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Deuteronomy 22 · Preschool

Help Your Neighbor

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Color the lost sheep and the bird's nest! God wants us to help and to be kind.

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

Bible Verse

“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.”

Deuteronomy 22:1 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: If something is lost, we help bring it back.

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Deuteronomy 22 · Kindergarten

Bring It Back

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HELP
LOST
FIND
KIND
You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

Deuteronomy 22:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SHEEP
DONKEY
BIRD
HOUSE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself helping a neighbor.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for neighbors. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would you do if you found something lost?
  • How can you help a friend?

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Deuteronomy 22 · Grade 1

A Good Neighbor

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HELP
LOST
NEST
SAFE
You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

Deuteronomy 22:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Bring back a lost sheep.
Help lift a fallen donkey.
Let the mother bird go.
Put a rail around the roof.
Put tassels on your cloak.

Be a Good Neighbor

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

Bring back a lost sheep

Build a railing on the roof

Help lift a fallen donkey

Let the mother bird go

Draw yourself helping a neighbor.

Memory Verse

“You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.”

Deuteronomy 22:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for neighbors. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What should you do with a lost sheep?
  • How can you help a fallen animal?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Deuteronomy 22 · Grade 2

Be a Good Neighbor

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Read the Story

God said, If you see your neighbor's sheep or ox lost, do not hide. Bring it back to him. If you do not know who owns it, keep it safe until he comes.

If your neighbor's donkey falls down on the road, help him lift it up. Do the same for any lost thing you find.

If you find a bird's nest, you may take the eggs. But let the mother bird go. When you build a house, put a rail around the roof. Then no one will fall off.

Memory Verse

“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.”

Deuteronomy 22:1 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What should you do with a lost sheep?

  2. What if you do not know who owns it?

  3. What should you do if a donkey falls?

    So no one will fall offLet her goHelp lift it up

  4. What must you do with the mother bird?

    Let her goHelp lift it upSo no one will fall off

  5. Why put a rail around the roof?

Word Search

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

BTFVHEISVISDFGGIHCRIBOCGDEIDPIBNSHERONFFHKTPOEJEBDEENOGDTSYTLYFHLOSTJFPNGSJMVAKOV
  • DONKEY
  • SHEEP
  • LOST
  • BIRD
  • NEST
  • EGGS
  • ROOF
  • HELP

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for neighbors. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you take care of things that belong to others?
  • How can you help an animal that is hurt or tired?

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Deuteronomy 22 · Grade 3

Love in Little Things

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Read the Story

If Israelites saw their brother's ox or sheep going astray, they must not hide themselves. They must bring it back. If the owner lived far away or was unknown, they must keep it at home until he came looking for it. The same was true for a donkey, a garment, or any lost thing.

If a neighbor's donkey or ox fell down on the road, they must help lift it up. If they found a bird's nest, they could take the young, but must let the mother go.

A new house needed a railing around the flat roof, so that no one would fall. Israel must not mix seeds in a vineyard or plow with an ox and a donkey together. They wore tassels on their cloaks. God also gave laws to protect marriage.

Memory Verse

“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.”

Deuteronomy 22:1 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What must they not do when they saw a lost animal?

  2. What if the owner was unknown?

  3. What could they take from a nest?

  4. Why did a new house need a railing?

  5. What two animals must not plow together?

Be a Good Neighbor

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

JHYPUDDIVLOSTVOHIONPVIPNEHEEPUFUKLNTSBSHEEPMLTIKRPYJSELRSOOLIJGWDFBIOLIGWKMNHKFFS
  • DONKEY
  • SHEEP
  • LOST
  • BIRD
  • NEST
  • EGGS
  • ROOF
  • HELP

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for neighbors. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why should we not pretend we did not see a need?
  • Why build a fence around a roof?

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Deuteronomy 22 · Grade 4

Neighbor Love in Daily Life

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Read and Think

Deuteronomy 22 shows love for neighbor in daily life. You may not hide yourself when you see a neighbor's animal lost or fallen. Israel must return lost things, keep them safe until the owner came, and help lift fallen animals. Jesus' story of the good Samaritan teaches the same lesson (Luke 10:30-37). Do not walk by.

Other laws show care for creation and safety. A mother bird must be released when eggs or young were taken. A flat roof needed a railing to prevent deadly falls. Responsibility for others' safety was part of loving them.

Laws against mixing seeds, animals, or cloth reminded Israel to be different and orderly. Tassels on cloaks reminded them of God's commands. The rest of the chapter gives laws to protect marriage. It also guards women from false accusation and violence.

Show What You Know

  1. How does this chapter show love for neighbor?

  2. What parable teaches the same lesson?

  3. Why did a roof need a railing?

  4. What did the rest of the chapter protect?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

birdrooflost
  1. Israel must return things, keep them safe until the owner came, and help lift fallen animals.
  2. A mother must be released when eggs or young were taken.
  3. A flat needed a railing to prevent deadly falls.

Think About It

  1. What is a small, everyday way you could be a good neighbor this week?

  2. Why does God care about safety and about animals?

Memory Verse

“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.”

Deuteronomy 22:1 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for neighbors. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean not to hide yourself from a neighbor's need?
  • How does the good Samaritan story connect to this chapter?

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Deuteronomy 22 · Grade 5

You May Not Hide Yourself

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Read and Think

Deuteronomy 22 applies love of neighbor to concrete situations. If a brother's ox or sheep strayed, an Israelite must bring it back; if the owner was far away or unknown, he must keep it until it was claimed. The same applied to a donkey, a garment, or any lost thing. The repeated phrase, you may not hide yourself, forbids looking the other way. Jesus' good Samaritan story makes the same point (Luke 10:30-37).

The law also showed care for creation and human life. A person could take young birds or eggs, but must let the mother go, that it may be well with you. A railing on the roof prevented bloodguilt if someone fell. Preventing harm is part of loving your neighbor.

Laws against mixing seed, plowing with an ox and donkey together, or weaving wool and linen together taught Israel to honor God's created order and to remain distinct from the nations. Tassels on the corners of a cloak recalled God's commands (Numbers 15:39). The chapter closes with laws that protected the marriage covenant and defended women against slander and violence.

Show What You Know

  1. What does you may not hide yourself forbid?

  2. What phrase follows the law about the mother bird?

  3. What is part of loving your neighbor, according to the roof law?

  4. What did the mixing laws teach?

  5. What did the final laws protect?

Crossword

43521

Across

  1. Help lift it up.
  2. Return every ____ thing.
  3. Put them on the four corners of your cloak.

Down

  1. A bird's ____.
  2. Put a railing around it.

Think About It

  1. When is it tempting to hide yourself from someone else's problem?

  2. How do small acts of care show the love of God?

Memory Verse

“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.”

Deuteronomy 22:1 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for neighbors. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does helping a neighbor's animal show love for the neighbor?
  • How can you be gentle with animals and small creatures?
  • 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.