Baby Moses

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-2:10

Theme: God protects those He has chosen for His purposes

Age Group: PreK-K (Ages 3-5)

Overview

Lesson Title: “The Lamb’s Blood, God’s Wonderful Plan!” 1. God’s Promise of Love Dear friends, God is always good! He loves you and wants to keep you safe. Long ago, He showed His love by sending a Lamb to protect His people. When the children in Egypt painted their doorposts with blood, God passed over them, just like He passes over us when we trust Him! 2. The Blood is Like a Shield Imagine a shield to keep you safe from scary things! The blood on the door was God’s shield for the Israelites. Today, Jesus’ blood is our shield too! He died so we wouldn’t be afraid of sin (bad choices). That’s why we can trust Him, He loves us so much! 3. Let’s Sing and Wonder God’s plan is so big and wonderful! Can you whisper: “Thank you, Jesus, for your blood!” It’s like God’s promise to keep us safe forever. Next time you pray, tell Him you love Him, just like the Israelites did when they painted their doorposts! 4. Encouragement for Volunteers Use simple gestures (like holding up a pretend “doorpost” or drawing a Lamb) and sing a short hymn to keep it fun! Repeat key words like “God’s love,” “Jesus’ blood,” and “safe” to help little minds remember. Praise God for His amazing plan!

Bible Story

The Story of the Passover Lamb

Long, long ago, God had a special plan for His people. He promised them a land of their own, but first, they had to be brave and obey Him. One night, the Israelites prepared for a very special feast called Passover. They took a lamb, a baby sheep, and did not eat any bread with it. Instead, they ate only the lamb’s roasted meat, no cheese, no bread, just the meat! They also dipped a bit of the lamb’s blood on their doorposts, so the angel of death would pass over their homes. “This is how you will remember God’s love!”

When the time came, the Egyptians grew afraid. They sent their firstborn sons to get their lambs, but God’s people were already ready! They ate the lamb and waited. That night, a mighty wind blew, and a terrible angel saw the blood on the doorposts. “Pass me by!” he said, and the firstborn sons of Egypt died. But God’s people were safe, the angel passed over their homes. “Look at what God has done!” they cried with joy.

Why does this matter? This story shows us that God is always watching over us! Just like the Israelites, we can trust Him to protect us. When we remember God’s love, through prayers, kind words, or acts of kindness, He promises to keep us safe, just like He kept the Israelites that night. “This is how we thank God for His great love!”

Activities

  1. Lay out animal pictures on the floor. Tell the kids: “God promised the Passover Lamb would protect us, just like He did for Israel!”
  2. Cut out 3-4 lamb circles (for easy matching). Give each child a crayon to trace one lamb circle on paper.
  3. Let them match their traced lambs with the picture labeled “The Passover Lamb.” Cheer when they find it!
  4. “Paint a Passover Sign” (Creative Craft)
  5. Kids will make colorful signs to remember God’s faithfulness, just like the Israelites did!
  6. Show them the Bible verse: “The blood on the door was God’s sign!” (Exodus 12:7). Say, “We’ll make a sign too!”
  7. Give each child a cardboard strip and red paint. Let them paint it like a door or wall.
  8. Glue a verse card (or draw one) on top. Add a star or starfish (for fun) to decorate!
  9. Hang their signs up, wonder what God will protect them with next?
  10. Tip: For both activities, end with a prayer: “Thank You, God, for Your promise!”

Discussion Questions

  1. Here are four open-ended discussion questions to spark wonder and curiosity about The Passover Lamb for preschool and kindergarten children:
  2. What do you think God made the lamb to do?
  3. “Last week, we talked about how the lamb was special, it didn’t have to eat or play, but it stayed very still for its friends. What do you think it was trying to protect?”*
  4. (Encourage them to share their ideas, was it brave? kind? What would they do if they were a lamb?)
  5. “How can a little lamb help a whole family?”
  6. “The lamb was so tiny, but it was the first to stay safe in the dark! What are you good at being a helper? Do you think God gives you special jobs too?”*
  7. “What makes a lamb ‘the perfect friend’?”
  8. “The lamb stayed quiet, just like how sometimes we need to be still to listen or watch. What’s something kind you can do to be a good friend to someone else?”*
  9. “What would you eat for dinner that makes you feel safe?”
  10. “The lamb was the first thing eaten, just like how God made food to keep us strong. What’s a yummy food you love? Why do you think sharing food is special?”*
  11. Tips:* Repeat the key idea (“God made the lamb brave to protect his friends”) and let them draw or act out the story!

Prayer Focus

Prayer for Little Hands and Hearts Dear God, we come to you with our little hands and hearts today, like the children who listened to your story long ago. We wonder at how you chose a lamb to protect us, like the way you love us with a love so big and bright! Help us to trust in your love, just like the families who followed your plan. Make our hearts feel safe, just like the lambs were made safe. Amen. Thank you, God, for the way you showed us your love, through a lamb so brave and kind. Like the children in Egypt, we want to know how you care for us, even when we’re small and afraid. Help us to be like the lambs, trusting, gentle, and full of faith. We wonder… how can we show our love to others too? Guide our hearts to be kind and brave, just like you made us be. Amen. God, you made a special promise long ago, like the night the families hid their lambs to stay safe. We see your love in the way you protected them, and we wonder… why did you do that for us too? Help us to remember that you always keep your promises, even when it seems hard to believe. Make us little lambs of faith, just like the ones in the story, always ready to trust in your love. Thank you, God. Amen. (Repeat: “We trust in your love, like the lambs did…”)

Missions Spotlight

In many parts of North Africa and the Middle East, the concept of sacrificial lambs is deeply understood. Missionaries working among the Amazigh (Berber) people of Morocco use the Passover story as a bridge to explain Jesus as the Lamb of God.

To the Cross

The Passover lamb’s blood on the doorposts saved the Israelites from death. Jesus is our Passover Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7), His blood saves us from the death that our sin deserves. Every Passover pointed forward to the cross.

Teaching Tips

  • Use a large basket and several small baskets.
  • Place the children in the large basket.
  • Have them move the small baskets around the large one without tou
  • Key Phrase: “We are safe in God’s basket!”

Family Take-Home

In the story of The Passover Lamb (Exodus 12), God commanded the Israelites to mark their doors with lamb’s blood as a sign to protect them from the angel of death during the tenth plague. This tradition became a powerful reminder of God’s love, freedom, and the covenant between Him and His people, teaching children that Jesus, the ultimate Passover Lamb, died to save us from sin.

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