Old Testament
Pages
The Tower of Babel
THE TOWER OF BABEL
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify the Tower of Babel and tell its story.
- Children should identify the source of the many languages we have today.
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Abraham
ABRAHAM
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Abraham.
- Children should identify Abraham as the father of the Jewish people, chosen by God.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Read the story of Abraham from the Beginner’s Bible, pages 39-51, Children’s Bible Reader, pages 29-33, First Bible, pages 24-29, or the Golden Children’s Bible, pages 34-41.
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Isaac
ISAAC
Objectives:
Children should be able to tell the story of Isaac – his birth, the sacrifice on the mountain, and his marriage.- Children should identify Isaac as the son of Abraham and Rebekah as his wife.
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Jacob
JACOB
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Joseph and the Many Colored Coat
JOSEPH #1
Objectives:
- Children should know that Joseph was one of the twelve children of Israel.
- Children should be able to tell the story of Joseph and the many-colored coat and of Joseph sold into slavery.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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Joseph #2
JOSEPH #2
Objectives:
Children should be able to tell the dreams of the butler, the baker, and Pharoah.- Children should know the story of Joseph’s forgiving his brothers.
- Children should know how the people of Israel came to live in the land of Egypt.
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Moses #1 (early life)
MOSES #1
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of the baby Moses and his salvation on the Nile.
- Children should be able to tell the story of the burning bush.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Tell the story of the early life of Moses from the Beginner’s Bible pages 92-103, the Children’s Bible Reader, pages 73-78, or the Read with Me Bible pages 93-103.
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Moses #2 (later life)
MOSES #2
Objectives:
Children should learn the 10 plagues.- Children should memorize the 10 commandments.
- Children should be able to name Moses as the writer of the books of the Torah, or Jewish law.
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Balaam
BALAAM
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Balaam and the donkey.
- Children should understand the importance of obedience to God.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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Joshua
JOSHUA
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify Joshua as Moses’s successor.
- Children should be able to tell the story of the battle of Jericho.
- Children should identify Joshua as the person who said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
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