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Preschool track
Overview of 2 Samuel
Second Samuel continues the history of Israel that began in 1 Samuel. It tells the rest of the story of King David's life. Second Samuel contains stories of both good and bad choices David made during his many years as the king of Israel.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Bible Readings
David Dances (2 Samuel 6:1-19) Reading
King David was bringing the chest of God to the city. The chest was very special. It reminded the people that God was with them.
"Praise God!" shouted King David.
King David was very happy that he could bring the chest of God home. He was so happy that he planned a big parade so everyone could see the chest.
Many, many people joined King David in the parade.
Some people played trumpets to praise God. Some people played harps to praise God. Other people sang to praise God, but King David wanted to praise God with his whole body. So King David danced!
"Praise God!" he shouted. "Praise God!"
The parade ended when the chest of God was carried into the city.
"God Bless you," King David said to the people. "Remember that God will be with you your whole lives."
Then King David gave bread and date cakes and raisin cakes to all the people.
King David knew it was a great way to praise God!
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
"Praise God!" shouted King David.
King David was very happy that he could bring the chest of God home. He was so happy that he planned a big parade so everyone could see the chest.
Many, many people joined King David in the parade.
Some people played trumpets to praise God. Some people played harps to praise God. Other people sang to praise God, but King David wanted to praise God with his whole body. So King David danced!
"Praise God!" he shouted. "Praise God!"
The parade ended when the chest of God was carried into the city.
"God Bless you," King David said to the people. "Remember that God will be with you your whole lives."
Then King David gave bread and date cakes and raisin cakes to all the people.
King David knew it was a great way to praise God!
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Kindness (2 Samuel 9:1-13) Reading
King David was thinking about his best friend, Jonathan, who had died. King David asked one of his helpers, "Is there anyone in Jonathan's family still alive because I would like to be kind to that person?"
David's helper said, "Jonathan has a son whose name is Mephibosheth."
King David asked some of his helpers to find Mephibosheth and bring Mephibosheth back to him.
When the helpers brought Mephibosheth to King David, he could see that Mephibosheth was afraid. I want to be kind to you. Your father, Jonathan, and I were good friends. I would like you to eat with me at my table."
King David invited Mephibosheth to eat with him always, and he gave Mephibosheth everything that had belonged to Mephibosheth grandfather.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
David's helper said, "Jonathan has a son whose name is Mephibosheth."
King David asked some of his helpers to find Mephibosheth and bring Mephibosheth back to him.
When the helpers brought Mephibosheth to King David, he could see that Mephibosheth was afraid. I want to be kind to you. Your father, Jonathan, and I were good friends. I would like you to eat with me at my table."
King David invited Mephibosheth to eat with him always, and he gave Mephibosheth everything that had belonged to Mephibosheth grandfather.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
I Wonder....
- what are some ways that we can praise God?
- who were the people carrying the chest?
- where was the city?
- what is in the chest?
- how did the people feel when David started to dance?
Discussion Questions
- How do you like to praise God?
- What kind of food would you give others at a celebration?
- How do you think Mephibosheth felt in the story?
Videos
This video is 10:00 minutes long
Songs
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Promise Music Video by New life Kids Oley
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Kids Worship: Standing on the Promises by Arts Delivery
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This song is 2:52 minutes long
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This song is 2:30 minutes long
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Art Project
Heart Sun Catchers
Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Instructions:
- Tissue paper
- Laminating sheets (or contact paper)
- Colored paper for heart
- Scissors
- Cording
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
- If child(ren) are young, cut the tissue paper for them
- Cut out a heart shape and then cut out the inside of the heart, leaving about 1/2 an inch border
- Stick the heart on the laminating sheet and cut off the excess around the heart
Instructions:
- First, the child(ren) will stick little squares of tissue paper all over them
- Have them completely cover it
- Then have an adult punch a hole in the top of the heart
- Next, tie some cording so you can hang it
Coffee Filter Dancers
Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Instructions:
*Taken from One Little Project
- Coffee Filters (I used the larger 10 to 12 cup size)
- Washable Markers
- 2 Pipe Cleaners
- Tiny Elastic
- Scissors
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
Instructions:
- We like to make our coffee filter crafts on a baking sheet. It helps sooooo much to keep the mess down!! You know I love low mess crafts for kids!
