Toddler Sunday School Lesson – Balaam and His Donkey

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This is a toddler Sunday school lesson about special people of the Bible. Use this lesson about Balaam and his donkey to teach your preschoolers to listen to God’s messages.

Bible Story:

Tell the story of Balaam in a language that this age can understand. Be sure that it is a simplified version. There are several picture versions in children’s Bibles that are appropriate or you may what to use a paraphrased version such as this:
Balaam was a man who didn’t always listen to God. Sometimes he put his trust in things that did not make God happy. When God’s chosen people, the Israelites, were near the land that he lived on, other people wanted Balaam to scare them off. Balaam had a donkey. When he was riding the donkey to go scare off the Israelites, the angel of the Lord stopped the donkey in the road. Balaam got mad at the donkey for stopping. The same thing happened two other times. Balaam was really mad. The donkey knew God wanted him to stop, but Balaam wouldn’t listen. Guess what happened? The angel opened the donkey’s mouth to talk to Balaam and ask why he was so mean and mad! Then God let Balaam see the angel. Balaam said that he was sorry and asked for God’s forgiveness. God said He forgives, but only say things that are good and nice. God wanted Balaam to love him and all of God’s people.

Discussion:

Why did Balaam ignore God, but listen to the donkey? How does God speak to us?

Song:

Behold, behold,
I stand at the door and knock, knock, knock.
Behold, behold,
I stand at the door and knock, knock, knock.
If anyone hears my voice,
If anyone hears my voice,
And will open, open, open the door.
I will come in.

Activity:

Write out several ways that God talks to children on several pieces of paper, bind, and copy them. Have students illustrate a book about ways that God talks to them.

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