Children’s Bible Lessons – Level 1: Lesson 56 “King Uzziah”

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Featured Passage: 2 Chronicles 26

When King Jehoash died, his son Amaziah reigned in Judah. His time as king was short, and it wasn’t long before his son Uzziah became king of Judah after his father King Amaziah (2 Kings 14). In the Bible, Uzziah is sometimes also named King Azariah. Uzziah followed in the footsteps of his father as a good king, but like his father, he did not remove the high places where the people worshipped other gods. However, because he tried to do the right thing, God gave him many successes. He built cities, made his army strong, and protected the people from their enemies. Unfortunately, his successes filled him with pride.

Discuss:

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  • How old was Uzziah when he became king of Judah? What do you think Uzziah did to prepare to be king as he grew up? What can you do now to prepare to be a good king and priest in the future? 
  • We know that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). How did God reward Uzziah for seeking Him and listening to God’s priest?
  • What does the Scripture mean where it says that Uzziah “loved the soil”?
  • Why did Uzziah build towers in Jerusalem? 
  • What did King Uzziah do that made God angry with him? Why do you think Uzziah made that bad decision? How did God punish him? Do you think Uzziah learned from his mistake?

Memory Challenge: 

2 Chronicles 26:5 

“He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.”

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Children’s Bible Lessons – Level 2: Lesson 56 “The Handwriting on the Wall”

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Featured Passage: Daniel 4-5

King Nebuchadnezzar had a rich kingdom that dominated much of the world in its time, and he was proud of it. He became so filled with pride that God warned him through a dream that he was going to be greatly humbled. Just as Daniel interpreted, for seven years Nebuchadnezzar lived like an animal. When he finally came to his senses, he acknowledged that God was sovereign over all. After Nebuchadnezzar died, Belshazzar became king of Babylon. Belshazzar did not learn anything from Nebuchadnezzar’s mistake. You could say that the handwriting was on the wall. 

Discuss:

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  • What happened to Nebuchadnezzar after he became filled with pride? Do you think Nebuchadnezzar learned anything from this experience?
  • What did Belshazzar do that was considered a prideful act against God? From what example should he have learned about the consequences of pride? 
  • How did God get everyone’s attention? Can you imagine how frightened people must have been? 
  • What did the writing on the wall say? What did Daniel explain its meaning to be? Today, what does the expression “the handwriting is on the wall” mean? 
  • How long did it take for God’s warning to become true? Who ruled Babylon after Belshazzar?

Memory Challenge: 

Daniel 4:34

And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

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Children’s Bible Lessons – Level 3: Lesson 56 “The Courage of a Queen”

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Featured Passage: Esther 5-6

After three days of fasting, Esther prepared herself to go before the king. Even though she was the queen, it was still forbidden for anyone to stand in the king’s presence without permission. Even if the king made allowance for her to come into his court without being summoned, she had to be careful how to tell him that his chief of all the king’s princes was plotting to destroy her people. Esther was running out of time, for as she prepared banquets for the king, Haman was plotting his revenge against Mordecai. The king, unaware of Haman’s plans, had something very different in mind for Mordecai. 

Discuss: 

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  • How do you think Esther felt before she entered the court of the king unannounced? Why did Esther decide to put her life in danger? What can we learn from Esther about courage? 
  • Why do you think Esther decided to have a banquet for the king and Haman? What happened at the first banquet? 
  • Why was Haman so angry with Mordecai? What was he planning to get revenge? 
  • What did Mordecai do for which the king wanted to honor him? What was Haman coming to ask the king when he asked Haman advice on how to honor Mordecai? Who did Haman think he was talking about? 
  • How do you think Haman felt when he had to carry out the king’s orders to honor Mordecai? What are some lessons this story teaches us about pride? Why is it important to be humble? 

Memory Challenge: 

Esther 5:7-8

Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and request is this: If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”

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Children’s Bible Program – Level 1: Lesson 57 “Josiah”

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Featured Passage: 2 Chronicles 34-35

After King Uzziah died, several more kings ruled the land. Some of them were very good, and some of them were very wicked, and caused the people of Judah to sin against God. A king named Amon, who was a very wicked man, only ruled for two years before God allowed him to die. His little eight year old son, Josiah was crowned as king after him. Despite having Amon for a father, Josiah was a good king. By the time he was sixteen years old he was determined to get rid of all the idols so that the people would have to worship the true God. He also wanted to repair the beautiful temple of God to be used once again for the right purposes. One day when some men were cleaning out the temple, they found an old book that had been forgotten and decided to show it to the young king. 

