Deuteronomy 20 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Do Not Be Afraid

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Is with You

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Goes with Me

TREE → picture 2FRUIT → picture 4HOUSE → picture 1TRUMPET → picture 3

Grade 1Brave with God

The priest speaks to the people. → picture 2A man with a new house may go home. → picture 4A man with a new vineyard may go home. → picture 5Offer peace first. → picture 1Do not cut down fruit trees. → picture 3

Order:

1. Do not be afraid of armies2. The priest speaks courage3. Men with new houses go home4. Do not cut down fruit trees

Grade 2God Goes with You

What might they see? A big army with many horses
Why should they not be afraid? God is with them. (circle)
Who could go home? A man with a new house, new grapes, or who was afraid
What should they ask for first? Peace (circle)
What trees must they not cut down? Fruit trees (circle)

Grade 3Courage and Care

Why should Israel not fear larger armies? God who brought them out of Egypt was with them.
What did the priest say? Do not let your heart faint. God goes with you.
Why could a fearful man go home? So that his fear would not spread
What must they do first at a distant city? Offer peace
Why must they not cut down fruit trees? They could eat from them.

1: Do not be afraid of armies2: The priest speaks courage3: Men with new houses go home4: Do not cut down fruit trees

Grade 4God Fights for His People

Where was Israel's confidence? In God, not horses or chariots
Why could some men go home? To enjoy God's gifts, or because they were fearful
Why were the Canaanite cities treated differently? God's judgment on their sin, and to keep Israel from learning their abominations
What must be spared even in war? Fruit trees

Word bank: 1. priest; 2. peace; 3. God; 4. trees

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Lord Is with You

Where did Israel's victory come from? From God, not military strength
Why were new homeowners and fearful men sent home? God valued ordinary life and did not need a large army.
Why were the Canaanite cities judged? So that they would not teach Israel their abominations
Was this a model for later wars? No, it was God's specific judgment at a unique moment.
What did the fruit tree law protect? Creation itself

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.