Bible Reference:
1 Kings 5-8:21
Lesson Aim:
To tell the children about Solomon as King and to emphasise that God’s promise to David came true in Solomon building God’s temple. To show the children that God keeps his promises, no matter the time, and so we can trust Jesus is coming back.
Main Message:
King Solomon built the temple just as God promised to David.
MEMORY VERSE:
**NEW** For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25
Lesson Options
Helping It Stick
Choose from these activities to enjoy with your kids to help repeat and consolidate the Main Message from this part of the bible.
Creative
Block Temple: Using whatever blocks/lego you have around the house get the kids to recreate the three main ‘rooms’ of God’s temple. To reinforce the opulence deserving of God’s dwelling place, spray paint the blocks with gold paint like in this activity from icanteachmychild.com
Tabernacle Comparison: Older kids could make this mini-model of the tabernacle to compare with the temple built by Solomon. Find the template here at visualunit.me
Sparkles and Shine: Print this picture of Solomon’s Temple and decorate with sparkles, shiney paper and jewels. Find the printable .pdf at craftingthewordofgod.com.
Musical
Song: "Brick After Brick" by Sovereign grace Music.
Song: “Build My LIfe” by Pat Barrett. You’ll likely recognise this as one of the songs we sing in our gatherings.
Write a Song: Create a tune or rap/beatbox that helps you remember the Memory Verse “For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” - 1 Corinthians 1:25.
HOT TIP: Check out RUSH TV Ep 5 for other submissions of this MV put to music!
Physical/Tactile
Indoor Tents: Teach this lesson inside a tent to reinforce their temporary nature, and why building a temple for God was a good thing David wanted to do.
Home Made Tent (a.k.a. Blanketforts): Don’t have a tent that will fit indoors? Make one out of blankets, etc.