Numbers 19 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Red Heifer and Water for Cleansing

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.

PreschoolWater to Make Clean

thin and cowwater and jarplantsfiretent

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

KindergartenMade Clean

WATER → picture 4FIRE → picture 3PLANT → picture 1CLEAN → picture 2

Grade 1God Makes Us Clean

The red cow was burned. → picture 5Ashes went in water. → picture 1A branch sprinkled it. → picture 4On day three and day seven. → picture 2Then they were clean. → picture 3

Order:

1. Bring a red heifer2. Burn it outside the camp3. Add cedar and hyssop4. Made clean

Grade 2Special Water

What color was the cow? Red (circle)
Where was the cow burned? Outside the camp (circle)
What was mixed with the ashes? Water (circle)
How many days was someone not clean? Seven days (circle)
On which days was the water sprinkled? Day three and day seven

Grade 3Ashes and Running Water

What was special about the heifer? It was red, without blemish, and had never worn a yoke.
Who took her outside the camp? Eleazar the priest
What three things went into the fire? Cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet
How long was someone unclean after touching a dead body? Seven days
What was used to sprinkle the water? Hyssop

1: Bring a red heifer2: Burn it outside the camp3: Add cedar and hyssop4: Made clean

Grade 4Clean from Death

What problem did Numbers 19 address? Uncleanness from contact with death
What was the cleansing water called? A sin offering
What made a person unclean for seven days? Touching a dead body, a bone, or a grave
What does Hebrews 9:13-14 say Christ's blood cleanses? Our conscience

Word bank: 1. God; 2. red; 3. ashes; 4. water; 5. seven

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

Grade 5Water for Impurity

Why was this law especially needed in the wilderness? The old generation was dying, and contact with the dead made people unclean.
Where were the ashes kept? Outside the camp in a clean place
What happened to the people who handled the heifer? They became unclean until evening.
What happened to someone who refused to be purified? He defiled the tabernacle and was cut off.
What does Hebrews 9:14 say Christ's blood does? Cleanses your conscience from dead works to serve the living God

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