Leviticus 24 · Grade 4
Light, Bread, and Justice
Read and Think
Leviticus 24 starts with two signs of God's ongoing presence. Pure olive oil kept the lamps burning every night before Yahweh. Twelve loaves, one for each tribe, were set on the golden table every Sabbath as an everlasting covenant. God was always present with His whole people.
Then the chapter tells of a man, the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father, who blasphemed the Name. The people held him until they learned Yahweh's will. God declared that blasphemy was a grave sin and must be punished. God's name is holy and must not be cursed.
God then gave laws of fair justice: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. These limited punishment so it would fit the crime, not grow into revenge. And there was one law for foreigners and Israelites alike. In Matthew 5, Jesus taught His followers not to seek personal revenge but to love their enemies.
Show What You Know
What did the lamps and loaves show?
Why did the people hold the man?
What was the purpose of eye for eye?
What did Jesus teach in Matthew 5?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Pure olive kept the lamps burning every night before Yahweh.
- loaves, one for each tribe, were set on the golden table every Sabbath as an everlasting covenant.
- was always present with His whole people.
- Then the chapter tells of a man, the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father, who blasphemed the .
Think About It
How do you treat God's name in the way you speak?
Why do you think God wanted one law for both foreigners and Israelites?
Memory Verse
“Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before Yahweh continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Leviticus 24:8 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for Your light. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you make a newcomer feel at home at church?
- How did Jesus teach us to respond when someone hurts us?
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