2 Kings 7 v 1 – 16

Lesson Aim

To show how God rescued a city.

Hook 1: Sounds

Play a recording of some sounds. The children should listen with their eyes closed then try to identify each sound. End with the sound of a group of people walking or running. Explain that the soldiers in today’s story heard this sound and mistook it for an army coming against them.

Hook 2: Pictures

Use pictures to illustrate these points in the story. Food with expensive price tags, the prophet’s words (written out), a city under attack, soldiers running, city gates open, the same food with lower price tags.

Hook 3: Questions

Have you ever seen a film of soldiers fighting a war. Have you seen pictures of soldiers long ago attacking a city which had a strong wall around it?

In today’s story from the Bible an army was outside a city wall.

Application

God ‘s word came about just as God’s prophet said i.e. food went back to its normal price the next day.