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Unit 2 – lesson 1

Othniel

Big Idea: Obey God.

Key verse: Jeremiah 7:23b – “Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be

my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.”

Bible Passage: Judges 2:1-3:11

Thoughts for leaders Obedience to God is often taught to be black and white, yet lived in only shades of grey.

In this lesson, two things are being taught: one, that God’s commands make sense (He’s

not asking you to do things just to amuse Himself) and two, that God’s commands are

to be obeyed completely – even if we’re not sure why.

It may be worth asking yourself: do I do this? Or am I also, like the Israelites in the book

of Judges, happy enough with “mostly” following God. After all, that’s already better

than most people who call themselves Christians, right? Yet the half-way obedience

the Israelites showed at the height of their victory, resulted in disaster for generations

after! Because they failed to drive people out of the land that God had given them,

those people and their descendants continually drew Israelites away from worshipping

the True God and into the seduction of worshipping false gods. We may not always see

the “why” of what God is asking of us, but we can trust Him that obedience is always for

the ultimate best!

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Supplies list: Attention Grabber Memory Verse Craft Table Games

- Drill Sergeant

Costume

- Poster Board

- Marker

- Scissors

- popsicle sticks

- glue

- craft 2.10 (pg. 10)

- felt markers

- scissors

- stickers, glitter and

other decorative

accessories

- cardboard

- stick on magnets

- printouts of games

2.11 (pgs. 12 & 13)

and 2.12 (pg. 14)

and cut apart

- paper crown

- table

- miscellaneous

creative supplies

optional

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Drill Sergeant: Attention!

I have been sent by top officials to take over command of this post. Reports have come

to my attention that this post is completely lacking in discipline and it’s time to whip

you kids into shape! From now on, you will do as I say when I say it and how I say it! I

have new rules, and they will be obeyed! From now on, anyone who breaks any one of

my rules will be thrown into the dungeons immediately. Is that understood? I said IS

THAT UNDERSTOOD?

Wait for response.

Drill Sergeant: Alright! Now, then, let’s begin with the new rules.

Unrolls a long scroll.

Drill Sergeant: Ahem. Number One. No person shall be found biting their own elbow.

Looks up at the kids.

Drill Sergeant: Is that understood? Excellent.

Invariably some of the kids – probably boys – will begin trying to bite their own elbows. Let

them try. It’s not possible. The sergeant can pretend to read the scroll and not notice their

attempts.

Drill Sergeant: Number Two. No person unable to draw a breath shall be allowed to

participate in any games or activities.

Yes, expect a room full of breath-holders. It will pass!

Drill Sergeant: Number three: No person shall be found standing on their head for any

period longer than three hours.

Looks up from the scroll.

Drill Sergeant: And I will notice! Do not think you can get away with that!

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Attention Grabber continued…

Drill sergeant reads from his scroll again

Drill Sergeant: Number four: In the case of space alien visitation, no galatic war shall

be started by any person or persons at 10:10 Kids.

Looks up again

Drill Sergeant: So. No starting wars with aliens. Got it?

Resumes reading from scroll.

Drill Sergeant: Number five: Any persons with more than six arms shall report

immediately to their supervising commander for explanation and possible dismissal.

That will be all.

Dismissed!

Sergeant clicks heels together and marches smartly out of the room.

Optional ending:

Leader: Wow! That drill sergeant really takes those new rules seriously! What do you

think? Do you think we can follow his rules? Will it be really hard to remember to obey

them? I thought they were kind of silly, actually. I mean, who goes around biting their

own elbows? I don’t think I’ll have a hard time obeying those rules!

You know, some people think God makes up strange and useless rules, too. They think

He’s like today’s drill sergeant. Our lesson today reminds us that God’s rules are for our

best, and if we disobey God, we usually end up hurting ourselves! God makes rules to

help us, not to annoy us, and the rules He gives us make sense, even if we don’t see it at

the moment. We’re going to learn what happened to a people group called the

Israelites who thought they knew better than God.

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I bet everyone here can think of a rule they don’t like! But has there ever been a rule

you didn’t like but that you knew was for your own good?

One rule I have heard, is not to take candy from strangers. I might not like that rule

because what if someone offers me my absolute favourite candy? Then I would want to

disobey! But do you know why that rule was made? That’s right – to keep me safe. So

even if I don’t like that rule, I know it’s meant to keep me safe.

Some people say that God has too many rules and they feel like He is being like a really

mean drill sergeant by telling us what to do! ButGod’s rules are for our own good, and

He helps us to obey them! When we disobey God, He knows that bad things often

happen, and so to protect us, He asks us to obey Him. Let’s find out what He meant, by

looking at the story of a country called Israel.

