God Makes a Covenant at Sinai - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Exodus 19:1-8; 20:1-17 and state in simple language that god formed rescued israel into a covenant people with a way of life.

Read: Exodus 19:1-8; 20:1-17

Opening: Ask: What does this passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

God reminds Israel that He brought them out of Egypt before calling them to covenant obedience.
The Ten Commandments begin with God’s act of rescue and then set out covenant obligations.
Taken together, these passages support the lesson’s big idea: God formed rescued Israel into a covenant people with a way of life.

Ask:

What does the text directly say?
What conclusion requires synthesis or inference?
What should we avoid overstating?
What is one faithful response?

Do: Complete God Makes a Covenant at Sinai Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; God Makes a Covenant at Sinai Story Path

Standard outline · 35 minutes

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Exodus 19:1-8 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating? What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: God Makes a Covenant at Sinai Story Path. Printable: K2-L05-P01-abraham-promise-map.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What does the passage directly say, what conclusion follows, and what should we avoid overstating?

Activity details

God Makes a Covenant at Sinai Story Path · 10 min

Materials: Abraham Promise Map; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read Exodus 19:1-8 and record two direct observations.
Connect the observations to this big idea: God formed rescued Israel into a covenant people with a way of life.
Name one faithful response without claiming more than the passage supports.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: Genesis 12:1-7

Prayer: Thank God for what this passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: God formed rescued Israel into a covenant people with a way of life.