The Golden Calf

BIBLE STORYLINE Q4 The Golden Calf

Hey kids and parents! Fill in the blanks as you talk Big Idea about this week’s lesson together. Have fun! Don’t treat other things better than you treat God Key Points Key Question • God gave ______the 10 commandments on How should we treat God?

top of a mountain. Memory Verse Exodus 20:3 “You must not have • The Israelites got tired of waiting and made any other god but me.” a ______to worship. Exodus 32:1-4

• Moses reminded the Israelites there’s only ______God. Exodus 32:19-20

• When you treat a ______thing like it’s ______, you’re making a big mistake!

Talk About It 1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it? 2. Of all your toys, which one is your favorite and why? 3. What did God give to Moses on top of the mountain? 4. What did the people make when Moses was away? Why did they do that? 5. Read 1 Timothy 6:17. Why can’t our money or stuff make us happy? What does this verse tell us that God does for us? 6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week? Teacher instructions: Choose an activity for your classroom.

OPTION 1: GOLDEN COW CRAFT

Instructions: ● Give each kid a Cow template (page 5), a small white paper plate and two clothes pins. Have the kids cut out each item. ● Have the kids ﬂip their plate bottom side up and have them fold it in half. Have them color each side yellow. ● Then, have them color the cow face yellow. Have them tape the cow face at one end of the folded side of the plate and have them clip the clothes pins to the bottom of the plate to look like legs. Then have them tape the Big Idea and the Memory verse, one on each side of the plate (cow’s body). ● As they work, read the story from Exodus 32:1-8, 19-20. Remind the kids that we should never treat anything or anyone like they’re God. There is only one God and he deserves all of our honor and respect.

Supplies needed: Cow template (pg. 5, 1 set per kid), Small paper plates (1 per kid), Clothes pins (2 per kid), Scissors, Crayons, Tape

OPTION 2:LESSON REVIEW JEOPARDY

Instructions: ● Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a bell or ringer. ● Read a question from below. First team to ring in gets a chance to answer. If correct, that team gets a point. If incorrect, the other team gets a chance to answer for a bonus point. Continue playing until all the questions have been asked. Team with the most points, wins. Questions: 1. How many commandments did God give to Moses? (10) 2. T or F: Our stuff should matter most. (F) 3. Where did Moses go to get the commandments? (top of mountain) 4. Who died on the cross for our sins? (Jesus) 5. What did the people make out of metal and jewelry? (golden calf) 6. From what book is our Memory verse found? (see board) 7. Why was Moses angry? (people worshipping cow) 8. T or F: God deserves our honor and respect. (T) 9. What book is full of God’s truth? (Bible) 10. What’s the Big Idea today? (see board)

Supplies needed: Bells/Ringers Instructions: Color the picture and solve the puzzle.

Big Idea

Key Question

Memory Verse

Exodus 20:___ “_____ must not have any ______god

but ______.” BIBLE STORYLINE Q4 The Golden Calf

Exodus 20:3 “You must not have any other god but me.”

DON’T TREAT OTHER THINGS BETTER THAN YOU TREAT GOD

Exodus 20:3 “You must not have any other god but me.”

DON’T TREAT OTHER THINGS BETTER THAN YOU TREAT GOD Instructions: Color the picture.

Key Question don’t treat How should we treat God?

Memory Verse other things Exodus 20:3 “You must not have any other god but me.” better than you treat god

YOU SHALL NOT MURDER

YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY

YOU SHALL NOT STEAL

YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE TESTIMONY AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOR

YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR’S THINGS

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The Sinai Times

EXODUS 19-20 LAND OF MIDIAN A BIBLE HISTORY PUBLICATION Storm on Sinai God speaks Ten Commandments

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Moses builds altar

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Unscramble the words to !nd the answer. Hint: Read Exodus 20:12 (WEB).

“ooHrn uory faetrh and yoru

mrohte htta uryo aysd may

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ehwYah oyur God sgvei uyo.

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The Israelites set up camp near Mount Sinai. They lived in tents. Draw an Israelite family and their belongings inside the tent to complete the picture.

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Many people believe Mount Sinai is located on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. But there is no scriptural or archaeological evidence that supports this place as the biblical Mount Sinai. Let’s take a closer look and see if you agree. Read the article and answer the questions on the next page.

