Hand-on Bible Curriculum -- Part One

Of all the subjects you want to teach with excitment and enthusiasm, it should be Bible. So just how do you teach the Bible in a multi-sensory way? Remember, object lessons? They worked, back in the day. And certainly, memorizing scripture hides the Word in our hearts. The deep symbolism combined with history portrayed throughout the Old Testament feasts are in themselves multi-sensory lessons.

Appointed times and seasons, known as feasts or celebrations, represent God's design for family worship and discipleship as specifically written in the books of Moses. These were abandoned in Christendom due to anti-semitism and replaced with Pagan holidays given new Christian meanings. But these holidays only vaguely teach Bible truths; indeed, you could say, the popular symbols of Easter and Christmas only hide the truth we are supposedly recognizing.

Robin Sampson and Linda Pierce have put together a tremendous resource for families wanting to rediscover the historical significance, symbolism, and Messianic meaning of each of the Hebrew holidays. Full of crafts, Hebrew History, and detailed instructions, this book is almost a curriculum in itself. Unit studies are included so that you could teach multiple subjects using this text.

We are excited about learining about the Fall holidays this year and digging deep into the truths. After all, what kinds of memories are better for our children to retain later in life, than experiencing the centuries-old God-ordained family worship ceremonies designed to truly pass the baton of faith on to the next generation.

And seriously --isn't this what our current generation of parents, for the most part, has been missing?