Passover: The plague of the firstborn — Bible Story & Sunday School Lesson for Kids New

• Cut a door out of one sheet of paper. Keep it attached, so it can open and close.
• Place paper with door over a second sheet and glue together. Make sure door can still open and close.
• Make a mark over the door using a red marker or paint.
• Copy or attach a pre-printed verse inside the door.
• All of the people of Israel did just what the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron. On that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march. Exodus 12:50-51

• Place a strip of red paper or red tape over doorpost, as a reminder of the Passover (you can do this before class if you would like).
• After the lesson, you can point out the red tape or paper and ask which of your students noticed it as they came into class.

• This activity is to encourage the students to think through the whole story of Moses.
• Place random items in a bag.
• Have one student at a time pull out one of the items and explain how it can relate to the story.
• The items can relate to the entire story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt.
• Example items:
• Plant- God appeared to Moses in the burning bush.
• Toy Frog- God sent frogs as one of the plagues to encourage Pharaoh to let his people go.
• Crown- Pharaoh was the ruler of Egypt
• Lego Man- has no shoes because Moses was told to remove his sandals.
• Wheat or grain- Moses was in Egypt with the other Israelites because Joseph stored up grain before a famine and the Israelites moved there for food.
• A basket - Moses' mother put him in a basket in the Nile river to keep him from being killed by the Pharaoh with the other Israelite baby boys

• Tradition says that when the Jews celebrated the Passover feast, they sang the "Hallel" Psalms (Psalms 113 - 118)
• We don't have recordings of what tune they would have sung those Psalms to - we only have the lyrics
• Give your students a few verses from one of these Psalms and ask them to come up with a tune to sing
• You could allow them to choose, but that might take a very long time during class, so do some pre-work for them
• You might give each child a different verse, you might pair them up as a team, or you might do it altogether as a class depending on your kids.
• Give them 10 minutes or so in a quiet place if you can, and then bring them together to sing the Psalms to each other
• You might record it for them and play it for the parents

• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 6 to 6 1/2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
• Instructions:
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, honey, salt, eggs, and water. Stir until well-mixed. Stir in about 4 cups of the flour, then add more flour as needed and knead into a fairly stiff dough.
• Divide dough into 3 pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough.
• Cut rolled dough into squares.
• Place squares onto lightly greased baking sheets. Prick with a fork. Sprinkle with salt if desired.
• 4. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 10-20 minutes, depending on thickness. Should be very light brown on top. Do not overcook!

• Make dough and allow students to watch it rise during class period.
• Make a second batch, but leave out the yeast.
• Compare the two batches.
• Have some rolls already baked for students to enjoy. Can add honey or butter.
• Recipe:
• 2 cups hot water
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• Melt margarine in hot water. Add sugar and salt and stir. Add cold water and yeast. Stir to dissolve yeast.
• Add 3 cups flour and mix. Add eggs and 2 1/2 - 3 cups more flour. Mix, cover and let rise until dough doubles in size.
• Punch down and let rise 30 more minutes or until doubled.
• Make walnut size balls of dough. Place about 2 inches apart in well-buttered 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30-45 minutes. Brush top of rolls with margarine while hot.

Matzah is the Jewish name for unleavened bread. It is a thin, wafer-like cracker. The process of making Matzah should be completed in no more than 18 minutes from start to finish, including baking time.

This is to represent the dough that didn't have time to rise as the Hebrews quickly left Egypt. They put the dough on their backs, and while they were walking, the sun baked it into hard crackers. Matzah is eaten by Jews during the week-long celebration of Passover.

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup water (more, if needed)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees
• Place flour in bowl
• Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour in water. Mix.
• Add more water, as needed until flour is mixed. Knead dough until soft, not sticky
• Roll into a ball. Divide into quarters.
• Roll each quarter into a circle. Place matzah on baking sheet and prick all over with a fork.
• Bake for 5 minutes on each side, or until edges are golden.

• Mix 1 cup warm water, 2 1/4 tsp active yeast, 1 tbsp sugar. Watch for a few minutes until bubbles form. The yeast is what causes dough to rise.