Mount Sinai

Did you know the Bible says that Mount Sinai is located in Arabia, not Egypt (Galatians 4:25)? Recently, archaeologists discovered a place that points to Jebel el Lawz in Saudi Arabia as the location of the biblical Mount Sinai. This mountain is located in northwest Saudi Arabia near the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. An aerial map shows the mountain to be an almost semi-circular shape, enclosing an area of 5,000 acres. Unlike other mountains nearby, the entire top of Jebel el Lawz is blackened (Exodus 19:18). On the face of Jebel el Lawz is evidence of an ancient stream. The Bible says that when Moses destroyed the golden calf, he “cast the dust into the brook that descended out of the mount…” (Deuteronomy 9:21). In 1985, archaeologists found many large stone columns (or wells) nearby that formed a line along an ancient “lake” area bordering the holy precinct. Were these wells and lake part of a water supply system created to provide the Israelites with fresh water?

The Bible says, “Moses…built an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel” (Exodus 24:4). At the base of Jebel el Lawz, archaeologists found an altar similar to the altar of “uncut” stone mentioned in the book of Exodus (Exodus 20:25; 24:4). Beside the altar was an ‘L’ shaped structure with walls about three feet thick. Was this area where animals were killed before being sacri!ced as a burnt o"ering? Nearby, archaeologists found twelve large granite boulders about six feet wide and nine feet tall. Approximately 2km away from the holy precinct archaeologists discovered a large stone altar with inscriptions of Egyptian animal fertility gods. If the Israelites created these inscriptions, then it makes sense they depicted Egyptian gods since they used to live in Egypt.

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Mission objective: To understand the location of the biblical Mount Sinai. Read each question and write your answer on the lines below.

Look at an atlas. Where is Saudi Arabia?

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...... Read the passage on the previous page and do your own research. What evidence have archaeologists found that points to Jebel el Lawz as the biblical Mount Sinai?

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What do you think? Is Jebel el Lawz the biblical Mount Sinai?

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ACROSS DOWN

3) Moses ground the calf to ______. 1) ______wrote His commandments on the stone 4) Aaron made a calf out of ______. tablets. 5) Moses burned the calf in the ______. 2) Aaron was the !rst High ______. (Exodus 28) 7) Moses threw two stone ______on the ground. 3) To punish the Israelites, God sent a ______. 9) Moses walked up Mount ______. 6) Moses had a brother called ______. 8) Moses carried ______tablets of stone down the mountain.

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Read Exodus 32:1-6 (ESV). Fill in the blanks below.

When the people saw that ...... delayed to come down the “ ...... , the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what’s happened to him.” Aaron said to them, “Take o# the rings of ...... that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So the ...... took o# the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he took the gold and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a ...... calf. And

they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”

When ...... saw this, he built an altar before it. He said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.” And they rose up early the“ next day and o#ered ...... o#erings and brought ...... o#erings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

MOSES PEACE MOUNTAIN AARON PEOPLE GOLD GOLDEN BURNT

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Read Exodus 28:21 and Revelation 7. Each gemstone on the High Priest’s breastplate represents one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Write the names of the twelve tribes of Israel on the lines below. Color the breastplate.

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Help Moses reach the Israelites to stop them worshipping a golden calf.

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Open your Bibles and read Exodus 32:1-35. Answer the questions. Color the picture.

1. Who made the golden calf? (verse 4) ......

2. What happened to the !rst set of stone tablets? (verse 19) ......

3. What did Moses make the Israelites drink? (verse 20) ......

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You will need: 1. A paper plate 4. Two wooden clothespins 2. Heavy card stock 5. Scissors (adult only) 3. Yellow paint, felt pens, or crayons 6. Glue sticks or School glue

Instructions:

1. Copy or print out the calf template on the next page. Paste onto heavy card stock. Have your child color it yellow. 2. Cut out the calf head. 3. Color the bottom of a paper plate yellow. Fold it in half and put two clothes pins at the bottom for its feet. 4. Paste the calf head to the right side of the paper plate.

1. 2. 3.

4. ta-da!

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Color and cut out the people. Place them around the golden calf.

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This article introduces the twelve tribes of Israel. As you read it, think about the tribes and where they might be living today. Answer the questions below.

The Israelites

The Hebrew people, who left Egypt and followed Moses through the wilderness for forty years until they reached the land of Canaan, became the twelve tribes of Israel. Each tribe was made up of tens of thousands of people and named after a son or grandson of Jacob (whose name was later changed to Israel). As a result, the Hebrew people became known as the Israelites, or the twelve tribes of Israel.

