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Numbers 24 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Star Out of Jacob

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.

PreschoolBeautiful Tents

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

KindergartenA Bright Star

STAR → picture 2TENT → picture 4KING → picture 1BLESS → picture 3

Grade 1A King Is Coming

God's people in tents. → picture 2Balaam blessed them. → picture 4Balak was angry. → picture 5A star will come. → picture 1Christians see Jesus in the star. → picture 3

Order:

1. Balaam sees the tents2. God's Spirit comes on him3. He blesses Israel4. A star from Jacob

Grade 2A Star Will Come

  1. Where did God's people live? In tents (circle)
  2. What did Balaam say about the tents? How goodly are your tents!
  3. What did Balak say? Go home! (circle)
  4. What would come out of Jacob? A star (circle)
  5. Who do Christians believe the star points to? Jesus (circle)
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Grade 3The Star and the Scepter

  1. What did Balaam see? Israel camped by tribes
  2. What came on Balaam? The Spirit of God
  3. How many times had Balaam blessed Israel? Three times
  4. What would rise out of Israel? A scepter
  5. Where does Jesus call Himself the bright morning star? Revelation 22:16
1: Balaam sees the tents2: God's Spirit comes on him3: He blesses Israel4: A star from Jacob
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Grade 4A King from Jacob

  1. Why did Balaam stop looking for omens? He saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel.
  2. What promise did Balaam repeat? Everyone who blesses you is blessed; everyone who curses you is cursed.
  3. What are a star and scepter pictures of? A ruler
  4. Who do Christians believe this points to? Jesus

Word bank: 1. bless; 2. star; 3. scepter; 4. King

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

Grade 5I See Him, but Not Now

  1. How was the third oracle different from the earlier ones? Balaam no longer sought enchantments; the Spirit of God came on him.
  2. What images did Balaam use for Israel? Valleys, gardens by a river, cedars beside the waters, and a lion
  3. Why did Balak say Balaam lost honor? Yahweh had kept him back from honor.
  4. Who may have partly fulfilled the prophecy? David
  5. What does Jesus call Himself in Revelation 22:16? The root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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