Teaching the Bible Activities for the week of September 7-13

Sunday September 7
Ask the students to recite this week's Bible Verse: II Tim 2:15 KJV Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• How do we gain God's approval?
• How hard do you have to study?
• Why would a workman be ashamed?

Select age appropriate questions for your classes.

Younger Classes and Older Classes

Do a quick review of Moses' life and the Ten Commandments.

• What pneumonics did you write to help you remember the order of the Ten Commandments?
• Share the Ten Commandments you wrote for yourself, your home, school, church, and play?
• How are you doing in learning the books of the Bible in order?
• Let's practice saying the books of the Torah (first five books of the Old Testament).

Read Exodus 17 and Number 20: 1-11

• Describe what the people were complaining about.
• What did God tell Moses to do?
• Why did the Children of Israel keep forgetting what God could do?
• What does God's power mean to you?
• What can we do to remember God's power and presence?
• Do you like complainers?
• How did God handle the complaints?

Read Exodus 24:12-18; 32-34

• Look at Ex. 24:12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
• What did God ask Moses to do?
• What does it tell us we should do? (go to God)
• What does it mean to "be there?"
• Have you ever heard your teacher speaking, but you didn't listen?
• Do you think God was telling Moses not only to be obedient but also to be alert and listen?
• While Moses was away, what did the people do? (Ex.32:1)
• What did the Children of Israel ask Aaron to do? (make a graven image)
• What did they make out of gold? (golden calf)
• Why do you think the people did this?
• Their excuse was that Moses hadn't come back, but they had just promised to obey the Ten Commandments. Was this a good excuse? (no)
• Which commandments forbid the use of idols? (1 & 2)
• What was Moses' reaction to the golden calf? (Ex. 32:19-29)
• What do you think you would have done in Moses' place?
• Why was it wrong to make the golden calf?

Assignment:

Younger Children:
Read Water out of the Rock in Kids Korner. Ask parents to read "Moses Sets Up God's 'Church' " and work with the Interior of the Tabernacle to help children fill in each aspect of the Tabernacle.

Older Children:
Read Hurlbut's "The Tent Where God Lived Among His People," and "How They Worshiped God in the Tabernacle." Fill in the details of the Tabernacle. Look at the Healing Message about 9/11.

Week of September 8-13
Memorization verse: Ps. 62:2 NIV He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

• What does this verse mean to you?
• How can you use this verse this week as we think about 9/11?

— GAL