Week 134 · about 45 minutes
Leviticus 2
Leviticus 2 · Memory verse Leviticus 2:1
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Leviticus 2), the matching word search and answer key (Leviticus 2 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a smooth stone
Hold a smooth stone. Read Leviticus 2 in about four minutes, stopping at Leviticus 2:1: ““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Leviticus 2?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Leviticus 2 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.” Leviticus 2 opens with these words: ““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put…” The line to keep is Leviticus 2:1: ““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.” Carry the word “anyone” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Leviticus 2:1: ““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Leviticus 2? Then try this: Read ““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
Group game
Walk the room as if you are moving through Leviticus 2. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Leviticus 2:1. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Leviticus 2 and write Leviticus 2:1 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Leviticus 2:1
““‘When anyone offers an offering of a meal offering to Yahweh, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Leviticus 2. Help us remember Leviticus 2:1 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.