Fun bible lessons for kids
Then we continued going through history as we taught the review lesson.
We mixed in singing and movement to keep their attention as we worked through 4000 years of history!
God called Moses and told him to go to Pharoah to tell him to let Gods people go.
God used 10 plagues to convince Pharoah to let them go.
10 Commandments for Kids
Israelites walked in the dessert for 40 years.
So God said none of them would live to see the promised land.
Sing10 Commandment Boogie SongTabernacle was built so the people could worship God.
There were certain rules they needed to follow.
You may also want to sing 12 Men Went to Spy on Canaan Song.
Joshua and Jericho
Moses dies and Joshua was put in charge.
(Joshua 1:9)Activity:Have group stand in circle and pick volunteers to be Israelites.
Have volunteer priests march around the circle while you count to 6 symbolizing the 6 days.
Then on the count of 3 everyone shout and have the [human circle] wall fall down.
Judges
The Judges helped rule and guide Israel during this time.
Although God knew it wasnt best, he gave them what they asked for.
He choose an unlikely candidate, a shepherd boy named David.
(Psalm 51:10) We talked about how David fought Goliath.
We had the Bible teacher wear safety goggles for added affect.
After David, Solomon became king.
He pleased God and God granted his request of wisdom.
But like all earthly kings, he struggled and was tangled up in sin.
Gods Kingdom is Divided in Two
God punished Solomons sin by dividing the kingdom into two.
Now there were a lot of Kings, and most werenotgood Kings.
We began by talking about the prophet Elijah who confronted Ahab for idol worship.
They had a showdown on Mt.
Carmel where they both offered burnt offerings.
Baal was a false God and never showed up despite them singing and shouting all day.