- Flatten out the coffee filters as best you can before you get started.
- If you want the dresses to have strong colours, make sure you cover a lot of the coffee filter with marker, leaving very little white space. The more marker you add, the darker the colours will be. (If you add lots of dark colours without white space it almost turns black, just like on our coffee filter bats).
- I highly recommend using colours from the same colour families for each of your coffee filters.
- If you add too many colours you could accidentally end up with brown coffee filters. And somehow brown dresses just aren’t as fun!
- Using an eye dropper, or a small measuring spoon, carefully drop water all over the coffee filters until it’s completely soaked through. They should be completely wet, but they shouldn’t be sitting in a pool of water.
- Once it’s completely soaked, stop adding water. Don’t flood the pan with water, otherwise your colours could run a little too much and it will take foreeeeeever to dry!
- While you’re waiting for the coffee filters to dry, you can make the form for your person. You’ll need two 12 inch long pipe cleaners, in whatever colours you like.
- Start by bending the pipe cleaner in half. But don’t pinch the fold in the middle. This will be the head of your dancer and it looks better when it’s not squished closed.
- Line up the second pipe cleaner behind the one that’s folded in half, a little below where the “neck” of your dancer will be.
- Wind the two “arms” around the middle pipe cleaner several times to make a body. Keep winding until you have about 2.5 inches of pipe cleaner left on both sides. Make sure when you’re finished winding that the arms come out right below the head at the position of the neck.
- Bend the bottom pipe cleaners at a right angle to make small “feet” for your dancer.
- When your coffee filters are dry, you can separate themFold one of the coffee filters in half.
- Then keep folding it in half until it’s about the size below.Cut a tiny point off from the tip. Make sure it’s small – you’ll be surprised how much bigger the hole gets when you open up the coffee filter again!
- Unfold the coffee filter until it’s only folded in half. Cut two small slits about 1/4 inch away from the middle hole. These will be the holes for the “arms” to go through.
- I’m including a second photo on the blue “dress” to to make sure you can really see those small slits for the arms.
- Bring the pipe cleaner “arms” up over the doll’s head. (Reminds me of getting my kids dressed…)
- Then carefully slide each arm through one of the small slits you cut into the coffee filter.
- Carefully pull the coffee filter down over the body. The head should easily fit through the bigger hole in the coffee filter.
- Bunch the coffee filter around the doll into the shape of a dress. Wrap a tiny elastic around the dress, roughly at the position of the waist so that it looks like a belt.
- Cut a small hole into the center of the second coffee filter (fold it in half a few times then snip off a tiny piece at the tip, just like you did with the first coffee filter).
- Then slide the feet through the hole in the second coffee filter.
- Push the dress up to the waist of the doll, shaping it into a beautiful, frilly gown.
- I didn’t bother attaching the second coffee filter, but if you need to you can add another tiny elastic to hold it in place.
*Taken from One Little Project
Tips for Adults
Second Samuel begins where 1 Samuel ends. Saul has died, and David is crowned the king of Israel. As Israel's new king, David made Israel a strong nation. But this book reminds us that even the best leaders disobey God or have problems. Even then, God forgives.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Elementary Track
Overview of 2 Samuel
Second Samuel continues the history of Israel that began in 1 Samuel. It tells the rest of the story of King David's life. Second Samuel contains stories of both good and bad choices David made during his many years as the king of Israel.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Bible Readings
Taking Special Care (2 Samuel 6:1-22)
Have you ever had something that was special to you? How did you take care of it? This is a story about something special God wanted David to watch over very carefully.
When David was king, he went to the land called Judah to get God's special chest. It was special because it contained the Ten Commandments that God had given Moses. God's chest lived in Judah. King David said, "It is time the chest came to live with me in Jerusalem."
King David knew that the chest was special to God. David wanted it to be safe. While they were carrying it, the chest started to fall off its cart. Uzzah caught it with his hands. But this upset God. They were not taking good care of the chest.
King David was so upset that he regretted taking the special chest from Judah. So he left it with a man named Obed-edom. he and his family took good care of it for three months. This made God happy.
After King David knew that God was no longer upset, he went to Obed-edom's house. "I think it's time that the chest came home with me to Jerusalem," King David said.
This time, King David made sure that the chest as given special care. He didn't want it to be dropped. He thanked Obed-edom and blessed him.
