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Numbers 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Korah's Rebellion

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.

PreschoolAaron Stops the Sickness

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

KindergartenAaron Helps

INCENSE → picture 2PRAY → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 1HELP → picture 3

Grade 1Standing in the Gap

Aaron took incense. → picture 2Korah was proud. → picture 4Fire came from God. → picture 5Moses prayed. → picture 1God stopped the sickness. → picture 3

Order:

1. Korah rises up2. Test with incense3. The ground opens4. Aaron stands between

Grade 2Aaron Runs to Help

  1. Who was proud? Korah (circle)
  2. What did Korah not like? That God chose Moses and Aaron to lead
  3. Who would show whom He had chosen? God (circle)
  4. What did Aaron carry? Incense (circle)
  5. Where did Aaron stand? Between the dead and the living
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Grade 3Rebellion Against God's Choice

  1. What tribe was Korah from? Levi (he was a Levite)
  2. What did the rebels claim? All the congregation are holy.
  3. What did Korah's men want besides their service? The priesthood
  4. What began when the people grumbled? A plague
  5. What did Aaron do? He ran with incense, made atonement, and stood between the dead and the living.
1: Korah rises up2: Test with incense3: The ground opens4: Aaron stands between
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Grade 4Who Does God Choose?

  1. Who joined Korah? Dathan, Abiram, and 250 leaders
  2. What test did Moses set up? Each man would bring a censer with incense before Yahweh.
  3. How did the people respond the next day? They blamed Moses and Aaron, and a plague began.
  4. How was Aaron different from the rebels? He humbly served to save others instead of grabbing for honor.

Word bank: 1. Korah; 2. Aaron; 3. God; 4. incense; 5. Fire

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

Grade 5Between the Dead and the Living

  1. What did Korah's group claim? All the congregation are holy, and Yahweh is among them.
  2. What were they really seeking? The priesthood
  3. What did the censers become? A covering for the altar, as a sign
  4. What does Numbers 26:11 add? The sons of Korah did not die.
  5. How does Hebrews 7:25 connect to Aaron's action? Jesus always lives to make intercession, standing between us and death.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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