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| After the discussion, blindfold another student and hide the candy in a different location. This time ask for one volunteer to guide the student to the candy while everyone else is completely silent. After the student finds it, divide it up between all of the students. Discuss while they munch on their candy: What was it like this time? What made the difference? Transition Statement: “We’ve seen an example of someone having trouble knowing who to trust—whose voice to listen to. There was a time in the biblical story when the Israelites, the people of God, put their faith in the wrong people and things. They lost their faith in God and so they asked instead to have a human king put over them, like other nations had.” EXPLORE: (10–15 minutes) Have the students open their Bibles to 1 Samuel 8, select several students and have them read aloud to the class: Explain the Theocracy that the people had and the Monarchy that they wanted: Theocracy—a system of government in which God is king. Monarchy –a system of government in which a human ruler is king. Question: “What did God say would happen if they got a king?” Answer: 1 Samuel 8:10-18: The Lord said that a king would take their sons and make them soldiers, and take their daughters and make them “perfumers and cooks and bakers.” Also a king would take the best of their fields and give the yields of their labor to his officials and attendants. Basically, God says that a king will take everything they posses if it benefits him in any way. Continued... |
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