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God Rescued His People

God Protects and Rescues

Day 123of 180
Week 25of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn that God can do amazing things to help His people

2

Understand that God protected the Israelites by splitting the sea

3

Feel excited about God's power to rescue

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 15:2

“Yahweh is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father's God, and I will exalt him.”

— Exodus 15:2 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power to rescue and protect

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Crayons
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Glue stick
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember how God helped His special people! Yesterday we learned about Moses, and today we'll see how God rescued all His people!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how God helped Moses as a baby?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to learn about a HUGE miracle! God made a path through the sea for His people to walk on dry ground!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God's people were scared, but God protected them
  • God split the big sea into two parts
  • The people could walk right through on dry ground!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you imagine walking through a sea?
  • How do you think the people felt?
3Activity: Rescue Sea Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a special picture showing how God rescued His people

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take blue construction paper
  2. Tear paper to make wavy sea sides
  3. Draw stick people walking through
  4. Use popsicle sticks to make a path
  5. Color and decorate your rescue scene
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with cutting and gluing

Challenge: Add more details to the rescue scene

4Closing (3 min)

God is SO powerful! He can do anything to help His people!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God do for His people?
  • Who loves and protects us?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for being our helper and protector!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how God rescues us!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 46:1

“God is our helper!”

— Psalm 46:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along with hand motions: Point up for 'God', make a helping hand motion for 'helper'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the miracle of the Red Sea crossing

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic voice when describing the miracle
  • Encourage child's imagination
  • Be patient with craft creation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping focus during storytelling, fine motor skills with craft

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's power, engagement with story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the sea crossing using blue blanket
  • Watch age-appropriate animated Bible story video
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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