Early in the Bible days, there was a country of people called Israelites. They were very

special to God – in fact, He chose them to be the people He was going to live with. He

rescued those people from slavery, found them a place to live, and asked that in return,

they worshipped Him and followed the laws He gave them.

There were people, called Canaanites, living in the country God wanted to give to the

Israelites, and God did not like the way they were living. They liked hurting people,

they hated God and they were always getting into trouble, so God told the Israelites

when they moved there, they had to get the Canaanites to leave. God helped Israel win

many battles against the Canaanites until finally, the whole country belonged to Israel!

They were so excited to finally have a country of their own! In fact, they were so excited

that they forgot to get the rest of the Canaanites out of the country! They made some

of them into slaves because it made them feel important to have their own slaves. They

became friends with some of them. They had business partnerships with some of

them. The Israelites figured God wouldn’t mind, since most of the Canaanites were

gone, at least.

This made God very sad, because He knew what would happen if those people stayed.

He knew the Canaanites would tell His people lies about God, and that His people

would start listening to their advice and doing bad things. He reminded His people that

He had asked that they kick all the Canaanites out of their country, not just some of

them, and all of Israel cried and said they were sorry… but they still let the people stay

there.

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Teaching Time continued…

What happened to Israel? Did God get so angry that He hit them all with lightening

bolts? Do you think God made the Canaanites leave Himself?

You know what He did? Nothing. He let everybody live, but just like He knew would

happen, eventually the Canaanites got stronger, and the Israelites started listening to

them and believing what they said, and soon all of Israel forgot about God. It didn`t

take long before the Canaanites made the Israelites their slaves, and took over their

special country!

It makes God sad when we disobey, not because He is such a mean God, but because

He loves us so much, He wants the best for us. When we disobey, we don’t get to live in

God’s best way. When the Israelites disobeyed, they thought it was no big deal, but

God knew they would become slaves again if they didn’t make the Canaanites leave

their country. He wanted His people to live in their own country as free people, and

instead they became slaves and lost their land all because they didn’t obey God.

When we obey God, God promises that means we will receive His blessings. When we

disobey, He knows we will get hurt, and He doesn’t want that. Is there anything we can

do when we disobey? Is it too late to start obeying?

God says it’s never too late to do the right thing! In fact, even after the Israelites

became slaves to the Canaanites, when they remembered God and all He had done for

them, the Bible says they cried out to God to save them – and He did! He sent a hero

named Othniel to fight against the Canaanites and free the Israelites to live in their

country again as free people! Everyone was so thankful, and as long as Othniel was

alive, the whole country was obedient to God again.

Just like Israel, when we realize what we did was wrong, we can call out to God and ask

for His help. We sometimes still have to deal with the results of disobeying God, but He

rescues us and helps us live the way He wants us to in the future.

God is not a drill sergeant. He is not trying to make our lives miserable with His rules.

He just knows the best way for us to live and be really joyful, not just have pretend

happiness. So even when His rules seem hard, we can trust Him that He loves us and

wants the best for us, no matter what!

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Prayer Journals

Leader: In our Bible story today, the Israelites didn’t completely obey one of God’s

commands. What was that command? (to not let the Canaanites live in their land.)

Leader: They didn’t see it as a big deal, because they figured they already had what

they wanted: a country of their own, so how could it hurt? But what happened to them

when they didn’t obey God completely? (the Canaanites led them away from God, and

they ended up becoming their slaves).

Sometimes we don’t understand what a rule is for. This might make us think we don’t

need to obey it. Can you think of some rules that people break all the time? (walking

only at crosswalks, not talking on cell phones in vehicles, swearing at school, etc.)

Discussion questions:

- Have you ever had a rule that you thought was unfair? Do you think there might

have been a reason behind it?

- Have you ever disobeyed a rule, then later wished you could go back and do it

over again differently? What happened?

Leader: God’s rules are different than people’s rules because He knows what will

happen in the end, and because He always wants what’s best for us. Even if we don’t

understand a rule, or think it doesn’t apply to us, obeying God is always the best choice!

Take time to go through prayer journals. Pray for the requests that are there, and praise

God for answered prayers! Remember to ask for God’s help to be obedient to HIS

commands, even when we don’t understand why.

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Jeremiah 7:23b – “Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with

you.”

Have the kids line up against one wall (or behind a marked line) in a room. As they walk

to the other side, they must say one word of the memory verse for every step they take.

The object of the game is to get the entire team to touch the wall (or cross the line) on

the other side. You may make it a competition between two teams by the time you get

to steps 4 & 5.

You may need to repeat steps (especially initial ones) to help kids get the hang of the

verse.

1st time through – everyone walks together, reciting the verse out loud as they walk

2nd time through – everyone walks together, but takes turns saying the next word in the

verse as they walk. They each take a step for every correct word.

