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Numbers 31 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Victory over Midian and a Gift of Gold

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.

PreschoolA Thank-You Gift

GiftCointabernaclepeoplewater and jar

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

KindergartenSay Thank You

GOLD → picture 4GIFT → picture 3THANKS → picture 1PRAY → picture 2

Grade 1God Kept Them Safe

The soldiers came back. → picture 5Not one was lost. → picture 1They washed to be clean. → picture 4They brought gold. → picture 2A gift for God. → picture 3

Order:

1. Soldiers come back2. They are made clean3. Plunder is shared4. Gold for God

Grade 2Not One Was Lost

  1. What had Midian done? Led God's people into sin
  2. Who won? God's people (circle)
  3. What did the soldiers have to do before coming in? Wash and be made clean
  4. How many soldiers were lost? Not one (circle)
  5. What did the leaders bring to God? Gold as a thank-you gift
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Grade 3A Memorial Before Yahweh

  1. Why did God bring judgment on Midian? They had led Israel into sin at Peor.
  2. How many men came from each tribe? One thousand
  3. How long did the soldiers stay outside the camp? Seven days
  4. What did the soldiers do before coming home? Stayed outside the camp seven days and were made clean
  5. Why did the officers bring gold? Not one man was lost.
1: Soldiers come back2: They are made clean3: Plunder is shared4: Gold for God
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Grade 4Judgment, Cleansing, and Thanks

  1. Why did God command judgment on Midian? Midian had led Israel to worship idols at Peor.
  2. Why did soldiers need cleansing? War brought contact with death.
  3. How was the plunder divided? Split fairly between the soldiers and the whole community, with a part for Yahweh
  4. What did the officers do when no soldier was missing? They gave a free gift of gold.

Word bank: 1. God; 2. clean; 3. gold; 4. memorial

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

Grade 5There Lacks Not One

  1. What reason does verse 16 give for the judgment? The Midianite women, on Balaam's counsel, caused Israel to trespass at Peor.
  2. What did Phinehas carry? The holy vessels and the trumpets
  3. How were soldiers who touched the dead purified? They stayed outside seven days and were purified on the third and seventh days.
  4. What did the commanders report? There lacks not one man of us.
  5. How much did the gold weigh? 16,750 shekels
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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