Children’s Bible Program- Level 2: Lessons 30-33 Packet: Joseph
Includes the lessons:
- Lesson 30 “Joseph the Dreamer”
- Lesson 31 “Joseph’s Troubles”
- Lesson 32 “Joseph Becomes Governor of Egypt”
- Lesson 33 “Joseph Reunites with his Brothers”
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Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 34 “Moses – From the Bulrushes to the Burning Bush”
Featured Passage: Exodus 1-4
The Pharaoh who knew Joseph had died, and a new Pharaoh arose in Egypt. He enslaved the Israelites and treated them cruelly. He commanded that all baby boys be killed, but a special couple named Amram and Jochebed decided to hide their son from Pharaoh’s soldiers. They made a plan they hoped would save their baby boy. Jochebed placed her son in a basket of reeds and put him in the river and told her daughter Miriam to watch what would happen to him. What would become of the baby? God was looking for a man to lead His people out of slavery, and it seemed He had a plan in mind for this special little boy.
Discuss:
- At the time, Egypt was the most powerful nation on earth. Why do you think the Israelites needed God to save them?
- Amram and Jochebed showed great courage in saving their son’s life. Why do you think they wanted to protect their son? How do you think this compares to how God feels about us?
- Moses grew up in a palace with servants and riches. Do you think it might be hard for someone to give up that life? Moses did it because he looked to the future Kingdom of God (Hebrews 11:23-26). How does looking to the kingdom of God help us make sacrifices in our lives?
- Moses told God he wasn’t the right person to carry out God’s instructions to go speak with Pharaoh. Why do you think he was afraid? What did God say to change his mind?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 3:12
So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 35 “Moses and Aaron Meet Pharaoh”
Featured Passage: Exodus 5-6
When God told Moses to go to Egypt, Moses was very reluctant. He complained that he was not able to speak well. God didn’t accept his excuse. Instead, God informed him that Aaron, his brother, would speak on his behalf. They had a very difficult assignment – to tell Pharaoh that the great God of heaven demanded the release of the Israelites! Imagine the courage that it took to approach the Pharaoh of Egypt and give him this message! Yet Moses obeyed God and went to Egypt, preparing himself to face one of the most powerful rulers on earth, with faith in the most powerful ruler in the universe!
Discuss:
- How did Pharaoh react when Moses told him to let the people go?
- Straw was an important ingredient for making bricks. The Egyptians provided the Israelite slaves this straw to mix with mud. When Moses demanded the release of the Israelites, Pharaoh angrily responded by making a decree that the Israelites would have to gather their own straw from then on. How do you think the people felt about Pharaoh’s order? How do you think they felt toward Moses? Why do you think God allowed this to happen?
- What lessons did Moses and the Israelites learn from the way that God dealt with Pharoah? What lessons can we learn from reading this part of the Bible?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 6:7
I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 36 “God Sends the Plagues”
Featured Passage: Exodus 7–10
As God had commanded, Moses demanded that Pharaoh release the Israelite slaves. As you might expect, Pharaoh refused. The Egyptians had no respect for God, and to the Pharaoh, Moses’ order from God was just a ploy for the Israelites to abandon their work. Before long, however, God would strike the Egyptians with plagues that would show that believing in the Egyptian gods was utter nonsense.
Discuss:
- Pharaoh had sorcerers and magicians. What does God’s Word teach us about magic, fortune tellers, etc… (Deuteronomy 18:9–11)?
- What plagues did God send on Egypt? Why did God send these particular plagues? What effect do you think each had on everyday life in Egypt?
- After the plagues, Egypt had no crops, no fruit trees nor any other trees, and very few livestock. There was only destruction everywhere (Exodus 10:7). Why did God allowed this to happen?
- Why do you think Pharaoh continued to have a hard heart?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 7:5
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 37 “God Gives Israel the Victory”
Featured Passage: Exodus 11-14
Even though Egypt was nearly destroyed, Pharaoh would not let Israel go. It would take one final dramatic blow to bring Egypt to its knees. This plague would strike so deeply into the heart of every Egyptian that they would demand that the Israelites leave. Every person, from servant to king, would suffer loss. Only the Israelites would be spared – if they followed God’s special instructions. If they followed these instructions to the letter, they would remain unharmed. The Egyptians, on the other hand, would suffer greatly.
Discuss:
- What was the last plague that God sent on Egypt?
- God gave Moses instructions for the Israelites to follow in order to escape the plague. What were the Israelites commanded to do?
