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Gideon’s Trumpets

Cooking Workshop

 

Summary of Lesson Activities:

Children will make Gideon’s "Trumpet Treats" from Incredible Edible Bible Fun by Nanette Goings, Group Publishing ISBN: 0764420011

 

Editor's Note: there are no instructions for cooking the snack because it is an assembled snack.

 

 

Scripture Reference: 
Judges 6-8, especially 6:33-7:22 CEV

 

Lesson Objectives: 

  • Students will learn that God can use regular people like you and me to do his important work.
  • Students will learn the story of Gideon and how God used a small number of people to defeat a large army because they listened to God and obeyed.

Leader Preparation:

  • Gather the materials.
  • Read the scripture ahead of time.

Supplies List:

  • Children’s Bible
  • water glasses: some plastic and some glass
  • straws
  • ice cubes in a bowl
  • pitchers of both water and Kool-Aid
  • Bugles (a "trumpet shaped" food snack)
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • pretzel sticks
  • Cheerios
  • paper grocery sacks
  • measuring cups
  • paper cups.
  • Three-inch squares of wax paper for each student.
  • Rubber bands
  • Cardboard tube (toilet paper) for each student.


Presentation

Opening-Welcome and Lesson Introductions:
Welcome each of the students to the cooking theme room.


Say:
I would like each of you to get something to drink. You have a number of choices, you can have water or Kool-Aid and you may use any cup or straw that’s on the table. Feel free to put some ice in your drink if you like.


After the student’s have selected their drink and have begun to consume it, Say:
Please look around you and notice all the different ways that the students in your class drank their refreshment. (Describe all the different ways each chose to drink.)

 

Say:
Today you are going to hear a story about a man named Gideon. He was chosen by God to lead an army to fight the Israelite’s enemies. He was told by God to select the men who would fight in his army according to way they drank their water. **He invited them to go down to a river and drink. The men who cupped water into their hands and drank were sent home. Only the men who drank water from the river like a dog would drink (putting their faces in the water) would be allowed to fight in the army.** Let read more about Gideon and how God helped him.

  • Note** Because of the variations of this story between the translations, here are the scriptures quoted from two difference sources:

Dig-Main Content and Reflection:


Judges 7:5-7 "So he brought the troops down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon,'All those who lap the water with their tongues, as a dog laps, you shall put to one side; all those who kneel down to drink, putting their hands to their mouths, you shall put to the other side.' The number of those that lapped was three hundred, but all the rest of the troops knelt down to drink water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, 'With three hundred that lapped I will deliver you, and give the Midianites into you hand. Let all the others go to their homes.'" NRSV

Judges 7:5-7: "Gideon took the men down to the water, and the Lord told him, 'Separate everyone who laps up the water with his tongue like a dog, from everyone who gets down on his knees to drink.' There were three hundred men who scooped up water in their hands and lapped it; all the others got down on their knees to drink. The Lord said to Gideon, 'I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites with the three hundred men who lapped the water. Tell everyone else to go home.'" TEV

Read the story from the Children’s Bible, Judges 6:33-7:22

Set out the Bugles, grated Parmesan cheese, pretzel sticks, Cheerios, paper grocery sacks, measuring cups, and paper cups.

Ask: Do you always obey the rules even when you don’t always understand the reasons behind the rules? Discuss.

Say: The main character in our Bible story, Gideon didn’t understand or know why God had asked him to lead the Israelites to fight their enemy. So he put the wool of a goat on the ground. He told God that in the morning when he woke up, the wool should be wet with dew and the ground dry, and then he would know he was to lead the army. What happened when Gideon woke up? (The wool was wet and the ground was dry.) But then Gideon decided to test God again. This time, he asked that when he put the wool out, the next morning the wool would be dry and the ground would be wet. What happened when he woke up the next morning? (The ground was wet and the wool was dry.) It’s not always easy to obey a teacher or a parent when we don’t understand why we need to do something. And it’s just as hard when God tells us to do something we don’t understand. Although, Gideon tested God, he obeyed him and led to Israelites to defeat the enemy army.

Say: When Gideon and his small group of soldiers defeated their enemies, it was late at night. The other army was sleeping, so they brought trumpets and jars with lights inside. At Gideon’s cue all the men blew their trumpets and broke their jars. The other army was so scared they didn’t know what to do. That is how God used Gideon to defeat the Midianites. We are going to make “Gideon’s Trumpet Treats,” to remind us of how Gideon obeyed God and defeated his foes.

Follow page 30 in the book Incredible Edible Bible Fun, to make the snacks. Let everyone help measure and shake the bags of crunchy treats. Then before the kids eat ask the questions on page 31 of the book.

Extra Fun:
Create “Gideon Trumpets” from wax paper, a rubber band, and a cardboard tube. Hum at open end of tube like a kazoo. (page 31 in book)

 

If inspired, you could make a larger trumpet and fill it with the snacks.

Journal Time:
Draw a picture about one time that you did not obey your parents and something bad happened because you didn’t listen. If time allows, tell it to the rest of the class.

Closing:

 
Dear God, you told Gideon what to do when he needed your help. Please help us listen to you and obey as Gideon did. Amen.


A lesson written by Alison from: Augustana Lutheran Church

St. James, MN

A representative of Rotation.org reformatted this post to improve readability.

 

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