Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 9

Class: Primary 5

Age: 10 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject: Christian Religious knowledge

 Topic:  God saves His people

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Explain how God saves His people from trouble
2. Give examples of how God uses people to save others
3. Discuss how God saves His people

Instructional Techniques: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling

Instructional Materials: Bible, pictures, charts and films on the life of Moses, David, Daniel and the three Hebrew boys

Instructional Procedures

NOTE

Examples of how God uses people to save others

1. David saved the Israelites from the hands of the Philistines
2. Moses saved the Israelites from the hand of Pharaoh of Egypt
3. Deborah delivered the Israelites from the Canaanites
4. Samson also saved his people
5. Gideon saved the Israelites from their enemies

How God saves His people using other people

Deborah led the Israelites to defeat the Canaanites Judges 4:1-4

The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. (v.1). The Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan. (v.2). The people cried out to the Lord for help. (v.3) (Sisera the commander of the army had 900 chariots of iron and he treated God’s people cruelly for 20 years.)

God raised up Deborah to be the judge of His people during that time. (v.4)
Deborah the judge of God’s people spoke with Barak the commander of Israel’s army. God had told Barak, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor and take 10,000 from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. I will cause Sisera to come out to meet you by the river of Kishon with his army. I will give them into your hand.’ (Judges 4:6-7) Barak was willing to go as long as Deborah went with him.

She said she would go but he would not

receive honor in this battle because God’s victory over Sisera would come from the hands of a woman.
Barak, 10,000 soldiers, and Deborah went up Mount Tabor. When Sisera was told that Barak had gone up the mountain he gathered his 900 chariots of iron and all the men with him and went to the river Kishon.

When Sisera’s army was in place, Deborah said, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the Lord go out before you?” Barak went down the mountain with his army following him.
Judges 4:15 “When Barak attacked, the Lord threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot.” (NLT) (And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

Sisera ran away and came to a woman’s tent. Her name was Jael. She told him not to be afraid and allowed him to stay in her tent. She covered him with a blanket and when he asked for water to drink she gave milk. He asked her to stay outside her tent and tell anyone who asks that no one is there.

Sisera was exhausted from the battle and fell sound asleep. Jael went back into the tent (use discretion on whether or not to say how she ended his life) and nailed a tent peg into his head, ending his life.

Barak had been chasing Sisera and came to the tent where Jael was. She said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” He went inside and saw that Sisera was dead.

On that day God delivered His people from their enemies. He even allowed His people to destroy Jabin the king of Canaan.

Evaluation:          1. State three examples of how God uses people to save other people

2. Narrate the story of how Deborah led the Canaanites to defeat the Canaanites
3. What Moral lesson did you learn from the story?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation.

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively.