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Exodus 23 · Preschool

God Goes Ahead

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Color the angel, the sandals and the people! God promised to guard His people on the way.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God goes ahead of us and keeps us safe.

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Exodus 23 · Kindergarten

Do What Is Right

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TRUTH
HELP
REST
GOD
“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ANGEL
WALK
DONKEY
REST

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

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 tell the truth about others?
  • How can you be kind to everyone, even someone not nice?

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Exodus 23 · Grade 1

God Guards the Way

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

TRUE
FAIR
FEAST
GUARD
“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

Helping an enemy's donkey
The land rests
Three feasts a year
An angel to guard them

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

God said, Behold, I send an angel before you

God said, Six days you shall do your work

God said, You shall not spread a false report

God said, You shall not follow a crowd to do evil

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20 (WEB)

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 tell the truth about others?
  • How can you be kind to everyone, even someone not nice?
  • How can you avoid joining others in doing wrong?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.

Exodus 23 · Grade 2

Be True and Fair

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Read the Story

God told His people to tell the truth. Do not say false things about others. Do not do wrong just because a crowd does it. Be fair to everyone, rich or poor.

God said that if they saw their enemy's donkey lost, they should take it back to him. If his donkey fell under a heavy load, they should help him. God wanted His people to be kind even to enemies.

Every seventh day, people and animals would rest. Three times a year, they would have a feast for God. God promised to send an angel ahead of them to guard them on the way.

Memory Verse

“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did God say not to say about others?

    An angelFalse thingsTake it back to him

  2. Should you do wrong if a crowd does it?

    An angelNoTake it back to him

  3. What should you do with your enemy's lost donkey?

  4. How many times a year was there a feast for God?

    NoTake it back to himThree

  5. Who would God send ahead of them?

    An angelNoTake it back to him

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

DNINHGTFCVGODONKEYAYRVMAHGYNLETECEUMGTSJLULGLERTRWTPSJLUPGTRUTHVESWALKJDBHNCIFNRV
  • DONKEY
  • TRUTH
  • ANGEL
  • HELP
  • REST
  • WALK
  • TRUE
  • GOD

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 be kind to someone who is not your friend?
  • When do you need to stand alone for what is right?

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Exodus 23 · Grade 3

Help Even Your Enemy

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Read the Story

God said, You shall not spread a false report. He also said, You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. Judges must be fair. They must not take a bribe. A bribe makes people blind to what is right. And do not treat foreigners badly, for you know how it feels to be a stranger.

If you meet your enemy's ox or donkey going the wrong way, bring it back. If you see his donkey lying under a heavy load, help him with it. For six years, farm your land. In the seventh year, let it rest so the poor and the animals can eat. Work six days, and rest on the seventh.

Three times a year, keep a feast to God: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Harvest and the Feast of Gathering. God said, Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. He told them to listen to the angel's voice. God would drive out their enemies little by little.

Memory Verse

“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What should you not follow a crowd to do?

  2. What does a bribe do?

  3. What should you do if your enemy's donkey is under a heavy load?

  4. Why did the land rest in the seventh year?

  5. Why would God drive out the enemies little by little?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

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 be kind to someone who is not your friend?
  • When do you need to stand alone for what is right?

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Exodus 23 · Grade 4

Justice Without Favorites

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Read and Think

God wants His people to be honest and fair. Lies, gossip and bribes hurt people. We should not follow a crowd to do wrong. God's people stand for the truth even when it is not popular.

God told Israel to help an enemy's animal. Loving God means doing good even to people who do not like us. In the New Testament, Jesus teaches us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44).

God gave rest for people, animals and even the land. He gave feasts to remember His goodness. He promised to guard and guide His people on the way. God cares for every part of life.

Show What You Know

  1. Name two things that hurt fairness.

  2. What did God tell Israel to do for an enemy?

  3. What did Jesus teach about enemies?

  4. Name one way God gave rest.

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

restGodgood
  1. wants His people to be honest and fair.
  2. Loving God means doing even to people who do not like us.
  3. God gave for people, animals and even the land.

Think About It

  1. When is it hard not to follow the crowd? How can you stand for what is right?

  2. Who is someone hard to love? What kind thing could you do for them?

Memory Verse

“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.

Exodus 23:2 (WEB)

Copy It

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 stand up for someone being treated wrongly?
  • How can you do good to someone who dislikes you?

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Exodus 23 · Grade 5

Living as God's People

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Read and Think

Exodus 23 completes the Book of the Covenant. It calls for honest witnesses and impartial courts: no false reports, no siding with the majority to do evil, no bribes and no favoritism toward either the rich or the poor (23:2-3, 6-8). Justice must reflect the character of God, who will not justify the wicked. The command to return an enemy's straying animal shows that God's law reaches beyond legal duty to active kindness.

Rest is woven into Israel's life. The sabbatical year let the land lie fallow so the poor and wild animals could eat. The weekly Sabbath gave rest even to servants, foreigners and animals. Three yearly feasts, Unleavened Bread, Harvest and Ingathering, would gather Israel to worship and remember God's provision. These rhythms taught trust that God would provide.

God promised, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way. He said, my name is in him (23:21), meaning this messenger carried God's own authority. Israel was to obey him and to reject the gods of Canaan. God promised to drive out the nations little by little so the land would not become desolate. God's plans are often gradual, and He gives His people what they can handle as they grow.

Show What You Know

  1. Name two marks of a fair court in Exodus 23.

  2. How does the enemy's animal law go beyond legal duty?

  3. Who benefited from the sabbatical year?

  4. What did God mean by my name is in him?

  5. Why would God drive out the nations little by little?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godrestangel
  1. Justice must reflect the character of , who will not justify the wicked.
  2. The weekly Sabbath gave even to servants, foreigners and animals.
  3. God promised, I send an before you, to keep you by the way.

Think About It

  1. How can Christians stand for justice and truth when the majority disagrees?

  2. What does God's little by little plan teach you about patience in your own growth?

Memory Verse

“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.

Exodus 23:2 (WEB)

Copy It

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 stand up for someone being treated wrongly?
  • How can you do good to someone who dislikes you?
  • How can you speak truth even when it is unpopular?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.