ABC's #11 and 12

For this week:
Action: Sold into Slavery

Bible Verse: Genesis 39:2 “The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered,
and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.”

Character: Joseph and His Brothers


Last week #11

Action: Jacob Becomes Israel

Bible Verse: Genesis 35:10 God said to him, ‘Your name is Jacob, but you
will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.’ So He named
him Israel.”

Character: Jacob

Map Challenge!!

Greetings! Your mission is to complete a Map Challenge from Map 1 and Map 2 (click on the links to view maps):

Map Challenge #1 (for younger kids)
Find the following places we’ve been hearing about in the bible:
1. Israel 2. Edom 3. Dead Sea 4. How many tribes are shown here?
Use the links on the blog to check out some pictures of these places now!

Do you remember what Israel means? _____________________

Map Challenge #2 (for older kids)
Using the maps shown on the TST blog, locate the answer to each question, and write it down below:
The country that Esau founded (what is it part of now?)
What is one city in this country? (It looks really cool!)
The country Jacob founded (What is its name?)
The sea that is closest to Sodom and Gomorrah (What is it called?)
Which sons are represented in the map shown? (#tribes on the map)

After completing one of the challenges, look at the attached sites to see some cool pics of the following places:
Petra, Edom, Dead Sea, and the tribe of Dan

ABC #10

Action:
Jacob Marries

Bible Verse:
Review Memory Verses for lessons 6-9 (see below)

Character:
Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and Laban

This is a great week to learn any verses that you may have missed
or simply to review what you’ve learned.


week 9-
Genesis 26:4 "I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed."

or for yongers-
Through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed Me.
Genesis 26:4

week 8
Hebrews 11:17 “By faith, Abraham when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son.”

week 7
2 Peter 2:6
“He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly.”

**OR, for the younger crew....**

"He condemned the cities... and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly."

week 6
Genesis 15:6 “Abram believed the Lord and He credited it to
him as righteousness.”

Top Secret Tuesday, Genesis 28--31

Greetings!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to complete one of the following tasks:


Pre-School:

Scan Genesis 29:31-30:24 and 35:16-18 and figure out which mom each of Jacob's twelve son's belonged to, and draw pictures of each mom with her children next to her.  Write the name of each son on the paper.  We will be hearing about these sons later!!

School Age:

Sort the enclosed facts about Jacobs life into two groups: Blessings from God and Consequences for Sin.  Then read Romans 6:23 and identify the consequence for sin, and the blessing from God.

Facts enclosed in TST envelopes:

Jacob had to leave his home in Beersheba to get away from Esau.

Jacob easily found a lovely girl, named Rachel, from his mother’s family.

Jacob was tricked into marrying Leah, Rachel’s older sister.

Laban’s flocks grew very large under Jacob’s care.

Jacob’s wives were unhappy and competed for his love.

Jacob had many children.

Many spotted and speckled sheep were born.

Jacob’s flock grew large and strong.

Laban cheated Jacob by changing his wages ten times.

Jacob left Paddan Aram with great wealth.

Laban was warned not to say anything good or bad to Jacob.

Jacob and Laban made peace with each other.

Jacob returned safely to Canaan.

Remember to bring your signed TST paper to Sunday School to claim your Bible Bucks!

ABC's

Action:
Stolen Blessing


Bible Verse:
Genesis 26:4 "I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed."

Character:
Isaac, Jacob & Esau

Top Secret Tuesday, Genesis 25-27

Greetings!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to complete one of the following tasks:

Pre-School:

Choose 3-4 objects and with your eyes closed guess what the objects are.  How did you figure out what they were?  Was it easy or hard with your eyes closed?  Read Genesis 27:15-25.  Isaac used his ears and hands to identify his son.  Which son did his ears hear?  Which son did his hands feel?  Why was it important for Isaac to know which son he was talking with?


School Age:

Grab a can of soup from the cupboard and have each person guess how much a can of soup costs to buy.  How much would a bowl of soup cost at a fancy restaurant?  Read Genesis 25:29-34. What price did Esau pay for his soup?  Did he make a wise purchase?  Why or why not?

Remember to bring your signed TST paper to Sunday School to claim your Bible Bucks!

Top Secret Tuesday, Genesis 21-24

Greetings!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to complete the following task:

1.  Take turns rolling a die, or draw #s out of a hat, to review some of the main characters we’ve been studying in Genesis, using the enclosed cards.  Every time someone lands on a particular #, they must list 1 piece of information about that character.  Continue until each person has done several, or each character has been covered 3-4 times (or whatever you deem appropriate).  If you want, you can color pictures of each person on their box.

2.  Abraham was asked by God do obey by doing something very hard, sacrificing his son Isaac.   Brainstorm with your family to come up with a list of 10 things you are asked to do that are hard for you, but show your obedience to God.  Make the list on a piece of paper, and hang it on the fridge is as a reminder of ways you can obey.

Remember to bring your signed TST paper to Sunday School to claim your Bible Bucks!

ABC's

Action:
Abraham Tested

Bible Verse:

Hebrews 11:17 “By faith, Abraham when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son.”

Character:
Abraham & Isaac