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Numbers 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Miriam, Aaron, and Humble Moses

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.

PreschoolMoses Prays for Miriam

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

KindergartenPray for Others

PRAY → picture 2CLOUD → picture 4TENT → picture 1HEAL → picture 3

Grade 1A Humble Heart

Moses prayed for Miriam. → picture 2God came down in a cloud. → picture 4They waited seven days. → picture 5Be kind with your words. → picture 1Moses was humble. → picture 3

Order:

1. Miriam and Aaron complain2. God calls them to the tent3. God speaks from the cloud4. Seven days outside camp

Grade 2Unkind Words

  1. Who were Miriam and Aaron? Moses' sister and brother (circle)
  2. What did they say about Moses? Unkind things (circle)
  3. What kind of man was Moses? Very humble (circle)
  4. What did Moses pray? Please heal her, God! (circle)
  5. What did the people do until Miriam came back? They waited for her before they moved on.
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Grade 3Faithful in All My House

  1. Why did Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses? Because of the Cushite woman he had married
  2. How humble was Moses? More than all the men on the surface of the earth
  3. How did God come down? In a pillar of cloud
  4. How did God speak with Moses? Mouth to mouth
  5. How long was Miriam outside the camp? Seven days
1: Miriam and Aaron complain2: God calls them to the tent3: God speaks from the cloud4: Seven days outside camp
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Grade 4Speaking Against God's Servant

  1. What was their deeper complaint? They wanted the same standing as Moses.
  2. Who defended Moses? God defended him.
  3. What did Moses do when Miriam was struck? He immediately prayed for her healing.
  4. What does Hebrews 3 say about Jesus? He is faithful as a Son over God's house, worthy of more glory than Moses.

Word bank: 1. Moses; 2. God; 3. humble; 4. Miriam; 5. Aaron

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

Grade 5The Humble Servant

  1. What was Miriam and Aaron's real grievance? Whether God had spoken only with Moses and not also with them
  2. How does the narrator describe Moses? Very humble, more than all the men on the earth
  3. How did God speak with Moses differently from ordinary prophets? Mouth to mouth, plainly, and Moses beheld His form
  4. What did Aaron confess? We have done foolishly.
  5. How does Hebrews 3:5-6 compare Moses and Christ? Moses was faithful as a servant in God's house; Christ is faithful over it as a Son.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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