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The Snake Points to Jesus

The Bronze Serpent

Day 60of 180
Week 12of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how the bronze snake story points to Jesus

2

Explain the concept of looking to Jesus for salvation

3

Develop compassion for God's rescue plan

📖 Scripture Connection

John 3:14-15

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

— John 3:14-15 (WEB)

Jesus directly compares His salvation to the bronze snake story

📦 Materials Needed

  • Brown pipe cleaners
  • Popsicle sticks
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Snake picture
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're going to explore an amazing story that shows how God saves us!

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

In our BibleMouse lesson today, we'll see how looking at the bronze snake is just like looking to Jesus for help.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The people were sick from snake bites
  • God provided a way to be healed by looking at the bronze snake
  • Jesus is like that bronze snake - when we look to Him, we are saved
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it means to 'look to Jesus'?
  • How does Jesus help us when we are in trouble?
3Activity: Look and Live Snake Craft (10 min)
craft

Create a bronze snake reminder of God's rescue plan

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a popsicle stick
  2. Wrap brown pipe cleaner around stick to make a snake
  3. Draw a simple cross next to the snake
  4. Write 'Look and Live!' on the stick
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with wrapping pipe cleaner

Challenge: Add more details to snake and cross

4Closing (3 min)

Review our BibleMouse lesson about God's amazing rescue plan

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did the people have to do to be saved?
  • How is Jesus like the bronze snake?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for providing a way for us to be saved

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about King Solomon's special dream

💎 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: Create a simple pole with a snake using pipe cleaners, and have child recite verse while pointing to different parts of the 'snake'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson bridges Old Testament story with Jesus' salvation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language about salvation
  • Encourage questions
  • Connect story to child's understanding
🤔 Common Struggles:

Abstract concept of spiritual healing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of looking to Jesus for help

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables Library snake coloring page
  • Act out the bronze snake story as a family drama

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