Grades 3-6 Sunday School Lesson
Bible Heroines
Jochebed: Harrowing Times Produce Heroes

Lesson Plan

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Jochebed - Old Testament Heroine, by Lisa DeVinney

 Memory Verse:

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
         
Key verses for this week: 

 “Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.  And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women… if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. Exodus 1:8, 16

“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29

“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.” Hebrews 11:23

Fill in the Blanks

  1. The Israelites had moved to Egypt because of a                                   .
  2. Trouble began when the Egyptian rulers no longer remembered                             .
  3. Pharaoh told the Hebrew                                    to kill the Hebrew baby boys.
  4. Amram and                                     were Moses’ parents.
  5. Pharaoh’s                                       found Moses’ ark floating in the river.

  True or False

1. The Egyptian Pharaoh was concerned by the size and strength of the Hebrews.
2. The midwives were afraid to disobey Pharaoh, and followed his orders. 
3. When Moses was three months old, Jochebed could no longer hide him. 
4. Jochebed turned baby Moses over to the Egyptians. 
5. Miriam watched the princess rescue Moses, and offered to find a nurse for him.