The tribe of Manasseh descended from the eldest son of Joseph. The men of Mansseh proved to be fierce warriors.
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New song by Jeanne Dickson Thanks to Jeanne Dickson for letting me share her songs with you! This song is about King Saul disobeying God concerning the Amalekites, Uzzah touching the ark and King Solomon and worshipping idols. This has the standard color flipchart and black & white one-page song printables. Click here to download. Click here to see the lessons and printables for Saul, David & Solomon.
VERSES: 1 Kings 11:1-43 MEMORY VERSE: Revelation 2:10 "...be thou faithful until death and I will give thee a crown of life." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Nehemiah. Write "Nehemiah" on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray that we will ever treasure God's Word and always live close to him, obeying His commandments, and loving Him always. SPECIAL SONG: Read, Read Every Day (see February - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #1 on this blog), The Family In God's Plan (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog) VISUAL AID: A large Activity (see Activity below) LESSON POINTS: The Bible is a wonderful book that has many lessons for those who take the time to read His Word. God wants us to read these Old Testament stories, so that we can learn from them (Rom. 15:4; Gal. 3:24) and, by living the way that pleases Him, we may live an easier life. We don't need to only learn from our own mistakes, but we can also learn from others' mistakes. Like Solomon's mistakes. In this great book, God not only tells us the good things that men do, He also tells us of the bad. We have sad news in our lesson today. King Solomon had everything good in life. He had riches, peace, fame, honor, and wisdom, yet he did a terrible thing when he was very old. Over the past few months, we have studied many times about marriage and how God wanted one man and one woman to love each other for their entire lives. God never said to marry more than one wife, yet some men did. (Acts 17:30). That is what Solomon did. Solomon had 700 wives and princesses and 300 concubines, which was definitely more than one!! And his wives turned his heart away from God. A person would think that Solomon, with all his wisdom, his dedication to the building the temple, and his strong will, would never have strayed away from God, but he did. The Bible says in 1 Kings 13:6 that Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not do as his father David did. Solomon should have known better, but he made special places to worship IDOLS!! God did not tolerate idolatry. Solomon made the places for his wives to worship and God was angry about it. He was angry because they had turned Solomon's heart away from God and God had commanded him to stay close to Him and walk in His ways and there would be rewards for obeying. When giving the law to Moses, God said that He was a jealous God and God always says what He means. He is still a jealous God, even today. And remember? God said that he would have a long life and that his son would continue to reign on his throne if Solomon remained true to God. BUT if Solomon strayed from God, then there would be consequences. The consequence was that God would take away Solomon's throne and He would give it to Solomon's servant instead. However, as a compassionate God, God said that He would not take the throne away in Solomon's time, but in his son's time and He would not tear away all of the kingdom, but for David's sake and Jerusalem's sake, He would let Solomon's son keep one part of the kingdom. Then the LORD stirred up a few of Solomon's enemies, a prince in Edom named Hadad, a man named Rezon, and Solomon's own servant, Jeroboam. They all caused Solomon much grief and strife. Jeroboam was the servant to whom the LORD gave the kingdom. God made the same conditional promise to Jeroboam that he made to Solomon. He said through a prophet named Ahijah that IF Jeroboam would listen to God and walk in His ways and do that which was right in God's sight, then God would be with him and would build him a sure house as he built for David and would give Israel to Jeroboam. When King Solomon heard these things, he was going to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam ran away to Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. Solomon reigned forty years and died and was buried in the city of David. His son, Rehoboam, reigned in his place. "Older Student" Tips: As we begin studying the different kings that ruled Israel, we find that the kings were always compared to David. Here, 1 Kings 13:6 says that Solomon "went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father." Let's watch for this as we study. We need to learn a lesson from this story. King Solomon stayed close to God all of his life, but right at the very end, he turned to idolatry instead of staying close to God. Rev. 2:10 tells us that if we are faithful until death, then we will receive a crown of life. If we obey God all of our lives and give up at the end, then we have lost it all. ACTIVITY: "Solomon's Sin" Materials needed: 9" x 12" blue construction paper, scraps of other colors, especially red, marker, glue, scissors, crayons. Hand out blue paper. Write "Solomon's Sin" and "1 Kings 11" at the top of the paper. Draw a line across the paper under "Solomon's Sin." In large numbers, write "1", "2", and "3" down the left side of the blue paper. Color the word "sin" in red. Cut three hearts out of the red scrap of paper. Glue each heart down the middle of the paper (see picture above). Cut two scraps of paper of the same color into 2" x 4" rectangles. On one scrap write "Solomon" and on the other scrap, write "Solomon's." Glue "Solomon" beside the number 1. Glue "Solomon's" beside the number 3. On a different color scrap of paper, cut two 2" x 4" rectangles. On one scrap of paper, write "his wives" and on the other scrap of paper, write "Solomon's wives." Glue "his wives" on the right side of the #1 heart. Glue "Solomon's wives" on the left side of #2 heart. On a different color of scrap of paper, write "IDOLS." Glue "IDOLS" on the right side of #2 heart. On a different color of scrap of paper, write "turned from God." Glue "turned from God" on the right side of #3 heart. Discuss the paper before leaving class so the students understand that because of Solomon's wives and their love of idolatry, Solomon sinned a terrible sin.
