![]() ![]() What do we need in this life? Toys? Games? Nice clothes? God has promised to give us what we need. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? -Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink or about your body, what you will wear. This story has echoes later in the New Testament, when Jesus tells his disciples Sometimes we feel abandoned or alone…but God is there whether we feel it or not. God had a plan for Elijah and took care of him even in the wilderness. He trusted that God would follow His word and care for Him. Who has ever been camping? Discuss what you might want to pack for a camping trip-clothes, food, compass, flashlight, water, Band-Aids…Elijah did not have that. What happened to him then? God took care of Him. Now we do not necessarily know every detail, but notice how Elijah acted: he did not question or doubt God but left and followed instruction immediately and went out to an isolated area to hide. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” 5 So he did what the Lord had told him. So God sent His messenger away and promised to care for Him. However, this did not make the king too happy, and he wanted to have Elijah captured and killed. ![]() ![]() God wanted to warn the king that his horrible deeds would not go unpunished, so He sent Elijah to tell that to Ahab. Ahab took over when Elijah was a prophet. ![]() These men had done some very EVIL things that God did not like, and one of the most wicked was named Ahab. Now, in the days that Elijah lived, there were some very bad kings ruling. Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” -1 Kings 17:1 But did your words result in a death threat? That is what happened in today’s story… Try to see who gets the most the fastest!īible Lesson: Have you ever done or said something that was not very popular? Did you get in trouble or have people angry at you? This is not such an unusual situation (perhaps share an anecdote). On signal, the ravens must run to the snack pile, retrieve a snack with the clothespin, and bring it back to Elijah. Hand each raven a clothespin “beak” and show them a designated area where the snacks are set up. Have the Elijahs hide and explain to the ravens that they are to find and feed Elijah. Have one or two children as “Elijah” (depending on how many total students you have) and the others as ravens (you might want to have two teams with an Elijah and ravens on each team). This is best placed outdoor or in a large room, but could work anywhere. Lesson Opening: Begin with a high-paced “raven relay race” today in honor of the birds of the story. Materials Needed: Small snacks (bread, crackers, gummy worms) clothespins paper bags feathers (dark) google eyes paper. Target Audience: Kindergarten-6 th Grade (adaptable older or younger) Free Easter Coloring Pages PDF □ □ 234-Week Curriclum Bundle Free Kids' Bible Lessons PDF □ ![]()
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