Feast of Booths | Tabernacles | Jesus is the Light of the World Bible Lesson
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✝️ Help your students see the connection between the Old Testament Feast of Booths and Jesus!
⭐️ Also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot, your older elementary or middle school aged students will discover that Jesus made some bold declarations about Himself while celebrating this feast in John 7 and 8 as Jesus declared Himself as the Light of the World and the Living Water!
✍️ The engaging Bible curriculum unit includes colorful supplementary materials and covers God's original instructions for the feast in Leviticus 23 and its modern-day practices.
✴️ LESSON PART A ~ INTRODUCTION: REMEMBERING
Holidays are a blend of both celebration and reflection. In this lesson you will guide your students back to the day of their birth, helping them understand the memories their parents hold of that joyous occasion. Then you will encourage your students to reflect on and thank God for both the blessings and the challenges of the past year. Remembrance and gratitude are central themes of the Feast of Booths, as commanded by God.
✴️ LESSON PART B ~ BIBLICAL NARRATIVE AND HISTORICAL OBSERVANCE
The section focuses on the Biblical narrative as described in Leviticus 23:33-43. There were five commands that God gave to His people on how to remember Him during the feast. Often when we hear the word “command” it automatically triggers in us a negative response. Through a fun “sticky note reminder” worksheet and colorful poster pictures, students learn that the five commands of God were not laborious at all. In fact, they were fun! Not doing ordinary work (such as chores or schoolwork), venturing out into the woods to gather fruit and leafy branches, building a tent in the backyard and camping out for a week is something most kids can easily be persuaded to engage in. Students learn that these activities were reminders to the Israelites of God’s faithfulness as their ancestors wandered in the desert wilderness for forty years and lived in tents. Ideas are given in the lesson to build your own sukkah/booth in the classroom.
✴️ LESSON PART C ~ MODERN CELEBRATION: The Great Camp Out!
The modern celebration of the feast has evolved over the years to include a Jewish tradition to invite someone from the Old Testament into your tent. Students are asked to think carefully about who they would invite and enjoy a conversation to include two specific questions they would ask (using a slip provided in the lesson).
Students also participate in a ceremony where branches and citron fruit are waved in thankfulness to God. Colorful paper palm branches and fruit (which can be glued to popsicle sticks) are provided in the lesson if real branches and fruit are unavailable.
A guided responsive reading of Psalm 118 (with the leader starting a phrase and the class responding) focuses on verses that exhibit JOY and THANKFULNESS as the students are reminded about the power, goodness and majesty of God.
✴️ LESSON PART D ~ NEW TESTAMENT CONNECTION: COLOR CODING John 7 and 8 (Jesus Celebrates the Feast of Booths)
A hallmark of our Walking Alongside Jesus series is that students color code a passage in every lesson which trains them to see repeated words, phrases and important details that might be missed in a simple reading. In this lesson, your students color code sections of John 7 and 8 where Jesus participated in the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem. They will underline the repeated word “feast” in blue, any references to time or timing in black, Jesus’ claims about Himself in orange and what others said about Him in green.
✴️ LESSON PART E ~ ✝️ WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT JESUS?
Each of the feasts and festivals in this series includes a colorful worksheet that can be combined to create a booklet (a colorful cover is included). This worksheet ~ either as a stand alone or in combination ~ provides your students with a great method of review.
Students learn about massive 75’ tall candelabras that were central to the feast as they illuminated the entire city of Jerusalem. A lighting ceremony showcased and celebrated God’s glory. At the end of the feast, Jesus made a stunning announcement: I am the Light of the World. I am the Light you are celebrating today. To the Jewish mind, LIGHT = GOD and GOD = LIGHT so one can imagine the uproar of the people as Jesus claimed to be God, calling His people out of spiritual darkness and into the light. Jesus is the Light of the World!
⏰️ Timing: This is a three-to-five-hour lesson that can be spread over several sessions, stopping and starting where you left off or stopping at the labeled sections.
✔️ Included in this lesson:
Colorful 20-page lesson plan is written with clear DO/SAY/READ wording that can be adapted to fit your voice if necessary. This includes a three-page preparation guide that includes items to gather, photocopies students will need, pre-class preparations and instructions organized by "Lesson Part A", "Lesson Part B" etc.
21 pages of worksheets, answer keys and supplemental material
Sticky Note Reminders Worksheet and Answer Key
Five colorful reminder pictures
Palm leaves (color and B/W)
Tent Question Slips
Lemon/citron (color)
Feast of Booths Worksheet and Answer Key
Psalm 118 Responsive Reading
Color Coding Worksheet and Answer Key
Light of the World Stepping Stone
Save time and shop with confidence! Watch the lesson preview video here.
✝️ Help your students see the connection between the Old Testament Feast of Booths and Jesus!
⭐️ Also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot, your older elementary or middle school aged students will discover that Jesus made some bold declarations about Himself while celebrating this feast in John 7 and 8 as Jesus declared Himself as the Light of the World and the Living Water!
✍️ The engaging Bible curriculum unit includes colorful supplementary materials and covers God's original instructions for the feast in Leviticus 23 and its modern-day practices.
✴️ LESSON PART A ~ INTRODUCTION: REMEMBERING
Holidays are a blend of both celebration and reflection. In this lesson you will guide your students back to the day of their birth, helping them understand the memories their parents hold of that joyous occasion. Then you will encourage your students to reflect on and thank God for both the blessings and the challenges of the past year. Remembrance and gratitude are central themes of the Feast of Booths, as commanded by God.
✴️ LESSON PART B ~ BIBLICAL NARRATIVE AND HISTORICAL OBSERVANCE
The section focuses on the Biblical narrative as described in Leviticus 23:33-43. There were five commands that God gave to His people on how to remember Him during the feast. Often when we hear the word “command” it automatically triggers in us a negative response. Through a fun “sticky note reminder” worksheet and colorful poster pictures, students learn that the five commands of God were not laborious at all. In fact, they were fun! Not doing ordinary work (such as chores or schoolwork), venturing out into the woods to gather fruit and leafy branches, building a tent in the backyard and camping out for a week is something most kids can easily be persuaded to engage in. Students learn that these activities were reminders to the Israelites of God’s faithfulness as their ancestors wandered in the desert wilderness for forty years and lived in tents. Ideas are given in the lesson to build your own sukkah/booth in the classroom.
✴️ LESSON PART C ~ MODERN CELEBRATION: The Great Camp Out!
The modern celebration of the feast has evolved over the years to include a Jewish tradition to invite someone from the Old Testament into your tent. Students are asked to think carefully about who they would invite and enjoy a conversation to include two specific questions they would ask (using a slip provided in the lesson).
Students also participate in a ceremony where branches and citron fruit are waved in thankfulness to God. Colorful paper palm branches and fruit (which can be glued to popsicle sticks) are provided in the lesson if real branches and fruit are unavailable.
A guided responsive reading of Psalm 118 (with the leader starting a phrase and the class responding) focuses on verses that exhibit JOY and THANKFULNESS as the students are reminded about the power, goodness and majesty of God.
✴️ LESSON PART D ~ NEW TESTAMENT CONNECTION: COLOR CODING John 7 and 8 (Jesus Celebrates the Feast of Booths)
A hallmark of our Walking Alongside Jesus series is that students color code a passage in every lesson which trains them to see repeated words, phrases and important details that might be missed in a simple reading. In this lesson, your students color code sections of John 7 and 8 where Jesus participated in the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem. They will underline the repeated word “feast” in blue, any references to time or timing in black, Jesus’ claims about Himself in orange and what others said about Him in green.
✴️ LESSON PART E ~ ✝️ WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT JESUS?
Each of the feasts and festivals in this series includes a colorful worksheet that can be combined to create a booklet (a colorful cover is included). This worksheet ~ either as a stand alone or in combination ~ provides your students with a great method of review.
Students learn about massive 75’ tall candelabras that were central to the feast as they illuminated the entire city of Jerusalem. A lighting ceremony showcased and celebrated God’s glory. At the end of the feast, Jesus made a stunning announcement: I am the Light of the World. I am the Light you are celebrating today. To the Jewish mind, LIGHT = GOD and GOD = LIGHT so one can imagine the uproar of the people as Jesus claimed to be God, calling His people out of spiritual darkness and into the light. Jesus is the Light of the World!
⏰️ Timing: This is a three-to-five-hour lesson that can be spread over several sessions, stopping and starting where you left off or stopping at the labeled sections.
✔️ Included in this lesson:
Colorful 20-page lesson plan is written with clear DO/SAY/READ wording that can be adapted to fit your voice if necessary. This includes a three-page preparation guide that includes items to gather, photocopies students will need, pre-class preparations and instructions organized by "Lesson Part A", "Lesson Part B" etc.
21 pages of worksheets, answer keys and supplemental material
Sticky Note Reminders Worksheet and Answer Key
Five colorful reminder pictures
Palm leaves (color and B/W)
Tent Question Slips
Lemon/citron (color)
Feast of Booths Worksheet and Answer Key
Psalm 118 Responsive Reading
Color Coding Worksheet and Answer Key
Light of the World Stepping Stone
Save time and shop with confidence! Watch the lesson preview video here.
✝️ Help your students see the connection between the Old Testament Feast of Booths and Jesus!
⭐️ Also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot, your older elementary or middle school aged students will discover that Jesus made some bold declarations about Himself while celebrating this feast in John 7 and 8 as Jesus declared Himself as the Light of the World and the Living Water!
✍️ The engaging Bible curriculum unit includes colorful supplementary materials and covers God's original instructions for the feast in Leviticus 23 and its modern-day practices.
