- Don't worry about the next quiz--enjoy your Christmas break! :-D
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their Unit 5 test.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Dec 14, Thu - Unit 5 Test
Next Quiz/Test: Today was your Unit 5 Test
- Don't worry about the next quiz--enjoy your Christmas break! :-D
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their Unit 5 test.
- Don't worry about the next quiz--enjoy your Christmas break! :-D
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their Unit 5 test.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Dec 13, Wed - Unit 5 Review
Next Quiz/Test: THURSDAY is your Unit 5 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, Students had a binder check & then we jumped right into the below review activity.
Unit 5 Review Activity: .
1. How does the New Testament reveal that God made final atonement for mankind?
Jesus died for our sins
2. Which tribe repented from their sins with the Golden Calf and joined Moses in stopping the riot?
Levi (The Levites)
3. When God revealed His glory to Moses, He taught us that He has mercy and compassion on… who?
Whoever He wants to have it on (we can’t deserve it)!
4. Hebrews 12:29 shares, “our God is a consuming fire.” What did we say this symbolized?
God’s ultimate beauty and holiness as well as His destructive justice on unrepentant sinners
5. What key thing symbolized God’s presence with His people?
The Tabernacle
6. As you entered the tabernacle, holiness increased, showing that God is… what?
Totally righteous & separate from sin
7. Early in this unit, what did we say involves all areas of our life?
Holiness and godliness
8. What two things did we say that God’s followers should pray for others to receive?
God’s mercy & grace
9. What two things did God’s gifts to Bazalel & Ohaliab teach us about how to use our gifts?
We should use them for God’s glory and the good of others
10. What group had the job of teaching Israel God’s law and helping them have a close relationship with God?
The priests
11. When should we confront and correct sin?
When it is possible & proper (appropriate)
12. In offering unauthorized incense to God, what two things were Nadab and Abihu not doing?
Honoring God, Treating God as holy
13. What happened at the Mercy Seat (in the Holy of Holies)?
God annually revealed His presence and offered forgiveness to Israel
14. What was used to maintain and restore a good relationship with God?
Offerings/Sacrifices
15. What does it mean to be ‘stiff-necked’?
To be stubborn
16. List two things Moses asked God to do (or not do) that God then did (or didn’t do), just as Moses asked?
All seen after the golden calf sins: Not destroy Israel, show Moses His glory, Personally continue to be with Israel
17. What does God take seriously, remain totally separate from, and offer a way to fix?
Our sins! (the ‘fix’ is the forgiveness He offers)
18. Why couldn’t priests have alcohol before serving God?
So they could determine what is holy/common, determine what is clean/unclean, & teach Israel God’s Word
19. What does God pair His discipline with? He disciplines us with…
Mercy!
20. How did God describe Israel after their golden calf sins?
They corrupted themselves and were stiff-necked (stubborn)
21. The five offerings were given for the forgiveness of sins and what other things?
Recognizing God’s goodness, Giving God’s thanks, Increasing our fellowship with God
22. What happened with the scapegoat? Why?
Israel’s sins were symbolically put on it & it was chased out of the community to symbolize how we must remove sin from our lives and communities (also symbolizing how our sins were placed on Jesus!)
23. How does God want His people to compare to those who do not follow God?
We should be holy (set apart) from them—meaning we should be like God and in a close relationship with Him
24. What happened to Moses when he spent a lot of time in God’s presence?
His face began to glow, reflecting God’s glory!
25. What was used to symbolize the prayers of God’s people and how they please God?
The incense burned in the Tabernacle
26. God, who is holy, commands that we be holy and then teaches us… what key related thing?
How to be holy!
27. What does ‘atonement’ refer to?
The method God used to deal with our sin & bring us back into a close relationship with Himself.
28. What did God use a bright cloud to do?
Show His presence with and leadership for His people
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal: None given, Students had a binder check & then we jumped right into the below review activity.
Unit 5 Review Activity: .
1. How does the New Testament reveal that God made final atonement for mankind?
Jesus died for our sins
2. Which tribe repented from their sins with the Golden Calf and joined Moses in stopping the riot?
Levi (The Levites)
3. When God revealed His glory to Moses, He taught us that He has mercy and compassion on… who?
Whoever He wants to have it on (we can’t deserve it)!
4. Hebrews 12:29 shares, “our God is a consuming fire.” What did we say this symbolized?
God’s ultimate beauty and holiness as well as His destructive justice on unrepentant sinners
5. What key thing symbolized God’s presence with His people?
The Tabernacle
6. As you entered the tabernacle, holiness increased, showing that God is… what?
Totally righteous & separate from sin
7. Early in this unit, what did we say involves all areas of our life?
Holiness and godliness
8. What two things did we say that God’s followers should pray for others to receive?
God’s mercy & grace
9. What two things did God’s gifts to Bazalel & Ohaliab teach us about how to use our gifts?
We should use them for God’s glory and the good of others
10. What group had the job of teaching Israel God’s law and helping them have a close relationship with God?
The priests
11. When should we confront and correct sin?
When it is possible & proper (appropriate)
12. In offering unauthorized incense to God, what two things were Nadab and Abihu not doing?
Honoring God, Treating God as holy
13. What happened at the Mercy Seat (in the Holy of Holies)?
God annually revealed His presence and offered forgiveness to Israel
14. What was used to maintain and restore a good relationship with God?
Offerings/Sacrifices
15. What does it mean to be ‘stiff-necked’?
To be stubborn
16. List two things Moses asked God to do (or not do) that God then did (or didn’t do), just as Moses asked?
All seen after the golden calf sins: Not destroy Israel, show Moses His glory, Personally continue to be with Israel
17. What does God take seriously, remain totally separate from, and offer a way to fix?
Our sins! (the ‘fix’ is the forgiveness He offers)
18. Why couldn’t priests have alcohol before serving God?
So they could determine what is holy/common, determine what is clean/unclean, & teach Israel God’s Word
19. What does God pair His discipline with? He disciplines us with…
Mercy!
20. How did God describe Israel after their golden calf sins?
They corrupted themselves and were stiff-necked (stubborn)
21. The five offerings were given for the forgiveness of sins and what other things?
Recognizing God’s goodness, Giving God’s thanks, Increasing our fellowship with God
22. What happened with the scapegoat? Why?
Israel’s sins were symbolically put on it & it was chased out of the community to symbolize how we must remove sin from our lives and communities (also symbolizing how our sins were placed on Jesus!)
23. How does God want His people to compare to those who do not follow God?
We should be holy (set apart) from them—meaning we should be like God and in a close relationship with Him
24. What happened to Moses when he spent a lot of time in God’s presence?
His face began to glow, reflecting God’s glory!
25. What was used to symbolize the prayers of God’s people and how they please God?
The incense burned in the Tabernacle
26. God, who is holy, commands that we be holy and then teaches us… what key related thing?
How to be holy!
27. What does ‘atonement’ refer to?
The method God used to deal with our sin & bring us back into a close relationship with Himself.
28. What did God use a bright cloud to do?
Show His presence with and leadership for His people
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Dec 12, Tue - Levitical Laws
Next Quiz/Test: THURSDAY is your Unit 5 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, we got right into the notes below.
Lev. 11-22: Various Laws: Food, Health, Daily Life: Study Packet, Page 2
Holiness:
- God commands Israel, “Be holy, because I am holy” (Lev. 11:15).
- He gives them many laws to do this very thing.
Laws of Clean & Unclean Animals:
- God gave laws distinguishing clean (able to be eaten) & unclean animals for two reasons:
- - Hygiene: Many of the forbidden animals carried diseases!
- - Holiness: Some association with false religions
- Clean Animals:
- - Mammals: Lv 11:3-7, Cloven hoofs & chew cud
- - Birds: See Unclean
- - Reptiles: None!
