Deuteronomy 23 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Keep Your Promises
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.
PreschoolKeep Your Promise
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenKeep My Word
Grade 1Do What You Say
Order:
Grade 2Say It and Do It
- Why must the camp be clean? God walks in the middle of the camp.
- What should they do for a slave who ran away? Let him live with them.
- What must they not ask for when lending money? Extra (circle)
- What should you do when you make a promise? Keep it (circle)
- What could you do in a neighbor's field? Eat some grapes, but not fill a basket
Grade 3Faithful in Word and Deed
- Why must they not hate an Edomite? He is their brother.
- Why must the camp be kept clean? God walked in the middle of it.
- What must they not do to an escaped slave? Hand him back to his master or oppress him
- Was it a sin to make no vow? No
- What could a traveler do in a neighbor's field? Eat grapes or pluck grain, but not take any away
Grade 4Holy Camp, Honest Words
- Why were Ammonites and Moabites excluded? They would not give Israel bread and water and hired Balaam to curse them.
- How was the runaway slave law unlike the nations? Israel could not return him to his master.
- What did Jesus teach about promises? Let your yes be yes.
- When did Jesus' disciples use the field law? When they picked grain
Word bank: 1. camp; 2. interest; 3. vow
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5What Has Gone Out of Your Lips
- Why did God turn Balaam's curse into a blessing? Because He loved Israel
- Who shows that faith could bring outsiders into God's people? Ruth the Moabitess
- How did the escaped slave law contrast with ancient law codes? The slave must not be returned or oppressed.
- What did Jesus teach about ordinary words? They should be trustworthy without oaths.
- What could a traveler not use in a neighbor's field? A basket or sickle
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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