Discuss:

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  • How old was Josiah when he became king? Does a person have to be a certain age to begin to follow God? 
  • What did Josiah do to get rid of the pagan idols in the land? Which of God’s commandments was Josiah following when he got rid of the idols in Judah? 
  • What was the book that was found in the temple? What did King Josiah do when they read it to him? Why was he so sad?
  • What feast did King Josiah have all the people in Judah keep? What do you think that Passover was like for the people in Judah? 

Memory Challenge: 

2 Chronicles 34:31

Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

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Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 57 “Daniel and the Lion’s Den”

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Featured Passage: Daniel 6

Babylon was captured by the Medes the very night that Daniel interpreted the handwriting on the wall. The new King Darius appointed one hundred twenty satraps (princes) over the provinces of his empire and three governors over them. One of the governors over the satraps was Daniel. Daniel did so well at his job that the king thought about making him the leader over the whole realm. The other governors and satraps were not happy about this idea. They wanted to find something that Daniel was doing wrong, but they couldn’t find anything that would be a reason to fire him from his job. They needed to come up with a plan to get rid of Daniel. 

Discuss:

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  • Why do you think the other government officials wanted to take action against Daniel? Why was it hard for them to find anything wrong with Daniel? 
  • What was the scheme the men came up with to get rid of Daniel. How did the satraps and governors get the king to sign their new decree?
  • What did Daniel do when he heard about the new law? What character traits can we learn from Daniel’s decision? 
  • Why could the king not pardon Daniel when the officials wanted him punished for praying to God? How did the king feel he found out what his officials were up to? 
  • What was Daniel’s punishment? How did God protect Daniel? How did the king respond to the miracle? 
  • What happened to the officials who accused Daniel? 

Memory Challenge 

Daniel 6:25-27

Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth:

Peace be multiplied to you. I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

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Children’s Bible Program – Level 3: Lesson 57 “Esther Saves Her People”

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Featured Passage: Esther 7-10

Haman had built a gallows for Mordecai, but his opportunity to tell the king about the plan to use them instead turned into a conversation about how to honor Mordecai for his good deeds.  Haman, humiliated from having to lead a parade of honor for his enemy Mordecai, after sulking to his wife at home, arrived at Esther’s second banquet. At the banquet, King Ahaserus asked Esther what she desired, and he would give it to her — even up to half the kingdom! Haman and the king were both caught off guard by Esther’s request, and a lovely banquet quickly turned into the queen’s triumph and the end of a very bad day for Haman. 

Discuss:

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  • What do you think Haman was thinking about when he came to Esther’s second banquet? 
  • What was Esther’s petition to the king? Esther had the opportunity to ask for any desire up to half of the kingdom! For what could have she asked? What can we learn about Esther from her response to the king? 
  • How did the king respond to Esther’s request? Why do you think he reacted the way he did?
  • What happened to Haman? What happened to Mordecai in the end? 
  • How did Haman’s plan turn out for the Jews? How did the king help fix the situation for them?
  • In the book of Esther, the name of God is not used at all. What things from the narrative show us that God was working with the characters throughout the story?

Memory Challenge: 

Esther 7:3

Then Queen Esther answered and said, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the King, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.”

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Due to the travel restrictions and an ongoing quarantine policy in Israel, we regret to announce that our Israel Dig and Tour is cancelled for the 2020 summer. We look forward to resuming the program again in the summer of 2021

Programa Bíblico para Niños – Nivel 3: Lección 1 “El Reino de Dios”

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Pasaje Destacado: Apocalipsis 1:8; Colosenses 1:15-16; Salmos 103:19; Hebreos 1:1–3; Josué 10:11–14; 2 Reyes 20:10–11; Mateo 14:25–33; Marcos 4:37–41; Apocalipsis 21:7; 2 Corintios 6:18; 1 Juan 3:1–3.

Los reinos vegetal, animal y humano son clasificaciones de seres vivos en nuestro mundo material. El mundo espiritual también tiene seres vivos, y el reino angélico tiene diferentes clasificaciones de ángeles. Sin embargo, hay un Reino por encima de todos los demás, sea material o espiritual: El Reino de Dios. Dios está en un nivel de existencia que es difícil de entender para los humanos. Dios tiene vida inherente y es eterno. Dios fue, es y siempre será. Dios es el Creador de todas las cosas, sean espirituales o materiales, por lo tanto, Dios está por encima de todas las cosas. Como Dios creó y controla todas las cosas, no está limitado ni por las leyes físicas, ni por el tiempo, ni por el espacio.

