Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah

Unit Overview Kingdom Perspective

Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah The role of a prophet of God not only During the days of the Divided Kingdom, God continued to reveal Himself to His people involved foretelling future events, but also forthtelling, or declaring, God’s message for and warn them of the costs of disobedience. God’s story continued to unfold as the the present day. It isn’t that God’s message Lord orchestrated numerous revelations of Himself and His will, both to His people has been essentially different from one era and to individuals and nations not part of Israel or Judah. Three prophets He used to another, but that God, in His mercy and in offering these revelations were Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah. In their prophetic work grace, intentionally revealed Himself to and in surrounding events, we not only see God’s righteousness and judgment, but His people—and also revealed Himself to individuals and nations not afﬁliated with His also His mercy and grace. This unit showcases events from the lives and ministries of people. Such is the nature of His kingdom. these three prophets. Herein lessons abound that even children and preschoolers can God’s kingdom encompasses people understand and apply. beyond Israel. We see this kind of broad kingdom activity in the ministries of Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah.

Lesson 1: “Elijah and the Great Rain” (1 Kings 17:1; 18:1-2,20-45) Lesson 2: “A Room for Elisha” (2 Kings 4:8-13) Bible Truth: God is the only true God. Bible Truth: God wants me to help others in need.

Lesson 3: “Elisha Healed an Army Captain” (2 Kings 5:1-16) Lesson 4: “Jonah and the Fish” (Jonah 1–3) Bible Truth: I will give thanks and praise to God for His goodness to me. Bible Truth: God wants me to listen to Him and follow His commandments.

Making the Most of the “Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah” Unit from God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers The Session Schedule God’s Unfolding Story Cube The lesson plans and related resources for the Lesson Components above lessons can be purchased and downloaded Who Developed this Stuff? from ChurchCurriculum.com. In addition, there are Parents Connect a number of other helpful articles and resources on Scripture References and Bible Phrases SundaySchoolZone.com that can help you be an Why Are We Using Yahweh to Refer to God? effective teacher and make the most of this unit. Below Materials and Supplies is a list of helpful articles you can link to or download in What We Believe “Getting Started with God’s Unfolding Story.” God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers Study Plan Preschoolers are Incredible People! Where Is this Going?