Deuteronomy 26 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Basket of Firstfruits

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.

PreschoolA Basket for God

basketaltarfruitpeople

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

KindergartenThank You, God

BASKET → picture 4FRUIT → picture 3WHEAT → picture 2ALTAR → picture 1

Grade 1First and Best

Put the first fruit in a basket. → picture 3The priest sets it before the altar. → picture 5We were slaves in Egypt. → picture 2God brought us out with a mighty hand. → picture 4Be glad with the Levite and the foreigner. → picture 1

Order:

1. Put the first fruit in a basket2. The priest sets it before the altar3. Tell how God brought you out4. Rejoice with the Levite and foreigner

Grade 2The First Fruit

What did they bring to God? The first of their fruit
What did they put it in? A basket (circle)
Who did they cry to? God (circle)
Who did they share with? The Levite and the person far from home
What did God call them? My people (circle)

Grade 3Remember and Give Thanks

Where did they carry the first of the harvest? To the place God chose
Who set the basket before the altar? The priest
What did God do when they cried out? He heard their voice and brought them out.
Who did they rejoice with? Their household, the Levite, and the foreigner
What did God declare about Israel? They were His own people.

1: Put the first fruit in a basket2: The priest sets it before the altar3: Tell how God brought you out4: Rejoice with the Levite and foreigner

Grade 4Telling God's Story

What did giving the first show? That all came from God
Why did each generation say we and us? To make the story their own
What is thanksgiving, according to this chapter? Remembering what God had done
How does the chapter end? With a covenant promise that Yahweh was their God and Israel was His people

Word bank: 1. basket; 2. first; 3. Egypt; 4. God; 5. honey

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

Grade 5My Father Was a Syrian Ready to Perish

What did firstfruits acknowledge? That the whole harvest belonged to God
Who is likely the Syrian ready to perish? Jacob
Where is faith rooted, according to this chapter? In God's acts in history
What did the giver pray after the third year tithe? Look down from your holy habitation and bless your people.
How does Peter echo this chapter? He calls the church God's own possession.

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