- - Water Animals: Lv11:9-12, Must have both fins & scales
- - Insects: Lv 11:20-23, Any from the grasshopper family
- Unclean Animals:
- - Mammals: Carnivores & Those not in ‘Clean’
- - Birds: Lv 11:13-19, Bird of Prey, Scavengers
- - Reptiles: All! Lv 11:29-30
- - Water Animals: Those not in ‘Clean’
- - Insects: Winged quadrupeds
Laws for Health: God addresses many issues, such as…
- - Childbearing
- - Leprosy
- - Infected houses (mildew)
- - General unhealthiness
The Day of Atonement: Lev. 16
- Led by the High Priest (leading priest for that year)
- Atonement refers to the method God provided to…
- - Deal with human sin
- - Bring them back into a right relationship with Himself
- Annually…
- - The High Priest offered sacrifices for Israel’s sins
- - Blood from these was placed on the Mercy Seat
- - Scapegoat: Israel’s sins were symbolically ‘put onto’ a goat & the goat was released into the wilderness
- Result?
- - God gave annual forgiveness to Israel for all of their sins!
Laws for civil, criminal, & ceremonial issues: These laws emphasize several things, including...
- Love of God: Israel’s first priority!
- Love of Others: Seen through acting righteously & justly toward each other (Lev. 19:18)
- The Value of Human Life: Shown through their treatment of animals & humans blood (symbolizing life, Lev. 17:11)
- Sexual Purity: A thing of great importance to God!
- - Marrying relatives is now forbidden (Parent, sibling, half-sibling, aunt/uncle, grandchild (even step- & in-laws relatives were excluded!)
- Separation from those not following God: “...I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the nations… You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.” Lev. 20:24–26 (NIV)
- Priest Laws: Those who taught others how to follow God had special laws to help them do their job even better
Leviticus 11-22: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God commands & teaches us how to be holy as He is holy
- - God cares about our holiness and health!
- - God offers total forgiveness to those who receive it/Him
- - Our total atonement was provided through Jesus:
- - - As the ultimate High Priest
- - - - And the final sacrifice,
- - - He bore the sins of many, making them ‘at one’ w/God
- - - - “Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many…” - Heb. 9:28
- Anthropology:
- - Our sins earn us a death that we cannot escape on our own
- - - “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Rom. 6:23 (NIV)
- - - We must accept the atonement that God provides to have a good relationship w/Him
- - - We must remove sin from ourlives & communities, w/God’s help!
- - Christians should be holy from those who do not follow God
- - Loving God must be the first priority of our life
- - We should practically love our neighbor as ourselves
Unit 5 Grid;
Unit 5 Picture Summary:
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal: None given, we got right into the notes below.
Lev. 11-22: Various Laws: Food, Health, Daily Life: Study Packet, Page 2
Holiness:
- God commands Israel, “Be holy, because I am holy” (Lev. 11:15).
- He gives them many laws to do this very thing.
Laws of Clean & Unclean Animals:
- God gave laws distinguishing clean (able to be eaten) & unclean animals for two reasons:
- - Hygiene: Many of the forbidden animals carried diseases!
- - Holiness: Some association with false religions
- Clean Animals:
- - Mammals: Lv 11:3-7, Cloven hoofs & chew cud
- - Birds: See Unclean
- - Reptiles: None!
- - Water Animals: Lv11:9-12, Must have both fins & scales
- - Insects: Lv 11:20-23, Any from the grasshopper family
- Unclean Animals:
- - Mammals: Carnivores & Those not in ‘Clean’
- - Birds: Lv 11:13-19, Bird of Prey, Scavengers
- - Reptiles: All! Lv 11:29-30
- - Water Animals: Those not in ‘Clean’
- - Insects: Winged quadrupeds
Laws for Health: God addresses many issues, such as…
- - Childbearing
- - Leprosy
- - Infected houses (mildew)
- - General unhealthiness
The Day of Atonement: Lev. 16
- Led by the High Priest (leading priest for that year)
- Atonement refers to the method God provided to…
- - Deal with human sin
- - Bring them back into a right relationship with Himself
- Annually…
- - The High Priest offered sacrifices for Israel’s sins
- - Blood from these was placed on the Mercy Seat
- - Scapegoat: Israel’s sins were symbolically ‘put onto’ a goat & the goat was released into the wilderness
- Result?
- - God gave annual forgiveness to Israel for all of their sins!
Laws for civil, criminal, & ceremonial issues: These laws emphasize several things, including...
- Love of God: Israel’s first priority!
- Love of Others: Seen through acting righteously & justly toward each other (Lev. 19:18)
- The Value of Human Life: Shown through their treatment of animals & humans blood (symbolizing life, Lev. 17:11)
- Sexual Purity: A thing of great importance to God!
- - Marrying relatives is now forbidden (Parent, sibling, half-sibling, aunt/uncle, grandchild (even step- & in-laws relatives were excluded!)
- Separation from those not following God: “...I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the nations… You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.” Lev. 20:24–26 (NIV)
- Priest Laws: Those who taught others how to follow God had special laws to help them do their job even better
Leviticus 11-22: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God commands & teaches us how to be holy as He is holy
- - God cares about our holiness and health!
- - God offers total forgiveness to those who receive it/Him
- - Our total atonement was provided through Jesus:
- - - As the ultimate High Priest
- - - - And the final sacrifice,
- - - He bore the sins of many, making them ‘at one’ w/God
- - - - “Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many…” - Heb. 9:28
- Anthropology:
- - Our sins earn us a death that we cannot escape on our own
- - - “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Rom. 6:23 (NIV)
- - - We must accept the atonement that God provides to have a good relationship w/Him
- - - We must remove sin from ourlives & communities, w/God’s help!
- - Christians should be holy from those who do not follow God
- - Loving God must be the first priority of our life
- - We should practically love our neighbor as ourselves
Unit 5 Grid;
Unit 5 Picture Summary:
Monday, December 11, 2017
Dec 11, Mon - The Priests & Day of Atonement
Next Quiz/Test: THURSDAY is your Unit 5 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal 5-7: Study Packet, Page 15
Read the following verses, answer the Qs:
- Leviticus 10:1-3
- - 1) Who are Aaron’s sons?
- - - Nadab & Abihu --- both of whom are priests.
- - 2) What did they do wrong?
- - - Offer unauthorized (strange, un-permitted) incense in the censers (incense carriers)
- - 3) What was God’s judgment?
- - - The death penalty! They were consumed by fire from God!
- - 4) What quality did God show in this?
- - - His holiness!
- - - When Moses spoke to Aaron about this, Moses said, "Among those who approach me I will show myself holy"
- - - Aaron's sons had treated God with great disrespect by going against His command; this is even worse since they are supposed to teach people what the right way is!
- - 5) What do you think it taught Israel?
- - - Various possible answers... Obey & listen to God, only burn certain incense, treat God with respect as His holiness deserves, etc...
- Leviticus 10:8-11
- - 6) What were the priests no longer allowed to have before entering the Tabernacle?
- - - Wine or any other fermented (alcoholic) drink
- - - It doesn't say Nadab & Abihu were drunk, but with this law coming right after their death... It seems to imply they may have been acting 'under the influence' when they did this evil thing.
- - 7) What three reasons are given for not drinking alcoholic drinks?
- - - So they can: Distinguish between holy & common (unholy)
- - - So they can: Distinguish between unclean & clean (not literally dirty, but things that are 'declared clean' by God to use in worship & such---more to come on this later)
- - - So they can: Teach the Israelites all the decrees of God
The Priests: Study Packet, Page 7
- Who were the priests?
- - Aaron & his sons were given this job
- - It would pass on to their descendants
- God assigned them a dress code!
- - See more on your Study Packet, pg 7
- What was their job?
- - Priests helped Israel keep a close relationship w/God.
- - Priests, like New Testament teachers were held to a higher expectations of holy living
- - - “Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” – James 3:1 NIV
The Priests: God isn’t really joking… Whoops…
- Nadab & Abihu: Aaron’s sons & priests
- They chose to ignore God’s commands…
- - God gave a recipe to follow for incense
- - - They gave an “unauthorized incense”
- - The result? (Lev 10:2 & 3)
- - - “Fire came out from before the Lord & consumed them, & they died…”
- - - God shared, “Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.”
- God then disallows priests from drinking alcohol before serving Him so that they can righty…
- - Distinguish between holy & common (unholy)
- - Distinguish between unclean & clean
- - Teach the Israelites all the decrees of God
Leviticus 1-10: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God provided for us to have a right relationship w/Him restored & maintained
- - Jesus is the ultimate High Priest:
- - - He fully restored our relationship with God
- - - How?