The names of the tribes were Asher, Dan, Ephraim, Gad, Issachar, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Joseph, and Zebulun. Each tribe had a standard and symbol. For example, Judah’s standard was the lion, Reuben’s was a man, Ephraim’s was the ox, and Dan, the eagle. Did you know that these four symbols are also the four faces of the cherubim around the throne of God? (Ezekiel 10)

Questions:

Why did the Hebrews become known as the tribes of Israel?

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Name the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Imagine you are Aaron. What did If the golden calf was a book, you say to Moses after you made the cover would look like this… the golden calf?

If you had to live in a tent in the Draw a picture of the golden calf. wilderness, what five things would you take with you?

In ancient Egypt, many people worshiped the Apis bull. This bull was the most popular of three great bull cults because it symbolized the great strength and !ghting spirit of a king. Bulls were symbols of strength and fertility, qualities associated with kingship. Some Bible scholars believe the Israelites worshiped a golden Apis bull in the wilderness (the golden calf) after God led them out of Egypt. Do your own research and write three interesting Apis bull facts in the space below. Label the parts of a bull.

1. head 4. eye 7. hoof 2. ear 5. nose 8. mouth 3. horn 6. tail 9. leg

3 Apis bull facts!

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1. Who did the Israelites ask to Draw your favorite scene from this story. make a calf? ......

2. What metal was the calf made from? ......

3. How did Moses destroy the calf? ......

What could the life God used of Aaron teach me? Aaron to...

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THE GOLDEN CALF (EXODUS 32)

"And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf." EXODUS 32:4

Copyright © calvarycurriculum.com Used by Permission The Golden Calf So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Exodus 32:3-4a (NIV)

Complete the activity below.

HORIZONTAL VERTICAL 1. A young cow 2. The brother of Moses 4. A valuable yellowish colored metal 3. A statue that is worshipped as a god that is used to make jewelry 5. To bow down in adoration 7. A raised platform on which offerings to God are made 6. The prophet of God who led the Hebrew people out of Egypt 8. Ornaments, often made of gold, worn hanging from the ear

WORSHIP EARRINGS AARON IDOL MOSES ALTAR CALF GOLD

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Complete the activity below.

The words below have been written in code. Use the hints in the decoder at the top of the page to help break the code (the letters on top are the correct answers, the numbers on the bottom are the code). Write the correct word on the line provided.

ABCDEFGHI J KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 141252112632182016154241013239057178221911

25-14-15-6 14-15-5-14-9

12-14-9-9-18-24-3-0 3-10-15-21-12-24

14-24-3-12-9 4-10-0-12-0

1-7-9-24-5 8-10-9-0-2-18-13

9-12-13-12-24-5 14-14-9-10-24

10-6-6-12-9-18-24-3 18-21-10-15

WORSHIP MOSES OFFERING EARRINGS IDOL AARON ALTAR CALF ANGER REPENT BURNT GOLDEN

Complete the activity below.

Choose the word that best fits the definition. Write the letter of that word in the space before the sentence.

The brother of Moses. A. CALF B. EARRINGS C. AARON D. GOLD

A valuable yellowish colored metal that is used to make jewelry. A. GOLD B. AARON C. ALTAR D. WORSHIP

A raised platform on which offerings to God are made. A. MOSES B. IDOL C. MOSES D. ALTAR

A statue that is worshipped as a god. A. WORSHIP B. IDOL C. AARON D. ALTAR

A young cow. A. EARRINGS B. CALF C. IDOL D. GOLD

Ornaments, often made of gold, worn hanging from the ear. A. MOSES B. WORSHIP C. EARRINGS D. AARON

The prophet of God who led the Hebrew people out of Egypt. A. CALF B. GOLD C. MOSES D. IDOL

To bow down in adoration. A. EARRINGS B. ALTAR C. WORSHIP D. IDOL

Complete the activity below.

At the bottom of the page is a list of words. These words are hidden in the puzzle. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. When you find a word, draw a circle around it.

XMVAQNYOBBK I XNM I OQOSQVCWPUHD I G I D J DL KMXMBGRMOR EREPENTOQNPQNAL AY I DSBSXS I CDMTL ROFKAWNSHEJEUFX RFZMQAHS I ESXBDE I FCYHERQFQGHFAY NEYSBOAAAJYLAZH GR I VWVBA L I AQNBB S I KPYFLRTC I AGHC PNJBEOOOAXXAENY YGHYFYTNRUJHRXY OODFQ J UGOL DENNQ RTXUPXDTGXD I CDD

EARRINGS GOLDEN IDOL REPENT OFFERING AARON CALF ALTAR MOSES WORSHIP ANGER BURNT

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