Open with prayer.
Lesson on the Introduction to the Fall Holy Days of God
Activity associated with the lesson.
Close with prayer.
Lesson:
1. Read through the paper Introduction to the Fall Holy Days of God (No. CB34) unless it is read as a sermonette with the children present.
2. Children’s questions are in bold. This is a general review of the material covered in the paper.
Q1. Who alone do we worship?
A. God the Father.
Q2. What are the annual holy days listed in Leviticus 23?
A. First and last
day of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, day of Trumpets, day of Atonement, the
first day of the Feast of Tabernacles and The Last Great Day.
Q3. Which of those holy days occur in the Spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Unleavened Bread and Pentecost.
Q4. Which ones are in the Fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Trumpets, Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day.
Q5. Which part of God’s plan is outlined in the Spring holy days?
A. The spring holy days looked forward to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and his ascension to the Father as the Wave Sheaf. Pentecost pictured the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai and the Holy Spirit to the Church of God in 30 CE.
Q6. Which part of God’s plan is outlined in the Fall holy days?
A. The Fall holy days look forward to the return of Jesus Christ and the first resurrection, the binding of Satan, the Millennium and ultimately, the resurrection of all mankind and the establishment of God’s administration here on Earth.
Q7. In which month do the Fall holy days occur?
A. The fall holy days occur in the seventh month of God’s calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere this is always in the Fall.
Q8. What does the number seven symbolise?
A. The number seven symbolises perfection.
Q9. What is special about the New Moon of the seventh month?
A. The new moon of the seventh month is also the Day of Trumpets. (Lev. 23:24-25).
Q10. What does the Day of Trumpets symbolise?
A. The Day of Trumpets symbolises the return of Jesus Christ. (Rev. 11:15).
Q11. What
Holy Day follows the Day of Trumpets and when does it occur?
A. The 10th day of the 7th month is the Day of Atonement. (Lev. 23:27-32)
Q12. What does God command us to do on the Day of Atonement?
A. We are commanded to fast. We go without food or water for 24 hours beginning at dark on the 10th day and ending at dark at the end of the 10th day. This is a way for us to draw closer to God and realise we need our spiritual “food” just as much as our physical food. Small children begin to incorporate the fast into their lives as they are able and eventually are able to fast with their parents.
Q13. Do we give an offering on the Day of Trumpets or the Day of Atonement?
A. No, we don’t. We don’t give offerings on all of God’s Holy Days. We only give offerings three times a year at the beginning of the pilgrimage feasts (Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles).
Q14. During the temple period, what was the one day of the year that the High Priest was required to enter the Holy of Holies?
A.
The Day of Atonement.
Q15. What else did the High Priest do on the Day
of Atonement?
A. The High Priest would be presented with two goats. Lots were drawn and one was sacrificed as a sin offering to the Lord and one was banished into the wilderness.
Q16. What
future event does the Day of Atonement symbolise?
A. The Day of Atonement pictures the binding of Satan. He will be bound for a thousand years. (Rev. 20:1-2)
Q17. What is the next Fall Holy Day after the Day of Atonement?
A. The Feast of Tabernacles or Booths.
Q18. When does the Feast of Tabernacles begin?
A. The Feast of Tabernacles begins on the 15th day of the 7th month. This is similar to the Days of Unleavened Bread which begin on the 15th day of the 1st month.
Q19. How many days does the Feast of Tabernacles
last?
A. The Feast of Tabernacles is for seven days.
Q20. What does the Feast of Tabernacles symbolise?
A. The Feast of Tabernacles symbolises the 1,000-year Millennium where Christ will rule and God’s Law will be established on this earth again.
Q21. What is the last Holy Day following the
Feast of Tabernacles?
A. The Last Great Day. This occurs on the 22nd day of the seventh month immediately following the Feast of Tabernacles.
Q22. What
does the Last Great Day symbolise?
A. The Last Great Day pictures a time when God’s kingdom will be established on earth. This includes the second resurrection, Great White Throne Judgement and the eventual time when there will be no more sin and God will relocate His throne from the third heaven to earth.
Activity Options:
1. Fall Holy Day Tic Tac
Toe / Bingo
Supplies: Tic Tac Toe cards (example attached: In the attached example, the top nine squares show the physical representation of the Holy Days. The bottom nine squares depict the spiritual representation of the Holy Days), small candies or other place markers.
Activity: Ask the children questions about the Holy Days on the card. Each child will need to discern which Holy Day is being referenced and place a small candy marker on the square. Once a straight line is formed (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that child is declared the winner. You can also play where the entire card needs to be filled and all of the squares have been asked/answered. After each game the kids can eat some of their candy.
1.
Create a Calendar Relay
Supplies: Poster Board, tape, holy day cards, markers
Activity: Create a seventh month calendar on a poster board. Make note cards with the following pictures: New Moon (dark colored in circle), two trumpets, two goats, plate with food crossed out, seven cards with temporary dwellings (tents, hotel room, RV, etc), God’s throne, new earth.
Put all of the cards in an empty container. Have the children start some distance from the calendar so they can run back and forth. Each child will pick a card, run up to the calendar and figure out which day to attach the picture. Once attached, they will run back to the group and tag the next person. Children can be divided into two teams or all work together depending on time and the number of children.
2.
Days of the Feast song
Teach the children the “days of the
Feast” song. It is a short, catchy song
listing the annual holy days (plus Wave Sheaf) which is sung to the Addams
Family theme song.
Lyrics: “There’s….Passover and Wave Sheaf, Pentecost and Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles, and then there’s the Last Great Day…..of the Feast (snap, snap) of the Feasts (snap, snap), of the Feast, of the Feast, of the Feast (snap, snap).
Close with Prayer
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