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Preschool track
Overview of 2 Kings
Second Kings continues the story of 1 Kings began. It tells of Israel's Northern and Southern Kingdoms, Israel and Judah. Each kingdom was defeated by war and their citizens taken as prisoners to distant lands.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Bible Readings
Elisha and the Widows Jar (2 Kings 4:1-7) Reading
One day a poor widow came to Elisha for help. Elisha was a prophet. A prophet speaks up when things are unfair and helps people know what God wants them to do. Her husband had died, and she did not have enough money to take care of her sons.
"What do you still have left in your house?" Elisha asked the woman.
"I just have one small jar of oil," said the woman.
"One jar of oil is enough," said Elisha. "Here's what I want you and your children to do: Go and find as many empty jars as you can. Look all over your house. Borrow empty jars from your neighbors. Get lots and lots of empty jars."
"Now," said Elisha, "go inside your house with your sons and close the door. Start pouring the oil from your one jar of oil into all the jars."
The woman and her sons carried the empty jars into the house and shut the door.
The woman filled one jar, then two jars, and then three jars until there were no more jars. Then the oil ran out.
The woman went back to Elisha. She told him what happened.
"Good!" said Elisha. "Sell the jars of oil to get the money you need to care for you and your sons."
And the woman did.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
"What do you still have left in your house?" Elisha asked the woman.
"I just have one small jar of oil," said the woman.
"One jar of oil is enough," said Elisha. "Here's what I want you and your children to do: Go and find as many empty jars as you can. Look all over your house. Borrow empty jars from your neighbors. Get lots and lots of empty jars."
"Now," said Elisha, "go inside your house with your sons and close the door. Start pouring the oil from your one jar of oil into all the jars."
The woman and her sons carried the empty jars into the house and shut the door.
The woman filled one jar, then two jars, and then three jars until there were no more jars. Then the oil ran out.
The woman went back to Elisha. She told him what happened.
"Good!" said Elisha. "Sell the jars of oil to get the money you need to care for you and your sons."
And the woman did.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Elisha and the Servant Girl (2 Kings 5:1-19) Reading
A Servant girl worked for the wife of a man named Naaman. Naaman was a general in the army of a country called Aram. Naaman was an important man, and he had a skin disease that made him feel miserable.
The servant girl knew about a prophet named Elisha. The servant girl told Naaman's wife that the prophet could heal Naaman's wife told Naaman what the servant girl had said.
Naaman and his servants traveled to see Elisha. When Elisha heard why Naaman was there, he sent a messenger out to meet the general.
"Go wash in the Jordan River seven times," the messenger told the important general.
Naaman got mad. I've wasted my time," complained Naaman. "This Elisha didn't even bother to come out and see me himself. He just sent out a messenger. And why should I wash in the dirty water of this river? There are cleaner rivers where I live. I'm an important general. Washing in a river is too easy."
"But General Naaman," said the servants, "we know you can do hard things. Since the prophet Elisha gave you such an easy thing to do, why not try it?"
So Naaman went to the Jordan River and washed seven times. When Naaman came out of the river, his skin was healed.
Naaman went back to Elisha and told him that he now believed in God.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
The servant girl knew about a prophet named Elisha. The servant girl told Naaman's wife that the prophet could heal Naaman's wife told Naaman what the servant girl had said.
Naaman and his servants traveled to see Elisha. When Elisha heard why Naaman was there, he sent a messenger out to meet the general.
"Go wash in the Jordan River seven times," the messenger told the important general.
Naaman got mad. I've wasted my time," complained Naaman. "This Elisha didn't even bother to come out and see me himself. He just sent out a messenger. And why should I wash in the dirty water of this river? There are cleaner rivers where I live. I'm an important general. Washing in a river is too easy."
"But General Naaman," said the servants, "we know you can do hard things. Since the prophet Elisha gave you such an easy thing to do, why not try it?"
So Naaman went to the Jordan River and washed seven times. When Naaman came out of the river, his skin was healed.
Naaman went back to Elisha and told him that he now believed in God.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
I Wonder....
- what kind of disease Naaman had?
- why he had to wash seven times?
- what kind of oil was in the jar?
- how much money the widow got for the oil?
- what is a widow?
- what was the widow's name?
- how many sons the widow had?
Discussion Questions
- How do you think the woman felt when her small jar of oil kept filling more and more jars?
- How do you think Naaman felt when he saw he was healed?
Videos
Saddleback Kids
This video is 57 seconds long
Songs
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Helping Others by Cocomelon
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Helping Others Blues Clues & You by Noggin (Nick Jr)
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This song is 3:14 minutes long
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This song is 2:02 minutes long
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All of You by Encanto
This video is 4:32 minutes long
Tips for Adults
After King David and King Solomon, the United Kingdom (Israel and Judah) broke into two parts: the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Souther Kingdom of Judah. First Kings tells the story of these two kingdoms' earliest days. Second Kings tells the rest of the story. Second Kings shows us that God's people didn't always do what was right, and in the end, they were defeated by the war and taken as prisoners to distant lands.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Elementary Track
Overview of 2 Kings
Second Kings continues the story of 1 Kings began. It tells of Israel's Northern and Southern Kingdoms, Israel and Judah. Each kingdom was defeated by war and their citizens taken as prisoners to distant lands.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
This video is 8:50 minutes long.
Bible Readings
Elisha the Healer (2 Kings 5:1-19) Reading
When this story was written, people didn't go to doctors like we do today. Instead, they went to healers. Elisha was a prophet who healed people.
