GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS
DAY 1
I. Objective
1. To have a review of the past lesson
2. To show the children that God is in control, He is powerful, and He knows everything
3. To illustrate that the Lord is strong and almighty.
4. For the children to understand and realize that ‘ you can do all things through Christ who
gives you strength.’
II. Bible text
III. Exodus 13:17-14:31 and Exodus 15:1-21
IV. Memory verse :
Efeso 1:11
‘Ginagawa ng Dios ang lahat ng bagay ayon sa plano niya at kalooban.’
V. Strategy
Lecture with student participation
VI. Song : My God is So Big
VII. Materials needed :
AVP for the story
VIII. Lesson Proper
A. Pre-session
Smaller kids- show pictures of Egyptian armies
Bigger kids- Just have fun discussing life in Egypt in general.
B. Attention step
Because Pharaoh wouldn’t let Israel go, the firstborn sons in every Egyptian family were killed.
God “passed over” His people, and none of them died. The Egyptians then urged the Israelites
to leave quickly. They were so anxious to see them leave that they gave them gold, silver, and
clothing to take with them. Moses took the bones of Joseph with them as they left. Joseph had
made the Israelites swear to do this four hundred years before (Genesis 47:29-30; Exodus
13:19). The Israelites had been in Egypt for 430 years.
C. Main Lesson
Let us have the story of the Red Sea.
God’s people were finally on their way to their own land, Canaan! A pillar of cloud led the way
by day, and a pillar of fire guided them at night. As the Israelites arrived at the edge of the Red
Sea, Pharaoh and his army caught up with them. Pharaoh had changed his mind yet again! The
Lord protected His frightened people. The pillar of the cloud moved between the Israelites and
the Egyptian army. Moses then stretched his hand across the sea, and the Lord caused a great
wind to part the water and hold it back while the estimated two million Israelites passed
through. When the Egyptians followed them, the Lord caused the water to flood and kill all of
them.
Do you think God will leave them? When the Hebrew people left Egypt, God did not leave them
to find their own way to Canaan. He led them in the most strategic path and provided a tall,
vertical pillar of cloud to lead them by day and a pillar of fire to guide them at night. An angel of
God moved in and out of these pillars as needed.
Tell the story through slide presentation.
D. Conclusion/Application
God is so gracious because when the Hebrew people left Egypt, God did not leave them to find their own way
to Canaan. He led them in the most strategic path and provided a tall, vertical pillar of cloud to lead them by
day and a pillar of fire to guide them at night. An angel of God moved in and out of these pillars as needed.
Pharaoh and the Egyptian people had begged God’s people to leave Egypt, but now, as they watched a large
labour force leaving the country, they changed their minds. Pharaoh rallied all of his chariots and chased after
them.
In what will become a common thread in the years to come, the people begin to doubt Moses and God?
We don’t know exactly where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, which the Hebrew text calls the Sea of Reeds.
Wherever the crossing took place, it involved an amount of water significant enough that the Israelites were
frightened by it, and the entire Egyptian army could drown in it.
Based on the fact that there were 600,000 fighting men (Exodus 12:37-38), the entire number of Israelites who
left Egypt could be estimated at nearly two million people. They would also have had millions of animals. The
crossing would have taken several hours, even if the path had been a half-mile wide! Had the Egyptians known
what was happening, they might have attacked, but the angel moved to the back of the group along with the
pillar of cloud and blocked the view. The cloud gave light on the one side for the Israelites to cross, yet
darkness on the other for the Egyptians.
The Egyptians followed them into the sea. Just before dawn, after the Israelites were safely on the other side
of the sea, the Lord caused wheels to come off the Egyptians’ chariots and confusion to spread through the
army. Before they drowned, the Egyptians knew God was protecting His people. By that time, it was too late.
Recite the memory verse. Sing the song My God is So Big or any song suited for the children. God is glad
when we remember to thank him for all his goodness to us.
Close in prayer.
IX. Activity
Coloring of the Red Sea illustration.
Have children draw two large “clouds” or pillars on a piece of paper. Glue cotton wool on one and
paper strips (red, orange, yellow) on the other.
