P Is for Possess It! ABC: Deuteronomy for Me: Raising a Caleb Kid in a Disrupted World
Little Kids: Ages 4-7
P Is For Possess It!
P is for possess it!
It was God's command.
P is for possess it!
Go in, and claim your
land!
P is for possess it!
Ready, set, go in.
P is for possess it!
God will help you win!
K: Copy words: "P Is for Possess It!" 1st., 2nd. Have kids copy the rhyme in their journals. Discuss!
Ask: Who told the people to go in and take over or possess the Promised Land? Who would help them fight their enemies as they went in? Who helps us every day when we face things that are hard for us?
Define It: What Does Possess/Possession Mean?
Write "Possess" on your white board. Help the children read it. What do they notice about this word? (Double "s" twice.) What does it mean to possess something? (To own) What does "possession" mean? (that owned.) Have kids write the words in their journal. Write two sentences using the words; illustrate. In Deuteronomy what did the Lord promise his people that they would own? (a special land)
Underline It: Plenty of Possess Its!
1st./2nd Let kids search in Deuteronomy to find the words "possess" or "possess it." By the way, "possess it" wins the prize for the most used word with "it" in Deuteronomy! Underline the "possess it" places found.
Learn It: Possess the Land!
Deuteronomy 1:8 "Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware (promised) unto your fathers, ...."
Remember God promised to Abraham that his people and their children and their children's children were going to possess or take over the Promised Land. And when they got there, they were to obey all the rules God had given them.
Wear It: Possess The Land Band
Prep It: strip for head band; stapler; map copy; copy of Deut. 1:8; glue .....
Make It: Copy small map of Canaan. Trace "Possess It!" onto paper. Cut out. Print verse. Glue map in center. Glue "Possess It" over map. Glue verse on either side of map. Fit strip to child's head; staple. Let kids wear hats as they march around saying verse, and singing songs. View head band strip below.
Journal it: Copy Verse
K: Write: "Go in and possess the land." 1st., 2nd. Write: "Behold ... them."
Recite It: God Shall Fight for You!
Recite this verse: "Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God ... shall fight for you!"
Deuteronomy 3:22 (See also Exodus 14:14.)
Sing It: The Lord Your God Shall Fight for You!
Tune: "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" From Deut.3:22
The Lord your God shall fight for you, (3x)
You shall not be afraid! (3X)
The Lord your God shall fight for you, (3X)
For He will be your aid!
Make-It: Mini P Book Pages
Prep It: two outline Ps; glue; print Pp Words from Deuteronomy; small sticky notes; tape; white colored pencil, or crayon..... Pp Words: put, pass, past, post, peace, place, power, people, possess, possession Find P image here:https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=p+and+r+outline+letter+images+for+preschool&qpvt=P+and+R+Outline+Letter+Images+for+Preschool&form=IGRE&first=1&scenario=ImageBasicHover
Make-It: Print two outline Ps; trace onto purple paper. Print Pp words. Cut them apart. Make mini 2"X2" pages from sticky notes. Tape sticky notes at left of center part of bottom P for mini Pp book pages. Glue other P on top so little pages stick out. Let kids print: "Possess It!" with white colored pencil or crayon on side of P. Print also "Deut. Pp Words." Let kids glue Pp words onto mini pages. Find outline P images here:
See sample P below!
Find It: Explore More:
1st/2nd: Open Bibles to Deuteronomy. Set a timer. Use a purple colored pencil/highlighter to find various Pp words or Pr words also.
View It: P Peekers
Prep it: print two outline Ps, stapler, tape, print Deuteronomy 1:8; scissors; and glue.
Make-it: color Ps; teacher/parent or kids cut out, and staple so one P is facing right, and other is backwards facing left. Cut apart verse and glue around the "P Peekers." Move It: Let kids look through their P Peekers to read Bible verses or P words in their mini book. Find outline P image here:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=p+and+r+outline+letter+images+for+preschool&qpvt=P+and+R+Outline+Letter+Images+for+Preschool&form=IGRE&first=1&scenario=ImageBasicHover See sample end of lesson.
Hear It! Get Set! Go Up! Go In!
In Deuteronomy Moses gave three talks. He told them a lot of words. He told the people all about what happened in the past. He told them why the people could not get into the land for so long. He told them all the commandments God had given them. He also told Joshua to get ready to take over for him. He charged Joshua to get set, go up into the land that God had promised to their fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He told them God would be with them to help them as they went into the land. Little by little God would help them take over. And God did.
See 3 minute video "Israel Enters the Promised Land" here:
Older Kids: Ages 8-12
Understand It: It Is by God's Power!
God gave the people a command. Get set, go up, go in and take over the land. It was "God's Land Plan." He was the one who had fed them. He was the one who had led them. He was the one who said, "Do not be discouraged!" He was the one who said, "Instead, remember it is not because you are such good guys you are going to possess the land. It is because the nations you'll encounter are so wicked." He was the one who told them exactly how and what lands to possess. And the Lord God who would give them success as well.
It was not by their power or their might. It was by God's power they'd be able to enter The Promised Land. As Deuteronomy says, if they'd listen and obey they could prolong or make their time in the land longer. But if not, they'd be punished if they turned to the gods of those nations all around. Therefore, God warned when you possess the land, follow my plan, and you'll have success, and be blessed!
So it is with you and me. If we follow the Lord's ways we will be happy and successful. If not, we will be sad and discouraged. How can we know God's ways? We must read his word, pray, and seek him. The Bible says that kids who seek him early will find him. As II Timothy 3:15 says: "From a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures which can make one wise unto salvation." Yes, kids can trust the Lord Jesus as their Savior from sin. (From Deuteronomy 8:17-20 and 9:1-6)
Learn It: Deuteronomy 1:8
"Behold, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD sware (promised) unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them." Copy the verse into journal; darken "possess the land."
