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Not the Oldest Brother

Samuel Picks David

Day 92of 180
Week 19of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God looks beyond appearance

2

Learn that God chooses people differently than humans do

3

Develop curiosity about God's special plans

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Samuel 16:6-10

“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)

Shows God's unique way of choosing people based on their heart, not their appearance

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Picture of Jesse's sons
  • Shepherd's staff
  • Heart-shaped cutouts
  • Bible (World English Bible)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to learn about how God chooses people differently!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember who we learned about choosing a new king yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Samuel went to Jesse's house to find the new king. Jesse had many sons, and Samuel thought the oldest and biggest would be the king.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God told Samuel to look at the heart, not just how someone looks
  • The oldest brothers were not God's choice
  • God has special plans for everyone
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes someone special to God?
  • Do you think big and strong always means best?
3Activity: Heart Detective (6 min)
interactive

Use heart shapes to talk about what makes someone's heart special

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw or write kind things on heart shapes
  2. Talk about how God sees our inside, not just outside
  3. Play 'Heart Detective' game identifying kind actions
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just draw happy faces on hearts

Challenge: Create a heart story about being kind

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points about God's special choosing

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who looks at our hearts?
  • Is being biggest always best?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for loving us just as we are

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about David, the shepherd boy God chose!

💎 Memory Verse

1 Samuel 16:7

“The Lord looks at the heart.”

— 1 Samuel 16:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Hop: Cut out heart shapes, place on floor. Child jumps from heart to heart while repeating memory verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's unique perspective

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Allow child to ask questions
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional guidance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might focus on physical appearances

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of inner qualities

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: David coloring page
  • Sing memory verse song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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