- - - - By offering the final sacrifice for our sin
- - - - Presenting it to God in heaven, the ultimate holy of holies (Heb. 2:17; 9:25, 11-12)
- - Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice:
- - - His sinless life allowed His sacrificial death to bring total forgiveness for our sins, once for all! (Heb. 4:15; 9:12; 7:27)
- Anthropology:
- - We need God’s forgiveness for all of our sins, even unintentional ones!
- - We should deliberately (purposefully) work to:
- - - Maintain a good relationship with God
- - - Repair our relationship with God whenever it is broken
- People that help bring others closer to God must honor God & treat Him as holy!
- Drunkenness keeps us from best being & doing what God desires
High Priest Comparison: Jesus compared to the Old Testament High Priests, esp. the first one, Aaron
- Aaron was...
- - Called from among men (Ex 28:1)
- - Compassion for wayward (Heb 5:2)
- - Spotless in dress (Lv 16:4)
- - Entered earthly tabernacle (Lv 16:3)
- - Entered once each year (Lv 16:2)
- - Entered beyond veil (Lv 16:12)
- - Offered for his own sins (Lv 16:11)
- - Offered blood of animals (Lv 16:15)
- Christ Jesus was...
- - Called from among men (Heb 5:4, 10)
- - Prayed with tears (Heb 5:7)
- - Spotless in character (Heb 4:15)
- - Entered heavenly temple (Heb 6:19)
- - Entered once for all (Heb 9:25)
- - Tore the veil apart (Heb 10:20)
- - Offered only for our sins (Heb 7:27)
- - Offered His own blood (Heb 9:12)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-7: Study Packet, Page 15
Read the following verses, answer the Qs:
- Leviticus 10:1-3
- - 1) Who are Aaron’s sons?
- - - Nadab & Abihu --- both of whom are priests.
- - 2) What did they do wrong?
- - - Offer unauthorized (strange, un-permitted) incense in the censers (incense carriers)
- - 3) What was God’s judgment?
- - - The death penalty! They were consumed by fire from God!
- - 4) What quality did God show in this?
- - - His holiness!
- - - When Moses spoke to Aaron about this, Moses said, "Among those who approach me I will show myself holy"
- - - Aaron's sons had treated God with great disrespect by going against His command; this is even worse since they are supposed to teach people what the right way is!
- - 5) What do you think it taught Israel?
- - - Various possible answers... Obey & listen to God, only burn certain incense, treat God with respect as His holiness deserves, etc...
- Leviticus 10:8-11
- - 6) What were the priests no longer allowed to have before entering the Tabernacle?
- - - Wine or any other fermented (alcoholic) drink
- - - It doesn't say Nadab & Abihu were drunk, but with this law coming right after their death... It seems to imply they may have been acting 'under the influence' when they did this evil thing.
- - 7) What three reasons are given for not drinking alcoholic drinks?
- - - So they can: Distinguish between holy & common (unholy)
- - - So they can: Distinguish between unclean & clean (not literally dirty, but things that are 'declared clean' by God to use in worship & such---more to come on this later)
- - - So they can: Teach the Israelites all the decrees of God
The Priests: Study Packet, Page 7
- Who were the priests?
- - Aaron & his sons were given this job
- - It would pass on to their descendants
- God assigned them a dress code!
- - See more on your Study Packet, pg 7
- What was their job?
- - Priests helped Israel keep a close relationship w/God.
- - Priests, like New Testament teachers were held to a higher expectations of holy living
- - - “Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” – James 3:1 NIV
The Priests: God isn’t really joking… Whoops…
- Nadab & Abihu: Aaron’s sons & priests
- They chose to ignore God’s commands…
- - God gave a recipe to follow for incense
- - - They gave an “unauthorized incense”
- - The result? (Lev 10:2 & 3)
- - - “Fire came out from before the Lord & consumed them, & they died…”
- - - God shared, “Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.”
- God then disallows priests from drinking alcohol before serving Him so that they can righty…
- - Distinguish between holy & common (unholy)
- - Distinguish between unclean & clean
- - Teach the Israelites all the decrees of God
Leviticus 1-10: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God provided for us to have a right relationship w/Him restored & maintained
- - Jesus is the ultimate High Priest:
- - - He fully restored our relationship with God
- - - How?
- - - - By offering the final sacrifice for our sin
- - - - Presenting it to God in heaven, the ultimate holy of holies (Heb. 2:17; 9:25, 11-12)
- - Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice:
- - - His sinless life allowed His sacrificial death to bring total forgiveness for our sins, once for all! (Heb. 4:15; 9:12; 7:27)
- Anthropology:
- - We need God’s forgiveness for all of our sins, even unintentional ones!
- - We should deliberately (purposefully) work to:
- - - Maintain a good relationship with God
- - - Repair our relationship with God whenever it is broken
- People that help bring others closer to God must honor God & treat Him as holy!
- Drunkenness keeps us from best being & doing what God desires
High Priest Comparison: Jesus compared to the Old Testament High Priests, esp. the first one, Aaron
- Aaron was...
- - Called from among men (Ex 28:1)
- - Compassion for wayward (Heb 5:2)
- - Spotless in dress (Lv 16:4)
- - Entered earthly tabernacle (Lv 16:3)
- - Entered once each year (Lv 16:2)
- - Entered beyond veil (Lv 16:12)
- - Offered for his own sins (Lv 16:11)
- - Offered blood of animals (Lv 16:15)
- Christ Jesus was...
- - Called from among men (Heb 5:4, 10)
- - Prayed with tears (Heb 5:7)
- - Spotless in character (Heb 4:15)
- - Entered heavenly temple (Heb 6:19)
- - Entered once for all (Heb 9:25)
- - Tore the veil apart (Heb 10:20)
- - Offered only for our sins (Heb 7:27)
- - Offered His own blood (Heb 9:12)
Friday, December 8, 2017
Dec 8, Fri - Quiz 5b
Next Quiz/Test: Today was Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
- Next THURSDAY is your Unit 5 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz.
After the quiz, we caught up on notes from yesterday's post.
- Next THURSDAY is your Unit 5 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz.
After the quiz, we caught up on notes from yesterday's post.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Dec 7, Thu - Exodus Ends, Leviticus Begins!
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal 5-6: Study Packet, Page 14
- If you could make the rules….
- - Make a list of foods (or drinks) that you would require or forbid eating (explain which it is)
- - - List at least five – more is great!
- - For each item (or group), give the reason(s) you would require or forbid it!
- Do you have more time?
- - Work on Devotion 2
- - Work on incomplete handout pages
Backtrack: Review yesterday's notes
- Period 1 finished talking about this: Ex. 32-40: God Restores & Prepares His People (Study Packet, Page 2, staring with "The Covenant is Restored: God disciplines with mercy")
- Period 2 finished off
Ex. 32-40: God Restores & Prepares His People: Study Packet, Page 2
Wilderness Preparations:
- Israel makes the Tabernacle
- - God accepts it!
- - He displaying His glory in it so powerfully that…
- - - Not even Moses can enter!
- God uses this bright cloud to show Israel His presence and leadership
- - He does this throughout their time in the wilderness
Exodus 32-40: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God will not allow unrepentant sinners to go unpunished
- - God shows mercy, even when He disciplines us
- - God will reveal His glory to us
- - God will have mercy & compassion on those that He wants to!
- - - It is not something that we deserve!
- - - Exodus 33:19 (NIV), “And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
- Anthropology:
- - Life goes best when we always trust & obey God
- - We must guard ourselves against becoming corrupt, stubborn, impatient, or pressured into sin by people or situations
- - We should pray for others to receive God’s mercy & grace
- - When it is possible & proper, we should confront & correct sin
Leviticus 1-10: Laws for Offerings & Priests: Study Packet, Page 2
Leviticus: This book…
- Teaches us how to worship
- Shows us the holiness of God
- Shows us how God makes us holy
- - We need His help!