Map It: Possess It Memory Verse Page
Print two "Israel During Joshua's Time" maps from the Bible History site. Glue map to right of a white page. From the other map cut words: "Possess It!" Print a copy of Deuteronomy 1:8. Cut out verse, Glue to left of map as shown in sample. Discuss the map!! Find maps at:
See sample page below.
Locate It: Deuteronomy PR Words!
Prep it: Print an outline P and an R.* Trace onto Quad Ruling Composition Book paper. Print a list of Deut. Pr words: pray, praise, priest, preserve, prophet, prolong, promise, provoke, precious, present, provide, presumptuously ... ; glue; .... Note "pr" is known as a consonant blend.
Make-it: Cut the words apart; glue inside the PR. Add color or patterns coloring inside Quad boxes. Instead of printing a word list, let kids research Pr words in their Bibles and write them in the boxes.
Do It: Pr Puzzler
To Complete: Give kids Pr word list; and answer list. Discuss.
1. pray (f) 2. praise (d) 3. priest (l) 4. preserve (h) 5. prophet (b) 6. prolong (j) 7. promise (e) 8. provoke (a) 9. precious (c) 10. present (g) 11. provide (k) 12. presumptuously (i)
a. to irritate b. one who foretells c. very valuable d. to worship e. to swear to something
f. to speak to God g. to be near h. to keep safe i. to do willfully j. to make longer
k. to furnish or supply l. a Levite
Read It! Zvi: The Miraculous Story of Triumph Over the Holocaust (Elwood McQuaid)
There's a true story about a ten year old boy, Henryk Kalisher, who did not know about the Lord. He lived during the WWII in Poland. Times were so hard, for the German Nazis were coming into his country and taking it over. The Nazis hated the Jewish people, and Henryk was Jewish. His older brothers had to go to help the Nazis in Germany. His parents and little sister were frightened. Finally, his mom took him to an orphanage and left him there, and they too were taken away. Henryk was all alone.
Through his boyhood, Henryl wandered from place to place as he ran away from the Nazis. Through all of this time God protected and helped him. When he had good times it made Henryk feel as if he himself had the power to escape trouble over and over. He could do it alone!
After the war was over. Henryk fled from Europe joining many going to the land of Israel. How excited he was. Upon arrival, eighteen year old Henryk's name was changed to a new Hebrew name--Zvi (pronounced tsvee). He now had a new land, a new name, and a new life. Very quickly Zvi became part of the new Israeli army needed to defend the infant nation. He was thrown right into battle. Young men died around him. Then Zvi knew there was someone who had protected him all along, and it was not his own strength or his own wits; it was God! Because of this revelation, Zvi longed to know the Lord.
Amazingly Zvi happened on a Hebrew Old Testament. Zvi began to read it. A bit later, once again Zvi had the second part of the Bible, the NT, given him. This he avidly read as well. And later Zvi met some Jewish Christians, and this Jewish young man came to know the Messiah, becoming a shining testimony to the Jewish people. What a grand story of God's amazing protection and care for one of God's special chosen people! What a great book for reading parts aloud to your youngsters!
Read It! Psalm 44:1-8
I Must Trust the Lord!
I must not trust in my bow,
I must not trust in my sword,
I must not trust in my self,
For I must trust the Lord!
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The psalm writer said in Psalm 44:6 "For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me." In verse eight he said, "In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever." In whom do you boast? Whom do you trust the most, the Lord, or yourself?
Color It! Make a Colorful Bible Verse Marker
Exodus 15:2: "The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him."
Prep: The LORD Is My God Book; fine line markers, colored pencils, or crayons; scissors; .....
Make-it: Coloring Book 22 (Trinitarian Bible Society) The LORD Is My God has a neat verse page that can be made into an easy marker. Have kids make a marker for themselves, for a younger sibling, or for a friend. First color the page. When complete, use small scissors to pop up the kids' heads and books. Cut out the verse rectangle. Fold the rectangle in half so the longer verse is at the bottom and the shorter one on the reverse side. The marker can be opened to see both sides, Place the marker by Exodus 15:2, and highlight the verse in your Bible. This color book is part of a four part set having many scriptures to color. Order the book(s) here.
https://www.lighthousetrails.com/scripture-coloring-puzzle-books-for-youth/1145-the-lord-is-my-god-coloring-book-22.html?search_query=The+Lord+Is+My+God+Colorbook&results=133 See sample at end of lesson.
Sing It: "This Is the Land" (Tune: "This Is the Day")
This is the land, this is the land,
that the Lord did give, that the Lord did give,
get up and go, get up and go,
and go live in it, and go live in it!
This is the land that the Lord did give,
get up and go, and go live in it!
This is the land that the Lord did give!
Possess it! (Yell!)
View It: Interactive OT Map of Israel
Teachers, Parents, Grandparents, YOU!
Parents Note: Read Zvi yourself. Pick out the parts to share with your youngsters. Find the book here:
Realize It: God's In Charge!
In Psalm 44:3 the psalmist spoke these words: "For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them, but thy right hand, ...."
How we have become lovers of ourselves. How we have touted what we can do.. Over and over these words are spoken, "We can do this by ourselves!" We have become a godless nation, We have become a people whose trust is in our might and our own strength. Reread Psalm 44:1-8 and vow to put your trust in God's salvation and his deliverance.
We teach kids slogans and affirmations that say "I believe in me!" and so on. We leave God out. We see these affirmations everywhere. Point them out to your youngsters. Teach them they must: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not to thine own understanding." as Proverbs 3:5 says! Raise up Caleb kids that fully trust in the Lord, and not their own might!
