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God Hears His People

Kids (ages 4-8) · Exodus 2:23-25; Exodus 3:1-12 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Children explain that God heard, saw, knew, and acted when Israel suffered.

Read: Exodus 2:23-25; 3:7-12

Opening: Show an ear and an eye picture. Ask: What is the difference between noticing a problem and helping?

Say:

Ask:

Do: Complete the Hear, See, Know, Act picture sequence.

Close: Pray: God, hear people who suffer. Help us notice, pray, and seek safe help.

Materials: Bible; Hear, See, Know, Act cards or four drawings

Standard outline · 35 minutes

  1. 4 minConnect. Use the opening prompt and invite two or three brief responses.
  2. 4 minContext. Introduce the passage setting, speaker or main characters, and genre in age-appropriate language.
  3. 8 minRead and observe. Read Exodus 2:23-25 and 3:7-12, marking heard, remembered, saw, knew, deliver, send, and with you. Ask: Which four words describe God’s attention in Exodus 2? What did God plan to do?
  4. 7 minDiscuss. Build the sequence Hear, See, Know, Act, then add Moses as the person God called to participate. Ask: Why was Moses part of the story? What is a safe helping response today?
  5. 8 minActivity. Complete the Hear, See, Know, Act Sequence activity and review what it demonstrates. Activity: Hear, See, Know, Act Sequence. Printable: K1-L09-P01-hear-see-know-act.
  6. 4 minRespond. Review the objective, repeat the take-home line, and pray.

Activity details

Hear, See, Know, Act Sequence · 8 min

Materials: Four symbol cards: ear, eye, heart, footprints

  1. Place Hear and See.
  2. Add Know to show understanding.
  3. Add Act to show rescue purpose.
  4. Add a Moses marker as the person God sent.

Low-resource option: Use gestures for ear, eyes, heart, and walking.

Closing

Memory verse: Exodus 3:7

Prayer: Pray for people who suffer and for wise, safe helpers.

Take-home line: God heard, saw, knew, and acted to rescue His people.