Today's lesson is Solomon and the temple he built. I made a wheel for the students to fill in the blanks while we are discussing the lesson. This is the last lesson for this quarter, and we begin Elijah next week. Review: Last week we learned that God talked to Solomon in a dream. God asked Solomon “What can I give you?” Solomon said that there were so many people for him to rule over and he would like to have an understanding heart, to know right from wrong so he could judge God’s people. God was pleased with Solomon's choice! Solomon wanted to treat the people fairly! When two women went to Solomon, they told him that they both had a baby, but one of the babies died during the night. Both women told King Solomon the baby was their baby! Solomon said he would cut the baby in half and give them each part of the baby. But the real mom begged Solomon not to do that. Solomon knew that she was the real mom! Most of today's lesson is found in 1 Kings 5. David told his son Solomon that he had wanted to build a temple to worship God, but God had come to David and told him that David had fought too many battles, and there was too much blood on his hands. God told David that he would not be permitted to build the place of worship. (1 Chronicles 22:7-8) Solomon decided to build a temple to worship God. David told Solomon that he had prepared gold & silver, bronze and iron, timber & stone for Solomon to use to build the temple. Solomon made a treaty with Hiram to get the best cedar logs from Lebanon. He made a labor force to build it. The 30,000 men worked on a schedule. 10,000 men worked 10 months at a time, and then had 2 months at home. There were 70,000 to carry the loads and 80,000 to cut the stone in the quarry. There were 3,300 supervisors. Solomon used large, expensive stones to lay the foundation of the temple. It took Solomon 7 years to build the temple and it took 13 years to build his house! He started building the temple 4 years after he became king and 480 years after the Israelites left Egypt. God went to Solomon and told him that if he followed God's laws and kept God's commandments, then God would watch over Solomon, and He would not give up on the people of Israel. God had promised this to David and was making the same promise to Solomon. When the temple was finished, the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant into the temple. It had been with Moses in the wilderness and kept through the generations. (8:6-9) Solomon said a prayer and offered sacrifices. The Queen of Sheba came and talked with him. She was so impressed with Solomon's knowledge and riches. The Queen of Sheba said that she couldn’t believe everything she had heard and had to see it with her own eyes! She gave Solomon gold, lots of spices and a lot of Almug wood. People came from all over to hear Solomon’s wisdom. Everyone that came to see Solomon brought gifts and he became richer. Chapter 10:23 states that King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. Solomon was king for 40 years like his father David. I found these wood boxes 'treasure chests' at hobby Lobby for 99 cents. I added plastic coins and the 'jewels' I found at Dollar Tree. This take-home represents Solomon's wealth and the kids just love stuff like this! For our project, I made this wheel, had them ready to use for class and they filled in the blanks as I taught the lesson. It could be used for review at the end of the lesson if you'd rather. I used a brad in the center to attach the two parts. You can print it in color or black & white. Click here to print in color. Click here to print in B/W. Click here to download the worksheet. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains all the available visuals for Solomon. The pictures above are a sample to show what is included. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) I used this model of Solomon's Temple (Kregel Pictorial Guide to Solomon's Temple Model) that I found and made years ago. I have it glued to a thin piece of wood and store it in it's own plastic container. It's a really nice visual, but did take some time to put it together if I remember right. You can see what I used here and search your favorite place to shop. Or, put Solomon's temple model in the search bar. Click here to see the worksheets for this quarter. Very good post here about Solomon and his prayer to God for the dedication of the temple. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
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This is lesson 28 and the final lesson in the Life of David series. The scripture is 2 Samuel 19 and 1 Kings 1-2:12. The application worksheet is David: The Man and is a general review about David and can be used by itself to study David. David’s son Absalom stood at the city gates talking to people and gaining their trust. Then, he gathered up his followers and tried to take over David’s kingdom. David and his people left Jerusalem when they heard Absalom was coming. David makes several stops and thinks that Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth wants the kingdom also. David being the soldier that he is begins to gather his soldiers and work out their strategy for battle. David wanted to fight with his soldiers; but his people thought he was too important as the king to go into the battle. Absalom was killed and David returned to Jerusalem. One of the people David had stopped to see when he fled Jerusalem was Shimei. He didn’t like David because David had become the king after King Saul died. He went to see King David in Jerusalem. He asked for forgiveness and said he knew he had done wrong. David told him that he was the king over Israel after all, and Shimei would not die because if it. Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth also went to see David. He was a mess! He had not washed his clothes, trimmed his mustache or taken care of his feet since the day David left Jerusalem. David asked him “Why didn’t you go with me?” Mephibosheth answered that his servant Ziba deceived him. Ziba told him that since he was lame, he would go see the king. Mephibosheth said David was like an angel of God. He took care of him when all the other men in his family was dead. So, David learned that Mephibosheth had not betrayed him. Some time passed and there were battles won. David grew old and they brought a young woman in to take care of him. At this time, Adonijah decided he would be the next king. He prepared chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run before him. He was Absalom’s younger brother. He was also very good looking. Joab and Abiathar the priest followed him. But, Nathan the prophet and some others stayed faithful to David. Nathan went to see Bathsheba. He asked her if she knew that Adonijah was claiming to be the king. Nathan told Bathsheba to discuss this with David and while she was with him, he would come in and confirm that was true. Bathsheba went in to see David and he asked her what she wished. She reminded David that their son Solomon was to be the next king. But Adonijah had made himself the king and all the people of Israel are waiting for David to tell them who should be their king. If David died before Solomon was made king, then she and Solomon would be treated as traitors. While she was talking to David, Nathan the prophet came in to see David. He asked if David had made Adonijah the king because he was having a party and the people were saying “Long live King Adonijah!” David asked for Bathsheba and said “Surely your (our) son Solomon will be the king after me. He will sit on my throne instead of me and I will take care of it today.” David asked for Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah and told them to “Take his servants and have Solomon ride David’s mule. Go to Gihon and anoint Solomon king over Israel. Blow the horn and say ‘Long live King Solomon!’ Then come back and he will sit on my throne and be king in my place because I have chosen him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.” They did what David said and the people played flutes and celebrated. Adonijah wondered why there was so much noise during his party and was told that Solomon was anointed the new king by David. When the people heard, they left Adonijah’s party afraid to be with him. David gave final instructions to Solomon including to stay faithful to God and obey His laws. David died and was buried in the City of David. David was 30 years old when he became the king and he reigned for 40 years (7 years in Hebron & 33 years in Jerusalem). So, he was about 70 when he died. 2 Samuel 5:4 The printables for David in this series are for an older age group than I usually post. David is a great study! So, as you can see from the above picture, there is a Q&A. This could be used with younger groups by using the answer sheet and just asking the questions for discussion. Each post in this series will have a maze and some type of puzzle. This additional application discusses the basics of David: The Man and can be used as a general study of David. This includes answers sheets for all worksheets. Click here to download. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the visuals. Click here to download the Pictures to Color. Click here to see the entire list and links for the Life of David series. Click here to see Solomon's Wisdom. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
This week's lesson is about Solomon and his request to God. God was happy with Solomon's choice and blessed him with wisdom and riches. Today's project will review the facts for Solomon. Review: We studied David last week. David was a shepherd for his father Jesse. David took food to his three oldest brothers, who were soldiers in King Saul's army. While David was visiting the camp, he fought the Giant Goliath. David was best friends with King Saul’s son, Jonathan. David was a good king for 40 years and today we are learning about one of his sons named Solomon. Most of today's lesson is found in 1 Kings 3-5. David made his son Solomon the next king before he died. And Solomon loved God. God appeared to Solomon in a dream and asked him “What can I give you?” Solomon said that there were so many people for him to rule over and he would like to have an understanding heart, to know right from wrong so he could judge God’s people. God was happy with Solomon’s choice. Solomon didn’t ask for a longer life, more riches, but he asked to have the knowledge to decide fairness for the people. God told Solomon that He will give Solomon what he requested. God told Solomon that He would give Solomon a sympathetic heart and Solomon would be a very wise man. God also told Solomon that there wasn't ever any man like Solomon before and there wouldn't ever be anyone like him again! God then told Solomon that He would give Solomon the things he didn't ask God for, like wealth and the people's respect. If Solomon followed God's ways and kept His commandments, then God would give Solomon a long life. The next day, two women went to King Solomon with a problem. They told him that they lived in the same house and they both had a baby. There wasn’t anyone else home at the time. One of the babies had died because the mother laid on him during the night and she traded babies in the middle of the night. When the other mother woke in the morning to feed her son, she saw he was dead and when she examined him, she knew he was not her baby. Then the women argued about who had the live son and now they want Solomon to help them. The two women told King Solomon the problem, and Solomon said, “Bring me my sword.” They brought his sword and Solomon ordered, “Divide the baby in two and give them each a half.” The mother of the live baby said “Oh, please don’t kill him! Give him to her!” and the mother with the dead baby said, “Go ahead and divide him!” Solomon told his men to give the first mother this baby because she is his mother. Everyone heard about the wisdom of King Solomon. The Bible tells us that men from all the nations