Deuteronomy 19 · Grade 3
Refuge and Fairness
Read the Story
God told Israel to set apart three cities in the middle of their land. They must make roads to them. If someone killed a neighbor by accident, he could run to one of these cities and live. Two men might go to the woods to chop wood. The ax head might slip and hit the other man.
But if a man hated his neighbor and killed him on purpose, the elders must hand him over. The cities kept the innocent safe, not the guilty.
Israel must not move a neighbor's boundary stone. One witness was not enough. Two or three were needed. If a witness lied, the judges must do to him what he planned to do to his brother.
Memory Verse
“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.”
Deuteronomy 19:15 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Where were the cities of refuge?
Who could flee there?
Give the example from the forest.
Who did the cities not protect?
What happened to a lying witness?
Cities of Refuge
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- LANDMARK
- WITNESS
- CITIES
- HANDLE
- FOREST
- FLEE
- HEAD
- WAY
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for being my safe place. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why did the roads to the cities need to be ready?
- Why should we not move a neighbor's border stone?
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