KINDER
AGE: 4 - 5
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LESSON – 20
PROPHET ELIJAH PRAYS FOR RAIN
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Once, a wicked king named Ahab reigned over Israel. He did not fear God and worshipped an idol named Baal. As a punishment, there was no rain over the land of Israel.
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People in the
olden days were dependent on rain for growing their crops. Rain makes the
plants grow and gives food for the people. Without rain there will be scarcity
of food and famine.
There was a
prophet of God named Elijah who lived in Israel. After three years and six
months, God sent Prophet Elijah to King Ahab to inform him that soon there
would be rain in the land. Prophet Elijah found King Ahab and told him he could
hear the sound of heavy rain. He also told the king to go and have some food.
The land was dry and there was no sign of rain anywhere. But King Ahab believed
Prophet Elijah and went to have his food.
Prophet Elijah
took his servant and climbed up a mountain called Mount Carmel. Prophet Elijah
began to pray. He put his head between his knees and prayed fervently. He believed
that God would send rain. So, he sent his servant to look out toward the sea
for rain clouds.
Do you know
how we get rain?
Have you
seen clouds in the sky? There are special types of clouds that produce rain.
These clouds are made of water droplets. Within a cloud, these droplets
continue to grow. When these water droplets get too heavy to stay suspended in
the cloud, they fall to Earth as rain.
Meanwhile, Prophet
Elijah’s servant came back with news there was no cloud and the skies were
clear. After sometime Prophet Elijah sent the servant to look again. The
servant returned again saying that there were no clouds. This happened six
times. When the servant went the seventh time, he saw a tiny cloud about the
size of a man’s hand rising from the sea. Prophet Elijah believed that the tiny
cloud was a sign from God that He was sending rain.
Immediately,
Prophet Elijah sent a message to King Ahab to get back home immediately before
he got in the middle of a storm! As the sky grew dark with huge storm clouds, Prophet
Elijah tucked his cloak into his belt and ran down the mountain. God gave
Prophet Elijah special strength that he ran in front of King Ahab’s chariot all
the way back to Jezreel where the king lived.
Bible
Reference: I
Kings 18: 1, 41-46
Memory
Verse: The prayer
of a righteous person is powerful and effective – James 5:16 b (NIV).
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