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Gifts of Peace

Brothers Reunited

Day 34of 180
Week 7of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how giving gifts can show love and seek forgiveness

2

Retell the story of Jacob and Esau's reconciliation

3

Practice showing kindness to family members

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 33:8-11

“Esau said, 'What do you mean by all this company which I met?' Jacob said, 'To find favor in the sight of my lord.' Esau said, 'I have enough, my brother; let that which is yours remain yours.' But Jacob said, 'No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.'”

— Genesis 33:8-11 (WEB)

Demonstrates how gifts can be a way to seek reconciliation and show love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Small gift boxes
  • Tissue paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Construction paper
  • Toy animals (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about Esau's unexpected forgiveness

💭 Review Question: What did Esau do when he first saw Jacob?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how Jacob tried to make things right with Esau through giving gifts

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jacob was scared Esau might still be angry
  • He prepared many gifts to show he was sorry
  • Esau showed love by accepting Jacob back
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can we show we're sorry to someone?
  • Why is forgiveness important?
3Activity: Reconciliation Gift Boxes (10 min)
craft

Create a special gift box to represent Jacob's gifts to Esau

📝 Instructions:
  1. Decorate a small gift box with kind words and pictures
  2. Write 'I'm Sorry' or 'I Love You' on the box
  3. Fill the box with tissue paper
  4. Optional: Draw small toy animals to represent Jacob and Esau
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut box templates for younger children

Challenge: Write a short letter of apology to include in the box

4Closing (3 min)

Recap the lesson about forgiveness and love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Jacob do to show he was sorry?
  • How did Esau respond to Jacob?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to forgive others and show love like Esau did

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how God can heal broken relationships

💎 Memory Verse

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Treasure Hunt: Hide parts of the verse around the room and have the child collect and put them in order

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on reconciliation and the power of forgiveness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional discussion prompts
  • Encourage children to think about times they've needed to apologize
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to understand deep concepts of forgiveness

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Signs of empathy and understanding of making things right

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the story using toy animals
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection tracks about love and forgiveness

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