Leviticus 11 · Grade 4
Be Holy, for I Am Holy
Read and Think
Leviticus 11 gives Israel rules about clean and unclean animals. Land animals with a split hoof that chew the cud were clean. Water creatures with fins and scales were clean. Certain birds and most swarming creatures were unclean, though some insects like locusts could be eaten.
Touching the carcass of an unclean animal made a person unclean until the evening. Clothes had to be washed. These rules reached into everyday life, reminding Israel that every part of life belonged to God.
God explained why: For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. The food laws set Israel apart from the nations. Jesus later declared all foods clean, and Peter learned the gospel is for all nations. Yet God's call to be holy is repeated in First Peter for every believer.
Show What You Know
Which land animals were clean?
How long was a person unclean after touching a carcass?
What did the rules remind Israel?
Who declared all foods clean?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Leviticus 11 gives Israel rules about and unclean animals.
- Land animals with a split that chew the cud were clean.
- Water creatures with and scales were clean.
- These rules reached into everyday life, reminding Israel that every part of life belonged to .
- Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ; for I am holy.
Think About It
If food laws no longer apply, how can Christians still be holy in everyday life?
Why do you think God cared about ordinary things like food?
Memory Verse
“For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.”
Leviticus 11:44 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for all the animals You made. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- What kinds of animals in this chapter do you find most interesting, and why?
- How can you be holy in all your behavior?
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