An Outline of the Book: Leviticus is full of laws & instructions for…
- Chapters 1-7: Offerings & Sacrifices
- Chapters 8-10: Priests
- Chapters 11-22: Food, Health, & Daily Life
- Chapters 23-25: Feasts and Festivals
- Chapters 26-27: Blessings & Curses
Leviticus: The Pentateuch Table
- Key Idea: Worship (Which I define as our positive response to God, who He is & what He has done)
- The Nation: Set Apart (To be made holy!)
- The People: Taught
- God’s Character: Holy (Which means to be 'set-apart' as something greater & better)
- God’s Role: Sanctifier (To make holy)
- God’s Command: “Be Holy!”
Leviticus Some Other Details
- Author: Moses
- Position in Bible: Part of Pentateuch, 3rd book in Bible
- Key Verse: Leviticus 11:44-45 (NIV), "I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy...I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy as I am Holy"
- Context: This continues to define the covenant relationship God and Israel had; how did God expect them to act?
- Timing of Events: The events in Leviticus seem take place in the one month period between where Exodus ends & Numbers begins
- - This is a pretty short amount of 'time' to cover, considering Exodus (80 yrs) & Genesis (1000s of years!), however the bulk of this book isn't on 'events,' it's on what God is teaching.
Leviticus 1-10: Laws for Offerings & Priests: Study Packet, Page 2
The 5 Sacrifices/Offerings:
- Purpose?
- - To restore or maintain a right relationship w/God
- What could be offered?
- - Herd animals, Some birds, Grains, Fruits, Spices, & Oil
- Two Categories:
- - Voluntary (V): Maintained fellowship w/God
- - Mandatory (M): Restored broken fellowship w/God
- Five Sacrifices:
- - Burnt Offerings: V. Forgiving for unintentional sins
- - Grain Offerings: V. Recognizing God’s goodness
- - Peace Offerings: V. Thanksgiving & Fellowship
- - Sin Offerings: M. Forgiving unintentional sins
- - Guilt Offerings: M. Forgiving the sin of denying one’s rights; required restitution
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-6: Study Packet, Page 14
- If you could make the rules….
- - Make a list of foods (or drinks) that you would require or forbid eating (explain which it is)
- - - List at least five – more is great!
- - For each item (or group), give the reason(s) you would require or forbid it!
- Do you have more time?
- - Work on Devotion 2
- - Work on incomplete handout pages
Backtrack: Review yesterday's notes
- Period 1 finished talking about this: Ex. 32-40: God Restores & Prepares His People (Study Packet, Page 2, staring with "The Covenant is Restored: God disciplines with mercy")
- Period 2 finished off
Ex. 32-40: God Restores & Prepares His People: Study Packet, Page 2
Wilderness Preparations:
- Israel makes the Tabernacle
- - God accepts it!
- - He displaying His glory in it so powerfully that…
- - - Not even Moses can enter!
- God uses this bright cloud to show Israel His presence and leadership
- - He does this throughout their time in the wilderness
Exodus 32-40: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God will not allow unrepentant sinners to go unpunished
- - God shows mercy, even when He disciplines us
- - God will reveal His glory to us
- - God will have mercy & compassion on those that He wants to!
- - - It is not something that we deserve!
- - - Exodus 33:19 (NIV), “And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
- Anthropology:
- - Life goes best when we always trust & obey God
- - We must guard ourselves against becoming corrupt, stubborn, impatient, or pressured into sin by people or situations
- - We should pray for others to receive God’s mercy & grace
- - When it is possible & proper, we should confront & correct sin
Leviticus 1-10: Laws for Offerings & Priests: Study Packet, Page 2
Leviticus: This book…
- Teaches us how to worship
- Shows us the holiness of God
- Shows us how God makes us holy
- - We need His help!
An Outline of the Book: Leviticus is full of laws & instructions for…
- Chapters 1-7: Offerings & Sacrifices
- Chapters 8-10: Priests
- Chapters 11-22: Food, Health, & Daily Life
- Chapters 23-25: Feasts and Festivals
- Chapters 26-27: Blessings & Curses
Leviticus: The Pentateuch Table
- Key Idea: Worship (Which I define as our positive response to God, who He is & what He has done)
- The Nation: Set Apart (To be made holy!)
- The People: Taught
- God’s Character: Holy (Which means to be 'set-apart' as something greater & better)
- God’s Role: Sanctifier (To make holy)
- God’s Command: “Be Holy!”
Leviticus Some Other Details
- Author: Moses
- Position in Bible: Part of Pentateuch, 3rd book in Bible
- Key Verse: Leviticus 11:44-45 (NIV), "I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy...I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy as I am Holy"
- Context: This continues to define the covenant relationship God and Israel had; how did God expect them to act?
- Timing of Events: The events in Leviticus seem take place in the one month period between where Exodus ends & Numbers begins
- - This is a pretty short amount of 'time' to cover, considering Exodus (80 yrs) & Genesis (1000s of years!), however the bulk of this book isn't on 'events,' it's on what God is teaching.
Leviticus 1-10: Laws for Offerings & Priests: Study Packet, Page 2
The 5 Sacrifices/Offerings:
- Purpose?
- - To restore or maintain a right relationship w/God
- What could be offered?
- - Herd animals, Some birds, Grains, Fruits, Spices, & Oil
- Two Categories:
- - Voluntary (V): Maintained fellowship w/God
- - Mandatory (M): Restored broken fellowship w/God
- Five Sacrifices:
- - Burnt Offerings: V. Forgiving for unintentional sins
- - Grain Offerings: V. Recognizing God’s goodness
- - Peace Offerings: V. Thanksgiving & Fellowship
- - Sin Offerings: M. Forgiving unintentional sins
- - Guilt Offerings: M. Forgiving the sin of denying one’s rights; required restitution
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Dec 6, Wed - Sin & Restoration
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal 5-5: Study Packet, Page 14; Time to get creative!
- Think about one of the laws that we have looked at in this unit that applies to us today
- - Do NOT pick one of the 10 Commandments
- - Use Study Packet pages 8 & 9 to help
- Draw a 3-panel comic strip of you &/or others rightly living out the application of this law to other people.
- - Clearly explain the application both with the art & with “word bubbles” for talking or use captions
What is the point of these calves?
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-5: Study Packet, Page 14; Time to get creative!
- Think about one of the laws that we have looked at in this unit that applies to us today
- - Do NOT pick one of the 10 Commandments
- - Use Study Packet pages 8 & 9 to help
- Draw a 3-panel comic strip of you &/or others rightly living out the application of this law to other people.
- - Clearly explain the application both with the art & with “word bubbles” for talking or use captions
- We discussed how Aaron may have thought he was 'okay' and 'not making an idol' because often ancient cultures used a calf to represent what their gods stood on...
Ex. 32-40: God Restores & Prepares His People: Study Packet, Page 2
The Golden Calf: Moses has been gone for over a month…
- Israel gets Aaron to fashion a golden calf idol
- - Then they throw a party that gets crazy (out of control)!
- God knows…
- - He told Moses that Israel corrupted themselves
- - - They are a stiff-necked (stubborn)
- God threatens to destroy them!
- - - He says He will instead make a nation out of Moses
- - - Moses asks God to have mercy—and He does!
- Returning to Israel...
- - Moses breaks the 10 Cs
- - - How? By throwing them on the ground
- - - This shows what Israel is spiritually doing!
- - - - What laws did they break? 1, 2, & 3, for sure! God was not first, they made an idol, and they vainly claimed that was the god that led them out of Egypt!
- - Moses destroys the golden calf
- - - Burning it, grinding it up, & throwing it into water!
- - Moses confronts Aaron
- - - Aaron denies responsibility,
- - - - He blames the people, saying they made him do it
- - - - He lies, saying he put gold in the oven & "out popped this calf!"
- The Levite tribe repents & joins Moses to end the riot
- - 3000 people are killed before the riot stops!
The Covenant is Restored: God disciplines with mercy
- Moses returns to God to seek atonement for the people
- - Atonement: The method God provided to deal with human sin and bring them back into a relationship with Himself.
- - - Since God is righteous, He must judge & punish sin
- - - But because He loves us, He provided a method for us to live!
- - One was ‘atoned for’ by offering an animal sacrifice to God
- - - This did this with faith that God accepted it as a substitute for their own punishment of death.
