6-12岁教程(圣诞人物*第4课) | 希律-敌对的统治者 (附中文反馈单)

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介绍

在本课中，孩子们将学习：虽然希律王竭尽全力想要杀害耶稣，但神仍然保护了祂。希律代表那些在圣诞节中反对神、反对耶稣的人。

主题

耶稣的诞生、圣诞、保护

等孩子(10分钟)

游戏 | 寻找大君王

开头的祷告(5分钟)

参见：开头的祷告

背经节(12分钟)

“然而，靠着爱我们的主，在这一切的事上已经得胜有余了。因为我深信，无论是死，是生，是现在的事，是将来的事，是有能力的，是高处的，是低处的，是别的受造之物，都不能叫我们与神的爱隔绝；这爱是在我们的主基督耶稣里的。” -罗马书 8:37–39

把经文写在白板上，全班朗读两遍。
第三次开始，请一位孩子上来从白板擦掉 3 个词。
再次朗读全句（孩子们必须记住被擦掉的词）。
不断重复，直到所有词都被擦掉。
最后，全班凭记忆背诵整段经文。

圣经故事与讨论(15分钟)

导言：

今天的圣经故事要继续学习圣诞故事中的另一个人物。他是本系列中第一个不是以好方式回应耶稣降生的人，甚至因为新王的到来可能夺走他的权力，非常愤怒。

今天世界上也仍然有人不愿意庆祝耶稣，更愿意我们把注意力放在别的事上。当我们阅读马太福音第 2 章时，请特别注意：希律听到有关耶稣的消息时如何反应？神又如何把他的恶谋转变为成就祂旨意的方式？

阅读马太福音 2:1–21

讨论问题：

是什么让希律听到博士的消息后感到不安？（他们说有一颗新星出现，表示犹太人的王诞生了。）
希律暗中询问博士什么？（星是什么时候出现的。）
你认为希律为什么要问星出现的具体时间？（他想用星出现的时间推算耶稣的年龄。）
希律告诉博士他要找耶稣的理由是什么？（他说他也想去敬拜耶稣。）
谁在梦中警告约瑟有关希律想杀害耶稣的真实意图？（主的使者。）
博士为什么决定绕道回国、不再回到希律那里？（他们在梦中被警告不要回去。）
希律发现博士骗了他之后做了什么？（下令把伯利恒及附近地区两岁以下的男婴全部杀死。）
希律死后，约瑟如何知道可以回以色列？（主的使者在埃及向他显现，告诉他可以回去。）

课堂活动(15分钟)

手工 | 埃及金字塔

备选课堂活动(15分钟)

字谜 | 希律王惊慌不安

应用(5分钟)

希律用尽办法想除掉耶稣——欺骗、追杀，甚至下令杀死所有幼小男婴。想象一下，生活在这样一个城镇会多么可怕！

今天的世界也仍然有许多人不愿意庆祝耶稣。有人把 Christmas 写成 X-mas，想把 “Christ（基督）” 从圣诞节拿走；有人要求说 “Happy Holidays” 而不是 “Merry Christmas”。

在生命中，也会有人反对教会教导或圣经真理，说我们信错了。

但罗马书 8 章告诉我们：“靠着耶稣，我们已经得胜有余。” 神保护了马利亚和约瑟，使耶稣躲过一个疯狂暴君的追杀；如今我们也可以相信——任何反对神话语的人都不会得胜。神必为爱祂的人工作、看顾、保护。

讨论问题：

有没有人因为你相信耶稣而嘲笑你？（孩子自由分享。提醒他们：不管别人怎么说，神应许我们-无论再困难，我们都是“得胜者”，没有什么能让我们与祂的爱隔绝。）

下节课

我们将继续圣诞角色系列，看看牧羊人能教给我们什么。

结尾的祷告(2分钟)

参见：结尾的祷告

反馈单

课结束之前，把反馈单发给每个孩子。

*** 英文版 *******

THE CHARACTERS OF CHRISTMAS

LESSON 4: Herod, the Opposing Ruler

In this lesson, the children will learn how God protected Jesus even though King Herod worked hard to kill Him. Herod represents those who are against God and Jesus during Christmas.by Lauren Shelnutt

TOPICS

Birth of Jesus, Christmas, Protection

AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)

Hunt for the King (Game) Click here

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)

Further info? Click here

MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the present or the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”Romans 8:37-39 NIV

Write the memory verse on the whiteboard. Read it out loud two times as a class. Starting with third recitation, have a child go up and erase 3 words from the board. Read verse as a class, remembering the missing words. Repeat this until all the words are gone. Have the students recite their memory verse completely from memory.

SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)

Introduction:

It’s time for our Bible story for today. Today we are going to continue learning about another character involved in the Christmas story. This person is our first in this series that not only did not respond to the birth of Jesus in a good way but he also was furious with the thought of a new king coming to take away his power. Unfortunately, there are people during the Christmas season that will not be willing to celebrate Jesus and would rather us focus on other things. As we read from our Bible story found in Matthew chapter 2, lets pay close attention for how Herod reacted to the birth of Jesus and how God took those plans and made them work for good. Let’s listen to the story unfold.

Read Matthew 2:1-21 Discussion Questions:

1. What upset King Herod about the arrival of the Magi? (They claimed that a new star appeared in honor of the king of the Jews that was just born.)

2. What did Herod ask the Magi in secret? (When exactly the star appeared in the sky.)

3. Why do you think Herod would ask the Magi the exact time the star appeared? (Herod was trying to determine how old Jesus was based on when the start appeared in the sky.)

4. What reason did Herod give for wanting to know the exact location of Jesus? (Herod said he wanted to go and worship Jesus.)

5. Who warned Mary and Joseph in a dream about Herod’s real intentions for Jesus? (An angel of the Lord.)

6. What made the Magi decide to go home by another route and avoid King Herod? (They were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod.)

7. When Herod discovered that the Magi had outsmarted him what did he command be done? (He ordered that all baby boys in and near Bethlehem under the age of two be killed.)

8. After Herod died, how did Joseph know that it was safe to return to Israel? (An angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.)

CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)

Pyramids of Egypt (Craft) Click here

ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)

King Herod is Troubled (Puzzle) Click here

APPLICATION (4 minutes)

King Herod did everything in his power to get rid of Jesus. He tried to trick others into revealing Jesus' location. Herod tried to get rid of all baby boys under the age of two—by killing them! Can you imagine how frightening it would be to live in a town where a King spent all his time trying to get rid of a baby? Did you know we live in a time where there are lots of people that don’t like to celebrate Christmas? People try to take “Christ” out of Christmas by calling it X-mas. People also want you to say “Happy Holidays” instead of saying Christmas. But, in life, there are people who will also go against things that you have learned in church or things that you have studied in the Bible. These people will try to tell you that you are wrong for believing the Bible. God tells us in our memory verse from Romans 8 that we will always be “more than conquerors” if we follow Jesus. God provided a way for Mary and Joseph to stay safe in the midst of a murderous King’s plot to kill Jesus. We can have faith that people who tell us to go against God’s Word will not win. We can have faith that God will work it together for our good and protect the people that He loves!

Discussion Question:

1. Has anyone ever teased you for believing in Jesus? (Answers will vary. Remember in your hearts if people try to tease or bother you for following Jesus God promises that no matter how hard things get—you are a conqueror and NOTHING can separate you from His love.)

NEXT WEEK

We will continue in our series, the Characters of Christmas and see what we can learn from the shepherds.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)