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Wash Seven Times

Elisha's Miracles

Day 108of 180
Week 22of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that obedience to God can lead to unexpected blessings

2

Retell the story of Naaman's healing

3

Learn that God can work in simple, unexpected ways

📖 Scripture Connection

2 Kings 5:10

“Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, 'Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.'”

— 2 Kings 5:10 (WEB)

Shows God's power to heal through simple instructions

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Water basin
  • Washcloth
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Coloring page of Naaman
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about a powerful commander who had to do something very simple to be healed!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Naaman yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Naaman was an important leader who had a terrible skin disease called leprosy. Elisha told him to do something that seemed too easy to be true - wash in the Jordan River seven times!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Naaman was angry at first because the instructions seemed too simple
  • His servants helped him understand the importance of listening
  • When he obeyed, God completely healed him
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think Naaman was frustrated?
  • What helped Naaman finally obey?
3Activity: Seven Times Wash Challenge (10 min)
interactive

Practice Naaman's obedience by following simple instructions exactly

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather around the water basin
  2. Listen carefully to the instructions
  3. Wash hands exactly seven times
  4. Count out loud together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Count together while washing

Challenge: Have child give instructions to parent

4Closing (3 min)

Review the main lesson about obedience and God's power

📝 Review Questions:
  • How did Naaman get healed?
  • What can we learn from his story?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to listen and obey, even when things seem strange

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Naaman's skin became as clean as a child's!

💎 Memory Verse

2 Kings 2:9

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

— 2 Kings 2:9 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper Chain: Children pass the memory verse from ear to ear, getting louder each time

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Naaman was a powerful Syrian commander who had leprosy, a serious skin disease

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional visual aids
  • Encourage children to imagine how Naaman might have felt
  • Connect the lesson to everyday obedience
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand why such a simple action could heal someone

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to retell the story and understand the concept of obedience

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color the Naaman coloring page from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Act out the story as a family drama
  • Draw a picture of what Naaman might have looked like before and after healing

Ready for Tomorrow?

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