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Naaman the Leper

Elisha's Miracles

Day 107of 180
Week 22of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God can heal through His prophets

2

Learn about faith and obedience from Naaman's story

3

Recognize God's power works in unexpected ways

📖 Scripture Connection

2 Kings 5:1-5

“Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.”

— 2 Kings 5:1-5 (WEB)

Shows God's power works through unexpected people and circumstances

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • White paper
  • Markers or crayons
  • Water basin
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're exploring an amazing story about healing and faith!

💭 Review Question: What miraculous things did Elisha do in our last lesson?
2Teaching (8 min)

Storytelling of Naaman's journey to healing

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Naaman was a powerful army commander
  • He had a terrible disease called leprosy
  • A young servant girl told him about God's prophet Elisha
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Naaman felt about being sick?
  • Why was the servant girl's advice important?
3Activity: Healing Journey Illustration (10 min)
storytelling

Children draw Naaman's healing journey

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw Naaman before healing
  2. Draw the Jordan River
  3. Draw Naaman after being healed
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace pre-drawn outlines

Challenge: Write a short story about Naaman's experience

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Naaman learn about God?
  • How can we trust God when things seem difficult?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us trust You even when Your plans seem strange

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Naaman obeyed Elisha's instructions

💎 Memory Verse

2 Kings 2:9

“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit.”

— 2 Kings 2:9 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Dance: Create hand motions for each word, moving and singing together

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Leprosy was a serious, isolating disease in biblical times

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language about illness
  • Emphasize God's love and healing power
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find medical details confusing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of faith and obedience

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the story using simple costumes
  • Create a map showing Naaman's journey
  • Discuss modern ways we can help sick people

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