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Prophets Warn and Promise

What Is a Prophet?

Day 63of 180
Week 13of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that prophets delivered two-part messages from God

2

Identify warning and hope elements in prophetic messages

3

Develop compassion for God's desire to restore His people

📖 Scripture Connection

Jeremiah 31:33-34

“'But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,' says Yahweh: 'I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.'”

— Jeremiah 31:33-34 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's ultimate plan of restoration and hope through prophetic message

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Colored paper
  • Markers
  • Scissors
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how prophets brought both serious warnings and amazing promises from God!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about prophets in our last lesson?
2Teaching (8 min)

Prophets had an important job of telling people two things: 1) Warning about sin and coming judgment, 2) Promising God's future hope and restoration

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Prophets spoke God's exact words
  • They warned people about turning away from God
  • They also shared God's promises of healing and hope
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think people might not want to hear a prophet's warning?
  • How does God show He loves people even when He warns them?
3Activity: Prophet's Message Decoder (10 min)
message analysis

Create a two-sided message poster showing a prophet's warning and promise

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper in half
  2. On left side, draw/write a warning message
  3. On right side, draw/write a hope message
  4. Share your poster with family
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-drawn templates from BibleMouse Printables Library

Challenge: Write actual quotes from Jeremiah's prophecies

4Closing (3 min)

Recap how prophets brought both serious messages and hope

📝 Review Questions:
  • What were the two parts of a prophet's message?
  • How does God show He cares, even when He warns people?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for sending prophets to guide and restore His people

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the challenges prophets faced when delivering God's messages

💎 Memory Verse

Isaiah 6:8

“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”

— Isaiah 6:8 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Prophet's Megaphone: Create a paper megaphone and practice saying the verse dramatically, taking turns being the 'prophet'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Prophets weren't fortune-tellers, but God's special messengers communicating His heart

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle tone when discussing judgment
  • Emphasize God's love in correction
  • Encourage empathy for biblical characters
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find prophetic language complex or scary

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Understanding of God's consistent love through warning and promise

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a prophet timeline using BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Act out a prophet delivering a message dramatically
  • Research one prophet's specific message this week

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