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ScnrPTUREExodus 13:17-22;19 2A

Brsrr MrAAony VrnlrTeacb rne knowledge and good

judgrnent, for I belieae in yourcommands,Psalm 119:66

lrssoN FocusIt is God's plan to teach us what is right.:f,

Btstr Ar/trsDuring this session, the student may

i. TELL that God gave the TenCommandments to teach His peoplewhat is right;

2. DRAW symbols to explain how Godteaches us *rough His \ford;

3, PLAN a way he or she will obeyGod's Vord;

4. CHOOSE to become a member ofGod's family, as the Holy Spirit leads.

Blgtf BaCfCnOUND sy HrNRrrrra MransAs the book i{ Lrodu-< opens, three and a half centuries have passed sinc

closing scene oi Genesis- The book of Genesis is a family history. The boo

Exodus is a nat*nal hlqcn. The Israelites in Egypt had grown into a natio3,000,000. The Piraraoh: h:d reduced them to a slavery of the worst sort.was hard for a people li-ho had lived in freedom with every favor upon tBut they clung i* iire prc':ir.e that one day Canaaowould be their home.

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lNrsnrsrBUTLDERS

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In snlai.l goups" lead students to complete one or more

of ths acrivides. (Choose activities based on stalf andschedde con-siderations.) The Occupation Center (marked*) i-. irsed for ail age levels-Primary, Middler and Junior.W'e rel*mmend that this be implemented by a special coor-dinator as an ali-school center. Teachcrs accompany studentsto th.Lr ceruer

f . iAr,rnoBY VERsE Acrvlw:Wonps rN SToNE

trffi*riat*Brble, 12 stones, permanent felt pen.Prdnrutian: Letter the words of Psalm 119:65 on

stonHrn rr-ord on each stone. Set stones in conect orderon flo;r or airle"Hr;t k; lse'" Srudents read verse aloud several times. Thendividr .:ia:s hro nr-o teams. First team hides stones outsideor in d:.ssroom. Time second team as they find stones andput ih: r-eise ia order" Repeat with second team hiding thestona. Sar. This verse is like a prayer to God. What aresome situations in which kids your age might needgood iudgment? (volunteers answer.) Learning moreabom God and His Word teaches us how to make wisedecisions andfollow God's plans.

-rk:. OccupanoN (ENTER: BRTcKMAKERA ralunteer dresses in Bible Times clothes and acts as a

Bible hmes bddinaker and demonstrates brickmaking. (Forcomplae rrsrruc{ions and materials, see the Bible Times Oc-cupatisn farpnbrochure in the Director's Pack.)

Crsnavrsttian Sugestiorn: I'm a brickmaket inCanazn,the Prrymised rand- I begrn by using my feet to mix dirt(or red day;\, 'irnd and straw with water. The sand andstraw he$ hold the brick together and keep it fromcracking" Then I pack the mix'fure into wooden molds.

I put the bricls in a hot kiln or oven to dry. The bricksare used for building homes and shops and otherbuildings. Our Hebrew word for brick is lebenab. Itb aform of the Hebrew word for "white." Most of ourbricks are white when dried. Mineral deposits in theclay cause some bricks to turn pale red-

3" RgsmncH CEI.,rER: lDoL WonsHtpMaterials:Bibles, severai copies of the book Hou TbeyLiued in Bible Times (see back cover), large sheets of white

butcher paper, pencils, felt pens.Haw to [/se.' Student-s read Hou Tbelt liued in Bible Times

{pp. 34-37) to find out about the different gods that wereworsiriped by people in Bible Times. Srudents work to-gether in smali groups to makecharts contrasting false gods withthe true God. They may draw pic-hlres or write phLrases.

Students tell about iheir charts.As students are working, say, [nBible Times, many people wor-

shiped idols. Even God's ownpeople worshiped idols^ttimes. Later in our Bible story

we'll hear about the time Godgave His people Ten Commandments. One of the com-mandments said not to worship false gods. Srudents lindand read Exodus 20:3-6, God, knows that it's not easy forpeople to know what is true and right. That's why Hegaveus His Word-{o teachus what is righl

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],Iateriak: Game board, business owner figures and in-struciions from Teacbing Resourceq shekels, marker foreach playeE number cube.

How tQ Use: Studenfs play game following instructions inTeacbing Resources. \X,hen students are finished say, Laterin our Bible story we'll find out that it is God's plan toteach Us what is right The marketplace is a good placeto practice doing right. How might a person do what isright (obey God) when in the marketplace?

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Brsrs $ronv/ApprlearrCIN05 MINUTI'

I{s;z-i*k: Bibies, Session 5 Figures A-G and Bible Landsmap i;:= Teacbittg Resources.session 5 Bible Beat papes,scissor:. butcher prper, felt pens, tape or tacks. pencils. Op-

tional-pliotocopy of Moses Time Lkte picure from Teacbing

Resources.Preparation: On butcher papel draw a

large map of the approximate route God'speopie followed from Egypt to MountSinai (see sketch). Attach butcher paperto wali or bulietin board. Cut out FiguresA-G. Optional: Color Time Line picture.

fi\{ark the following passages in your Bible: Exodus 13:17-2\ 19:2A. Refer to these passages as yolr tell the story.)

