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Walking Through on Dry Ground

The Passover and Red Sea

Day 90of 180
Week 18of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand God's miraculous power to protect His people

2

Retell the story of the Red Sea crossing

3

Develop trust in God's ability to make a way where there seems to be no way

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 14:21-22

“Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.”

— Exodus 14:21-22 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's supernatural power to rescue His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue fabric or blue construction paper
  • Brown paper or cardboard
  • Scissors
  • World English Bible
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about being trapped between Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea

💭 Review Question: What do you think God might do to help His people?
2Teaching (7 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God made a miraculous path through the sea!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God sent a strong wind to push the water back
  • The water stood like walls on both sides
  • God's people walked on dry ground
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you imagine walking between walls of water?
  • How do you think the people felt?
3Activity: Red Sea Crossing Diorama (8 min)
hands-on

Create a simple scene showing the Red Sea miracle

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue fabric/paper to represent the sea
  2. Cut a dry path in the middle
  3. Place small figures (or draw stick people) walking through
  4. Talk about how God made a safe path
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps cut and place items

Challenge: Child creates entire scene independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review the miracle of God's protection

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who helped the people cross the sea?
  • Was God's way safe?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for always taking care of Your people

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how the people sang a song of praise!

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 14:14

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

— Exodus 14:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Red Sea Wave Memorization: Create hand motions where child 'freezes' and 'stands still' when saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows God's supernatural protection and provision

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic voice when describing the sea walls
  • Encourage child's imagination about the miracle
  • Connect lesson to God's ongoing care today
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to imagine such a big miracle

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement and wonder about God's power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing BibleMouse song about God's miracles
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page of Red Sea crossing

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