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Monthly Archives: October 2025
Balaam, King Balak and Blessings
Numbers 22-24
Thanks to God’s marvelous help, the Israelites had conquered several kingdoms. The neighboring kings were troubled, or should we say, scared. King Balak had a plan. He knew whoever Balaam cursed would truly be cursed (and whoever he blessed, would be blessed). So he called Balaam. Would Balaam curse the Israelites so Balak could conquer them? No, Balaam listened to God and blessed them — after being persuaded by an Angel and his talking donkey.
In this PowerPoint lesson, the kids have an opportunity to watch a short video of the story and then act it out. There also is a video about donkeys. Did you know donkey’s stubbornness is often due to their smart intellect and strong desire to stay safe? King Balak wanted to be safe, too. However, in his quest for safety, he actually condemned his kingdom. Before this story, God tells the Israelites to leave Moab alone because these are the descendants of Lot. Afterwards however, because of the trap they laid for the Israelites, their kingdom was condemned and they were told to treat them as their enemies.
At the end the kids have the opportunity to make a card and write a blessing inside for someone else. You can use this pdf for the inside messages. Print on white cardstock. Fold the paper in half and have the kids decorate the outside with flowers, hearts, or an umbrella and confetti. May God shower you with blessings.
Moses’ Last Words — Remember….
We have gone through many of the books of Moses: Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Our study of the life of Moses is drawing to an end. Moses’ life on earth is drawing to an end. He wants the people to be successful. He wants them to be faithful to God and to remember God’s covenant to them. So, in the book of Deuteronomy, Moses reminds the people of all these things. God has plans to prosper us, to give us hope and a future. This is the intent of His Covenant and Commands.
This passage is especially meaningful to me, because this is the passage that my dad read to all of us as part of his final words before he passed away. God really wants us to be with Him. He has done and is doing all He can to make it possible.
In this lesson, we’ll review the 10 commandments and learn about Moses’ death. Though Moses died and was buried by God Himself, we know that he was resurrected because he appeared to Jesus when He was transfigured (Matthew 17:1-8).
In this lesson the kids have an opportunity to make Moses, get prizes for filling in the blanks of the commandments, and show that they remember the stories of Moses by doing charades.