Deuteronomy 25 · Grade 3
Honest Measures
Read the Story
When judges punished a guilty man, they could give no more than forty stripes. They must not shame their brother too much.
Israel must not muzzle the ox while it treads out the grain. If a man died with no son, his brother would marry the widow, so the dead man's name would not be lost. If the brother refused, the widow took off his sandal before the elders.
Israel must not keep a heavy weight and a light one, or a large measure and a small one. God wanted perfect and just weights. Moses also told them to remember how Amalek struck the weak and weary at the back of the line when Israel came out of Egypt.
Memory Verse
“You shall have a perfect and just weight. You shall have a perfect and just measure, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
Deuteronomy 25:15 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
What was the most stripes a judge could give?
Why did a brother marry the widow?
What did the widow do if he refused?
What kind of weights did God want?
Who did Amalek strike?
Fair and Honest
Write what happened in each box.
Word Search
Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.
- WEIGHTS
- PERFECT
- MUZZLE
- SANDAL
- AMALEK
- GRAIN
- FORTY
- JUST
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for being fair. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why did God limit punishment?
- How can you be honest at home or church?
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