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Mount Up with Wings

Friday, September 12th, 2014

mount-up-with-wingsOne of my favorite verses in the whole Bible is Isaiah 40:31 because it gives me hope when I am weary. Recently my children illustrated the “Mount Up with Wings” passage:

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 KJV

mount-up-with-wings-2My children drew an eagle soaring through the sky with complete freedom and strength. They illustrated mountains in the background to show that the eagle was living in beautiful surroundings. They wrote out the verse, and I sang it to them as they colored their pictures.

mount-up-with-wings-3What does it mean to wait on the Lord?

It is a resting under his leading, asking the Lord what we should be doing each moment, and walking by the Spirit. We are suffused with new strength when we are at the end of ourselves, and we lean into God for our strength. Then  we wait for our circumstances to eventually unfold, waiting for our trial to come to an end, and yet resting in the presence of the Lord to not fret until God brings about the resolution. I’m in such a situation right now: unresolved issues that I must wait for God to work in the other person’s life before the situation can be made right. I must rest, even while the issue is unresolved, knowing that God has all things in His hand.

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And as I wait, I gain new strength…

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Song of Solomon Printable

Friday, September 5th, 2014

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I believe the whole counsel of God should be taught to children, so I made up this Song of Solomon activity for kids, where they can compare the face of a woman to various objects. My daughter made lovely comparisons while my sons wrote hilarious descriptions that were more like insults. If you’ve ever read the book of Song of Solomon, some of Solomon’s comparisons seem insulting as well, causing my children to laugh with uproarious laughter.

Describe a Woman with Similes

Her eyes are like…
Her nose is like…
Her mouth is like…
Her neck is like…
Her hair is like…

My daughter said that her eyes were like pools of blue, her nose was like the rock of salvation, her mouth was like the pinkest hearts, her neck was like the bottom of the cross, and her hair was like golden wheat fields.

song-of-solomonOne of my sons said that the woman’s eyes were like tornadoes, her nose was like a two-car garage, her mouth was like a banana, her neck was like a redwood, and her hair was like poppies. He laughed hysterically as he drew what he had just written.

Another one of my sons said the woman had eyes that were pools of blue, a nose that was a lump on her face, a mouth that was like jaws of death, a neck that was a pillar, and hair that was… um… brown hair. Apparently he copped out on that one and couldn’t think of anything.

sunday-school-song-of-solomonYou see, if her hair is a flock of goats, you need to actually draw a flock of goats coming out of her head. This is why this Song of Solomon activity is so much fun.

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A Time for Everything

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

time-for-everything“There is a time for everything under the sun,” says King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. Late in his life he wrote the book of Ecclesiastes, which describes how meaningless life is without God.

Solomon looked at the cycles of nature, including the seasons and the water cycle, and he says that there is nothing new under the sun. Every event has its place: there is a time to be born and a time to die. There is an appropriate time for every activity under the sun.

My children chose a verse from chapter 3 and illustrated it. First we divided the paper into four parts. The first two opposites went in the top boxes, and the second two opposites went in the bottom boxes. In the illustration at the top of this page, my son showed that there was a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance. When someone passes away, it is appropriate to grieve. And yet if your business is finally blessed by God and prospers, it’s time to rejoice and praise the Lord. Dancing around or laughing is appropriate when God blesses us.

ecclesiastes-drawingAnother one of my sons drew pictures to represent a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones. Maybe you are skipping stones on a lake, or gathering stones to build a well.

There is also a time to be silent and a time to speak. Many of us need to keep in mind that sometimes it is best to remain quiet rather than always voice our opinion.

ecclesiastes-drawing-2My daughter illustrated a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what was planted. Sometimes a plant will take over the whole yard, and it needs to be uprooted to contain it. You can see the effort the man is exerting in the picture.

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All these drawings remind me of the song “Turn, Turn, Turn” by the Byrds, which is a perfect conclusion for this topic:

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Solomon Unit Study

Friday, August 15th, 2014

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This fun Solomon Unit Study includes dramatizations, drawings, and hands-on ideas for learning about the wisest man who ever lived.

We filmed our dramatizations for our Solomon Unit Study inside our ever-growing Bible section of the Unit Study Treasure Vault. These pictures were taken years ago when we first dramatized the life of Solomon. We crowned one of my sons King of Israel and grabbed a kingly costume that I had bought at a yard sale. We placed him up on a coffee table, with two stone lions beside him. Since we didn’t have lions, we used a bear toy and a dragon puppet. A servant fanned him off continuously, and he ruled with great power and wisdom.

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In fact, Solomon is known for his great wisdom. God appeared to Solomon in a vision and said He would grant him any request. So Solomon asked for wisdom. This was such a great answer that God decided to give him riches and honor as well.

If you want to study the wisdom of Solomon, you can start with the story of two women. One baby was dead and the other was alive, and each woman claimed the living baby was hers. “Chop the baby in half and give each woman half the baby!” stated Solomon, and the rightful mother screamed to stop and give the living baby to the other woman, but to please let the baby live. The other woman said to kill the baby; if she couldn’t have the baby, neither should the other woman. Obviously Solomon knew who the right mother was!

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You can draw a picture of this story, illustrating the two women, the baby, the servant, and King Solomon on his throne.

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You can study the wisdom literature that Solomon wrote, especially the book of Proverbs. Here are two hands-on learning activities for studying the book of Proverbs:

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The Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon and brought him spices. We put some spice bottles on a tray and handed them to the king. But a lot more treasure was given Solomon besides the spices. You can illustrate how rich Solomon was by drawing a pile of riches on top of King Solomon.

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Solomon built the Temple for the Lord and dedicated the Temple with a beautiful prayer. His father David had made preparations for the Temple before his death. You could make a model of the Temple with Legos or with a shoe box similar to how we made the Tabernacle Model. You would need to add rooms on the sides and paint everything gold, but the set-up of the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies is the same.

Sadly, at the end of Solomon’s life, he turned away from God to idols because of his many wives. And thus ends the life of King Solomon.

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