When King David arrived in Jerusalem with the chest, he danced and celebrated in the streets. He put the chest in the tent that he had set up for it.
King David blessed the people. He gave each family a loaf of bread, a raisin cake, and a date cake so that the could celebrate, too.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
When David was king, he went to the land called Judah to get God's special chest. It was special because it contained the Ten Commandments that God had given Moses. God's chest lived in Judah. King David said, "It is time the chest came to live with me in Jerusalem."
King David knew that the chest was special to God. David wanted it to be safe. While they were carrying it, the chest started to fall off its cart. Uzzah caught it with his hands. But this upset God. They were not taking good care of the chest.
King David was so upset that he regretted taking the special chest from Judah. So he left it with a man named Obed-edom. he and his family took good care of it for three months. This made God happy.
After King David knew that God was no longer upset, he went to Obed-edom's house. "I think it's time that the chest came home with me to Jerusalem," King David said.
This time, King David made sure that the chest as given special care. He didn't want it to be dropped. He thanked Obed-edom and blessed him.
When King David arrived in Jerusalem with the chest, he danced and celebrated in the streets. He put the chest in the tent that he had set up for it.
King David blessed the people. He gave each family a loaf of bread, a raisin cake, and a date cake so that the could celebrate, too.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
David Keeps a Promise (2 Samuel 9:1-13) Reading
How long do you think you should remember a promise to a friend? A week? A month? A year? David made a promise to his friend Jonathan. He remembered it years later and did what he had promised.
David was king. David and Jonathan were best friends. The last time they were together, David promised to care for any children that Jonathan had. Now King Saul and his son Jonathan were dead.
A servant in the king's palace was brought to King David. "Are you Ziba who worked for King Saul?" asked the king.
"I'm ready to serve you," answered Ziba.
"Tell me. Is there anyone left in Jonathan's family?" King David asked. "I want to keep my promise to Jonathan and take care of his family."
"Yes," said Ziba. "Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, whose feet have been hurt since he was five, is at the house of Machir."
"Bring him to me," said the king.
When Mephibosheth came before King David, he bowed so low that his head touched the ground. "Are you Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul?" the king asked.
"I'm ready to serve you," said Mephibosheth.
"I promised your father that I would take care of his family," said King David. "All the lands that belonged to your grandfather King Saul now belong to you. And you are invited to eat with me and my family here every day."
Mephibosheth bowed down to the king again.
King David called for Ziba. He told him, "Mephibosheth owns all the land that belonged to Saul. You are to take care of them. But Mephibosheth will live here."
"I will do whatever you say, King David," said Ziba.
From that day on, Mephibosheth ate with the king, just like the king's sons. That is how David kept his promise to Jonathan.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
David was king. David and Jonathan were best friends. The last time they were together, David promised to care for any children that Jonathan had. Now King Saul and his son Jonathan were dead.
A servant in the king's palace was brought to King David. "Are you Ziba who worked for King Saul?" asked the king.
"I'm ready to serve you," answered Ziba.
"Tell me. Is there anyone left in Jonathan's family?" King David asked. "I want to keep my promise to Jonathan and take care of his family."
"Yes," said Ziba. "Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, whose feet have been hurt since he was five, is at the house of Machir."
"Bring him to me," said the king.
When Mephibosheth came before King David, he bowed so low that his head touched the ground. "Are you Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul?" the king asked.
"I'm ready to serve you," said Mephibosheth.
"I promised your father that I would take care of his family," said King David. "All the lands that belonged to your grandfather King Saul now belong to you. And you are invited to eat with me and my family here every day."
Mephibosheth bowed down to the king again.
King David called for Ziba. He told him, "Mephibosheth owns all the land that belonged to Saul. You are to take care of them. But Mephibosheth will live here."
"I will do whatever you say, King David," said Ziba.
From that day on, Mephibosheth ate with the king, just like the king's sons. That is how David kept his promise to Jonathan.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
Wise Woman of Tekoa (2 Samuel 14:1-21) Reading
Choosing to love someone when they do something wrong is hard to do. Choosing to love someone when they hurt another person is hard to do. In the Bible, this kind of love is called mercy. This is a story about a time King David chose mercy, with the help of a wise woman. Hear her tell the story:
"We had a king named David. King David was heartbroken because his sons were mean. They used their power to hurt each other. They hated one another. One terrible day, one of the king's sons used his power to badly hurt his sister. This made the brother really mad. He was angry that he killed his brother. Then he ran away from home.
