Deuteronomy 24 · Grade 3
Leaving Room for the Poor
Read the Story
A man newly married did not go to war for a year, so he could stay home and cheer his wife. No one could take a family's millstone as a pledge for a loan, because they needed it to make bread.
A lender must not go into a poor man's house to take a pledge. If the man was poor and gave his cloak, it must be returned at sunset so he could sleep in it. A hired worker, whether Israelite or foreigner, must be paid before the sun went down.
No one was punished for another person's sin. At harvest, a forgotten sheaf must be left in the field. Olive trees and vineyards must not be picked over twice. What was left belonged to the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
Memory Verse
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.”
Deuteronomy 24:14 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Why did a new husband stay home a year?
Why could no one take a millstone as a pledge?
When must a poor man's cloak be returned?
When must a hired worker be paid?
Who got what was left at harvest?
Leave Some Behind
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- VINEYARD
- PLEDGE
- WAGES
- SHEAF
- OLIVE
- WIDOW
- POOR
- SUN
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for mercy. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why should we never take away what a poor person needs to live?
- Why did God tell Israel to remember they were slaves?
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