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The Night of Protection

The Passover Lamb

Day 26of 180
Week 6of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how God protected the Israelites during the final plague in Egypt

2

Explain the significance of the lamb's blood on the doorposts

3

Recognize God's faithfulness to His people

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 12:13

“The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”

— Exodus 12:13 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's protective love and the power of the sacrificial lamb

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Red construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • BibleMouse Passover illustration printout
  • Lamb diagram from BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember how God has been protecting His special family through Abraham's descendants.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me one way God kept His promises to the Israelites in our last lesson?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll explore an amazing night when God protected His people in a miraculous way. In Egypt, God was about to free the Israelites from slavery, but He needed to show Pharaoh His true power.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God sent ten plagues to show Pharaoh He was the true God
  • The final plague would affect every firstborn in Egypt
  • God provided a way of protection through the lamb's blood
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think the Israelites felt that night?
  • How is the lamb's blood like Jesus protecting us?
3Activity: Doorpost of Protection Craft (10 min)
narrative study

Create a visual representation of the Passover protection

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a door frame on a large piece of paper
  2. Cut out red paper strips to represent lamb's blood
  3. Glue the red strips around the door frame
  4. Draw your family inside the protected house
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can pre-cut the door frame and red strips

Challenge: Add details about the first Passover from the BibleMouse Resource Guide

4Closing (3 min)

Review our BibleMouse lesson about God's amazing protection

📝 Review Questions:
  • What protected the Israelite families?
  • How does God protect us today?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always protecting Your children and showing us Your love.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the perfect lamb God chose for Passover

💎 Memory Verse

1 Corinthians 5:7

“Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.”

— 1 Corinthians 5:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Passover Verse Hop: Write each word of the verse on a separate piece of paper. Spread papers around the room and have the child hop from word to word, putting the verse together while reciting it

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The Passover story shows God's commitment to His people and foreshadows Jesus' ultimate sacrifice

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Passover illustration to help visualize the story
  • Encourage children to ask questions about God's protection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand how blood could protect a family

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's protective love and symbolic meaning

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the Passover story using BibleMouse costume suggestions
  • Prepare a simple Passover-inspired snack using the BibleMouse Recipe Guide

Ready for Tomorrow?

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