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Faith to Look Up

The Bronze Serpent

Day 59of 180
Week 12of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God provided healing through faith

2

Practice following simple instructions

3

Develop trust in God's unusual solutions

📖 Scripture Connection

Numbers 21:9

“So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.”

— Numbers 21:9 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power through simple obedience and faith

📦 Materials Needed

  • Brown pipe cleaners
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Bandages
  • Snake pictures
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about God's healing solution

💭 Review Question: What did God tell Moses to do about the snake problem?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson explores how the Israelites needed faith to be healed

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sometimes God's solutions seem too simple
  • True healing comes from trusting God
  • Looking up to God's solution brings hope
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What would you do if someone told you to look at something to be healed?
  • Why do you think God chose such a simple way to help people?
3Activity: Faith Look-Up Challenge (10 min)
game

Create a bronze snake pole and play a faith-based game

📝 Instructions:
  1. Make a pole using a popsicle stick
  2. Create a paper snake using brown pipe cleaners
  3. Take turns being 'bitten' and 'healed' by looking at the snake
  4. Practice the memory verse while playing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help children make the snake with less complexity

Challenge: Add memory verse recitation while playing

4Closing (3 min)

Recap the importance of trusting God's solutions

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did people need to do to be healed?
  • How does looking to God help us?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for always providing ways to help us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how this story points to Jesus

💎 Memory Verse

Numbers 21:9

“So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.”

— Numbers 21:9 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Snake Pole Memorization Game: Children create a paper pole, attach the memory verse, and take turns trying to 'look' at the verse from a distance

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson teaches children about obedience and faith through a unique biblical story

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional context
  • Encourage children to ask questions
  • Make the activity fun and engaging
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand why looking at a snake would heal people

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to understand simple faith and obedience

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a snake craft using BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Listen to memory verse song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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