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Exodus 21 · Grade 3

Laws That Protect

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Read the Story

God said to Moses, Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them. The rules helped Israel live out the Ten Commandments.

God said a Hebrew servant would work six years and go free in the seventh. He did not have to pay anything. A servant could choose to stay if he loved his master and family. God gave women servants rights too. If they were not treated right, they could go free.

Many rules protected life. Hurting a parent or stealing a person was a very serious wrong. If two men fought and one was hurt, the other paid for his healing. If an ox hurt someone, its owner was responsible. Punishment had to be fair, an eye for an eye. That meant it should fit the wrong, and not be more.

Memory Verse

“Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them:

Exodus 21:1 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God say about a Hebrew servant in the seventh year?

  2. What did a Hebrew servant not have to pay when he went free?

  3. Who else did God give rights to?

  4. Who was responsible if an ox hurt someone?

  5. What did eye for an eye mean?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you take care when you play?
  • When do you need to pay back what you broke?

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