Week 934 · about 45 minutes
Micah 7
Micah 7 · Memory verse Micah 7:18
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Micah 7), the matching word search and answer key (Micah 7 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a smooth stone
Hold a smooth stone. Read Micah 7 in about four minutes, stopping at Micah 7:18: “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Micah 7?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Micah 7 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.” 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, “A day to build your walls— In that day, he will extend your boundary.” Micah 7 opens with these words: “Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat.…” The line to keep is Micah 7:18: “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he…” Carry the word “pardons” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Micah 7:18: “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Micah 7? Then try this: Read “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his…” 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 Micah 7. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Micah 7:18. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Micah 7 and write Micah 7:18 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Micah 7:18
“Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Micah 7. Help us remember Micah 7:18 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.