and kings from all over came to hear Solomon's wisdom. (1 Kings 4:34) Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. Click here to download the visual.. I printed the first page of this project on colored cardstock. Then, I used a craft knife to cut a slit along the treasure chest, just below the coins. I cut cardstock into fourths and glued it to the back of the treasure chest making a pocket so the kids could tuck the gems of Solomon into the treasure chest. As I told the lesson, they filled in the blanks and added the gem to their treasure chest. There are 15 fill in the blank questions which I printed onto gold paper. I also wanted to make clear that Solomon wasn't just wealthy because he had a lot of money & jewels. He was wealthy in wisdom, and his belief in God. Click here to print it. For the visual for this lesson, I place two baby boy dolls in the center of the table with the sword between them. One is removed during the lesson. Click here to download the worksheet. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains all the available visuals for Solomon. The pictures above are a sample to show what is included. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the worksheets for this quarter. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
Today's lesson is Solomon and the temple he built. I made a wheel for the students to fill in the blanks while we are discussing the lesson. This is the last lesson for this quarter, and we begin Elijah next week. Review: Last week we learned that God talked to Solomon in a dream. God asked Solomon “What can I give you?” Solomon said that there were so many people for him to rule over and he would like to have an understanding heart, to know right from wrong so he could judge God’s people. God was pleased with Solomon's choice! Solomon wanted to treat the people fairly! When two women went to Solomon, they told him that they both had a baby, but one of the babies died during the night. Both women told King Solomon the baby was their baby! Solomon said he would cut the baby in half and give them each part of the baby. But the real mom begged Solomon not to do that. Solomon knew that she was the real mom! Most of today's lesson is found in 1 Kings 5. David told his son Solomon that he had wanted to build a temple to worship God, but God had come to David and told him that David had fought too many battles, and there was too much blood on his hands. God told David that he would not be permitted to build the place of worship. (1 Chronicles 22:7-8) Solomon decided to build a temple to worship God. David told Solomon that he had prepared gold & silver, bronze and iron, timber & stone for Solomon to use to build the temple. Solomon made a treaty with Hiram to get the best cedar logs from Lebanon. He made a labor force to build it. The 30,000 men worked on a schedule. 10,000 men worked 10 months at a time, and then had 2 months at home. There were 70,000 to carry the loads and 80,000 to cut the stone in the quarry. There were 3,300 supervisors. Solomon used large, expensive stones to lay the foundation of the temple. It took Solomon 7 years to build the temple and it took 13 years to build his house! He started building the temple 4 years after he became king and 480 years after the Israelites left Egypt. God went to Solomon and told him that if he followed God's laws and kept God's commandments, then God would watch over Solomon, and He would not give up on the people of Israel. God had promised this to David and was making the same promise to Solomon. When the temple was finished, the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant into the temple. It had been with Moses in the wilderness and kept through the generations. (8:6-9) Solomon said a prayer and offered sacrifices. The Queen of Sheba came and talked with him. She was so impressed with Solomon's knowledge and riches. The Queen of Sheba said that she couldn’t believe everything she had heard and had to see it with her own eyes! She gave Solomon gold, lots of spices and a lot of Almug wood. People came from all over to hear Solomon’s wisdom. Everyone that came to see Solomon brought gifts and he became richer. Chapter 10:23 states that King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. Solomon was king for 40 years like his father David. I found these wood boxes 'treasure chests' at hobby Lobby for 99 cents. I added plastic coins and the 'jewels' I found at Dollar Tree. This take-home represents Solomon's wealth and the kids just love stuff like this! For our project, I made this wheel, had them ready to use for class and they filled in the blanks as I taught the lesson. It could be used for review at the end of the lesson if you'd rather. I used a brad in the center to attach the two parts. You can print it in color or black & white. Click here to print in color. Click here to print in B/W. Click here to download the worksheet. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains all the available visuals for Solomon. The pictures above are a sample to show what is included. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) I used this model of Solomon's Temple (Kregel Pictorial Guide to Solomon's Temple Model) that I found and made years ago. I have it glued to a thin piece of wood and store it in it's own plastic container. It's a really nice visual, but did take some time to put it together if I remember right. You can see what I used here and search your favorite place to shop. Or, put Solomon's temple model in the search bar. Click here to see the worksheets for this quarter. Very good post here about Solomon and his prayer to God for the dedication of the temple. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
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In this King David object lesson, children learn that God sees their hearts and they decide what they want Him to see.
Solomon's temple is a fun lesson for kids because we get to build our own model of Solomon's temple.
