11 - The Angels Saves Lot and His Family
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen
Lesson No. ( 11 )
References
Genesis 19:1-29.
Notes for Servants
i Abraham sojourned in the Land of Promise, respecting it, as it belonged to the Lord. Lot, however, did not live by the same standards.
i We cannot say that Lot was sitting at the entrance of Sodom through faith. It is a pity that we do not find his name in the cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews.
i Whenever you want to do something, make sure you do it in faith. What is not of faith is sin and without faith we cannot please God.
Objectives
General: God is constantly with the righteous.
Specific: The children will be able to:
- Understand why God saved Lot and his family;
- Be convinced that through obedience we may save ourselves;
- Learn to give thanks to God every time we are saved.
Bible Verse
"Escape for thy life."
Genesis 19:17
Teaching Aids
- Felt figure and flannel board.
- Video.
Introduction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
Story Time
You know that Abrahamwasrich. He had many sheep and cows which used to graze together in the green
pastures. One day Lot's (Lot was Abraham’s nephew) shepherds quarrelled with Abraham's shepherds because there was not enough pasture land for them. So Abraham and Lot held a meeting. “Good morning Lot,” Abraham greeted his nephew.
“ Good morning, Uncle Abraham.”
“Myson, I heard that quarrels broke out between your men and my men because of green grass and water. I don’t see a reason that we should quarrel over something as simple as this.”
“My uncle, the men who take care of your sheep attacked my men and gave them a good beating and pushed them away from the green grass and water wells. Because of this, my sheep spent a whole day without food or water.”
“My dear son, Lot, my companion in my journeys. I have no son. You are my son. We are one family and we worship God,so why should we quarrel? God does not like people to quarrel. We are sojourners together on this land. Take all the green pasture and all the wells that are full of water and do not be angry. “Thank you Uncle Abraham for your kindness and love.”
“Let the students try acting out the dialogue between Abraham and Lot.”
Lot dwelt in Sodom and it was like paradise to him. Sodom contained fertile land, but the people of Sodom were wicked and we know god hates sin. Because of this, (as we learned in the previous lesson), God decided to send two angels to destroy the city of Sodom. The two angels arrived at Sodom during the last sunset Sodom would have.
Lot was sitting by the gate of the city. When he saw the two men, he stood up and ran to meet them. He bowed to the ground before them and said to them, "Sirs, I am here to serve you, please come in and rest in my house. Youcanwashyour feet and stay here for the night." He kept on urging them, and finally they went with Lot to his house. Lot ordered his servants to bake some bread and prepare a fine meal for his guests.
Before the company went to bed, the menofSodomsurrounded the house. They called out to Lot, "Bring your guests out to us!"
Lot refused to bring his guests out in case the people should do harm to them. He went outside and tried to calm the people, but all his efforts were in vain.
The crowd said to him, "Out of our way, or we will treat you worse than your guests!" The mass of people pushed Lot back out of their way and moved up to break down the door. Suddenly, two angels inside the house reached out, pulled Lot back inside, and shut the door. Then they struck all the men outside with blindness so that they could not find the door. Lot’s guests had been angels.
- Who were Lot's guests?
- Why did they come to Sodom?
- Would the Lord save Lot?
The two angels said to Lot, "If you have anyone else here, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, or any other relatives living in the city, take them out of here. You know that Sodom's evil is great, and because of their great sins, they must die. God has sent us to destroy the city with fire. As for you, hurry and get out of this city, you and all your relatives. Go and warn them.” Lot went out at midnight. He was broken-hearted. He knocked at a door. A man looked out of a window. “Who is knocking at the door?” He asked.
“I am your father-in-law.”
“Yes, what do you want? It is very late and everyone is asleep.”
“I have two visitors from heaven. They say that the Lord will destroy the city and they advised me to get out. Come and let us go out together.”
“Ha, what a pity! You are a very simple man, Lot. Sodom is good and full of people. There are no signs indicating that it will be destroyed.”
- Allow the pupils to act the dialogue.
Lot felt very sad when he was unable to convince his relatives. He went back home and informed the angels of what had occurred.
At dawn, the angels told Lot to hurry and leave the city. They said, "Take your wife and your two daughters and get out so that you may not lose your lives." When Lot hesitated and lingered, the angels took him, his wife and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of Sodom. "Run and escape for your life! Do not look back and do not stop in the valley. Run to the hills so that you won't be killed." The two angels ordered Lot to go to a specific place where he would be safe.
The Lord ordered Lot and his household not to look back. Lot's wife, however, disobeyed God and looked back. As a result, she turned into a pillar of salt.
When Lot had reached the designated place, the angels burned Sodom.
Smoke rose from the city and it was completely destroyed.
This teaches us that if there is a place full of evil, we should not go there. Instead, we should keep away from it and not look back. We must always stay away from sin.
- Who were saved from Sodom?
- Who turned into a pillar of salt?
- How many persons were saved?
- Repeat the Bible verse, "Escape for thy life".
Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the students.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.
Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.
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