The Widow's Oil Bible Lesson
- Eljoh Hartzer, MTh
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
The Widow's Oil Bible Lesson teaches kids the famous story from the Old Testament and applies it to their own lives. It's about trusting God as their provider. The program elements include a name game, memory verse, song, lesson, Q&A, and prayer.
This is lesson #10 in the series on the Old Testament's TEN most epic tales:
2 - Noah's Flood
etc...
May you find space here to pause, reflect, and abide.
Icebreaker
Let every child say which story in the curriculum was their favorite and why. Write the 9 Lesson names on the board and let each one choose what they remember the best. This also helps them to see how the Big Story comes together.
OR
(if you didn't do this curriculum) Bring olive oil with you and have the kids dip some bread into the oil and taste it. They can tell you whether they like it or not, and chat about where else in their lives they see oil: In the kitchen at home?
Songs
Listen & Dance: Nothing You Can’t Do - Orange Kids Music 🔗
Bible-memory-verse
We've done this one before, let's see how well you can remember:
John 3:16
(Make with hands: J 3 1 6)
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
(Make with hands: 👆♥️🫵🎁🙏🙈🌱)
Every Bible-memory-verse has emojis indicating which moves to make with your hands to perform the verse and memorise it. Example: Point up to show “For this is how God”. Make a heart with your hands to show “loved”. Point to a friend to show “the world”. Pretend to hold a gift in your hands to show “He gave his one and only Son”. Fold your hands in prayer to show “so that everyone who believes in him”. Cover your face with your hands to show “will not perish”. Clap hands like a fountain or plant that sprouts up to show “but have eternal life”.
The Widow's Oil Bible lesson
We’ve done quite a few stories from the first part of the Bible. They all come from the Old Testament. The wonderful thing is, the whole Bible tells one story. God’s Big Story…
From the Creation, to Noah and the Ark, to Abraham’s promise, to Moses and the burning bush, to David and Goliath, to Jonah and the Big Fish, to Daniel in the Lion’s den, to Ruth’s faithfulness, to Esther the queen, and all the way to today’s story.
It is all a Big Story of God’s provision - and that is also what we see in the Bible book of 2 Kings. 👑 show a physical Bible Here we read about a prophet with the name Elisha. Remember, a prophet is someone sent as God’s messenger. 📢
One day a poor widow stopped Elisha in the street and asked for his help. “What can I do to help you?” 🤷 Elisha asked her. “Tell me, what do you have in your home?” “Oh, nothing but a single jug of oil,” 🏺 she answered.
Elisha sent her to gather many jugs and jars together - The widow did as the prophet told her to and suddenly there was enough oil for ALL the containers. God multiplied the oil so that there was enough for the widow to sell and solve her problem.
God provided what she needed. He took care of her when she 🙏 asked for help.
What are you trusting God for? He will always look after those who love Him. ♥️
Questions & Answers
Q: What was the name of the prophet?
A: Elisha
Q: Who asked Elisha for help?
A: The widow
Q: How did God care for her?
A: The oil was enough that she could sell it.
📖 You can read today's story at home in...The Bible book named 2 Kings, chapter 4.
Prayer
*Repeat after me:
Thank You Creator-God (thank You Creator-God…)
that You provide all I need.
I have more than enough with You.
Help me to have faith
And to trust You.
Amen.
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