Jacob’s Encounter with God (Primary 4)

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES

FIRST TERM 

PRIMARY 4

THEME – GOD SPEAKS TO US

PREVIOUS LESSON – God Speaks to Us | Purpose of God speaking to Us Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Christian Religious Studies

TOPIC – JACOB’S ENCOUNTER WITH GOD

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. narrate God’s message to Jacob.

2.explain the right attitude to demonstrate when God is speaking to us.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can tell the story of Esau and Jacob

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of pictures of people in the Bible receiving God’s message e.g. Jacob, Moses, etc.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – JACOB’S ENCOUNTER WITH GOD – GEN. 32:22-32

God speaks to us through the Bible, people and Holy Spirit. God also speaks to us through vision and dream. That is not all, God also speaks to us face to face as he did with Jacob.

There was a time Jacob was troubled and he was left alone. Then a man came and wrestled with him until just before daybreak. The man said, “Let me go; daylight is coming.”

“I won’t, unless you bless me,” Jacob answered. “What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he answered.

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel.”

Jacob said, “I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive”.

LESSON 2 – RIGHT ATTITUDE TO TAKE WHEN GOD IS SPEAKING – EX. 34:27-35

When God speaks to us, he tells us His mind. He wants us to know His plans and gets to know Him better. When He speaks, we must –

1. Pay attention

2. Be obedience

3. Remember God words

4. Mediates the words of God

5. Have faith in God’s word

6. Pray.

 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Tells the pupils story of Jacob;

3. States the purpose of God speaking to us;

Pupil’s Activities – Listen.

4. Enumerates the right attitude to show when God is speaking;

Pupil’s Activities – Explain the right attitude to show when teachers, parents, elders are talking to them.

5. Summarizes each lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

We are Children of One Father – The Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man (Primary 4)

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupil to:

1. narrate God’s message to Jacob.

2.explain the right attitude to demonstrate when God is speaking to us.

WORK BOOK

Attempt all the questions 

1. God speaks to us through the _________, _________ and _________.

A. Textbook, people and Holy Spirit

B. Bible, people and Holy Spirit

C. Newspaper, people and Holy Spirit

 

2. God also speaks to us through _________ and _________.

A. Vision and dream

B. Vision and mission

C. Vision and experience

 

3. _________ also speaks to us face to face as he did with Jacob.

A. People

B. Man

C. God

 

4. Who wrestling with a man?

A. Abraham

B. Esau

C. Jacob

5. _________ name was changed to Israel.

A. Abraham

B. Esau

C. Jacob

 

6. Who said, “I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive”.

A. Abraham

B. Esau

C. Jacob

 

State 2 reasons why God speaks to us.

7. ________________________________________________

8. ________________________________________________

 

Mention 2 right to take when God is speaking to us.

9. ________________________________________________

10. _______________________________________________