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The Most Holy Place: God's Presence

The Tabernacle: God's House

Day 39of 180
Week 8of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the significance of the Holy of Holies in the tabernacle

2

Describe the Ark of the Covenant and its symbolic meaning

3

Appreciate God's desire to dwell with His people

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 25:22

“There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I will command you for the children of Israel.”

— Exodus 25:22 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's desire to communicate and dwell with His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible
  • Tabernacle diagram
  • Gold foil
  • Construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore the most special room in the tabernacle - where God's presence lived!

💭 Review Question: What special items did we learn about in the Holy Place yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

The Holy of Holies was the most sacred space in the tabernacle. Only the high priest could enter once a year on the Day of Atonement.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The Ark of the Covenant was a special gold-covered wooden chest
  • Two golden cherubim (angels) covered the mercy seat with their wings
  • God's presence would meet with the high priest here
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think only the high priest could enter?
  • How does this show how special God's presence is?
3Activity: Create Your Own Mercy Seat (10 min)
sacred space study

Children will craft a model of the Ark of the Covenant using available materials

📝 Instructions:
  1. Cut a rectangular box from construction paper
  2. Cover with gold foil or gold-colored paper
  3. Draw or cut out paper cherubim to place on top
  4. Decorate with symbols of God's presence
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with cutting and gluing

Challenge: Add detailed biblical symbols to the ark

4Closing (3 min)

Review the special meaning of the Holy of Holies

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was inside the Ark of the Covenant?
  • Why was this place so special to God?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for wanting to be close to us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Jesus is the true tabernacle

💎 Memory Verse

Hebrews 9:22

“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”

— Hebrews 9:22 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Mercy Seat Memory Verse Game: Create a paper 'mercy seat' and write each word of the verse on separate paper rectangles. Children arrange the words in order while reciting the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The Holy of Holies represented God's dwelling place and the separation between a holy God and sinful people

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional visual aids
  • Encourage children to ask questions about God's presence
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find the concept of a sacred space abstract

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's desire to be close to His people

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Research the items inside the Ark of the Covenant
  • Create a timeline of the tabernacle's history
  • Compare the tabernacle to modern worship spaces

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