This is directions to Make Your Own Harp or Lire (depending on your translation) for David. Thanks to Haley Wilson and Glenda Wilson for allowing me to share their ideas and photos with you! Thank you Glenda for the detailed direction photos. You will need: Foam Poster Board & craft knife or box cutter to cut rubber bands Harp template & scissors to cut glue (I use Aleene's Tacky Glue for my crafts) You can download and print this basic template first. Click here to download. Use the template to cut 2 harps out of the foam poster board. *Make sure you leave the straight piece attached.* On one of the harps that are cut out, add rubber bands on ONE only as shown from the center straight piece to the bottom. Last, add glue all over one side and lay the second piece that was cut onto the first piece with the rubber bands. This will secure the rubber bands and make the harp stronger. To make the slingshot, you can use leather, fabric or even cardstock if you don't care how long it lasts. Just add cord or string as shown and they are a fun addition to the lesson. I usually use marshmallows for the students to attempt to fling with the slingshot. They love gluing cotton on sheep! If you have a machine, you can easily cut sheep out to use. Or, you can print this cute sheep I found. Haley glued it on a large craft stick. Click here to download sheep. Click here for the lesson, ideas and printables. Click here for the preschool lesson, hand-on ideas and printables. Click here for the early elementary lesson, more hands-on ideas and printables.
Solomon's temple is a fun lesson for kids because we get to build our own model of Solomon's temple.
This is lesson 20 in the Life of David series. It is found in 2 Samuel 2-5. This lesson really should be divided into a couple of weeks to have time to use the worksheets and application worksheet. King Saul was in a battle against the Philistines. The people started to run, and Saul and his three sons were killed. David and the people were very upset when they learned that Saul was dead. David mourned Jonathan who was like a brother. David asked the Lord if he should go to any of the cities in Judah, and God told him to go to Hebron. David took both of his wives and the men that fought with him to Hebron. The men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over Judah. It was God’s plan for David to be the king over all of Israel, but Abner made Ishbosheth the king over Israel. Abner was related to Saul (1 Chron. 8:33) and was the commander of Saul’s army. Ishbosheth was the only son of Saul that was alive. He was 40 years old when he became the king. He reigned 2 years. David was king over Judah for 7 ½ years. This begins battles between Judah and Israel. Abner seemed to instigate, as he had been the one to make Ishbosheth a king, then decided to have the men from each side compete. After a particularly bitter battle, when they counted the men, only 20 of David’s men had been killed. But 360 of Abner’s men had died. David’s men were good soldiers. (Chapter 3) The battles continue. The first verse tells us that there was a long war between Saul’s people and David’s. David’s just grew stronger as Saul’s grew weaker. David’s family is growing. He has 6 sons by his 6 wives. God did not approve of having more than one wife as seen in Deuteronomy 17:17. This verse also warns kings about being concerned with making more and more gold and silver. These things will turn them away from God. Abner has been gaining more authority over Ishbosheth and Saul’s people. Ishbosheth and Abner got into an argument and Abner said he would set up a covenant with David and David would have both kingdoms. Abner sent messengers to David saying that he would give Israel to him. David said he would make the covenant with Abner; but first, he had to bring David’s first wife back to him. David wanted Michal (Saul’s daughter) back. So, David now has 7 wives. Abner talked to the elders of Israel and said “It is time for David to be king of Israel. The Lord has said that he will save the people from the Philistines and all their enemies.” David had a feast with Abner and his men. Abner said he was going to gather the people to make a covenant with David. After he left, a man named Joab took him aside. He wanted to talk to him in private. But instead, Joab stabbed him in the stomach and killed him. David didn’t know anything about it. When he found out, David told the people to mourn for Abner and King David followed the coffin. He showed his grief for Abner’s death and said he didn’t have anything to do with it. In chapter 4, we read those two men snuck into Ishbosheth’s house. He was lying in bed, and they killed him. David was angry when he learned about his death. This changes things for Israel. With the death of Ishbosheth, the tribes of Israel went to David. They made a covenant with David and made him king over Israel. David was 30 years old when he became the king. He was king for 40 years. He was the king in Hebron over Judah for 7 ½ years and was king over Israel and Judah for 33 years. The printables for David in this series are for an older age group than I usually post. Most of these lessons about David are not appropriate for early elementary. But David is a great study. So, as you can see from the above picture, there is a Q&A. This could be used with younger groups by using the answer sheet and just asking the questions for discussion. Each post in this series will have a maze and some type of puzzle. The additional application worksheet is different than the others in this series. It will take a couple of weeks to really use this in depth and study everything. This is a general comparison of Saul, David and Solomon. There is a teacher's answer sheet for this and they are both black & white only. This also includes an extra page of added notes to support some of the answers and aid discussion. Click here to download the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the visuals. Click here to download the Pictures to Color. Click here to download the updated visuals. The lesson is included since these are assorted visuals for King David. (These are not included in the application pack.) Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Bible Verse: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 Click here to see the entire list and links for the Life of David series. Click here to see the Magnetic Board Visuals for this lesson. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
