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Darkness You Can Feel

The Final Plagues

Day 43of 180
Week 9of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand God's power over darkness

2

Recognize God's protection of His people

3

Develop trust in God's ability to care for believers

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 10:23

“They didn't see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.”

— Exodus 10:23 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's ability to protect and provide for His people even in difficult circumstances

📦 Materials Needed

  • Black construction paper
  • Flashlight
  • Cotton balls
  • BibleMouse Printables Library worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse lesson! Let's remember how God showed His power through the plagues in Egypt.

💭 Review Question: What happened to the crops in the last lesson about locusts?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn about a very special plague - darkness so thick people couldn't see!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God sent darkness that could be felt
  • Egyptians couldn't move for three days
  • Israelites had light in their homes
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How would you feel if it was dark for three whole days?
  • Why do you think God did this?
3Activity: Darkness Exploration (10 min)
game

Blindfold game to help children understand the plague of darkness

📝 Instructions:
  1. Create a safe path with cotton ball 'markers'
  2. Blindfold child and have them navigate using other senses
  3. Discuss how difficult it was to move in darkness
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use shorter path with more guidance

Challenge: Add obstacles to navigate around

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points about God's power and protection

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who had light during the darkness?
  • What does this tell us about God?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for always protecting and guiding us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the final warning to Pharaoh

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 12:13

“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.”

— Exodus 12:13 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Darkness Verse Hunt - Hide memory verse words around a darkened room, have child find them using a flashlight

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The plague of darkness was a direct challenge to Egyptian sun gods, showing God's supreme power

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a flashlight to make the lesson more interactive
  • Emphasize God's ability to protect His people
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to imagine complete darkness

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's supernatural power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a darkness diorama using BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Draw a picture showing light in Israelite homes during darkness

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