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Psalms 120:1–7
Psalm 120 is a short prayer from someone under pressure. In this lesson, children will hear the speaker cry to Yahweh, ask for help against lies, and contrast a desire for peace with people who want war.
Psalms 122:1–9
Psalm 122 is a joyful prayer-song about going to Jerusalem, giving thanks to Yahweh, and asking for peace. Children can trace how the words move from glad arrival, to reasons for the city’s importance, to a prayer for its good.
Psalms 123:1–4
Psalm 123 is a short prayer that looks up to God and asks for mercy. Children can notice who is speaking, what pictures the psalm uses, and how the words move from looking to pleading.
Psalms 124:1–8
Psalm 124 helps children hear a group prayer of rescue and praise. In this lesson, they will notice who is speaking, the strong rescue images in the poem, and how the psalm moves from danger to thankful trust.
Psalms 125:1–5
Psalm 125 teaches trust in Yahweh through clear images and a short prayer. Children will explore how the psalm begins with confidence, gives a reason for that confidence, and ends by asking Yahweh to act rightly.
Psalms 126:1–6
Psalm 126 is a short song that moves from joyful remembering to a fresh prayer. Children can notice who is speaking, what pictures the poem uses, and how sadness and hope are both expressed to Yahweh.
Psalms 129:1–8
This lesson helps children notice who is speaking in Psalm 129, the strong pictures it uses, and how the poem moves from remembered trouble to confidence in Yahweh and a prayer about those who hate Zion.
Psalms 130:1–8
Psalm 130 is a prayer that moves from deep trouble to patient hope. In this lesson, children notice who is speaking, the strong pictures in the poem, and how the words move from crying out to calling others to hope.
Psalms 131:1–3
Psalm 131 is a short prayer that moves from humble words, to a calm picture, to a call for God’s people to hope in Yahweh. Children can notice how the speaker’s heart, eyes and soul are described.
Psalms 132:1–18
Psalm 132 is a prayer-poem that remembers David’s strong vow, joins a group prayer for worship, and ends with the LORD’s own words about Zion, blessing and David’s line.
Psalms 134:1–3
This short psalm calls Yahweh’s servants to praise him and ends with a blessing from Yahweh. Children will notice who is speaking, the night-time setting, raised hands, and the move from calling for praise to speaking a blessing.
Psalms 137:1–9
Psalm 137 is a painful song of exile. It moves from tears, to a promise not to forget Jerusalem, to an appeal for Yahweh to remember Edom’s words, and then to severe judgement language about Babylon. Students will trace how the poem changes across its nine verses.
Psalms 138:1–8
Psalm 138 is a thankful prayer that begins with wholehearted praise and ends with trust in God’s ongoing care. In this lesson, children will notice who is speaking, what God is like, and how the prayer moves from thanks to confidence.
Psalms 139:1–24
Psalm 139 is a prayer spoken to Yahweh that moves through awe, comfort, and troubling conflict before ending with a humble request. Students will trace its images carefully and notice how the final lines turn from enemies back to the speaker’s own heart.
Psalms 140:1–13
Psalm 140 is a prayer asking Yahweh for rescue from violent and deceitful people. In this lesson, children will notice who is speaking, the strong word pictures in the psalm, and how the prayer moves from danger to confidence.
Psalms 141:1–10
Psalm 141 is a prayer that asks God to hear quickly, guard the speaker’s words and heart, and keep him safe from wicked traps. Children can learn how this psalm uses strong pictures to express need, worship and trust.
Psalms 142:1–7
This lesson helps children hear how Psalm 142 moves from a cry for help to trust in Yahweh. Students will notice who is speaking, what troubles are described, and how the prayer asks God to listen and rescue.
Psalms 143:1–12
Psalm 143 is a prayer to Yahweh from someone under pressure. In this lesson, children will follow the prayer in order, notice its strong pictures, and see how the speaker moves from trouble to trust and urgent asking.
Psalms 144:1–15
Psalm 144 is a prayer-poem that starts with blessing Yahweh, moves into urgent requests for rescue, and ends with a picture of a settled and provided-for people. This lesson helps children notice the speaker, the names and images for Yahweh, and the movement of the psalm.
Psalms 145:1–21
Psalm 145 is a song of praise that begins with one speaker saying, “I will”, then widens out to include generations, all God’s works, and finally all flesh. Children can trace how the psalm grows from personal praise to worldwide praise.
John 16:16–33
Jesus speaks to his disciples about a confusing change that is coming soon. In this passage, he prepares them for sorrow, promises joy that will follow, and tells them where to find peace when trouble comes.
Jeremiah 11:18–23
Jeremiah 11:18–23 shows Jeremiah learning about a secret plot against him, bringing his case to Yahweh, and hearing Yahweh’s judgement on the people who threatened him. Students will trace the account in order and notice what God knows and what people choose.
Baruch 1:1–9
This lesson helps children follow what happened when Baruch read the words of the book in Babylon. They will put the account in order, notice the people’s responses, and talk about what this passage shows about people before the Lord.
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Daniel 2:1–49
Nebuchadnezzar’s troubling dream led to fear, prayer, and a bold answer. In this lesson, children trace the order of the account, notice the choices different people made, and learn how the passage points to God as the one who reveals secrets and rules over kingdoms.
