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God's Glory Fills the Temple

Building God's Temple

Day 74of 180
Week 15of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God's presence filled the temple

2

Describe the significance of God dwelling with His people

3

Appreciate God's desire to be close to His children

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Kings 8:10-11

“It happened, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled Yahweh's house, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for Yahweh's glory filled the house.”

— 1 Kings 8:10-11 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's powerful presence and desire to be with His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • White cotton batting or cotton balls
  • Small cardboard box (to represent temple)
  • Gold foil or yellow construction paper
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 2 Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remind children about the temple Solomon built over seven years. Ask, 'What special thing do you think happened when the temple was finished?'

💭 Review Question: What special materials did Solomon use to build God's temple?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God's glory filled the temple like a big, beautiful cloud!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The priests finished setting up the temple
  • God's presence came as a special cloud
  • The cloud was so powerful, priests couldn't even stand
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the people felt when they saw God's glory?
  • Why is it special that God wants to be close to us?
3Activity: Glory Cloud Temple Craft (10 min)
storytelling

Create a temple model showing God's glory filling the space

📝 Instructions:
  1. Decorate cardboard box to look like temple
  2. Use gold foil to add special details
  3. Fill temple with white cotton batting 'cloud'
  4. Retell 1 Kings 8:10-11 while demonstrating
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps more with cutting and decorating

Challenge: Child writes Bible verse on temple walls

4Closing (3 min)

Review how God loves to be close to His people

📝 Review Questions:
  • What filled the temple?
  • How did the priests react?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for always wanting to be close to us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how we are now God's temple!

💎 Memory Verse

James 1:5

“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

— James 1:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Cloud Memory Verse Game: Write memory verse words on cotton balls, then have child arrange them in order while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows God's desire for intimate relationship with His people

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, excited tone when describing God's glory
  • Encourage child's curiosity about God's presence
  • Connect lesson to child's understanding of feeling close to loved ones
🤔 Common Struggles:

Abstract concept of God's presence might be challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and wonder about God's love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Temple coloring page
  • Sing worship song about God's presence from BibleMouse Song Collection

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