Es por eso que Dios pudo evitar que el Sol se ocultara para Josué, y pudo devolver el Sol diez grados  para Ezequías. También, por eso fue que Jesucristo pudo caminar sobre el agua y calmar el mar rugiente. La buena noticia es que el Reino de Dios es una familia, y todo ser humano que haya existido, tiene el potencial de ser miembro la familia de Dios. ¡Naciste para ser parte de la familia de Dios!

Discusión:

  • Hable con sus hijos sobre la grandeza de Dios, su poder y majestad. Señale algunos ejemplos y pídales que también den ejemplos.
  • Explique el hecho de que Dios no está sujeto a las leyes de la física (como la gravedad, el magnetismo, el movimiento de los planetas, etc.), lo que significa que puede hacer cosas milagrosas. Describa algunos milagros mencionados en la Biblia que desafían las leyes físicas.
  • Explique que Dios nos está ofreciendo vida eterna en su familia como hijos suyos. Seremos miembros de la familia de Dios (1 Juan 3:2).
  • Nuestra herencia es el universo entero. Quizás todos tengan su propia galaxia. Pregunte a sus hijos qué harían para heredar el universo. ¿Qué daría a cambio de la vida eterna? ¡Nada!

Memorizar y revisar:

Colosenses 1:16-17 

“Porque en él fueron creadas todas las cosas, las que hay en los cielos y las que hay en la tierra, visibles e invisibles; sean tronos, sean dominios, sean principados, sean potestades; todo fue creado por medio de él y para él. Y él es antes de todas las cosas, y todas las cosas en él subsisten”.

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Programa Bíblico para Niños – Nivel 2: Lección 1 “¿Quién es Dios?”

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Pasaje Destacado: Juan 1:1–3; Génesis 1:26–27; Juan 4:24; Juan 3:16; Salmos 90:2; Colosenses 1:16-17; Isaías 46:9-10; 1Juan 4: 8

Es muy importante entender quién y qué es Dios. Podemos saber esto solo si Dios decide revelárnoslo, y lo ha hecho, por medio de la Biblia. ¿Cómo era cuando no existía nada físico? En esa era prehistórica, había dos seres espirituales eternos, poderosos, llamados Dios y el Verbo. Juntos, Dios y el Verbo planearon y diseñaron todo lo visible y lo invisible: Las huestes angélicas, las estrellas y los planetas, las plantas, los animales, y el hombre. El Verbo, fue quien se convirtió en Jesucristo, y Dios creó todas las cosas por medio de Él. Dios no es una “fuerza” mágica. No, ¡Dios es real! Él tiene forma y figura. Podemos saber cómo es Dios porque nos hizo a su imagen y semejanza. Dios es totalmente sabio, todo lo conoce, es todopoderoso y muy amoroso. Por su Espíritu, Él puede ver lo que está ocurriendo ¡en todas partes! Pero si queremos saber quién es realmente Dios, debemos conocer Su carácter

Dios es bueno, misericordioso, amoroso y lleno de compasión. Todo lo que Dios hace está motivado por el amor. Dios es amor.

Discusión:

  • Ayude a sus hijos a comprender que hay dos seres en la Familia Dios, Dios y el Verbo, a quienes ahora llamamos el Padre y el Hijo, Jesucristo.
  • Explique que Dios quiere que cada ser humano nazca en la Familia de Dios.
  • Explique que el Espíritu de Dios no es una persona separada, sino el poder con el cual Dios hace todo lo que hace.
  • Pida a sus hijos que describan qué piensan sobre cómo era la relación entre Dios y el Verbo antes de la creación.
  • Imagine con sus hijos acerca de cómo será cuando sean seres divinos. ¿Qué harán? ¿Qué parte del universo visitarían?

Memorizar y revisar:

Ayude a sus hijos a memorizar el siguiente versículo:

Isaías 46:9–10 “Acordaos de las cosas pasadas desde los tiempos antiguos; porque yo soy Dios, y no hay otro Dios, y nada hay semejante a mí, que anuncio lo por venir desde el principio, y desde la antigüedad lo que aún no era hecho; que digo: Mi consejo permanecerá, y haré todo lo que quiero”.

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