Leviticus 21 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Holy Priests
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.
PreschoolBread for the Priests
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenHoly Priests
Grade 1Chosen to Serve
Order:
Grade 2Rules for Priests
- Who were the priests? Aaron and his sons (circle)
- Where did they serve God? At His holy tent (circle)
- What did the priests offer? The bread of their God
- What did the high priest wear on his head? Special oil (circle)
- Could priests with a hurt body eat the holy bread? Yes, they still ate the holy bread.
Grade 3Holy to You
- Who are the rules in Leviticus 21 for? Aaron's sons, the priests
- What did the priests offer? The bread of God at the altar
- Why did the high priest have the strictest rules? The anointing oil of his God was on him.
- What could priests with a physical defect still do? Eat the holy bread
- Whom did Jesus later welcome? The blind and the lame
Grade 4A Holy Priesthood
- Why must the priests be holy? Because they offered the bread of their God
- Why could the high priest not go near any dead body? The crown of the anointing oil of his God was on him.
- What could a priest with a physical defect still do? Eat the most holy food
- What does 1 Peter 2 call all believers? A royal priesthood
Word bank: 1. holy; 2. God; 3. priest; 4. oil
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5Priests Who Draw Near
- Why were the priests to be holy? They offered the bread of their God.
- Name two strict rules for the high priest. He could not tear his clothes or go near any dead body, even for his father or mother.
- Why could a priest with a defect not approach the altar? The altar service was a visual picture of the perfect holiness required to approach God.
- What did verse 22 allow such priests? To eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy
- How does Hebrews 7:26 describe Jesus? The perfect High Priest without blemish
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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