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*oB Treemrseq5$lrarylrla(Volllnteem use tape or tacks tc attach figures to lnap on

butcher paper as story progresses.)If your tamily goes camping. you knorv you have to

bring a 1ot of str:ff with you. In fact, there is usually somuch stuff that it barely fits in the car. And if you're goingsomepiace )ou've never been before, one very importantthing to bring is the map to teil you how to get where_vou're going. So, you pack up yourself, your famrly, maybea friend or fir'o, all your camprng stuff, and the map. Quitea big production for four, five, or maybe su people. Can

' you imagine what it wor.rld be like if instead of four, five, orsfr people, 1'ou were taking four, five, or stx bu.ndred thou-sand people, or more? (Figure A) Can you imagine what itrr-ouid be like if, instead of a car, you had a camel or don,key? (Figure B.) And what if rhere were no restaurants tostop at, no paved roads {naybe no roads at alll), no bath-rooms where you camped, and no souvenir stores withcandy and those weird postcards.

That's what it was like for God's people as they weretraveling *rough the desert. You see, afterJoseph saved hisfamily from famine. they settled in Egypf. (point to Egpt onmap.) After many years, new pharaohs, who did not re-member hon Joseph saved Egypt, made Joseph,s descen,dants (the Hebrews) into slaves. About 400 years later, Godrescued His people from slavery and promised to lead themto their very own land, ihe land God had promised Abra-ham so man) years before. So the Hebrews traveled awayfrom Egy-pt, led by a guy named Nloses. Hundreds of thou-sands of Hebrews traveled together through the desert andthel'didn't even have r *rp" ih.y had soiething better.

A Croup Tnrrs rHE IEADYou see, God hadn't just tald the Hebrews to go to the

land He was givrng them. He went with them and showedthem the $'ay to go. At night God showed His presencen'ith a pi11ar of fire in the slq,. During the day God sent thisbig cloud along v'ith the people. {Figure C.) \fhen thecloud moved, the people foilowed it. Vhen the cloudstopped, the people stopped and set up camp. \flho needsa map when you have something iike this? It was ktnd ofscary though. The people couldn't get close to the cloud.The,v couldn't touch it or see what was in it. And while theywere kind of afraid, they did want to know more aboutGod. and what He had in mind for them. God understoodhow they felt and had chosen someone to help answer theirquestions. That someoite was Moses " (Figure D.) This isn-hat happened.

One day, after the Hebrews had been on the road forquite a n'hile, rhey saw a mountain off in the disrance. (Flg-ure E.) There are a lot of mountains in that part of theri'orld. but this one really stood our. They foilowed thecloud that had been leading them as it moved slowly to-n.ard the top of that mounrain. (Moue cloud, Figure C.) Thepeople set up camp not loo far away and waited to seen'hat n-ould happen since ihe cloud wasn't going any"w-here.

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i Otoue llebrews, Figure A.) The name of this mountaini lvlount Sinai.After the people had set up camp, lvloses announced

God had asked to meet with hirn on the rop of MountSo ail those hundreds of thor-rsands of people watcheMoses slowly climbed up the side ol Mount Sinai and dpeared into the cloud. Then they waited and waitedwailed.

Meanwhile, Moses anived at the top of the mountaindidn't have long to wait before God called his n"lvlosesl" He said. "l have a message for you to give tpeople." You can imagine that Moses listened very careto what God said. Then. he climbed back down to wthe people were waiting and told them what God had s

"God has some commands to give us," said Moses. "are all about the right way to live. He wants to kwhefter or not we will accept them. \X,ihat do you say?"

The people, who had been an.riously waiting towhat had happened up on the mountain, answered,

will do everything the Lord says." Then they waited forto reply.

Txr Basrcs tN SroNEThree days later, something anazing happened. M

Sinai began to quake and smoke. And then, thunderlightning crashed al1 around it. (Figure F.) In rhe midst othis, the people heard the sound of an enormous trumThey were frightened beyond words and were amazedsee X{oses begin again to climb up the mountain rthrough the middle of all the smoke, thunder and lightnMoses disappeared frorn sight. He had gone to talk toon the top of Mount Sinai. The people vraited and wafor Mcses to refurn. Without going into all the details ofpeople making an idol out of gold and Moses getting anwe'li jump right to the most important part" When Mosena11y came back down, he had a set of commands fGod. And they were written on heary stone tabiets. (FigG,)

You've probably guessed by now that those ru1es Ggave His people are called the Ten Commandments. Thcommands tell the basics of a godly life-things like lovGod, obeying ourparenrs and telling the truth. TheCommandments, and the rest of God's words in the Biare like a map showing us the right way to go rhroughAnd as we follow this road map, God has promised toour guide. He not only helps us understandwhat is riHe helps us do whai is right, too. It's God's plan to teachwhat is nght. (Optional: Attach Moses Time Line picturewall.)

L t F[-APPI lcATloN nr nn'**ruPass out Bibles, BibleBearpape6, pencils and felt pe

To review Bible story, yolunteers read the parts of IvScriber and Moses on page 1. Ask, Why did God givepeople the Ten Commandments? (To teach them wharight.) Let's read the Ten Commandments from


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