Where history comes alive

When your children say to you, “What do you mean by this service?” . . . you shall say, “It is the Passover.” — Exodus 12:26-27

The movie Night at the Museum portrays the humorous experiences of a security guard at a natural history museum. The excitement begins for him when the displays come to life at night.

Inspired by this movie, directors of a real museum created a similar experience. The staff portrayed historic figures such as knights in armor, Victorian ladies, and Egyptian royalty. When children arrived at the museum, they were told that the people in the exhibits had come alive and needed to be led back to their proper places. As the children responded, history came alive for them.

Children need not be bored by history. This is especially true of Bible stories. Take Moses, for example. He escaped death as a child, was educated as a prince, worked miracles, and received the Ten Commandments on tablets. What exciting story elements that teach children about God!

Biblical stories have been shared with children for generations — all the way back to the times of Exodus (ch. 12-13) and Deuteronomy (ch. 6). Moses described times when children were retold vital stories from Jewish history.

Why not set a time to read Bible stories to the children in your life? Then watch their excitement as biblical history comes alive! — Dennis Fisher

The stories in the Word of God

Are there for us to see

How God has worked in people’s lives

Throughout all history. — Sper

READ: Exodus 13:14-16

The Bible’s treasures are found by those who dig for them

The Bible in one year:

• Jeremiah 37-39

• Hebrews 3