Tue, Jan 31 - Deuteronomy Rules

Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 7b: Proverbs 21:23, 29-31 (NIV, 1984)
- Students have until Friday, Feb 3, to retake Unit 6 Test

Handouts: None given

Reminders:
- APU: Monday, Feb 6 is your next APU! Make sure your grades are where you want them to be.
- Service Hours: There are three ♦things to turn in for this on April 16: Essay, Record Form, Comm. Service Evaluation Form

Instructional Time: Unit 7: Deuteronomy - Joshua 12
Journal 7-6: Warning! These verses get into some rather odd things. God wants to keep his people from becoming like the evil ones they are chasing out of the land, so he gives some laws to prevent that... laws that address rather evil & odd things.
- Open your Unit Handout to page 35
- Read each set of verses from Deuteronomy (in ‘()’ after the question)
- Answer questions 1-7

Handout p35 Responses:
- Q1) Why was Israel not to fear when going into battle?
- - The LORD, their God, will be with them!
- - Why do you think there’s a full chapter laws for war?
- - - They’re about to enter the Promised Land, which will involve a lot of war--they need to know what is good or bad about how they do this
- Q2) What is our responsibility when we find a lost item?
- - Return it!
- Q3) What does God find detestable here? (Deut. 22:5)
- - Cross-dressing!
- - Why?
- - - We discussed many things (e.g. It is deceptive & could trick people)
- - - One I emphasized is that it shows a lack of commitment and trust in God.
- - - - God made you who you are, boy or girl, for a reason!
- - - - To pretend to be something else is to suggest to God that He made a mistake
- - - - It shows you are not satisfied with what He gave you
- Q4) How were ‘promiscuous’ young women disciplined?
- - Stoned to death! (Like the rebellious son)
- Q5) Who is accountable for a child’s sin? (Deut. 24:16)
- - Each individual—not the whole family!
- - This shows that each of us are individually responsible for our own sins!
- - We can't blame others, but must accept the consequences.
- Q6) Why have hands cut off? (D 25:11-12)
- - …no comment…
- Q7) How severe will things get when the people keep disobeying God? (D -28:53-57)
- - Even the most sensitive person (the loving father!) will eat his own children!
- - Yikes! That is severe!