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Some David and Jonathan Ideas
Originally posted by Neil MacQueen
Here are some notes of things we did to teach I Sam 20, the story of Jonathan saving David from Saul's rage (the story of the arrows) and their covenant of friendship which is expressed throughout this chapter.
1. We dressed up and did I Samuel 20 in its entirety. Dramatic stuff. Notice how the idea of "Covenant" is used to define their friendship. What is a Covenant? A Covenant means a promise you keep even when the other falters.
2. We brought in "Man's Best Friend" for a simple workshop that defies classification. Call it the "Dog Workshop."
We went outside and formed a circle on the ground and introduced the kids to my new puppy. He happily crawled over everyone.
I discussed with them, questioned them about why a dog called "man's best friend." What is it about dogs that make them called that?
We talked about all the qualities of a dog, what we had to do for the dog, how we took care of it. Then we compared and contrasted Man's Best Friend, to David and Jonathan's friendship.
Of course, puppies aren't people, but the dog BEING THERE IN THE LESSON created an intense focal point. They all wanted to talk about the dog and friendship, and their pets. It was an easy segway into talking about their friends, times their friends had let them down, stood by them. etc. They were completely interested.