This week's lesson is about Solomon and his request to God. God was happy with Solomon's choice and blessed him with wisdom and riches. Today's project will review the facts for Solomon. Review: We studied David last week. David was a shepherd for his father Jesse. David took food to his three oldest brothers, who were soldiers in King Saul's army. While David was visiting the camp, he fought the Giant Goliath. David was best friends with King Saul’s son, Jonathan. David was a good king for 40 years and today we are learning about one of his sons named Solomon. Most of today's lesson is found in 1 Kings 3-5. David made his son Solomon the next king before he died. And Solomon loved God. God appeared to Solomon in a dream and asked him “What can I give you?” Solomon said that there were so many people for him to rule over and he would like to have an understanding heart, to know right from wrong so he could judge God’s people. God was happy with Solomon’s choice. Solomon didn’t ask for a longer life, more riches, but he asked to have the knowledge to decide fairness for the people. God told Solomon that He will give Solomon what he requested. God told Solomon that He would give Solomon a sympathetic heart and Solomon would be a very wise man. God also told Solomon that there wasn't ever any man like Solomon before and there wouldn't ever be anyone like him again! God then told Solomon that He would give Solomon the things he didn't ask God for, like wealth and the people's respect. If Solomon followed God's ways and kept His commandments, then God would give Solomon a long life. The next day, two women went to King Solomon with a problem. They told him that they lived in the same house and they both had a baby. There wasn’t anyone else home at the time. One of the babies had died because the mother laid on him during the night and she traded babies in the middle of the night. When the other mother woke in the morning to feed her son, she saw he was dead and when she examined him, she knew he was not her baby. Then the women argued about who had the live son and now they want Solomon to help them. The two women told King Solomon the problem, and Solomon said, “Bring me my sword.” They brought his sword and Solomon ordered, “Divide the baby in two and give them each a half.” The mother of the live baby said “Oh, please don’t kill him! Give him to her!” and the mother with the dead baby said, “Go ahead and divide him!” Solomon told his men to give the first mother this baby because she is his mother. Everyone heard about the wisdom of King Solomon. The Bible tells us that men from all the nations and kings from all over came to hear Solomon's wisdom. (1 Kings 4:34) Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. Click here to download the visual.. I printed the first page of this project on colored cardstock. Then, I used a craft knife to cut a slit along the treasure chest, just below the coins. I cut cardstock into fourths and glued it to the back of the treasure chest making a pocket so the kids could tuck the gems of Solomon into the treasure chest. As I told the lesson, they filled in the blanks and added the gem to their treasure chest. There are 15 fill in the blank questions which I printed onto gold paper. I also wanted to make clear that Solomon wasn't just wealthy because he had a lot of money & jewels. He was wealthy in wisdom, and his belief in God. Click here to print it. For the visual for this lesson, I place two baby boy dolls in the center of the table with the sword between them. One is removed during the lesson. Click here to download the worksheet. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains all the available visuals for Solomon. The pictures above are a sample to show what is included. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the worksheets for this quarter. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
The Hebrew Bible states that the United Monarchy collapsed after the death of King Solomon. New evidence suggests the kingdom was real.
This is number 10 and continues Cathy's study of David. There are two different lessons from the same scripture. One lesson discusses David becoming the King and the other mostly discusses David Learns to Obey God. Cathy uses these visuals with a magnetic board. She cuts the pieces out, numbers them on the back (these are already numbered on the front), laminates them and adds thin magnets on the back. Put your title up first (David for this lesson), then add and take away each visual as you teach the lesson. Some of the visuals are the same as what you will see each week for the David series, if you'd like to combine them. You won't have to print all of those, unless you like to keep everything in its own pack. They can also be used as visuals alone, a flip chart, and/or a bulletin board. These can also be attached to large craft sticks and held up while you are teaching. Click here to download. This lesson has the corresponding numbers for the visuals and discusses David Becoming the King and is more of an outline. Click here to download. This lesson discusses David Learns to Obey God. This is the lesson only, but you could use a lot of the above visuals for this. You can combine them both to make one lesson. Click here to download. Click here to download the updated visuals. The lesson is included since these are assorted visuals for King David. (These are not included in the application pack.) Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Cathy Whitacre is a Christian, wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Cathy and her husband Gerry worship with the New Hope church of Christ, in Bradyville, Tennessee. Family has been one of her crowning joys in life. Married to Gerry for over 47 years they have had many years of adventure and love. Her children and grandchildren have kept her busy and happy. Everywhere Cathy has lived from Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and more she has made dear friends who she considers family. Cathy has had the opportunity to participate in mission work for many years. She has had the privilege of speaking at Ladies Days, teaching Vacation Bible Schools, and conducting workshops in Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, and here in the United States. Cathy has been involved in teaching for over 50 years, from nursery to adults. Cathy feels that Christian Education is one of the greatest mission efforts we can be involved in, and the benefits are eternal.
Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 9 Suggested Emphasis: Be kind. Memory Verse: “Don’t ever stop being kind and truthful. Let kindness and truth show in all you do.” Proverbs 3:3, ICB Story …
This continues the Life of David series and is found in 1 Samuel 24. This is an excellent lesson about righteousness and forgiveness.
Our VBS this year was Lifting Up the King. We studied some great kings of the Bible: David, Solomon, Josiah and Jesus. Jesus being the greatest King of all. This is the first night's study of King David: A Man After God's own Heart found in Acts 13:22. The theme was Heart Like God. I decorated each wall for a different person. I planned to make each wall a throne room, but as I worked on them, I only made David and Solomon in a throne room. Click here to download the kings graphics. I made 2 different banners for each person. These are close-ups before they were attached to the dowel rods. I used poster board, but you can use felt, fabric, bulletin board paper, etc. I painted the designs, but you could use markers, chalk, etc. Then I added jewels for sparkle for VBS. Click here to see more with the free templates (plain and mine). For our VBS lessons, I taught a brief overview of each king's life. Some of the facts are to help students remember (or learn) some of the basics of their life, and part of the discussion is to learn why they were great kings. For David, we discussed Goliath and some of David's traits before and after he was the king. I used these visuals on the back of the door so I could use them for reference teaching David & Solomon. I made the title using an overhead projector to enlarge my graphic onto poster board and then painting it. After the red paint was dry for the lettering, I added Glitter Glue and once it is dry, it makes this great shiny glittery effect! The jewels were added last. I had the kings posters printed on bigger computer paper (10x13?) and laminated them. You can download title templates and the kings posters here. Application Game: Paulette creates with the games and this was fun! I printed 2 of the Goliaths. We divided the kids up into 2 groups and when they knocked Goliath down, everyone shouted "The battle is the Lord's!" I took a close-up of the slingshot that Bill made for us (you need 2). I don't have directions, but it seems doable by looking at the photo. The blue and green slingshots were purchased art Target. Another way to reinforce: 'Aim to be like David: With a Heart Like God'. Use different words that are what God wants us to be like. Use a slingshot to throw the marshmallows at Goliath. Download the Goliaths here. From a previous post, I made these for a take home. I used blue felt and laid the smooth stones in the 'brook'. They picked up their 5 smooth stones like David. Download the template for the slingshots here. I used these Magnetic Board Visuals for VBS. I wanted something different and they hold the student's interest. To use these, print (on cardstock if possible), cut out, laminate and add magnets on the back. As you are teaching the lesson, you just add the numbered graphic. Click here to download these visuals. Click here to download the lesson to use with these visuals. This lesson has the corresponding numbers to use with these visuals and is the same lesson as below. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the Visual Aids. Click here to download the Pictures to Color. Click here to download the updated visuals. The lesson is included since these are assorted visuals for King David. (These are not included in the application pack.) Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the other lessons in this series: Day 2: Solomon: The Wisest Man Day 3: Josiah: Faithful to God Day 4: Jesus: King of Kings Click here to see more for David. Click here to see more for David for preschool.
This is week 26 in the Life of David series. The lesson is found in 2 Samuel 15-17. Absalom has been working to gather the people and take over David's kingdom. The application worksheet discusses what David had to be thinking and feeling. Not only is his son against him; he thinks Jonathan's son Mephibosheth is too. Last week we learned that Absalom had left Jerusalem when he had his brother Amnon killed. Absalom lived in Geshur for three years and he still hadn't seen his father, David. David missed him every day. Joab asked David if Absalom could return home and David said yes. Absalom lived in his house in Jerusalem. Then, he began to scheme and stood at the city gate and pretended to care about the people. He listened to their problems and told them “If I were the judge, I could help you with that. But unfortunately, there isn’t anyone available today.” Some time passed and Absalom asked King David if he could go to Hebron. David told him to go, and Absalom sent spies out into the land. They told the people that “When you hear the trumpet, say ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’” Absalom took 200 men with him, but they were not told what was happening. Absalom started a conspiracy (scheme, plan, treason) and it grew strong. His followers increased in numbers. A messenger went to David and told him that men of Israel were following Absalom. David told his servants that were with him in Jerusalem to hurry and leave so they could escape Absalom. The servants told David that they would do whatever David wanted. When they came to the outskirts of the city, the servants walked past David, including 600 men that came with him from Gath. The people cried as they crossed the Brook Kidron and walked toward the wilderness. David cried as he walked barefoot with his head covered up the Mount of Olives. David sent his friend Hushai back to Jerusalem to be a servant of Absalom. He would keep David informed of Absalom’s plans. Mephibosheth was Jonathan's son that David had helped. He had a servant named Ziba. The servant met David at the top of the hill and offered him a couple of saddled donkeys which had 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 summer fruits and a skin of wine. David asked Ziba who the supplies were for. He said everything was for David’s people. When David asked Ziba where Mephibosheth was, Ziba told him he was back in Jerusalem. He said Mephibosheth thought that his father’s kingdom would be given to him. David told Ziba to keep everything. (What really happened? 