The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread
Exodus 12 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to
take a lamb[a] for his family, one for each household. 7 Then they are to take some of the blood and
put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8 That same
night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire. 11 …Eat it in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
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“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people
and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. 13 The blood will be
a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No
destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
Questions to discuss:
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What did God tell them to do?
What do you think would happen if the people didn’t listen to God?
What protected the Israelite people?
In your books:
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Write three sentences about what the lamb symbolises and what this means to you.
In this story, the lamb symbolises… To me, this means that I can/should…
Extension:
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What are some other stories in the bible that are about a lamb? What else could the lamb
symbolise? Think about: the lost sheep, Psalm 23, sheep and goats, sheep and wolves…
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Mark 6 34: Jesus began teaching them many things.
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By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they
said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding
countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
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But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that
much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
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“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
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Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So
they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and
looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to
distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were
satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The
number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Questions to discuss:
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What did Jesus tell the disciples to do?
What do you think would happen if they didn’t listen to Jesus?
How much bread and fish was there – just enough, or more than enough?
In your books:
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Write three sentences about what the fish and the bread symbolise and what this means to
you.
In this story, the fish and bread symbolise… To me, this means that I can/should…
Extension:
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What are some other stories in the bible that are about a bread or fish? What else could
they symbolise? Think about: Creation, Jonah, disciples, fishing.
God's Covenant with Noah
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With these words I make my covenant with you: I promise that never again will all living beings
be destroyed by a flood; never again will a flood destroy the earth. 12 As a sign of this everlasting
covenant which I am making with you and with all living beings, 13 I am putting my bow in the
clouds. It will be the sign of my covenant with the world. 14 Whenever I cover the sky with clouds
and the rainbow appears, 15 I will remember my promise to you and to all the animals that a flood
will never again destroy all living beings. 16 When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it
and remember the everlasting covenant between me and all living beings on earth. 17 That is the
sign of the promise which I am making to all living beings.”
Questions to discuss:
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What did God tell Noah?
Why do you think God made a promise with Noah?
What do you think when you see a rainbow in the sky? Has this story changed how you
think about rainbows?
In your books:
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Write three sentences about what the rainbow symbolises and what it means to you.
In this story, the rainbow symbolises… To me, this means that I can/should…
Extension:
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Read Ezekiel 1:28, Revelation 4:3 or Revelation 10:1. What else can a rainbow symbolize
from these verses?