Leviticus 19 · Grade 4
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Read and Think
Leviticus 19 begins with God's great call: You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy. What follows shows that holiness is practical. It touches family, worship, work, speech, and how we treat the weak.
Israel was to respect parents, keep Sabbaths, and turn from idols. Farmers were to leave the edges of their fields and the fallen grapes for the poor and the foreigner. Workers were to be paid the same day. Judges were not to favor the poor or the powerful but to judge fairly.
God said, Don't take vengeance, nor bear any grudge, but love your neighbor as yourself. In Luke 10, a man asked Jesus, Who is my neighbor? Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan. Our neighbor is anyone who needs our help.
Show What You Know
What does holiness touch?
What did farmers leave for the poor?
How were judges to judge?
According to Jesus' story, who is our neighbor?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Farmers were to leave the edges of their fields and the fallen grapes for the and the foreigner.
- In Luke 10, a man asked Jesus, Who is my ?
- Jesus told the story of the Samaritan.
Think About It
Who is a neighbor that God may be asking you to help this week?
Is there a grudge you need to let go of? What would loving that person look like?
Memory Verse
““‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.”
Leviticus 19:18 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for my neighbors. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself?
- How can we treat newcomers the way God asked Israel to?
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