Eggstraordinary Courage: A Science-Based Object Lesson

Bible Story - Joshua Leads Israel (Joshua 1:1-3, 6-11)

Bible Verse - "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:7

Objective - Kids will learn that God is the source of their strength.

Joshua, in their time traveling through the wilderness, God’s people, the Israelites, faced a lot of powerful enemies and troubling situations. But thanks to the faith of their leader, Moses, the Israelites had faced those challenges with God’s strength.

Now, they were about to face their biggest challenge yet: the departure and death of their leader Moses and the installation of a brand new leader Joshua. That’s you.

The Israelites were worried. They were worried because a trusted leader would no longer be around and a new, mostly inexperienced leader would be taking over. And I bet that Joshua was nervous as well. Sure he had been Moses’ right hand man, but could he take on the mantle of leadership himself?

Joshua, I’m going to give you something that represents all of your enemies and all the dangerous situations you and your fellow Israelites have faced on your journey! (Hand JOSHUA the egg.) It’s terrible isn’t it?

Eggs are naturally constructed to withstand a great deal of punishment. Using an even force, it is practically impossible to break this egg.

However, watch this..

God gave Joshua a simple, but powerful command in Joshua 1:7: "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.”

In other words, God was saying, “No matter what the future holds, don’t be afraid and follow. Just follow Me.”