Naaman was a powerful general in the king's army. He was a good man. But there was something wrong with his skin. Scabs and sores covered his body. Naaman needed help. He need his body to be healed.
A young woman had been brought from Israel by the army. She worked for Naaman's wife. The young woman said, "Your husband's skin can be healed. I know who can help him. It is the prophet Elisha who lives in Samaria."
Naaman went to Samaria to find the prophet. Elisha was home when Naaman showed up with his horses and chariots. Elisha sent a servant to talk to him. The servant said, "Wash yourself in the Jordan River seven times. Then your skin will be healthy and clean."
Naaman, the big, powerful general, did not like that message. He stormed off, muttering, "I came all this way to see Elisha, the healer, and he just sends a servant to me? I'm an important general! Elisha should come out and heal me himself. I don't want to hear silly instructions from his servants!"
One of Naaman's servants followed him. He bravely asked, "If the prophet had said to do something really hard, you would have done it, right? Why not do this really easy thing and be healed? Go on. Take seven baths in the Jordan River and see what happens."
Naaman listened. He went to the Jordan River. Naaman bathed in it seven times. When he came out, the scabs and sores were gone. Naaman's skin was healthy and clean!
Naaman sent for Elisha, and said, "I didn't think it would work, but it did. Now I know that the God you believe in is real. You are a powerful and important prophet!
Naaman tried to give Elisha gifts to say thank you. Elisha said, "No, I will not accept your gifts."
Naaman went away thankful for clean and healthy skin. And he believed in God.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
Naaman was a powerful general in the king's army. He was a good man. But there was something wrong with his skin. Scabs and sores covered his body. Naaman needed help. He need his body to be healed.
A young woman had been brought from Israel by the army. She worked for Naaman's wife. The young woman said, "Your husband's skin can be healed. I know who can help him. It is the prophet Elisha who lives in Samaria."
Naaman went to Samaria to find the prophet. Elisha was home when Naaman showed up with his horses and chariots. Elisha sent a servant to talk to him. The servant said, "Wash yourself in the Jordan River seven times. Then your skin will be healthy and clean."
Naaman, the big, powerful general, did not like that message. He stormed off, muttering, "I came all this way to see Elisha, the healer, and he just sends a servant to me? I'm an important general! Elisha should come out and heal me himself. I don't want to hear silly instructions from his servants!"
One of Naaman's servants followed him. He bravely asked, "If the prophet had said to do something really hard, you would have done it, right? Why not do this really easy thing and be healed? Go on. Take seven baths in the Jordan River and see what happens."
Naaman listened. He went to the Jordan River. Naaman bathed in it seven times. When he came out, the scabs and sores were gone. Naaman's skin was healthy and clean!
Naaman sent for Elisha, and said, "I didn't think it would work, but it did. Now I know that the God you believe in is real. You are a powerful and important prophet!
Naaman tried to give Elisha gifts to say thank you. Elisha said, "No, I will not accept your gifts."
Naaman went away thankful for clean and healthy skin. And he believed in God.
*Taken from Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible by Elizabeth Caldwell
I Wonder....
- where is Samaria?
- why Naaman thought he was more important than hearing a message from a servant?
- what a general is?
- how Elisha became a healer?
- why Elisha didn't come out of his house to meet Naaman?
- where the army was at the beginning of the story?
- what is a chariot?
- if everyone be a healer?
- how Naaman got the sores and scabs on his body?
- what is Naaman's wife's name?
Discussion Questions
- What words do you like to hear when you feel sick?
- What do you do when you see someone who looks sick?
- We can't all heal people like Elisha could, but we can be kind to people who are sick. What can you do for someone who is sick?
Video
Saddleback Kids
This video is 57 seconds long
Songs
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My God is Powerful by Lifetree Kids
This video is 3:56 minutes long
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I'm Trusting You by Lifetree Kids
This song is 3:43 minutes long
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Faith by Lifetree Kids
This song is 3:35 minutes long
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Power Shuffle by Lifetree Kids
This song is 3:13 minutes long
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All of You by Encanto
This song is 4:32 minutes long
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Healer by Kid's Praise! Company
This song is 5:24 minutes long
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Content for Adults
After King David and King Solomon, the United Kingdom (Israel and Judah) broke into two parts: the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Souther Kingdom of Judah. First Kings tells the story of these two kingdoms' earliest days. Second Kings tells the rest of the story. Second Kings shows us that God's people didn't always do what was right, and in the end, they were defeated by the war and taken as prisoners to distant lands.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible Storybook
Each Sunday there will be a class addressing the reading for that week. The classes will engage the particular Bible book for that week, paying specific attention to a theme or topic. A list of January's classes are below. These classes are hybrid and will meet each Sunday, in-person (EM307/308) and on Zoom, at 10:05am. The Zoom link is at the bottom of this email and is the same for each week.
Week Beginning on:
Topic: Gathering Together Around God's Word | Sunday Class
Time: Every Sunday 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 899 0078 7541
Passcode: 328476
Week Beginning on:
- March 27th - Prophets in the Kingdom (Will Wellman)
- April 3rd - The Fall of Judah and Babylonian Exile (Will Wellman)
Topic: Gathering Together Around God's Word | Sunday Class
Time: Every Sunday 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89900787541?pwd=QXF5dzBnM1Y0K1FPczgvWVNwYnFmZz09
Meeting ID: 899 0078 7541
Passcode: 328476
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The Fall of Judah and Babylonian Exile (II Kings)
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Palm Sunday Overview
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