3rd time through – Have each kid take turns saying the next word in the verse, but they

may only take a step on their turn to say a word, and only if they get it correct (they do

not move if they forget or say a wrong word). This round, they may ask for help or

hints.

4th time through – same as 3rd time, without hints

5th time through (only if your group is confident) – take turns saying the next word in

the verse. If someone gets a word wrong, they have to return to the beginning of the

line and start again.

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Popsicle sticks

White glue

Printouts of crafts 2.10

Cardboard

Scissors

Peel and stick magnets

Stickers, paint, glitter, other decorative items

Picture Frame Memory Verse

1. Cut out craft 2.10. Cut out a piece of cardboard to the same size, and paste

verse onto it for additional sturdiness.

2. Assemble a picture frame around the verse, using popsicle sticks. Glue in place.

3. Decorate frame using paint, stickers, glitter or other decorative items.

4. Stick a magnet on the backside.

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Craft 2.10

“Live the way I “Live the way I “Live the way I “Live the way I command you command you command you command you to live. Then to live. Then to live. Then to live. Then things will go things will go things will go things will go well with you.”well with you.”well with you.”well with you.”

Jeremiah 7:23b


Jeremiah 7:23b


Jeremiah 7:23b

“Live the way I “Live the way I “Live the way I “Live the way I command you command you command you command you to live. Then to live. Then to live. Then to live. Then things will go things will go things will go things will go wellwellwellwell with you.” with you.” with you.” with you.”

Jeremiah 7:23b

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Playing cards (Games 2.10 printed & cut apart)

Tokens (Games 2.11 printout & cut apart)

Paper crown (optional)

Table

Optional craft/random supplies may stimulate creativity

The Queen’s Desire

The object of the game “Queen’s Desire” is to be the first team to receive twelve

tokens. You do this by giving the Queen what she desires, but she is a fickle queen!

This is a game of creativity, so you don’t need to give the queen exactly what she

desires, you just have to convince her she likes it! (e.g. You may find a Kleenex, rip a

hole in it and find a marker to colour a part of it red and smooth talk her into believing

it’s a beautiful, red lace handkerchief).

Appoint one leader to play the part of the queen. If you have a large group she may

need knights or ladies-in-waiting to assist her. Divide the group up into teams of 4-8

people. (One volunteer per team). Teams come, one at a time and draw a card from

the stack. If they accept the challenge, they assemble their item and go to the Queen

with their challenge card to receive their token. If the Queen accepts their offering, she

will collect the challenge card and give the team their tokens. The first team to collect

twelve tokens wins. You may try to sweet talk the Queen into extra tokens for extra

effort, but be warned that while she may occasionally do this, she may take a token

back if she feels like it, too!

If you choose NOT to complete the challenge on the card, you may leave it FACE UP on

the challenge table, and draw a second card. You MUST accept one of the two

challenges. Be warned that the challenge your team discarded is now available for

other teams to attempt as a bonus card.

The next team then draws a card. They may also choose to discard their card face up on

the challenge table and draw a second card, but they must choose one of those two

cards. IN ADDITION, they may choose from any of the previous challenges face up on

the table to complete as well.

Some challenges require the participation of more than one team. In this case, both

teams earn that number of tokens.

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Craft 2.11 – Print out one copy of the following 2 pages and cut apart cards

The Queen Desires…

To hear a song written about her

(4 tokens)


To see a footrace

(1 tokens)


A red lace hankerchief

(3 tokens)


A joke to make her laugh

(1 tokens)


A new crown

(4 tokens)


To see fourteen summersaults

(2 tokens)


A human pyramid with no less than 15 people

(6 tokens)


A “roses are red” poem about a queen

(3 tokens)


An apple

(2 tokens)


A penny from the ‘60’s or ‘70’s

(1 tokens)


A blue sock

(1 tokens)


To see somebody cross their eyes

(1 tokens)


3 pens of different colored inks

(3 tokens)


A painting

(4 tokens)


A statue garden

(4 tokens)


To watch a beautiful dance

(4 tokens)

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To see someone stand on their head

(2 tokens)


The autograph of somebody famous

(1 tokens)


A game of leapfrog

(3 tokens)


100 jumping jacks

(3 tokens)


A zoo (at least 3 different animals)

(4 tokens)


A sandwich

(2 tokens)


To hear a memory verse

(3 tokens)


A leaf

(1 tokens)


To know the current price of gas (2 tokens)


A yellow rose

(3 tokens)


A snack

(1 tokens)


To watch ring-around-the-rosey

(4 tokens)


A tissue

(1 tokens)


One hundred dollars

(2 tokens)


A funny face

(2 tokens)


A toy

(4 tokens)

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Craft 2.11 – Print and cut apart tokens (need approximately 1 page for every 4 teams of 4-6 kids)

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