| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
Topics:
Moses, Plagues,
Fearing God, Hardened
Heart, Wrath
After completing this lesson, the children will learn to look for
God's warnings about bad behavior and how we can benefit when we listen
and obey God.
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| AS KIDS ARRIVE ( 15 minutes
) |
Warning Signs (Activity)
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| OPENING PRAYER
AND PRAISES ( 5 minutes ) Further info? Click
Here |
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| MEMORY WORK ( 6 minutes
) |
"Blessed is the man
who always fears the Lord, but he who hardens his heart falls into
trouble" Proverbs 28:14
Have the kids find this verse in their Bibles, and read it several
times out loud. Have them close their eyes and try to say the verse
again.
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| SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION
( 15 minutes ) |
Introduction:
Last week we learned how God spoke to Moses, telling him to go back
to Egypt to help free the Israelites from Pharaoh's grip. God gave
Moses the words to say, and the power to perform miracles before Pharaoh
to make him let the people go. To convince Pharaoh he was dealing
with the one and only true God, He sent ten plagues on Egypt. A little
later we will sing about these plagues (optional). But each time,
Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not obey God. Instead, he
did not let the people go. Our lesson today begins with the tenth
plague. It was the most devastating plague of them all. It was Pharaoh's
last chance. It was his last warning. Let's find out what happened.
Exodus 11:1-8, 12: 29-32 (Pharaoh
Finally Gives In)
Discussion Questions:
1. What did God say would happen after this plague? (Pharaoh
would drive the Israelites completely
out of Egypt.)
2. What was going to happen to all of the Egyptian families? (All
of the firstborn males, both people
and cattle would die)
3. At what time was this plague going to take place? (Midnight)
4. What did the Israelites take from the Egyptian people? (Silver
and Gold)
5. Why do you think Pharaoh let the people go after this plague
when he didn't after the first nine plagues?
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| CLASS EXERCISES (5 minutes and
15 minutes) |
Hardened Heart (Object
Talk) Click Here
The Passover (Skit for up
to 9 volunteers) Click Here
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| ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (10
minutes) |
The Plague Song (Song)
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| APPLICATION ( 2 minutes) |
Although Pharaoh was given many signs to know God was
in control, he did not fear Him. Instead his heart was hardened and
that led to disobedience. We have warning signs too. Not only are
there signs that warn us about physical dangers, like we discussed
earlier today, but the Bible is also full of warning signs. The Ten
Commandments are a good example of some of these warnings, and there
are many others. So what do we need to do to learn how to fear God
and try to be obedient to Him in every area of our life.
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| NEXT WEEK |
What would you do if when we tried to leave this room
today, the doors would not open no matter how hard we tried. Would
you panic? Something very similar happened to the Israelites. Come
back next week to see how they got out of their difficult situation.
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| CLOSING PRAYER ( 2 minutes)
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Here |
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| TAKE HOME PAGE |
| Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take home.
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