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Exodus 34 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Covenant Renewed

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 Worships God

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

KindergartenGod Is Kind

TABLETS → picture 2HILL → picture 4PRAY → picture 1SHINE → picture 3

Grade 1A Shining Face

Two new tablets → picture 3God came down in the cloud → picture 2Moses bowed and worshiped → picture 4Moses' face shone → picture 1

Order:

1. Yahweh said to Moses, Chisel two stone tablets like the first2. He chiseled two tablets of stone like the first3. Yahweh descended in the cloud4. Moses didn’t know that the skin of his face shone

Grade 2New Tablets

  1. What did God tell Moses to cut? Two new stone tablets (circle)
  2. How did God come down? In the cloud (circle)
  3. Name one thing God said about Himself. He is kind, good, slow to get angry, full of love or forgiving.
  4. What did Moses do right away? Bowed down and worshiped (circle)
  5. Why was Moses' face shining? He had been with God.
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Grade 3God Proclaims His Name

  1. What would be written on the new tablets? The same words as on the first tablets
  2. How did God describe Himself? Full of mercy and grace, slow to anger, full of loving kindness and truth, forgiving sin
  3. What did Moses ask God? To go among them, forgive their sin and take them as His own
  4. What did Moses not do for forty days? Eat bread or drink water
  5. Why did Moses wear a veil? His face shone, and the people were afraid to come near.
1: Yahweh said to Moses, Chisel two stone tablets like the first2: He chiseled two tablets of stone like the first3: Yahweh descended in the cloud4: Moses didn’t know that the skin of his face shone

Grade 4Merciful and Gracious

  1. Why was the covenant renewed? Because of God's mercy, not because the people deserved it
  2. Name three ways God described Himself. Merciful, gracious, slow to anger, full of love or faithful
  3. Where else is this description repeated? Psalm 103:8 or Jonah 4:2
  4. What does 2 Corinthians 3:18 say happens as we look to the Lord? We are changed to become more like Him.

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

Grade 5The Name of the Lord

  1. Why was the covenant renewed? Because of God's character, not because Israel had improved
  2. How did God answer Moses' request to see His glory? By proclaiming His name and character
  3. Name two other passages that quote 34:6-7. Numbers 14:18, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalm 86:15 or Joel 2:13
  4. How does the cross hold together God's mercy and justice? Sin is truly punished, and sinners are truly forgiven.
  5. How does Paul contrast Moses' veil with life in Christ? Moses' veil hid a fading glory; in Christ the veil is removed and we are transformed.

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

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