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Deuteronomy 9 · Grade 3

A Prayer for Mercy

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Moses said God would go before Israel like a consuming fire. But they must not say in their heart that God gave them the land because of their righteousness. It was because of the nations' wickedness and to keep His promise to their fathers.

Moses reminded them that they had been stubborn from Egypt on. At Horeb, while Moses was on the mountain for forty days, they made a golden calf. Moses threw down the two tablets and broke them before their eyes.

Moses lay before God forty days and nights, without bread or water, praying for them. He begged God not to destroy the people He had saved. He asked God to remember Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God listened. Moses burned the calf and ground it to dust.

Memory Verse

I prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Deuteronomy 9:26 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How would God go before Israel?

  2. Why did God give them the land?

  3. What did Israel make at Horeb?

  4. What did Moses do with the tablets?

  5. What did Moses ask God?

Moses Prays

Write what happened in each box.

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing prayer. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you thank God for gifts you did not earn?
  • How can you stay true to God when others turn away?

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