Numbers 30 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Keeping Your Word
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.
PreschoolKeep Your Promise
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenKeep Your Word
Grade 1True Words
Order:
Grade 2Promises to God
- Who did Moses talk to? The leaders of the tribes
- What is a promise to God called? A vow (circle)
- What did God say to do with a promise? Keep it (circle)
- What did Jesus say? Let your yes mean yes.
- Who always keeps His promises? God (circle)
Grade 3He Shall Not Break His Word
- To whom did Moses speak? The heads of the tribes
- What must a man not do with his vow? Break his word
- When could a father cancel a vow? On the day he heard it
- What happened if the father said nothing? The vow stood.
- What did Jesus teach about our words? Let our yes be yes and our no be no.
Grade 4Words That Matter
- What is a vow? A solemn promise made to God
- What was the main rule? A man who vows to Yahweh must not break his word.
- What happened if a husband canceled a vow later? He would bear the guilt.
- Why did a widow's vow stand? She had no husband over her household.
Word bank: 1. God; 2. vow; 3. husband
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5Let Your Yes Be Yes
- What did the main rule say? He shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
- What does Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 add? It is better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
- What happened if a father or husband said nothing on the day he heard? The vow stood.
- Why did a widow's vow stand? She answered for her own household.
- How did Jesus raise the standard in Matthew 5:33-37? His followers should be so truthful that a simple yes or no can be trusted.
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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