Judges/Gideon
JUDGES/GIDEON
Objectives:
Children should be able to tell the story of Gideon – the meat offering, the fleece, the choosing of the men, and the battle.- Children should understand the need to trust in God in all things.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Tell the story of Gideon from the Beginner’s Bible, pages 140-145, Children’s Bible Reader, pages 109, 112-114, + the Golden Children’s Bible, pages 192-194 and the Read with Me Bible, pages 152-155. Use all especially to hear about the fleece, which is in the Golden Children’s Bible.
Add Gideon to your timeline.
- True/False questions:
True False
God spoke to Gideon with a fleece. God spoke to Gideon with a crystal ball.
Gideon chose the men who lapped. Gideon took all the men for his army.
God sent fire to the meat and cakes. God rained on the meat and cakes.
Gideon won the battle with lamps. God killed the Midianites with lightning.
- Give each child a bowl of water. How would he drink without lifting it?
- Make a Story-Spinner:
Take a paper plate. Divide it into 5 sections. In each section, have the child draw the stories of Gideon: the burning of the meat and cakes, the destruction of Baal’s altar, the fleece, the choosing of the men, the attack on the Midianites. Make a spinner out of tagboard or another plate, or just a paperclip on a brad. Attach the spinner to the first plate with a brad; it will spin better with a small bead between spinner and plate. Spin the spinner, and tell the story that goes with the picture.
- Close with prayer.