life. We can read it too!

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Deuteronomy 17 · Kindergarten

Read God's Word

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

READ
KING
BOOK
LAW
All the people shall hear and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

Deuteronomy 17:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

KING
SCROLL
LAMB
SCALES

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself reading your Bible.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you give God that is your best?
  • Who reads God's word in your home?

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Deuteronomy 17 · Grade 1

The King's Book

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

KING
READ
BOOK
HUMBLE
All the people shall hear and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

Deuteronomy 17:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Give God your best animal.
Two or three people must agree.
Take hard cases to the judge.
God will choose the king.
The king writes a copy of the law.

A King Who Reads

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

The king writes a copy of the law

Hard cases go to the priests

God chooses the king

He reads it all his days

Draw yourself reading your Bible.

Memory Verse

“All the people shall hear and fear, and do no more presumptuously.”

Deuteronomy 17:13 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How many people must tell what they saw?
  • What should a king read?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Deuteronomy 17 · Grade 2

A King Who Reads

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Read the Story

God said, Give Me your best. Do not give Me a sick animal. If someone does wrong, two or three people must tell what they saw. One is not enough.

If a case is too hard, go to the priests and the judge. Do what they say.

One day you may want a king. God will choose him. He must not get lots of horses, wives, or gold. He must write a copy of God's law. He will read it every day. Then he will not think he is better than others.

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)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What should they give God?

    Their bestTwo or threeGod's law

  2. How many people must tell what they saw?

    God's lawTwo or threeGod

  3. Who helps with hard cases?

  4. Who will choose the king?

    GodTheir bestGod's law

  5. What should the king read every day?

    The priests and the judgeTwo or threeGod's law

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

BNIRFTJFAURPKINGCEOCORDAYSMCCGTILACPDROJHELEBTVEPUESAONTWAYDRTWNVJWDBGSSKGEKENGEG
  • 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 was one witness not enough?
  • How can you be humble when you are the leader?

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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.

1
2
3
4

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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Deuteronomy 17 · Grade 4

A King Under God's Law

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Read and Think

Deuteronomy 17 begins with worship and justice. Offerings must be without blemish, because God deserves our best. In serious cases, no one could be condemned on the word of only one witness; two or three were required. This rule protected people from false accusation, and Jesus and Paul both used it (Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1).

Hard cases were brought to the Levitical priests and the judge at God's chosen place. Their decision was final, for they ruled by God's law.

Most striking is the law of the king. Israel's king must be chosen by God and must not trust in horses, many wives, or wealth. He must write his own copy of the law and read it daily. In Israel, the king was not above God's law but under it. Solomon later broke these rules, and his heart turned away.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did the witness rule matter?

  2. Who decided hard cases?

  3. What three things must the king not trust in?

  4. Which king later broke these rules?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godcopyking
  1. Offerings must be without blemish, because deserves our best.
  2. Most striking is the law of the .
  3. He must write his own of the law and read it daily.

Think About It

  1. Why is it important that leaders are under God's law too?

  2. How could reading God's word every day keep your heart humble?

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)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why should leaders be under God's law?
  • How is Jesus the perfect King?

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Deuteronomy 17 · Grade 5

No One Above the Law

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Read and Think

Deuteronomy 17 continues the laws for judges. Sacrifices must be unblemished, because worship that offers God our leftovers dishonors Him. A capital charge required two or three witnesses, and the witnesses had to act first in carrying out the sentence. This principle, cited by Jesus (Matthew 18:16) and Paul (2 Corinthians 13:1), guarded against false accusation.

Cases too difficult for local courts, involving bloodshed, lawsuits, or assault, went to the Levitical priests and the judge at the central sanctuary. Their ruling, based on God's law, was to be followed without turning to the right hand or the left.

The law of the king is remarkable for the ancient world. Kings in other nations claimed to be the law. Israel's king must be one whom God chooses, a brother and not a foreigner. He must not multiply horses, wives, or silver and gold. He must write a copy of the law in the presence of the priests and read it all the days of his life, so that his heart would not be lifted above his brothers. Solomon's later failure in all three areas shows why the warning was needed. Jesus is the true King who perfectly kept God's law.

Show What You Know

  1. What principle did Jesus and Paul cite?

  2. How was the king different from kings in other nations?

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

  4. Why was the warning needed?

  5. Who is the true King who kept God's law?

Crossword

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Across

  1. He shall ____ it all his days.
  2. The Levites who keep the book.

Down

  1. He must not gather many ____.
  2. He writes a ____ of this law.
  3. God will choose him.

Think About It

  1. Power can make people proud. How does God's word protect leaders from pride?

  2. What could it look like for you to read God's word every day, like the king?

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)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is one witness not enough to judge a person?
  • What would it look like for a leader to obey God's law today?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.