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 www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 34 www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 35 GLUE HERE GLUE www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 36 Book of Exodus The Sinai Times EXODUS 19-20 LAND OF MIDIAN A BIBLE HISTORY PUBLICATION Storm on Sinai God speaks Ten Commandments ...................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... Moses builds altar www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book Who shall we honor? Unscramble the words to !nd the answer. Hint: Read Exodus 20:12 (WEB). “ooHrn uory faetrh and yoru mrohte htta uryo aysd may eb olng in hte adln hwhic “ ehwYah oyur God sgvei uyo. www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book The Ten Commandments www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 39 Camping in the wilderness 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. www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 40 Prepared exclusively for [email protected] Not for resale. Mount Sinai 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. www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 41 Homework 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? ........................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 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? ........................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................... What do you think? Is Jebel el Lawz the biblical Mount Sinai? ........................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................... www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 42 The Golden Calf www.biblepathwayadventures.com © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020 The Exodus Activity Book 55 The Golden