Week 76 · about 45 minutes
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 · Memory verse Genesis 25:4
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Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a cup of water
Hold a cup of water. Read Genesis 25 in about four minutes, stopping at Genesis 25:4: “The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Genesis 25?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Genesis 25 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.” 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, “They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.” Genesis 25 opens with these words: “Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.” The line to keep is Genesis 25:4: “The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.” Carry the word “sons” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Genesis 25:4: “The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Genesis 25? Then try this: Read “The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.” 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 Genesis 25. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Genesis 25:4. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Genesis 25 and write Genesis 25:4 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Genesis 25:4
“The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Genesis 25. Help us remember Genesis 25:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.