- - - Jesus ultimately offered Himself as the sacrifice for our sins, fulfilling the animal sacrifice system:
- - - - “Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God” – Heb. 10:11-12
- God threatens to not personally be with Israel anymore
- - If they keep sinning, they may be destroyed!
- - Moses asks God to change His mind—and He does!
- Moses asks God to show him His glory—And He does!
- Two side notes…
- - God would speak to Moses, ‘face-to-face’
- - - Like a man speaks to his friend
- - Many times, after being in God’s presence—
- - - Moses’ face would glows w/light!
- - - Why? Because God used light to show His glory
- - - - Moses was in God so much, God’s glory was reflected by him
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Dec 5, Tue - The Tabernacle & The Golden Calf
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal 5-4: Study Packet, Page 14
- 1) How did God show His glory?
- - In the form of a cloud
- 2) Where did His glory go?
- - In the Tabernacle
- 3) How did Israel know when to ‘set out’ as they moved around the wilderness?
- - The cloud would pick up from one location & go to another; they followed it each time.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-4: Study Packet, Page 14
- 1) How did God show His glory?
- - In the form of a cloud
- 2) Where did His glory go?
- - In the Tabernacle
- 3) How did Israel know when to ‘set out’ as they moved around the wilderness?
- - The cloud would pick up from one location & go to another; they followed it each time.
Exodus 25-31: The Tabernacle: Study Packet, Page 2
The Tabernacle: God tells Moses how to build this
- This tent symbolized God’s holy presence w/His people
- - Holiness increased as you moved further inside it
- - This symbolized that God is totally righteous & separate from our sin
- Tabernacle Parts
- - Holy of Holies: Innermost room w/the Ark of the Covenant
- - - Only the High Priest (that year’s leading priest) could enter this
- - - - Only on the Day of Atonement
- - - - To request God’s forgiveness for Israel
- - - Sacrifice blood was put on the “Mercy Seat”
- - - - This is just above the Ark where God revealed His presence & offered forgiveness
- - Veils: These separated God’s presence from the people
- - Altar of Incense: Incense was burned here
- - - These symbolized our prayers & how God is pleased by them
- - Lampstand: This lit up the Holy Place
- - Table of Showbread: Weekly 12 loaves were placed here as an offering to God & a reminder of His provision for Israel
- - Altar of Sacrifice: Israel gave God offerings/sacrifices on this
- - Bronze Laver: Priests used this tub of water to wash before their service
- God gifted two men to help with building this:
- - Bezalel & Oholiab: The Spirit of God gave them skills, abilities, & knowledge to...
- - - Work with gold, silver, bronze, stones, cloth, wood, & +!
- - - Teach others how to do these crafts!
Exodus 25-31: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God as totally righteous & separate from our sin
- - God shows us mercy when He forgives us & is with us
- - The person & work of Jesus is foreshadowed in the Tabernacle:
- - - Sacrifice: He offered Himself, cleansing us from all sin (1 Peter 3:18)
- - - Lampstand: He gives light to the world (John 8:12)
- - - Showbread: He provides for all our spiritual needs (John 6:35, 6:51ff)
- - - Incense: He prays (intercedes) to the Father for us (Heb. 7:25)
- - - The Veil: His broken body brought us to God’s presence (Heb. 10:20)
- Anthropology:
- - Sin totally separates people from God
- - Only in God’s gracious way can we have our relationship with Him healed
- - A relationship with God is an undeserved privilege
- - God gives us gifts to use for: His glory & His people’s good
- - Our right prayers please God
The Tabernacle: God tells Moses how to build this
- This tent symbolized God’s holy presence w/His people
- - Holiness increased as you moved further inside it
- - This symbolized that God is totally righteous & separate from our sin
- Tabernacle Parts
- - Holy of Holies: Innermost room w/the Ark of the Covenant
- - - Only the High Priest (that year’s leading priest) could enter this
- - - - Only on the Day of Atonement
- - - - To request God’s forgiveness for Israel
- - - Sacrifice blood was put on the “Mercy Seat”
- - - - This is just above the Ark where God revealed His presence & offered forgiveness
- - Veils: These separated God’s presence from the people
- - Altar of Incense: Incense was burned here
- - - These symbolized our prayers & how God is pleased by them
- - Lampstand: This lit up the Holy Place
- - Table of Showbread: Weekly 12 loaves were placed here as an offering to God & a reminder of His provision for Israel
- - Altar of Sacrifice: Israel gave God offerings/sacrifices on this
- - Bronze Laver: Priests used this tub of water to wash before their service
- God gifted two men to help with building this:
- - Bezalel & Oholiab: The Spirit of God gave them skills, abilities, & knowledge to...
- - - Work with gold, silver, bronze, stones, cloth, wood, & +!
- - - Teach others how to do these crafts!
Exodus 25-31: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God as totally righteous & separate from our sin
- - God shows us mercy when He forgives us & is with us
- - The person & work of Jesus is foreshadowed in the Tabernacle:
- - - Sacrifice: He offered Himself, cleansing us from all sin (1 Peter 3:18)
- - - Lampstand: He gives light to the world (John 8:12)
- - - Showbread: He provides for all our spiritual needs (John 6:35, 6:51ff)
- - - Incense: He prays (intercedes) to the Father for us (Heb. 7:25)
- - - The Veil: His broken body brought us to God’s presence (Heb. 10:20)
- Anthropology:
- - Sin totally separates people from God
- - Only in God’s gracious way can we have our relationship with Him healed
- - A relationship with God is an undeserved privilege
- - God gives us gifts to use for: His glory & His people’s good
- - Our right prayers please God
Monday, December 4, 2017
Dec 4, Mon - Quiz 5b Preparation
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal:
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal:
- On your Study Packet, work on page 6, “A Sampling of the Proverbs x3”
- - Read Proverbs 16:4-9, 12-19
- - Answer Qs 9-18
- - - Note, “Revenues” refers to the ‘many things’ you could gain, e.g. wealth (Question 13)
- When you get done…
- - Read the definition of atonement on the top of page 7
- - Make sure Questions 1-8 are done
- - Ensure pages 8, 9, & 12 are all done
Reviewing the Handout: The following are answers to these questions on the fourth page of your Unit Handout, “A Sampling of the Proverbs x3”
- 9. How can v4 be encouraging to us in hard times?
- - It reminds us that God is fully in charge (to be sovereign is to be fully in charge), in the good times or bad times
- - God can even use the wicked and days of disaster for His own purposes! (remember the story of Joseph in Genesis)
- 10. How can v4 be a warning to those doing wrong?
- - A day of disaster will come to the wicked!
- 11. From what you know about the Bible, how can v5 be true if one is proud and successful until the day they die?
- - The Bible points out how all will appear before the Judgment seat of Christ to be held accountable for what we have done (Romans 14:10 & 2 Cor. 5:10)
- - - Thankfully as Christians we know that our faith in Jesus Christ will see us through this! See Romans 8:1, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"
- - - Yet, those who are 'Proud of heart" and have never done this will certainly "not go unpunished"
- 12. How does one avoid evil? What does this mean?
- - v6, "Through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil"
- - The "fear of the LORD" can refer, in part, to a 'fear of punishment' for doing wrong, hence you avoid evil; however, this idea is MUCH bigger than just that!
- - A healthy fear of God is a respect, honoring, and awe of God--who He is & what He does
- 13. When is it better to have a few things than many things?
- - See v8, "Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice."
- - It is better to have little...
- - - When you have to sin (cheat, lie, steal, manipulate relationships, etc...) to get more stuff
- - - When having more causes you to sin (e.g. some people who are rich are tempted to trust money more than God)
- - - When you have to sin (cheat, lie, steal, manipulate relationships, etc...) to get more stuff
- - - When having more causes you to sin (e.g. some people who are rich are tempted to trust money more than God)
- 14. Does v9 mean we should not make plans? Explain.
- - Nope! We can certainly make plans, but this verse points out that...
- - We must recognize that God's plans don't always match our own!
- - We must be okay with with letting God come in and change our plans,
- - - He is fully in charge (sovereign) after all!
