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Hide by the Brook

Elijah and the Ravens

Day 82of 180
Week 17of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God provides for His faithful servants

2

Learn about Elijah's obedience to God's instructions

3

Develop trust that God cares for us in unexpected ways

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Kings 17:2-4

“The word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 'Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is before the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.'”

— 1 Kings 17:2-4 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's personal care and provision for His prophet

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Black construction paper
  • Water basin
  • Bird pictures
  • Bread pieces
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how God took special care of His prophet Elijah

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

God told Elijah to hide by a special brook called Cherith. This was a safe place where God would protect and provide for him

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gives specific instructions
  • Elijah trusted and obeyed God
  • God always has a plan to care for His people
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Elijah felt when God told him to hide?
  • What does it mean to trust God's plan?
3Activity: Brook and Ravens Exploration (10 min)
interactive

Create a simple diorama showing Elijah hiding by the brook

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use black construction paper as background
  2. Draw or paste a picture of Elijah
  3. Place bird pictures near Elijah
  4. Use water basin to represent the brook
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child create scene

Challenge: Child writes a short story about Elijah's experience

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points about God's care

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where did God tell Elijah to hide?
  • How did God provide for Elijah?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for always taking care of us, just like You took care of Elijah

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how God sent ravens to bring Elijah food!

💎 Memory Verse

1 Kings 18:39

“When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, 'The LORD—he is God! The LORD—he is God!'”

— 1 Kings 18:39 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Raven Repeat Game: Children stand in a circle and pass a stuffed bird, repeating one word of the verse each time the bird is passed

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows God's personal, miraculous provision during a difficult time

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging tone
  • Allow child to ask questions
  • Connect lesson to child's own experiences of God's care
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand supernatural provision

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's faithfulness

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional Elijah coloring pages
  • Sing memory verse song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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