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FamilyWorshipGuide–Week6 READ

o AstheIsraeliteswereslavesinEgypt,GodwasalreadyworkingoutHisgloriousplantodeliverthem.HechoseMosestobetheonetoleadthemoutoftheirslavery.GodprovidedMoses'brotherAarontocomealongandspeaktoPharaohwithhim.MosesandAaronapproachedPharaohandpresentedaseeminglyridiculousrequest:"Letmypeoplego."SincetheIsraeliteswerethemajorworkforceinEgypt,Pharaohrealizedthatlettingthemgowouldputahalttoanyworkinhiskingdom.Pharaoh'sresponsewasno.However,GodwasdeterminedtodisplayHispowerandtoredeemHispeople.GodbroughtgreatplaguesupontheEgyptians,demonstratingHissovereigntyoverallcreationandallpeople—evenEgyptiankings. Describewhateachoftheseplaguesmighthavebeenlike:

Plague1:WaterturnedtobloodPlague2:FrogsPlague3:GnatsPlague4:FliesPlague5:LivestockwaskilledPlague6:BoilsontheEgyptiansPlague7:HailPlague8:LocustsPlague9:DarknessPlague10:DeathoftheFirstborn

EachplagueputEgyptinanincreasinglydesperatesituation.ThelastplaguetemporarilybrokePharaoh’sresolve.Whilegrievingforhiseldestson,PharaohfinallylettheIsraelitesgo.

o Exodus12:30‐42;14:5‐31o Oftentimes,itishardforustoseethebigpicture.AstheIsraeliteswereworkingasslavesforyearsandyears,they

likelydidnotfeelthattheywereexperiencingthegoodnessofGod.Itwaseasyduringthosetimestoforgetthattherewasabiggerstoryatwork.GodhadmoreinmindfortheIsraelites.TheIsraelites’timeinslaverywasonlyatinyportionofthegrandstorythatGodbeganatcreationandwillultimatelyfinishinthelastdays.Thisistrulyastoryofourredemptionand,moreimportantly,adisplayofHisglory.TheBottomLine:GoddisplayedHisgoodnessandHisgreatnessastheOnewhodeliversHispeoplefromslavery,apictureoftheslaveryHewoulddeliverusfromthroughChristintheNewTestament.ByHisgraceandinHispower,HedeliversusfromdarknessandbringsusintoHislight.Questions:HowwasthisstoryadisplayofGod'sgoodness?HowdidGoddisplayHisgoodnessandfaithfulnesseventhroughtheplagues?WhatisanareainyourlifethatyouarewaitingforGodtoshowHisfaithfulness?

PRAYo ReadWindowOnTheWorld,Pg.12‐13Afghanistano UsePrayerCard

SINGo Uselyricsheetandmp3downloadof“PraiseToTheLordTheAlmighty”o “PraisetotheLordtheAlmighty”waswrittenin1680byaGermanCalvinistnamedJoachimNeander.Itisbasedon

Psalm103andPsalm150.Neanderlovedtowalkthroughthevalleysandwoodsnearhishome,wherehewouldsingpraisetoGod.HewrotemanysongsduringthesewalksasheconsideredthegrandeurofGod’screation.Attheageof30,Neanderwrotethishymnwhilebattlingtuberculosis.Hewoulddielaterthatyear.Hislyricsareanencouragingexampletousofrejoicingamidstsuffering:“OmysoulpraiseHim,forHeisthyhealthandsalvation…”TranslatedintoEnglishbyCatherineWinkworth,thishymnhasbeensungforgenerations.

WechosethissongforthisweekbecauseGodisworthyofourpraisenomatterourcircumstances.ThesituationthatGod’speoplewereinduringtheirslaveryinEgyptisaprimeexample.Godwasstillsovereign,andHewasstillgoodeventhroughtheirsuffering.Evenindifficulttimes,weknowthatHeissovereignandthatHecaresforus.He

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isourhealthandsalvation,Hesheltersus,Heisourdefender,Heisgoodandmerciful,andHeisworthyofourpraise.LetusconsiderHisprovisionforusandHisloveforusthroughtheselyrics.

MEMORIZEo Exodus15:2TheLordismystrengthandmysong,andhehasbecomemysalvation;thisismyGod,andIwillpraise

him,myfather'sGod,andIwillexalthim.

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SUGGESTIONSThesesuggestionswerecreatedtohelpparentsbettercommunicatetheBiblicaltruthsdiscussedintheFamilyWorshipGuide.Theseactivitiesandquestionscanreplaceorserveasasupplementtothequestionsunderthe‘Read’sectiononPage 1. Remember, these suggestions are intended to help parents facilitate God‐centered discussions with theirchildren. Parents should prayerfully use these suggestions, and any other means necessary, to help their childrendiscoverthetruthsofGod’sWordandworshipHimtogether.