- 15. The ideal ruler is described in vv12-15. What characteristics would you add?
- - Various answers
- 16. What do you think the difference is between wanting to be smart and wanting to be wise?
- - This question was related to v16, "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver"
- - This verse isn't about getting 'smart,' just getting more knowledge!
- - Wisdom is about how to use that knowledge, putting it into action--this is more valuable than gold or silver
- 17. Describe a time when you saw pride come before a fall.
- - Various answers
- 18. Describe a time when you saw someone suffer for choosing humbleness above pride. (v19)
- - Various answers
Memory Verse Quiz Preparation:
- Your Verses: Proverbs 16:4-5, 8-9
- - Arrogant: Selfish pride, An exaggerated sense of your own importance/abilities
- - Revenues: Income, wealth, gain
- - Injustice: Not being just/fair
- Your Questions: Based upon class discussion & your personal reflection of these verses, use complete sentences & your own words to specifically answer:
- - 1) What does v4 & v9 teach us about God's sovereignty? Explain
- - - See the above answer for Question 9 & 14
- - 2) When is it better to have a few things than to have many things? Give an example that demonstrates this.
- - - See the above answer for Question 13
Friday, December 1, 2017
Dec 1, Fri - Quiz 5a
Next Quiz/Test: Today was Memory Quiz 5a: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
- Next Friday is Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz & then had open discussions in the rest of class.
- Next Friday is Memory Quiz 5b: Proverbs 16:5-8 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz & then had open discussions in the rest of class.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Nov 30, Thu - Reviewing the Tabernacle
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5a: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
Handouts: Devotion Outline Form: Rough Draft (green)
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal 5-3: Study packet, Page 13
- After the 10 commandments, God begins to give Israel many other laws. Read Exodus 21:22-25 to see some of these and then answer these questions
- - 1) How are verses 24-25 good? (Think about what it ‘keeps from happening’)
- - 2) How could someone ‘use them’ in a bad way? (Think of how you might ‘use it’ if someone did something to you)
- - 3) Does God consider the unborn child its own life? Explain what these verses say about that issue. (Consider what happens if a child comes out and is harmed)
- Skim over Exodus 21:12-36 and find a different law that, for you, matches each of the descriptions below:
- - 4) You think is very important to have
- - 5) You think wouldn’t help
- - 6) You didn’t expect to find
- - 7) You think is odd
- - 8) You wish we had today
A Discussion on the Law:
- We discussed some of the different laws, looking especially at how they related to the Greatest Commandment, to love God with our all; and the second one--to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Handouts: Devotion Outline Form: Rough Draft (green)
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-3: Study packet, Page 13
- After the 10 commandments, God begins to give Israel many other laws. Read Exodus 21:22-25 to see some of these and then answer these questions
- - 1) How are verses 24-25 good? (Think about what it ‘keeps from happening’)
- - 2) How could someone ‘use them’ in a bad way? (Think of how you might ‘use it’ if someone did something to you)
- - 3) Does God consider the unborn child its own life? Explain what these verses say about that issue. (Consider what happens if a child comes out and is harmed)
- Skim over Exodus 21:12-36 and find a different law that, for you, matches each of the descriptions below:
- - 4) You think is very important to have
- - 5) You think wouldn’t help
- - 6) You didn’t expect to find
- - 7) You think is odd
- - 8) You wish we had today
A Discussion on the Law:
- We discussed some of the different laws, looking especially at how they related to the Greatest Commandment, to love God with our all; and the second one--to love our neighbor as ourselves.
- Then we worked on page 8.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Nov 29, Wed - The Tabernacle
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5a: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal 5-2: Read Exodus 31:1-11 & 35:30-35
- 1) Who are the two men mentioned here?
- - Bezalel & Oholiab
- 2) What were they given?
- - Bezalel: The Spirit of God with skill, ability, knowledge, & the ability to teach in all sorts of crafts (gold, silver, bronze, stones, cloth, wood, & more!)
- - Oholiab: Appointed to help Bezalel with the skills needed to build the Tabernacle
- 3) What does this say about the gifts & skills God gives us?
- - They are gifts from God that should be used for His glory
- 4) What is a skill or gift you’ve been blessed with that you could bless others with?
- Give an example of how you could do this.
Film: The Tabernacle: Study Packet, page 12.
- We finished this film & the had a discussion about the Tabernacle.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-2: Read Exodus 31:1-11 & 35:30-35
- 1) Who are the two men mentioned here?
- - Bezalel & Oholiab
- 2) What were they given?
- - Bezalel: The Spirit of God with skill, ability, knowledge, & the ability to teach in all sorts of crafts (gold, silver, bronze, stones, cloth, wood, & more!)
- - Oholiab: Appointed to help Bezalel with the skills needed to build the Tabernacle
- 3) What does this say about the gifts & skills God gives us?
- - They are gifts from God that should be used for His glory
- 4) What is a skill or gift you’ve been blessed with that you could bless others with?
- Give an example of how you could do this.
Film: The Tabernacle: Study Packet, page 12.
- We finished this film & the had a discussion about the Tabernacle.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Nov 28, Tue - The Tabernacle Film
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5a: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, we jumped right into the notes below, devotion presentations, & then the film.
Exodus 21-24: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God initiates covenants to define His relationship w/people
- - God takes sin seriously, they have serious consequences!
- - God does not give us permission to take revenge
- - God is a consuming fire:
- - - He is ultimately beautiful & holy
- - - He has destructive wrath (justice) on unrepentant sinners
- Anthropology:
- - Obedience is the right response to God for His covenants
- - Holiness & godliness involves all areas of our life
- - Legal punishments are limited to match the crime
- - - You can only take an “eye for an eye”, you can’t kill them!
- - The unborn (children) are their own life
- - - If you attack a pregnant lady and the unborn child dies, you are punished under the “life for a life” law!
The Tabernacle Film: Students filled in notes on page 12
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal: None given, we jumped right into the notes below, devotion presentations, & then the film.
Exodus 21-24: Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God initiates covenants to define His relationship w/people
- - God takes sin seriously, they have serious consequences!
- - God does not give us permission to take revenge
- - God is a consuming fire:
- - - He is ultimately beautiful & holy
- - - He has destructive wrath (justice) on unrepentant sinners
- Anthropology:
- - Obedience is the right response to God for His covenants
- - Holiness & godliness involves all areas of our life
- - Legal punishments are limited to match the crime
- - - You can only take an “eye for an eye”, you can’t kill them!
- - The unborn (children) are their own life
- - - If you attack a pregnant lady and the unborn child dies, you are punished under the “life for a life” law!
The Tabernacle Film: Students filled in notes on page 12
Monday, November 27, 2017
Nov 27, Mon - Quiz 5a Preparation
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Memory Quiz 5a: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal:
- Work on “A Sampling of the Proverbs x3”, read Proverbs 12:18-28
- - Answer Qs 1-8
- - Save questions 9-18 for next week
- If you get done early…
- - Study for Friday’s Quiz: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25
- - Work on these handout pages:
- - - Read the information on page 7
- - - Complete “How do these laws apply to me?” on page 8
- - - Summarize the laws on page 9
- - - Try to do the word search on page 10
Reviewing the Handout: The following helps answer questions from Study Packet, page 5, “A Sampling of the Proverbs x3”
- 1) Example of v18’s truth?
- - Your own reflection
- 2) Time you found joy promoting peace?
- - Your own reflection
- 3) *Is v21 always right?
- - Explain why or why not. (See below Mem Quiz discussion)
- 4) `Why you think God detests lying lips?
- - Your own reflection
- 5) Times it’s prudent to keep knowledge to self:
- - Perhaps when the knowledge will hurt someone, when keeping a secrete, etc...
- 6) Type of people who end up in charge & why:
- - The diligent! Those who are on task & get things done early & on time, ensuring they stay on top of things. These are the type of people that others trust to be in charge because they know they will do well!
- 7) *How to cheer one: (See v25)
- - Put these answers in your own words, give examples!
