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Deuteronomy 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Not Because You Are Good

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.

PreschoolMoses Prays

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

KindergartenPray for Others

PRAY → picture 3CALF → picture 1TABLETS → picture 4MOUNTAIN → picture 2

Grade 1Moses Prayed

The people made a gold calf. → picture 4Moses broke the two stones. → picture 3Moses prayed for them. → picture 1Moses stayed on the mountain. → picture 5God goes ahead like a fire. → picture 2

Order:

1. Moses on the mountain forty days2. The people make a calf3. Moses breaks the tablets4. Moses prays for them

Grade 2Moses Prayed for Them

  1. Did God give the land because the people were good? No (circle)
  2. What did the people make? A calf out of gold
  3. What did Moses break? The two stones (circle)
  4. How long did Moses pray? Forty days and nights (circle)
  5. Did God listen to Moses? Yes (circle)
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Grade 3A Prayer for Mercy

  1. How would God go before Israel? Like a consuming fire
  2. Why did God give them the land? Because of the nations' wickedness and His promise
  3. What did Israel make at Horeb? A golden calf
  4. What did Moses do with the tablets? He threw them down and broke them.
  5. What did Moses ask God? Not to destroy His people
1: Moses on the mountain forty days2: The people make a calf3: Moses breaks the tablets4: Moses prays for them

Grade 4Not Your Righteousness

  1. How many times does Moses say it was not their righteousness? Three times
  2. What did Moses call the people? A stiff-necked people
  3. What did Moses appeal to in prayer? God's name, His redemption, and His promise to the fathers
  4. What is intercession? Praying on behalf of others

Word bank: 1. God; 2. calf; 3. tablets; 4. forty; 5. good

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

Grade 5The Intercessor

  1. What does Deuteronomy 9 dismantle? Pride
  2. Why were the nations being judged? For their wickedness
  3. What did Moses do with the calf? He burned it, ground it to dust, and threw the dust into the brook.
  4. What did Moses' prayer not appeal to? Israel's merit
  5. How does Moses point ahead to Jesus? Jesus always lives to intercede for His people.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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