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God Makes a Path

Red Sea Crossing

Day 84of 180
Week 17of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God can do amazing miracles

2

Recognize how God helped Moses and the Israelites escape

3

Learn to trust God's power and protection

📖 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 miraculous power to create a way where there seems to be no way

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue fabric or paper
  • Toy people or small figurines
  • Small fan
  • Fish stickers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about being trapped by the sea

💭 Review Question: What happened when God's people saw Pharaoh's army coming?
2Teaching (5 min)

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

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Moses trusted God even when things looked scary
  • God made a dry path right through the water
  • God protected His people from Pharaoh's army
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever felt scared? How can God help us?
  • What do you think it was like to walk on dry ground with water on both sides?
3Activity: Red Sea Miracle Path (6 min)
hands-on

Create a hands-on demonstration of the Red Sea crossing

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue fabric or paper on the floor
  2. Use the fan to 'part' the blue fabric
  3. Use toy people to walk through the 'path'
  4. Add fish stickers for extra fun
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child move the people

Challenge: Child creates their own narrative about the crossing

4Closing (3 min)

Review the miracle of God making a path

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who helped Moses split the sea?
  • How did God keep His people safe?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always helping us and making a way when things seem impossible.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God's people safely crossed to the other side!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found.”

— Psalm 46:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Wave Dance: Children wave their arms like water while saying the verse, then 'split' apart when saying 'helper', mimicking the Red Sea miracle

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson helps children understand God's miraculous protection

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use excited, animated voice when describing the miracle
  • Encourage child's imagination in the activity
  • Connect the miracle to God's love and care
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might have trouble understanding abstract concepts of miracles

👀 Signs of Understanding:

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

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing a BibleMouse song about God's protection
  • Color a Red Sea Crossing page from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Act out the story with dress-up clothes

Ready for Tomorrow?

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