- 8) Where righteous leads? (See v28)
Quiz 5a Preparation:
- Your Verses: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
- - Ill: This Hebrew word refers to things that are evil, troublesome, or sorrowful
- - Prudent: The quality of being shrewd or sensible
- - Folly: Foolishness
- Your Questions: Based upon class discussion & your personal reflection of these verses, use complete sentences & your own words to specifically answer:
- - 1) Explain why is Proverbs 12:21 is in the Bible when it doesn’t always seem to be right.
- - - Remember that for proverbs, you need wisdom to use & apply them correctly
- - - There are about three different ways you could answer this:
- - - - Eternal (in Heaven) vs. Now (On Earth): While righteous people encounter hard times here on earth, this is only temporary! When we die and go to heaven, there is absolutely no ill thing that will hurt us! Eternally this proverb is absolutely correct! :-)
- - - Again, show me that you have thought through your answer, explain 'both sides.'
- - 2) Describe how Proverbs 12:25 tells to cheer someone up. Give one Jr. High example of how you could do this.
- - - There are several different answers you could give to this, read the verse & give one that is appropriate to it.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal:
- Work on “A Sampling of the Proverbs x3”, read Proverbs 12:18-28
- - Answer Qs 1-8
- - Save questions 9-18 for next week
- If you get done early…
- - Study for Friday’s Quiz: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25
- - Work on these handout pages:
- - - Read the information on page 7
- - - Complete “How do these laws apply to me?” on page 8
- - - Summarize the laws on page 9
- - - Try to do the word search on page 10
Reviewing the Handout: The following helps answer questions from Study Packet, page 5, “A Sampling of the Proverbs x3”
- 1) Example of v18’s truth?
- - Your own reflection
- 2) Time you found joy promoting peace?
- - Your own reflection
- 3) *Is v21 always right?
- - Explain why or why not. (See below Mem Quiz discussion)
- 4) `Why you think God detests lying lips?
- - Your own reflection
- 5) Times it’s prudent to keep knowledge to self:
- - Perhaps when the knowledge will hurt someone, when keeping a secrete, etc...
- 6) Type of people who end up in charge & why:
- - The diligent! Those who are on task & get things done early & on time, ensuring they stay on top of things. These are the type of people that others trust to be in charge because they know they will do well!
- 7) *How to cheer one: (See v25)
- - Put these answers in your own words, give examples!
- 8) Where righteous leads? (See v28)
Quiz 5a Preparation:
- Your Verses: Proverbs 12:21-23, 25 (ESV)
- - Ill: This Hebrew word refers to things that are evil, troublesome, or sorrowful
- - Prudent: The quality of being shrewd or sensible
- - Folly: Foolishness
- Your Questions: Based upon class discussion & your personal reflection of these verses, use complete sentences & your own words to specifically answer:
- - 1) Explain why is Proverbs 12:21 is in the Bible when it doesn’t always seem to be right.
- - - Remember that for proverbs, you need wisdom to use & apply them correctly
- - - There are about three different ways you could answer this:
- - - - Generally vs. Specifically: Proverbs usually are not meant 'always true' in 'every situation', but 'in general' it is true that living in righteousness leads to less bad times!
- - - - - Generally, the affects of wickedness (e.g. addictions to drugs, alcoholism, broken relationships, time in jail, etc...) are full of much trouble!
- - - - - But, someone who tries to love God and people rarely encounters those things!
- - - - Spiritual vs. Physical: While physically we will have trouble on earth (Jesus shares that in John 16:33), spiritually things are great, if we are made righteous by God! Also, God promised to work all things for the good of those who love Him & are called to His purposes (righteous people, Rom. 8:28)- - - - - Generally, the affects of wickedness (e.g. addictions to drugs, alcoholism, broken relationships, time in jail, etc...) are full of much trouble!
- - - - - But, someone who tries to love God and people rarely encounters those things!
- - - - Eternal (in Heaven) vs. Now (On Earth): While righteous people encounter hard times here on earth, this is only temporary! When we die and go to heaven, there is absolutely no ill thing that will hurt us! Eternally this proverb is absolutely correct! :-)
- - - Again, show me that you have thought through your answer, explain 'both sides.'
- - 2) Describe how Proverbs 12:25 tells to cheer someone up. Give one Jr. High example of how you could do this.
- - - There are several different answers you could give to this, read the verse & give one that is appropriate to it.
Friday, November 17, 2017
Nov 17, Fri - Expressing Thankfulness
Next Quiz/Test: There is no other quiz or test this week--Happy Thanksgiving!
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
Journal: None given, we did devotions, the notes below, & then expressed some Thanksgiving!
The Covenant Is Confirmed: From Exodus 24:3-8
- After the people promised to do everything God says...
- 12 stones are set up—each representing a tribe—for an altar
- Sacrifices are given
- An unexpected old tradition: The blood is sprinkled on the altar/people
- - Symbolizing:
- - - Their acceptance of covenant
- - - How they will keep the covenant, to their death!
- - Read page 6’s paragraph on blood
Seeing God: Exodus 24:9-11
- God allowed several people to see him:
- - Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, & 70 Elders!
- - Nadab & Abihu are Aaron’s sons, fellow priests
- Exodus 24:12-18) Then God calls Moses up Mt. Sinai (Joshua comes)
- - Moses tells people to wait, following Aaron & Hur
- - God reveals His presence as a consuming fire! (See Hebrews 12:29, too)
- - Moses entered this!
- - - How would you respond if Israel?
- - - - Perhaps they were afraid Moses would die?
- - - - Perhaps they were happy he was gone?
- - - - Perhaps they were concerned about who would lead?
- - - - We don't really know...
- -Moses stays 40 days/nights--that's over the month!
- - - Exodus 25-31) On the mountain God tells Moses how to build the Tabernacle
Expressing Thankfulness: Students wrote 3 "Thank You" cards as we celebrate Thanksgiving time. :-)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal: None given, we did devotions, the notes below, & then expressed some Thanksgiving!
The Covenant Is Confirmed: From Exodus 24:3-8
- After the people promised to do everything God says...
- 12 stones are set up—each representing a tribe—for an altar
- Sacrifices are given
- An unexpected old tradition: The blood is sprinkled on the altar/people
- - Symbolizing:
- - - Their acceptance of covenant
- - - How they will keep the covenant, to their death!
- - Read page 6’s paragraph on blood
Seeing God: Exodus 24:9-11
- God allowed several people to see him:
- - Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, & 70 Elders!
- - Nadab & Abihu are Aaron’s sons, fellow priests
- Exodus 24:12-18) Then God calls Moses up Mt. Sinai (Joshua comes)
- - Moses tells people to wait, following Aaron & Hur
- - God reveals His presence as a consuming fire! (See Hebrews 12:29, too)
- - Moses entered this!
- - - How would you respond if Israel?
- - - - Perhaps they were afraid Moses would die?
- - - - Perhaps they were happy he was gone?
- - - - Perhaps they were concerned about who would lead?
- - - - We don't really know...
- -Moses stays 40 days/nights--that's over the month!
- - - Exodus 25-31) On the mountain God tells Moses how to build the Tabernacle
Expressing Thankfulness: Students wrote 3 "Thank You" cards as we celebrate Thanksgiving time. :-)
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Nov 16, Thu - Unit 5 Intro
Next Quiz/Test: There is no other quiz or test this week--Happy Thanksgiving!
Handouts: Unit 5 Study Packet (white)
Reminders:
Handouts: Unit 5 Study Packet (white)
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22- Devotion 2: Due Jan 8, Take lessons learned from Devotion 1 as you write this. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 2 Book Choices). Start this early to make it good!
Journal 5-1: Study Packet, Pages 11 & 13
- Take out your Study Packet (Remember, right now it starts on page 3, notes for next week’s quiz “Proverbs 16…”)
- Turn to page 11
- - Look at the picture of the Tabernacle
- - Read about the different parts & pieces
- On page 13, as Journal 5-1, answer these:
- - 1) What was the Tabernacle used for?
- - 2) What are three ways the Tabernacle ‘points toward Jesus’? (especially look at the bottom section)
- - 3) Write down one or more questions that you still have about the Tabernacle.
- All done? Preview page 12 & “The Tabernacle Film Worksheet” (we will answer these questions today...)
After this I went over some of the reminders listed above. Then we introduced the new unit!
