Exodus 35-40

Continue the conversation throughout the week with your kids by asking them questions pertaining to the lesson from Sunday at Redemption Kids.

The questions asked below were asked on Sunday during our time at Redemption Kids. Take some time to read the passage together, discuss the questions, watch a BRAND NEW video of the lesson, memorize the Bible verse, and remember the big idea of this week!

Ask the Questions

Bigs Discussion Questions

What was your favorite part of today’s Bible story?
Exodus 35-40 In today’s Bible story, When Moses was on the mountain with God, God gave him instructions for building the tabernacle, or tent of worship. So Moses gathered all the Israelites together. He asked them to bring supplies to build the tabernacle. People brought gold jewelry; blue, purple, and red yarn; strong cloth and goat hair; animal skins; wood; oil; spices; and gemstones. The tabernacle had a wooden frame and places to hang the curtains and the roof of the tent. Inside the tabernacle, the people made a veil. They made a wooden box covered in gold called an ark, a table, a lampstand, and many other parts. Every part had its special purpose and was made just as God had said. God told Moses to bring Aaron and his sons to the tabernacle. Aaron and his sons were anointed to serve God as priests. The tabernacle was finished. God was in a thick cloud. God made a sign for the people: If the cloud covered the tabernacle, the people would stay where they were. When the cloud lifted from the tabernacle, the Israelites would move and take the tabernacle with them.
What did you learn about God in today’s Bible story?
God wanted to be with His people, even though they disobeyed his commandments. God was in the tabernacle in a thick cloud. God wanted the people to experience the joy of being a part of His plans.
How did the people know how to build the tabernacle?
God instructed the people to build the tabernacle where He would meet with them, and they did. God gave people special skills for building and creating things. All the skilled people worked together to build the tabernacle for God. Every part had its special purpose and was made just as God had said.
What is worship? Worship is celebrating the greatness of God.

Elementary Discussion Questions

Why does God want to live with people?
Remind the kids that God’s desire to be with us grows out of His love for us, which in turn is a result of His creating us for His glory. Help them understand that God’s love is unconditional—there’s nothing we can do to make God love us more, and nothing we can do will cause Him to stop loving us. His love is perfect, and His desire to be with us is real.
Why does sin separate us from God?
Encourage the kids to think about God’s holiness. Because God is perfectly holy, He will destroy all sin and evil. We are all born in sin, with hearts that rebel against God and want to go our own way. The fair payment of sin is death, and so our sin prevents us from living with God.
Why don’t Christians use a tabernacle to meet with God?
Discuss the purpose of the tabernacle’s parts—such as the outer courtyard, holy place, and most holy place—as levels of closeness people could experience with God. Only the high priest could enter the most holy place, and even then it was only once a year. Help the kids understand that Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection paid the penalty of sin and made it possible for all barriers between God and people to be removed. Everyone who has faith in Jesus has the Holy Spirit inside himself, and thus doesn’t need a special place to meet with God. Christians live with God no matter where they go.