Lesson Learned: God blesses Joseph.Materials Needed: graham crackers, peanut butter, plate, plastic knifeBible Verse:Exodus 39:1-41 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he…
Sibling Rivalry
Lesson Learned: Joseph’s brothers treat him badly.Materials Needed: old pillow case, finger paintsBible Verse:Genesis 37:23-36 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. 25 As they sat down…
12 Brothers
I posted this one earlier but am reposting to fit in with the rest of our Genesis devotionals.Lesson Learned: God gives families brothers and sisters.Materials Needed: twelve clothes pins, string, push pins, markerBible Verse:Genesis 35:22b-26 Jacob had twelve sons: 23 The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25 The…
Jacob’s Ladder
Lesson Learned: Jesus is the way to Heaven.Materials Needed: chalkBible Verse:Genesis 28:11-1711 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the…
Should You Take That?
Lesson Learned: Jacob takes Esau’s blessing.Materials Needed: noneBible Verse:Genesis 27 1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered. 2 Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know…
A Bad Choice
Lesson Learned: It is important to make good choices. Materials Needed: big bowl, toy cooking utensils Bible Verse: Genesis 25:27-3427 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild…
Looking Different
Lesson Learned: God makes us unique. Materials Needed: white or brown construction paper, yarn, glue, stapler Bible Verse: Genesis 25:24-2724 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. 25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they…
Seeing Doubling
Lesson Learned: God gave Isaac and Rebekah twin boys. Materials Needed: several pairs of socks Bible Verse: Genesis 25:21-2621 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why…
Isaac’s Wife
Lesson Learned: Isaac marries Rebekah. Materials Needed: 1 bowl of water, 1 cup of water, ladle Bible Verse: Genesis 24:1-41 Abraham was now very old, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your…
Isaac
Lesson Learned: Abraham has a son named Isaac.Materials Needed: noneBible Verse:Genesis 21:1-7 1 Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac[a] to…