✴️ LESSON PART A ~ INTRODUCTION: REMEMBERING
Holidays are a blend of both celebration and reflection. In this lesson you will guide your students back to the day of their birth, helping them understand the memories their parents hold of that joyous occasion. Then you will encourage your students to reflect on and thank God for both the blessings and the challenges of the past year. Remembrance and gratitude are central themes of the Feast of Booths, as commanded by God.
✴️ LESSON PART B ~ BIBLICAL NARRATIVE AND HISTORICAL OBSERVANCE
The section focuses on the Biblical narrative as described in Leviticus 23:33-43. There were five commands that God gave to His people on how to remember Him during the feast. Often when we hear the word “command” it automatically triggers in us a negative response. Through a fun “sticky note reminder” worksheet and colorful poster pictures, students learn that the five commands of God were not laborious at all. In fact, they were fun! Not doing ordinary work (such as chores or schoolwork), venturing out into the woods to gather fruit and leafy branches, building a tent in the backyard and camping out for a week is something most kids can easily be persuaded to engage in. Students learn that these activities were reminders to the Israelites of God’s faithfulness as their ancestors wandered in the desert wilderness for forty years and lived in tents. Ideas are given in the lesson to build your own sukkah/booth in the classroom.
✴️ LESSON PART C ~ MODERN CELEBRATION: The Great Camp Out!
The modern celebration of the feast has evolved over the years to include a Jewish tradition to invite someone from the Old Testament into your tent. Students are asked to think carefully about who they would invite and enjoy a conversation to include two specific questions they would ask (using a slip provided in the lesson).
Students also participate in a ceremony where branches and citron fruit are waved in thankfulness to God. Colorful paper palm branches and fruit (which can be glued to popsicle sticks) are provided in the lesson if real branches and fruit are unavailable.
A guided responsive reading of Psalm 118 (with the leader starting a phrase and the class responding) focuses on verses that exhibit JOY and THANKFULNESS as the students are reminded about the power, goodness and majesty of God.
✴️ LESSON PART D ~ NEW TESTAMENT CONNECTION: COLOR CODING John 7 and 8 (Jesus Celebrates the Feast of Booths)
A hallmark of our Walking Alongside Jesus series is that students color code a passage in every lesson which trains them to see repeated words, phrases and important details that might be missed in a simple reading. In this lesson, your students color code sections of John 7 and 8 where Jesus participated in the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem. They will underline the repeated word “feast” in blue, any references to time or timing in black, Jesus’ claims about Himself in orange and what others said about Him in green.
✴️ LESSON PART E ~ ✝️ WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT JESUS?
Each of the feasts and festivals in this series includes a colorful worksheet that can be combined to create a booklet (a colorful cover is included). This worksheet ~ either as a stand alone or in combination ~ provides your students with a great method of review.
Students learn about massive 75’ tall candelabras that were central to the feast as they illuminated the entire city of Jerusalem. A lighting ceremony showcased and celebrated God’s glory. At the end of the feast, Jesus made a stunning announcement: I am the Light of the World. I am the Light you are celebrating today. To the Jewish mind, LIGHT = GOD and GOD = LIGHT so one can imagine the uproar of the people as Jesus claimed to be God, calling His people out of spiritual darkness and into the light. Jesus is the Light of the World!
⏰️ Timing: This is a three-to-five-hour lesson that can be spread over several sessions, stopping and starting where you left off or stopping at the labeled sections.
✔️ Included in this lesson:
Colorful 20-page lesson plan is written with clear DO/SAY/READ wording that can be adapted to fit your voice if necessary. This includes a three-page preparation guide that includes items to gather, photocopies students will need, pre-class preparations and instructions organized by "Lesson Part A", "Lesson Part B" etc.
21 pages of worksheets, answer keys and supplemental material
Sticky Note Reminders Worksheet and Answer Key
Five colorful reminder pictures
Palm leaves (color and B/W)
Tent Question Slips
Lemon/citron (color)
Feast of Booths Worksheet and Answer Key
Psalm 118 Responsive Reading
Color Coding Worksheet and Answer Key
Light of the World Stepping Stone
FAQS:
What Christian perspective is used for these Bible lessons?
I am an evangelical Christian who writes Bible curriculum for older students, and I do not take this tremendous responsibility lightly. Each lesson has a clear focus on what God says in His Word and the lessons are presented age appropriately, thoughtfully and biblically.
What translation of the Bible is used? 99% of the time I use the ESV although on rare occasion I might use another translation such as the NIV.
How can this Bible lesson be used?
Each lesson unit in our Walking Alongside Jesus series is divided into five sections, each section takes between 30 minutes to an hour. This allows homeschool and Christian school teachers to use it daily in the classroom (thereby completing an entire unit in a week) OR in a Sunday School classroom or youth group once a week (thereby completing an entire unit in a month). These lessons are flexible enough to be used in the following settings:
Children's Sunday School class
Youth Group
Private Christian school Bible class
Chapel for Christian schools
Children's Church
Homeschool Bible class
Family Bible time