2 Samuel 19:24-30) As they traveled, they came to Shimei’s house. He was part of Saul’s family. Shimei shouted and cursed at David. He threw stones at the people. He called David names. He was angry because David became king after Saul died. David said to ignore him; after all, his own son was trying to kill him. While David was leaving Jerusalem, Absalom and the men from Israel were entering Jerusalem. Ahithophel was giving advice to Absalom, and he told him that they should follow David and attack him while he is weak and tired. David’s friend Hushai told Absalom that wasn’t a good plan. He reminded Absalom that David and his soldiers were mighty men. They are angry and ready for war. Besides, probably by now, David and his men were camped in a pit ready to fight. Hushai told him to gather his men and prepare to fight. David was warned to cross the Jordan quickly to be safe and everyone had crossed by the time the sun came up. Absalom and the men of Israel camped in Gilead. When David and his people reached Mahanaim, some of the people brought food to David and his people to eat. The people knew that David and his men were tired, hungry and thirsty from traveling in the wilderness. The printables for David in this series are for an older age group than I usually post. Most of these lessons about David are not appropriate for early elementary. But David is a great study. So, as you can see from the above picture, there is a Q&A. This could be used with younger groups by using the answer sheet and just asking the questions for discussion. Each post in this series will have a maze and some type of puzzle. The additional application has thought questions about David and what he had to be thinking at this time as a king, father and a soldier. This also includes the answer sheet for the application worksheet. This pack includes a map with the places for David and Absalom. Click here to download. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the visuals. Click here to download the Pictures to Color. Bible Verse: 2 Samuel 17:10 Click here to see the entire list and links for the Life of David series. Click here to see the Magnetic Board Visuals for this lesson. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
Our next lesson is about Solomon being crowned KING. Our focus during this lesson will be focused upon Solomon's request for WISDOM. ...
The story of David and Mephibosheth (Jonathan's son) brings to life for kids the concepts of mercy and grace. David showed mercy when other kings would want to kill Mephibosheth. These free David and Mephibosheth Bible activities will help children learn this story and the example of mercy that King David showed.
Scripture Reference: 1 Kings 3:3-28 Suggested Emphasis: Learn and practice wisdom. Memory Verse: “Wisdom begins with respect for the Lord.” Psalm 111:10a, ICB Story Overview: After David’s death, h…
This week is part 12 and continues with David & Bathsheba with Nathan the Prophet. There is a set of visuals created for a Magnetic Board, but can be used other ways. There is also a puzzle that can be printed for the students and enlarged for a large visual. The lesson is also included. Cathy uses these visuals with a magnetic board. She cuts the pieces out, numbers them on the back (these have the numbers on the front already), laminates them and adds thin magnets on the back. Put your title up first (David for this lesson), then add and take away each visual as you teach the lesson. Some of the visuals are the same as what you will see next week, if you'd like to combine them. You won't have to print all of those, unless you like to keep everything in its own pack. They can also be used as visuals alone, a flip chart, and/or a bulletin board. The download also includes 'Lesson Notes' to use with the visuals. Click here to download the visuals. One of the items I found in the bag of Cathy's stuff for this lesson about David is this puzzle. I recreated it with the graphics I have available. This can be printed for the students to cut and put together while you are teaching or as a review. It can also be enlarged onto a poster board to make a large teacher's visual. If you have a small class, it would be fun to sit on the floor for the lesson and put the pieces together of a large poster size puzzle. Click here to print the puzzle. This lesson is written by Cathy and includes David and Bathsheba. It also includes Nathan talking to David about his sin. Click here to download the lesson. Cathy Whitacre is a Christian, wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Cathy and her husband Gerry worship with the New Hope church of Christ, in Bradyville, Tennessee. Family has been one of her crowning joys in life. Married to Gerry for over 47 years they have had many years of adventure and love. Her children and grandchildren have kept her busy and happy. Everywhere Cathy has lived from Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and more she has made dear friends who she considers family. Cathy has had the opportunity to participate in mission work for many years. She has had the privilege of speaking at Ladies Days, teaching Vacation Bible Schools, and conducting workshops in Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, and here in the United States. Cathy has been involved in teaching for over 50 years, from nursery to adults. Cathy feels that Christian Education is one of the greatest mission efforts we can be involved in, and the benefits are eternal.
