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Deuteronomy 18 · Grade 5

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Deuteronomy 18 completes the laws for Israel's leaders: judges, kings, priests, and prophets. The Levitical priests had no inheritance in the land, because Yahweh is their inheritance. Israel supported them with the shoulder, cheeks, and inner parts of sacrifices, and the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, and fleece.

The Canaanites tried to discover the future and control unseen powers through divination, omens, sorcery, charms, mediums, and necromancy. God calls these abominations and says they are one reason He was driving out those nations. You shall be blameless with Yahweh your God. God's people do not need secret knowledge; they need God's revealed word.

At Horeb, Israel asked for a mediator, and God agreed. He promised to raise up a prophet like Moses from among their brothers, putting His words in his mouth. Whoever would not listen would answer to God. A prophet who speaks presumptuously is exposed when his word fails. The New Testament identifies Jesus as this prophet (Acts 3:22-23), and at the transfiguration the Father said, Listen to him (Mark 9:7).

Show What You Know

  1. What four kinds of leaders do chapters 16 to 18 address?

  2. What were the Canaanites trying to do with divination?

  3. What do God's people need instead of secret knowledge?

  4. How is a presumptuous prophet exposed?

  5. What did the Father say at the transfiguration?

Crossword

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Across

  1. I will put My words in his ____.
  2. God is their inheritance.

Down

  1. God will raise up a ____ like Moses.
  2. You shall be ____ with God.
  3. You shall ____ to him.

Think About It

  1. Why is it dangerous to seek guidance from sources other than God?

  2. Jesus is the prophet who speaks God's words. How can you listen to Him this week?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.”

Deuteronomy 18:15 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did God promise about the prophet like Moses?
  • Why must we turn away from things like fortune telling?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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