God Chooses David
Understand that God looks at the heart, not just appearance
Learn how God chose David, the youngest son
Recognize that God's choices are different from human choices
“When they had come, he looked at Eliab and thought, 'Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him.' But Yahweh said to Samuel, 'Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For Yahweh sees not as man sees. Man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.'”
— 1 Samuel 16:6-10 (WEB)Demonstrates God's unique way of choosing leaders based on character
Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember what we learned yesterday about Samuel looking for a new king.
Today, we're learning how God sees people differently than we do. Jesse had seven sons, and Samuel thought the biggest, strongest sons would be perfect. But God had a special plan!
Children will find heart cutouts and learn about God's special way of choosing people
Simpler: Help younger children find hearts
Challenge: Have older children explain how they can have a good heart
Review what we learned about God's special choosing
Dear God, help us have hearts that love You, just like David did.
Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn more about David taking care of sheep!
“The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
— 1 Samuel 16:7 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Heart Detective Game: Hide heart cutouts around the room. As children find hearts, have them repeat part of the memory verse
This lesson introduces the concept of inner character versus external appearance
Young children often focus on physical appearances
Child's understanding of inner goodness