Exodus 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Livestock, Boils and Hail

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.

PreschoolSafe in Goshen

hailcowhousecloud

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

KindergartenGod Protects

HAIL → picture 2COW → picture 4HOUSE → picture 1CLOUD → picture 3

Grade 1More Plagues

Sick animals → picture 3Ashes made sores → picture 2Hail and thunder → picture 4Israel's flocks were safe → picture 1

Order:

1. Yahweh did that thing on the next day2. Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky3. Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens4. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail

Grade 2Hail from the Sky

What happened to Israel's animals? They stayed healthy; not one died.
What did the ashes cause? Painful sores called boils
What did God warn the Egyptians to do? Bring their animals inside
Where was there no hail? Where God's people lived (Goshen)
What did Pharaoh say? Pharaoh said, I have sinned.

Grade 3The Earth Is Yahweh's

What happened to Israel's livestock? Not one died.
Why couldn't the magicians stand before Moses? Because of the boils
Why did God say He let Pharaoh stand? To show His power and that His name may be declared in all the earth
How did some Egyptians respond to the warning? Those who feared God's word brought servants and livestock inside.
What did Moses say Pharaoh would know when the hail stopped? That the earth is Yahweh's

1: Yahweh did that thing on the next day2: Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky3: Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens4: Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail

Grade 4Fearing God's Word

What happened to the magicians? They could not stand before Moses because of the boils.
How did God show mercy before the hail? He gave a warning, and those who feared His word were protected.
Did Pharaoh truly change? No, he sinned again when the trouble stopped.
What was the purpose of the hail stopping? That Pharaoh would know the earth is Yahweh's

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

Grade 5God's Name Declared

How did God distinguish His people in the livestock plague? Not one of Israel's animals died.
What might the furnace ashes recall? The brick kilns where Israel suffered
What was God's global purpose (Romans 9:17)? That His name would be declared throughout all the earth
How did God show mercy before the hail? He told Egyptians how to protect their servants and animals; those who feared His word were spared.
Why was Pharaoh's confession empty? He didn't fear God and sinned again when the storm passed.

Word bank: 1. boils; 2. God; 3. storm

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