Week 262 · about 45 minutes
Judges 10
Judges 10 · Memory verse Judges 10:10
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Judges 10), the matching word search and answer key (Judges 10 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a paper crown
Hold a paper crown. Read Judges 10 in about four minutes, stopping at Judges 10:10: “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Judges 10?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Judges 10 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.” 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 children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” Judges 10 opens with these words: “After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of…” The line to keep is Judges 10:10: “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Judges 10:10: “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Judges 10? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken…” 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 Judges 10. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Judges 10:10. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Judges 10 and write Judges 10:10 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Judges 10:10
“The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.””
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Judges 10. Help us remember Judges 10:10 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.