Preschool(Birth‐Kindergarten)o Gatheracoupleofitemslikeabikehelmetorawintercoat.Showthechildrenoneitematatimeandaskthe

followingquestions:o Howcanthisbikehelmetprotectyou?Isitgoodtowearabikehelmettokeepyoufromgettinghurt?Whatkindof

protectioncanthiscoatprovide?Isitagoodideatowearacoatonareallycoldday?Canyouseehowalloftheseitemsaremadetohelpprotectusfromsomethingthatcouldbeharmful?

o Justliketherearemanydifferentitemsthatcanprotectusfromharm,didyouknowthatpeoplecouldalsoprotectusfromharm?(Example:firemen,policemen)It’sgoodtohavefiremenandpolicementohelpuswhenweneedthem.

o Godprotectsus,too.Hisprotectionisalwaysthere,evenwhenwedon’tknowit.o GodisgreatandGodisgood!GodisthecreatorofeverythingandeverythingGodmadeisgood!Godwantsusto

knowthatHeisgood.HealsohasaplanforusjustlikehedidforMosesandtheHebrewpeople.HeprotectedthemfromalloftheplaguesandrescuedthemfromthePharaohking.

o Godlovesussomuch,HesentHissonJesustorescueus,too.Notfromanevilking,butfromthepowerofoursin.WhatagoodandgreatGod.

Children(Grades1‐5)

o Askthefollowingquestions:Whatisaplague?Aplagueisadisasterordeadlydiseasethataffectsalotofpeople.Whatisamiracle?AmiracleisaneventmadepossiblebythepowerofGodandperformedasasignorrevelationofGodandHischaracter.

o God’speoplewereinslaveryinEgypt.TheirliveswerehorriblebecausePharaohtreatedtheIsraeliteswithgreatcruelty.Theywereforcedtoworkharduntiltheirbodiesweresotiredtheycouldhardlystandup!Iftheydidnotworktheywouldbebeatenorevenworse.

o GoddisplayedHisgoodnessandglorybysendingthetenplagues.HeusedtheseplaguesandHisservantMosestosetHispeoplefreefromslavery.GodshowedthatHeistheonlyonewhocoulddeliverthemfromslaveryanddarknessintoHislight.

o GodwouldonedaysendHisSontotheearthtofreeusfromslavery.NotfromslaveryunderanevilPharaohbutslaveryfromthepowerofsin.Whenwewerepowerlesstofreeourselvesfromsin,ChristwenttothecrosstobringusfromspiritualdarknessintoHisgreatlight.

o Asyouplaythegamesbelowwithyourchildren,remindthemofhowGod’sdisplayofHisgoodnessandgreatnessinrescuingtheIsraelitesfromslaveryinEgyptpointstoHisdeliveringusoutofdarknessandintoHisgreatlightthroughJesus.

o Game1:PlayagameofPictionary®usingthe10plagues.Writethenameofthe10plaguesonstripsofpaper,foldinhalf,andplaceinacontainer.Haveeachmemberofthefamilytaketurnsselectingapieceofpaperfromthecontaineranddrawingapictureoftheplague.Asthefamilymemberisdrawingtheotherfamilymemberstrytoguesstheplaguethatisbeingillustrated.Thefamilymemberwhoisthefirsttoanswercorrectly,thengetstoselectapieceofpaperanddrawaplague.Continueuntilalltheplagueshavebeendrawn.

o Game2:HaveyourchildrenUnscramblethefollowingplagues.LODBO_____ GFRSO_____

GTSNA_____ SIFEL_____

CEKIOVLST_________ LSIBO_____

HLIA____ CSUSTLO_______

SDRKANES________ RFSBNTIRO_________

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Students(Grades6‐12)o ReadExodus14:12‐14again.TheIsraelitepeoplehadjustbeenfreedfromslaveryandimmediatelytheysecond‐

guessedleavingtheirchains.EachdaymanyofuswhocallourselvesChrist‐followersgotoourschoolsandotherenvironmentswherewemustchoosewhetherwewillputonthechainsofouroldlifeorleavethemoff.Whataresomethingsthatmightpullatyoufromthatoldlife?Whataboutpopularity,orwhatpeoplethink,ortalkingaboutothers?Whatisitforyou?Discuss.

o WhataresomewayswecanberemindedthatGod’spowerissufficienttohelpusovercomethesethings?

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