"Now King David had to decide what to do. His daughter was hurt. One of his sons was dead. The other son was hiding far way. King David was both angry and sad. He didn't know what to do. This was serious business.
"When I heard about the king's troubles. I decided to leave my home in Tekoa to go see him. The people of Tekoa call me wise because I try to help people when they are angry, confused, or scared. I try to use wisdom to help people in trouble. Joab, David's advisor, knew about the king's troubles and asked me to help. I told King David this story that I hoped would help him decide what to do:
"'I have two sons. They could not stop fighting until one killed his brother. Now I am so sad. My whole family is angry and wants to punish my son who lives. They want to kill him, too! But my husband is dead and so is my other son. If we kill this son, I will be alone. If we kill my son, when will the killing stop?'
"King David wanted to help me. He said, 'I promise, you have my protection and so does your son. I won't let anyone hurt him; I won't even let them touch a hair on his head.'
"Then I asked the king, 'Then what about your son? Will you do the same to protect him?'
"King David blinked his eyes with surprise. His heart grew soft. 'You are right, wise woman. I can love and protect my son, even when he does a terrible thing. I will bring him home'."
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
"We had a king named David. King David was heartbroken because his sons were mean. They used their power to hurt each other. They hated one another. One terrible day, one of the king's sons used his power to badly hurt his sister. This made the brother really mad. He was angry that he killed his brother. Then he ran away from home.
"Now King David had to decide what to do. His daughter was hurt. One of his sons was dead. The other son was hiding far way. King David was both angry and sad. He didn't know what to do. This was serious business.
"When I heard about the king's troubles. I decided to leave my home in Tekoa to go see him. The people of Tekoa call me wise because I try to help people when they are angry, confused, or scared. I try to use wisdom to help people in trouble. Joab, David's advisor, knew about the king's troubles and asked me to help. I told King David this story that I hoped would help him decide what to do:
"'I have two sons. They could not stop fighting until one killed his brother. Now I am so sad. My whole family is angry and wants to punish my son who lives. They want to kill him, too! But my husband is dead and so is my other son. If we kill this son, I will be alone. If we kill my son, when will the killing stop?'
"King David wanted to help me. He said, 'I promise, you have my protection and so does your son. I won't let anyone hurt him; I won't even let them touch a hair on his head.'
"Then I asked the king, 'Then what about your son? Will you do the same to protect him?'
"King David blinked his eyes with surprise. His heart grew soft. 'You are right, wise woman. I can love and protect my son, even when he does a terrible thing. I will bring him home'."
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
I Wonder....
- how the women felt when she first met King David?
- where is Tekoa?
- how far Tekoa is from where David lives?
- if the daughter got better?
- why King David's children hated one another?
- how can I show mercy?
- what does mercy look like?
- what songs the crowd sang?
Discussion Questions
- Do you think King David could still love his son? How did the wise woman help him?
- Have you ever seen someone hurt someone else? How did it make you feel?
- Who is the wisest person you know? What might you ask them?
- David and the people were happy that the chest came to live in Jerusalem. What do you think the celebration sounded like when it arrived?
- How do you think David danced when he brought the chest to Jerusalem? Dance like you think David did.
- Think of something special to you or your family. How can you celebrate that you have it?
- What good news did Mephibosheth hear in this story?
- How do you think King David looked at Mephibosheth when he came to him?
- King David wanted to keep his promise to Jonathan. To do that, he showed love to Mephiboshethl who was disabled. How can you show love to someone who is differently abled?
- Have you ever broken or dropped something that was very special to you? How did that make you feel? What was it?
