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Deuteronomy 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Ten Commandments

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.

PreschoolGod's Ten Words

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

KindergartenGod First

TABLETS → picture 3MOUNTAIN → picture 1FIRE → picture 4FAMILY → picture 2

Grade 1Ten Good Rules

God wrote on two stones. → picture 4God spoke from the fire. → picture 3Honor your father and mother. → picture 1Rest on the Sabbath day. → picture 5Do not want what is not yours. → picture 2

Order:

1. God made a covenant at Horeb2. God brought them out of Egypt3. God wrote on two stone tablets4. The people say we will do it

Grade 2Rules from a Loving God

  1. Where did God speak from? From the fire (circle)
  2. Who brought the people out of Egypt? God (circle)
  3. What day is for rest? The Sabbath (circle)
  4. Who should you honor? Your father and mother (circle)
  5. What did God write the rules on? Two stones (circle)
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Grade 3Ten Words on Stone

  1. Where did God make a covenant with them? At Horeb
  2. How does God begin the commandments? I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.
  3. Why does this chapter say to keep the Sabbath? Because they were slaves in Egypt
  4. What does covet mean? To want what belongs to your neighbor
  5. What did the people ask Moses to do? Hear God for them
1: God made a covenant at Horeb2: God brought them out of Egypt3: God wrote on two stone tablets4: The people say we will do it
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Grade 4Rescued, Then Commanded

  1. Who was the covenant made with, according to Moses? Not only their fathers but all who were alive that day
  2. How do the commands begin with grace? God first says He brought them out of slavery.
  3. Why could servants and animals rest on the Sabbath? Israel was to remember they were slaves in Egypt.
  4. What did God wish for the people? That they had a heart to fear Him and keep His commandments always

Word bank: 1. covenant; 2. God; 3. Sabbath

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

Grade 5A Heart to Obey

  1. Why does Moses say the covenant was made with us? Every generation must hear God's word as spoken to them.
  2. What comes before law in the commandments? Grace, God saying He brought them out of Egypt
  3. What reason does Deuteronomy give for the Sabbath? Remember you were a servant in Egypt, so let your servants rest.
  4. What does the last command forbid? Desiring what belongs to a neighbor
  5. How did Jesus sum up the commandments? Love for God and for neighbor
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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