Week 1 – The 10 Commandments
Learning Intention:
Students will:
- Understand that the 10 Commandments were given to the Hebrew people to help them live as good friends with God and each other.
- Know that there are 10 commandments, 3 about staying friends with God and 7 about staying friends with others
Read Beginners Bible ‘The Story of Moses’ or watch this below.
Parent note: The Commandments don’t make sense by themselves. When we forget to teach the Commandments within the story of God’s love for the ancient Israelites and God’s role in setting them free, it does boil down to a list of rules. When put in the proper context, it demonstrates God’s deep love for his people, today.
If you don’t have access to these resources parents should paraphrase the story of Moses leading into the 10 commandments (Exodus Story in the Bible or you may like to watch the Prince of Egypt by Dreamworks).
Use the 10 commandment scanned page to talk about the first three commandments are about how to get along with God and the next seven are about getting along with others.
- Discuss: I wonder
- Why are there commandments for getting along with God?
- Why are there commandments for getting along with people?
- Why do we need to have a set of commandments?
- Complete an artwork by painting hands and pressing them on paper. For each finger and thumb draw a symbol of write some words that show how to live each commandment in a positive way.
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Activities:
- Draw a picture of two tablets (pieces of stone) and write 1-3 on the top of the first side and 4-10 on the top of the other side. Write on the 1-3 side rules help us be friends with God. One the other side rules to help us be friends with each other
- Pick one commandment from the first three and illustrate, how would you do this commandment today
- Pick one commandment from the last seven and illustrate, how would you do this commandment
- Sing a song about the Ten Commandments and come up with some actions to go with each commandment. See: