This is lesson 3 in the third quarter of out through the Bible study with preschoolers.
This is such a fun lesson!
Both of these scriptures are so short, I combined them for this lesson.
Part 1
Elijah told
Ahab that there wouldn’t be any dew or rain, unless Elijah asked God for it.
God told Elijah to go hide by a brook called Cherith.
Elijah would
be able to drink water from the brook there. God said He will send the ravens
feed Elijah there. So, Elijah did what God said, and ravens brought him bread
and meat in the morning and the evening. He drank water from the brook.
After a
while, the water in the brook dried up because it didn’t rain. God told Elijah
to go see a widow and she would feed him. A widow is a woman whose husband has
died.
Part 2
When Elijah arrived
at the city gates, the widow was there picking up sticks. Elijah asked her to
bring him some water in a cup. As she turned to go get him a drink, he also
asked for a piece of bread.
But the widow
told Elijah that she only had a handful of flour and a little oil left. She was
gathering sticks to make the last loaf of bread, and then her and her son would
die because that was all the food she had left.
Elijah told
her not to worry. He said, “Make me a small cake first and bring it to me, then
you can go back and make more for you and your son.”
The Lord
says that your bin of flour and your jar of oil will not be used up until it
rains again. And that’s what happened! The widow and her son had enough to eat!
Lesson found in 1 Kings 17
I laid out a strip of blue felt for the brook. I couldn't find my 'water' fabric, but they didn't seem to care. I set the ravens as you see. I found them in October at Dollar Tree. I brought bottled water to represent the water Elijah drank from the brook and Goldfish for the bread and meat the ravens brought. They loved sitting on the floor by the 'brook' eating the 'bread and meat' (goldfish) and drinking the water 'from the brook'. (Sorry, phone picture)
This is an updated door hanger that I have used before (see below). I added a pocket in the back of the door hanger with cards that can be used for discussion on the different things that God provides. Since this is preschool, the cards are for their level. The download includes the color and black & white printables. Click here to download.
Visuals are for 1 Kings 17.
Click here to download the pictures to color.
(These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.)
(These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.)
I'd like to try the idea if I can find the ravens. but thought I'd make some flat rolls and chicken nuggets for the ravens to bring. years ag I made a hand puppet of raven and had it dropping oyester crackers but have lost my puppet and dont
ReplyDelete't remember how I made it . it was some 50 years ago