For he chose us in him before the creation of the world tobe holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to beadopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with hispleasure and will. -Ephesians 1:4-5 Before the New Testament, before the Old Testament- beforethe creation of the world , God chose us! What an amazingconcept to teach your children-that God has loved them since notonly before they were born, but before the earth existed. And Heplanned on adopting them as His children through Jesus Christ. The stories in this second book in the Covenant Promises forCovenant Kids series show how God's adoption of Israel in the bookof Exodus teaches us about Jesus. After each story are questionsthat will help you evaluate your children's comprehension andencourage additional conversations with them. As Caleb, Cassie,Angus, and Susie learn about God's love from Exodus, your covenantkids will also learn about the wonder, as well as theresponsibility, of being children of the living God.
Susan Hunt is a mother and grandmother, a pastor’s wife, and the former Director of Women’s Ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America. Holding a degree in Christian education from Columbia Theological Seminary, she has written a number of books, including several by Crossway.
Not her best by a long shot. There isn't a clear overarching theme (nope, it's not exodus...) that I could find and occasionally the illustrative stories come across as pedantic and moralistic. But my kids loved the devotional.
Highly recommended. My son has enjoyed many of Susan Hunt's books since he was about 4. It's all he wants to read at bedtime. We have reread the ABC books with Missy and Bill many times, and he memorized all 26 verses last year. The books with Cassie and Caleb were a hit as well.