- The night that God sent the plague is called the Passover because He passed over every household that followed His special instructions. Why do we still keep Passover today? How is it similar or different to the way the Israelites kept it in Egypt?
- What other miracles besides the plagues did God use to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 14:13-14
And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Children’s Bible Program- Level 2: Lessons 34-37 Packet: Moses
Includes the lessons:
- Lesson 34 “Moses— From the Bulrushes to the Burning Bush”
- Lesson 35 “Moses and Aaron Meet Pharaoh”
- Lesson 36 “God Sends the Plagues”
- Lesson 37 “God Gives Israel the Victory”
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 38 “Between the Army and the Sea”
Featured Passage: Exodus 13-15
God brought the children of Israel out of slavery with many miracles. They were finally headed for the land God promised them. God led the people across the wilderness to edge of the Red Sea where they stopped to camp. In the meantime, Pharaoh changed his mind again! He was angry that he had let his slaves go, so he sent his army after the Israelites. Israel was about to be trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the Red Sea. How would they escape? God had a plan to save them, but how?
Discuss:
- When the Israelites saw Pharaoh’s army coming, what did they say? What did Moses do?
- God worked many miracles to deliver Israel from Egypt. Why were they still afraid?
- The Israelites walked through the Red Sea between walls of water on dry ground. What do you imagine the Israelites may have seen?
- The Egyptian army thought they could cross over the Red Sea just as Israel did. What happened next?
- How did the Israelites react when they reached the other side of the Red Sea?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 14:16 “But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.”
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 39 “Bitter Water Made Sweet”
Featured Passage: Exodus 15:22-27
God saved Israel by bringing them through the Red Sea, protected from Pharaoh and His army. After a great victory celebration, the Israelites continued their journey. They traveled for three days, but they started running out of water. After seeing so many miracles, you would think that the people would look to God to help them, right?
What did they actually do?
Discuss:
- Israel had witnessed many miracles that God had done, but they started forgetting them. Do you ever forget things? What helps you remember?
- The people complained to Moses because the water was at Marah was bitter. What should the people have done – instead of complaining?
- In this difficult situation, Moses didn’t complain. Instead, what did He do?
- Making the bitter water sweet was another example of God’s miracles that preserved and protected Israel. This is a good time to think back on God’s other miracles. What were some of those miracles?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 15:26
If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 40 “What Is It?”
Featured Passage: Exodus 16
About a month after leaving Egypt, the Israelites arrived at a place called the Wilderness of Sin. They were running out of food and getting hungry. Again, instead of asking God for help, they complained to Moses. The people were forgetting the promises that God had given them. They still did not trust God to take care of them. Even though they did not have the right attitude, God still loved His people, and He was about to give them something to eat that no one had ever heard of before!
Discuss:
- The people blamed Moses and Aaron, saying they brought them out of Egypt to die of hunger. What should they have done?
- God does not like complaining. One way we can learn not to complain is by being thankful. What could the Israelites have been thankful for?
- God gave the Israelites food which they called “manna,” which means “what is it?” What do you think it would be like to be given food straight from God every day? Do you think it tasted good?
- Gathering manna would have been hard work. God showed the Israelites which day is the Sabbath by not giving them manna on the seventh day. Why didn’t God want them gathering their food on the Sabbath? How did God make sure they had enough to eat on the Sabbath day?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 16:4
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.”
Children’s Bible Program – Level 2: Lesson 41 “Water From the Rock”
Featured Passage: Exodus 17:1-7
As the Israelites traveled across the wilderness toward the promised land, they came to a place called Rephidim. They discovered that there was no water there, and the people and their animals were very thirsty. They complained again, and blamed Moses for bringing them into the wilderness to die of thirst. Time and again they had tested God with their complaining and lack of faith. The people didn’t seem to be thankful for what God had already done for them. Would He help them out again, even with their bad attitudes?
Discuss:
- Testing God is not a small matter. What does it mean to “test God”?
- The people contended with Moses. To contend means to struggle against, to oppose, or to debate—to fight. In what way did the Israelites contend with Moses? Do we sometimes contend with others? What can we do to make sure we don’t?
- God demonstrated great patience and mercy in dealing with Israel. What are some other character traits that God showed when working with Israel?
- Imagine what it would be like in a desert wilderness with no food or water. If you were in their shoes, what would you have done?
- God instructed Moses to strike the rock to bring forth water. No matter what rock, no matter what type of device you use, you can strike a rock all day, and no water will come out. Do you think this miracle would help the Israelites remember Who was taking care of them?
Memory Challenge:
Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.