10 lessons · Juniors
This set of ten lessons teach about each of God’s holy days and the non-observance of Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.
Dear Juniors,
Everyone likes to dress up and celebrate. From the very beginning, God knew this and He gave us special days to remember and celebrate. These days are really neat. For one reason, you don’t have to go to school. There are cool things you can do such as celebrate with your family, friends, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It’s a time for special foods—a time when you can pig out!
God knew that people in Bible times and people today need these days for rest, celebrations and a special time to learn more about Him. They show us what He is really doing here on planet Earth. Way back when the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, God had a Feast He wanted His people to keep. Pharaoh wouldn’t let the Israelites go into the desert to keep this Feast. God said, “Oh, yes you will.” Read your lesson, Plagues to Passover, and learn about this celebration for then and now.
Would you like to have pizza seven days a week, 52 weeks a year? Add to the chewy crust, cheese, hamburger, olives, onions, and all the toppings you think make it just right. What a treat to be enjoyed except. . . can there be No Pizza for a Week? God says you can have it 51 weeks of the year. Lesson two helps you plan new, fun menus for this week.
The Feast days may have names that you find difficult to remember. But did you know there are Three Names—One Feast at Pentecost? What are they? What’s so important about this Feast? Lesson three shows you why the Israelites celebrated it then and we do now.
The trumpet sends out many messages: it’s time to get up; it’s time to go to bed; it’s time to say good bye to someone who has died. But the best message is yet to come from the seventh trumpet. The Trumpet Sounds—it’s time for all the dead to wake up. Jesus is coming back to this earth! That will be some celebration.
Back in Bible times, the High Priest acted out A Temple Play with two goats. Learn the very important lesson God had for Israel to learn then, and for us to learn now. Five days after this, God has special days that are Better Than Birthdays. We get to go on a trip and celebrate for seven awesome days! We stay in a condo, motel, or camp out. We get to eat at Pizza Hut and McDonald’s almost every day. We have special YEA classes and learn more about God. We make such neat things and get to sing in a choir. The Bible says this is a seven-day Feast. So why do we stay there for eight days? Lesson seven shows you that it’s The Greatest Day! The Feast days God had the Israelites celebrate then and we celebrate now are wonderful!
What Do You Expect to find in the days you celebrate? You’ve learned to expect to find the days you celebrate in the Bible. If you’re going to dress up, you want it to be a costume God likes. So get ready to put on Your Shining Armor. And remember, there was No Weak Link in God’s plan with the Israelites and there is No Weak Link in the days He tells you to celebrate today. They’re all in the Bible. Celebrating these days made Israel happy then, and celebrating them now will make you happy because they please God.
Israel had special days to celebrate then and we have the same days to celebrate today. Get ready, let’s celebrate God’s way!
Allie Dart
Managing Editor