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Hiding from God

When Sin Broke Everything

Day 7of 180
Week 2of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how sin creates separation from God

2

Recognize the first human response to sin was shame and hiding

3

Learn that God seeks relationship even after we sin

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 3:9

“Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, 'Where are you?'”

— Genesis 3:9 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's heart to restore relationship despite human sin

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • Red construction paper
  • Scissors
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Journal
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse Detective Game: Recap yesterday's lesson about sin's ripple effect

💭 Review Question: What changed in the world after Adam and Eve disobeyed?
2Teaching (8 min)

Exploring how sin breaks relationships with God and others

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Adam and Eve felt ashamed and tried to hide
  • Sin makes us want to run from God instead of toward Him
  • God still pursued Adam and Eve despite their sin
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you feel when you've done something wrong?
  • Why do you think Adam and Eve tried to hide?
3Activity: Hiding from God Dramatic Reenactment (10 min)
role play and discussion

Children act out Genesis 3:7-13 scene, experiencing characters' emotions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Assign roles: God, Adam, Eve, serpent
  2. Use red paper to create 'fig leaf' coverings
  3. Dramatize scene of hiding and blame-shifting
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent narrates while children pose

Challenge: Children create dialogue based on scripture

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on God's love that seeks us even when we sin

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Adam and Eve do wrong?
  • How did God respond to their sin?
🙏 Prayer:

Ask God to help us be honest about our mistakes

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about God's first promise of rescue

💎 Memory Verse

Romans 5:12

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.”

— Romans 5:12 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hide and Seek Memory Verse: Write verse words on paper leaves, hide around room. Child finds and assembles verse in order

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First instance of human sin and its immediate consequences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle language when discussing sin
  • Emphasize God's love over punishment
  • Help child understand difference between feeling shame and being loved
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel scared about sin or worried God is angry

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's pursuing love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create 'sin consequences' timeline in journal
  • Memorize Romans 5:12 with BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Draw picture of scene from Genesis 3

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