Detailed Moses action figure with burning bush, will provide Bible storytelling possiblities for home and church school as well as playtime fun. Created by BIBLEQUEST, this5" tall figure has lifelike features and is garbed in clothing from Bible times. Figures are fashioned of durable plastic and are fully jointed. Each box displays the story details on the back. Recommended for children age four and older. Also includes staff, snake, and ten commandments tablets as well as the Ark of the Covenant.
Approaching God at Mount Sinai
To Remember: Making promises to God is very
important Vocabulary
Covenant: a contract, promises between two people
Holy: set apart, special
Mediator: a go-between, someone who talks for others
Lesson Exodus 19-20
Moses led the Israelites to Mount Sinai, the place where Moses
talked to the Angel of the Lord at the burning bush. Moses went up to the mountain to talk
to God. God said, "I brought you out of Egypt to be a special, holy nation. If you
will obey me and keep my law, you will be special to me."
Moses went down to the people and told them what God said. They
replied, "We will do everything that the Lord has said." Moses went to God to
tell him that the Israelites agreed to the covenant. God said to seal the agreement, he
would appear on the mountain to the people.
Meeting with God is a very special occasion. When we meet with
important people, we get cleaned up, put on our best
clothes, and act on out best
behavior. God told the people to cleanse themselves for three days, not to come too close
to the mountain, and to wait for the trumpets.
Activity: Have the students act the part of the
Israelites. Give them handi-wipes to represent cleansing. Lay a string on the floor to
represent the line they shouldn't cross.
God is so mighty that He cannot be approached directly. His power
would kill you. So He came close to the mountain, appearing as a stormy cloud, with
thunder and lightening. Suddenly a loud trumpet blast filled the air. The mountain shook.
The people were very scared. God called for Moses and Aaron to come to the mountain so he
could give them the law.
Graphics:
Moses acted as a go-between, a mediator. He spoke to God for the
Israelites, and relayed God's will to them.
Without a law, it is impossible to know how to please God. God gives
us law so we can know we are doing what's right.
Activity: Take a sticker (or other small prize) in one hand. Put both
hands behind your back. Have students choose a hand. If they pick the hand with the prize,
give it to them. If they don't, don't. discuss how it's hard to know if you're making the
right choice without any guidelines. Explain that the law guides us before we have to make
choices, by telling us what is right and what is wrong. And picking what's right is like
getting the prize. This time, tell the students which hand the prize is in, then give them
the prize when they pick it. If someone chooses the other hand, despite knowing which hand
it was in, discuss how many people choose to do what is wrong, even when they know ahead
of time.
If meeting God was important to the Israelites, is it important to
us? How should we act when we are meeting with God in worship or prayer?
Did the Israelites know what God's law would be before they agreed to
obey it? No. their promise was based on their past relationship with God. They knew they
would be taken care of, and did not fear promising their service to God.
Sing:I want to be a worker for the LordTrue or
False
1. The Israelites saw God face to face.
F
2. The Israelites promised to obey God.
T
3. God didn't promise the Israelites anything in return.
F
4. God gives us law to make us miserable.
F
5. We use law to tell us what is right and what is wrong.
T
Memory
Work:
Exodus 19:8 "Everything the Lord has spoken we
will do."
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emotion questions 
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