Exodus 12 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: The First Passover
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.
PreschoolOut of Egypt
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenThe Passover
Grade 1Saved by the Lamb
Order:
Grade 2The Lamb and the Door
- What did each family take? A perfect lamb (circle)
- Where did they put the blood? On the sides and top of their front door
- Why did they wear their shoes? To be ready to go
- What did God promise about the blood? God said, I will pass over you.
- What is the night called? The Passover (circle)
Grade 3The Blood on the Doors
- What kind of lamb did each household choose? A male a year old without blemish
- Where was the blood placed? On the two doorposts and the lintel
- How were they to eat it? In haste, dressed and ready to leave
- What would they tell their children the Passover meant? It is the sacrifice of Yahweh's Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt.
- How long had Israel lived in Egypt? 430 years
Grade 4Christ Our Passover
- Why were Israel's firstborn safe? Because the lamb's blood was on their doors, not because they were better
- What did the lamb have to be like? Perfect, without blemish
- What does 1 Corinthians 5:7 say about Christ? Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.
- What did Jesus give us to remember Him? The Lord's Supper
Word bank: 1. lamb; 2. blood; 3. God
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5The Lamb and the Exodus
- What did the unleavened bread and bitter herbs recall? The haste of departure and the bitterness of slavery
- What does the mixed multitude suggest? Some non-Israelites believed and joined Israel.
- What detail about the lamb is fulfilled in John 19:36? No bone of it was broken.
- What did Jesus say about the cup at the Last Supper? It was the new covenant in His blood (Luke 22:20).
- How does Passover picture salvation in Christ? As Israel was redeemed from slavery in Egypt, believers are redeemed from slavery to sin.
Word bank: 1. God; 2. lamb; 3. bread; 4. blood
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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