A-49 Up and Down Years

“Torn & Rewritten” Scroll Relay

Theme: Foolish King Destroy's God's Word (Jeremiah 36)

Supplies: long strips of paper, pens, scissors

How to Play:

• Divide children into two teams. 
• Give each team a long strip of paper (their “scroll”).
• Write one short message: "Babylon will destroy Jerusalem" on each roll of paper.
• One child in each team plays “King Jehoiakim” and is given scissors.
• Teams race to rewrite their scroll each time Jehoiakim cuts a piece off.
• Eventually, the student with the scissors should cut the final piece up.
• Remove the scissors and provide another sheet of paper to each team. This time, the teams are to write the message large enough to fill the entire strip of paper.

Discussion:

• Ask: Did Jehoiakim's destroying the message prevent God's word from coming to pass?
• Today, we may try to destroy God's word by refusing to listen to it or making fun of His messengers.
• Will ignoring, mocking, or disobeying God's word keep it from coming to pass?