Video
Crossroad Kids' Club
This video is 1:23 minutes long
Songs
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Promise Music Video by New Life Kids Oley
This song is 2:52 minutes long
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I'm Trusting You by Lifetree Kids
This song is 3:22 minutes long
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I Will Be What I Believe by Blake Gillette
This song is 3:14 minutes long
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Wise Up by KidSpring Children's Ministry
This song is 1:53 minutes long
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God's Promises by CPH VBS and Children's Ministry
This song is 2:31 minutes long
Art Project
Don't Let God's Words Fall to the Ground
Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Pre-Game Instructions:
Game Instructions:
- Balloon
- Sharpie
- Paper Plate
- Paper towel roll
- Hot Glue Gun
- Hot Glue sticks
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
- Blow up balloon
Pre-Game Instructions:
- First write 1 Samuel 3:19 on the paper plate
- Next, let the child(ren) decorate the plate
- Once the child(ren) are done, have an adult hot glue the paper plate to the paper towel roll
- Then, have the child(ren) (if old enough) write different phrases that God says
- After the plate and balloon are done, play the game
Game Instructions:
- First, someone tosses up the balloon
- Next, the participants try to keep the balloon up in the air
- Once the balloon hits the ground, read the scripture on the plate
- Finally, repeat 1-3 until done playing
Coffee Filter Dancers
Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Instructions:
*Taken from One Little Project
- Coffee Filters (I used the larger 10 to 12 cup size)
- Washable Markers
- 2 Pipe Cleaners
- Tiny Elastic
- Scissors
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
Instructions:
- We like to make our coffee filter crafts on a baking sheet. It helps sooooo much to keep the mess down!! You know I love low mess crafts for kids!
- Flatten out the coffee filters as best you can before you get started.
- If you want the dresses to have strong colours, make sure you cover a lot of the coffee filter with marker, leaving very little white space. The more marker you add, the darker the colours will be. (If you add lots of dark colours without white space it almost turns black, just like on our coffee filter bats).
- I highly recommend using colours from the same colour families for each of your coffee filters.
- If you add too many colours you could accidentally end up with brown coffee filters. And somehow brown dresses just aren’t as fun!
- Using an eye dropper, or a small measuring spoon, carefully drop water all over the coffee filters until it’s completely soaked through. They should be completely wet, but they shouldn’t be sitting in a pool of water.
- Once it’s completely soaked, stop adding water. Don’t flood the pan with water, otherwise your colours could run a little too much and it will take foreeeeeever to dry!
- While you’re waiting for the coffee filters to dry, you can make the form for your person. You’ll need two 12 inch long pipe cleaners, in whatever colours you like.
- Start by bending the pipe cleaner in half. But don’t pinch the fold in the middle. This will be the head of your dancer and it looks better when it’s not squished closed.
- Line up the second pipe cleaner behind the one that’s folded in half, a little below where the “neck” of your dancer will be.
- Wind the two “arms” around the middle pipe cleaner several times to make a body. Keep winding until you have about 2.5 inches of pipe cleaner left on both sides. Make sure when you’re finished winding that the arms come out right below the head at the position of the neck.
- Bend the bottom pipe cleaners at a right angle to make small “feet” for your dancer.
- When your coffee filters are dry, you can separate themFold one of the coffee filters in half.
- Then keep folding it in half until it’s about the size below.Cut a tiny point off from the tip. Make sure it’s small – you’ll be surprised how much bigger the hole gets when you open up the coffee filter again!
- Unfold the coffee filter until it’s only folded in half. Cut two small slits about 1/4 inch away from the middle hole. These will be the holes for the “arms” to go through.
- I’m including a second photo on the blue “dress” to to make sure you can really see those small slits for the arms.
- Bring the pipe cleaner “arms” up over the doll’s head. (Reminds me of getting my kids dressed…)
- Then carefully slide each arm through one of the small slits you cut into the coffee filter.
- Carefully pull the coffee filter down over the body. The head should easily fit through the bigger hole in the coffee filter.
- Bunch the coffee filter around the doll into the shape of a dress. Wrap a tiny elastic around the dress, roughly at the position of the waist so that it looks like a belt.
- Cut a small hole into the center of the second coffee filter (fold it in half a few times then snip off a tiny piece at the tip, just like you did with the first coffee filter).
- Then slide the feet through the hole in the second coffee filter.
- Push the dress up to the waist of the doll, shaping it into a beautiful, frilly gown.
- I didn’t bother attaching the second coffee filter, but if you need to you can add another tiny elastic to hold it in place.
*Taken from One Little Project
Content for Adults
Second Samuel begins where 1 Samuel ends. Saul has died, and David is crowned the king of Israel. As Israel's new king, David made Israel a strong nation. But this book reminds us that even the best leaders disobey God or have problems. Even then, God forgives.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
This video is 52:26 minutes long