Our story this week was about God's mercy on His people during the final plague on Egypt, the death of the firstborn. We opened by painting our own "doorframes" with brushes that required no paint. (Toymakers come up with amazing inventions!) The children did a great job of sharing the brushes and giving everyone a turn with the different colors. During Bible Time, we didn't shy away from describing the grief of the wicked Pharoah after losing his son, but emphasized God's kindness and mercy in sparing the firstborn of the Israelites. In explaining about God's instructions to kill a lamb and paint the doorframes with its blood, we stressed that the lamb had to die in each house so that the firstborn could live. God passed over the households because of the blood of the lamb. We ended by explaining how this pointed forward to Jesus, the real Lamb of God. (I shared a version of the Gospel at this point.) Our class did just fine with this story, which can sometimes be frightening for sensitive children, concerned about the lambs and scared by the frightening deaths at midnight. Our verse provides the comfort: The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
Favorite quote of the night: During question time, I showed a picture of an Israelite painting the blood on his doorframe and asked the children, "What is he putting on his doorframe?" One of the children said: "A paintbrush!" (I need to word my questions more carefully.)
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