Exodus 21-24: Various Laws: Study Packet, Page 2
- Various Laws:
- - God just initiated the His covenant w/Israel
- - - Remember, a covenant is “an agreement between two or more that defines their relationship”
- - - An older word for ‘covenant’ is ‘testament’
- God is making the “Old Testament”
- - This is what the first half of our Bible focuses on!
- God then gave specific laws
- - These showed Israel how to follow His 10 Commandments (Cs) in many different life situations
- Take out your Study Packet (Remember, right now it starts on page 3, notes for next week’s quiz “Proverbs 16…”)
- Turn to page 11
- - Look at the picture of the Tabernacle
- - Read about the different parts & pieces
- On page 13, as Journal 5-1, answer these:
- - 1) What was the Tabernacle used for?
- - 2) What are three ways the Tabernacle ‘points toward Jesus’? (especially look at the bottom section)
- - 3) Write down one or more questions that you still have about the Tabernacle.
- All done? Preview page 12 & “The Tabernacle Film Worksheet” (we will answer these questions today...)
After this I went over some of the reminders listed above. Then we introduced the new unit!
Exodus 21-24: Various Laws: Study Packet, Page 2
- Various Laws:
- - God just initiated the His covenant w/Israel
- - - Remember, a covenant is “an agreement between two or more that defines their relationship”
- - - An older word for ‘covenant’ is ‘testament’
- God is making the “Old Testament”
- - This is what the first half of our Bible focuses on!
- God then gave specific laws
- - These showed Israel how to follow His 10 Commandments (Cs) in many different life situations
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Nov 15, Wed - Unit 4 Test
Next Quiz/Test: There is not quiz or test this week--Happy Thanksgiving!
Handouts: Devotion Outline Form: Rough Draft (green)
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Instructional Time: Unit 5: Exodus 21 - Leviticus 22
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their test.
Handouts: Devotion Outline Form: Rough Draft (green)
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their test.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Nov 14, Tue - Final Review
Next Quiz/Test: TOMORROW is your Unit 4 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Journal: None given.
- Today we started with a binder check
- Then we started our review game (these notes will be posted on a later day)
Unit 4 Review: We had different difficulties of answers.
Simple:
1. Briefly explain three ways that God showed He was the provider for Israel in this unit.
Manna, Meat, Water & Deliverance (plagues, parting sea)
2. There are many translations of this thing—for example: YHWH, Jehovah, Yahweh, or the LORD. What are these?
God’s personal name
3. This person had a hard (stubborn) heart and would not let Israel go without coercion!
Pharaoh
4. What are two times that God made it clear He was Israel’s “banner,” fighting for them?
He destroyed Pharaoh’s Army & the Amalekites (when Moses raised his staff)
5. What is the meaning of the name, “Moses”?
“To draw out”
6. What is the right response (modeled by Israel) to knowing that God’s concern for us?
Belief & worship
7. What was Aaron sent to do & how much older than Moses is he?
Sent to speak for Moses, 3 years older
8. When should we grumble & doubt God’s goodness?
Never!
9. Who was powerfully used by God, even though he had murdered someone, had a lot of weaknesses, and even made God angry!
Moses
Average:
1. Describe the water when Israel crossed the Red Sea.
It was like walls on the left & right
2. How did God’s plagues show that Pharaoh’s men & gods were powerless?
They couldn’t stop any of them & they couldn’t even make an apparent copy of anything after the Gnats
3. How did the plagues show that God had complete power & authority over all creation?
He controlled water, dirt, sky, health, etc…
4. In this unit, what did we say that obeying God can lead to?
Great blessings! (Note: This doesn’t always mean things are easy!)
5. List 2 terrible things that Egypt, in their fear, did to Israel—before Moses was even born.
Enslaved them & killed their male children
6. List four women heroes from this unit.
Midwives (Shiphrah & Puah), Moses’s mother (Jochebed), Moses’s sister (Miriam), Pharaoh’s daughter (?), Moses’ wife (Zipporah)
7. Specifically, what should our ethics/morals be based on?
God’s commands & character
8. What are three key things that Miriam is known for?
Helping save Moses, being Moses’s sister, being a prophetess, helping Israel sing songs to God
9. What did Israel do to fight Egypt off while at the Red Sea?
Nothing—they had to be still & let God fight
10. What did Israel say they would do, concerning God’s 10 Commandments?
“We will do everything God has said”
11. What helpful thing did Zipporah (Moses’s wife) do?
Saved Moses from being killed in God’s punishment
12. What three things should our songs & holidays do?
Honor God & remind us of His character & actions
13. What were the plagues a judgment for?
Egypt’s crimes against Israel
14. When, in this unit, did someone disobey their leaders so that they could obey God?
Midwives saving babies (or Moses vs. Pharaoh)
15. Who is Jethro & what helpful thing did he do?
Moses’ father-in-law (Zipporah’s mother), advised Moses on how to effectively delegate.
Dangerous:
1. Describe a time when the Israelites believed, trust, or feared God, showing why they did do this.
E.g. Moses first comes, Egypt is defeated
2. Describe a time when the Israelites didn’t believe and trust God, showing why they didn’t do this.
E.g. They are beaten, Egypt’s army chases them, they want more food or water
3. How was Jesus and the unleavened bread related?
Jesus was without sin (as the bread was without yeast/leaven, something that came to represent sin). In the ‘Last Supper,’ Jesus called it “my body,” symbolizing how He would be broken as that bread was always broken to eat.
4. List four similarities between Jesus & the Passover Lamb
No physical/spiritual blemish (sin), No bones broken, Sacrificed to save from physical/spiritual death, Didn't automatically save, had to put over door/life in faith
5. What are 3 different ways that God (or His ‘angel’) ‘appeared’ in this unit?
Burning bush (to Moses), Pillar of fire & cloud (guiding Israel), A thick cloud, thunder, lightning, smoke, fire, quake, & trumpet (on top of Mt. Sinai)-
6. What is the relationship between manna & Jesus?
Manna was a ‘bread’ sent by God the Father to bring physical life to people; Jesus is the ‘bread of life,’ sent by God the Father to bring spiritual life.
7. What surprising trait does God say that He has when explaining that we should put Him first in our lives?
Jealousy! (a godly, self-less type—human jealousy is usually selfish)
8. What three things did God say He wanted Israel to be?
His Treasured Possession, a Kingdom of Priests, & a Holy Nation (This was shared right before sharing the 10 Cs)
9. Why is the Passover feast called the Passover?
Because passed over His people when He judged
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
- Today we started with a binder check
- Then we started our review game (these notes will be posted on a later day)
Unit 4 Review: We had different difficulties of answers.
Simple:
1. Briefly explain three ways that God showed He was the provider for Israel in this unit.
Manna, Meat, Water & Deliverance (plagues, parting sea)
2. There are many translations of this thing—for example: YHWH, Jehovah, Yahweh, or the LORD. What are these?
God’s personal name
3. This person had a hard (stubborn) heart and would not let Israel go without coercion!
Pharaoh
4. What are two times that God made it clear He was Israel’s “banner,” fighting for them?
He destroyed Pharaoh’s Army & the Amalekites (when Moses raised his staff)
5. What is the meaning of the name, “Moses”?
“To draw out”
6. What is the right response (modeled by Israel) to knowing that God’s concern for us?
Belief & worship
7. What was Aaron sent to do & how much older than Moses is he?
Sent to speak for Moses, 3 years older
8. When should we grumble & doubt God’s goodness?
Never!
9. Who was powerfully used by God, even though he had murdered someone, had a lot of weaknesses, and even made God angry!
Moses
Average:
1. Describe the water when Israel crossed the Red Sea.
It was like walls on the left & right
2. How did God’s plagues show that Pharaoh’s men & gods were powerless?
They couldn’t stop any of them & they couldn’t even make an apparent copy of anything after the Gnats
3. How did the plagues show that God had complete power & authority over all creation?
He controlled water, dirt, sky, health, etc…
4. In this unit, what did we say that obeying God can lead to?
Great blessings! (Note: This doesn’t always mean things are easy!)
5. List 2 terrible things that Egypt, in their fear, did to Israel—before Moses was even born.
Enslaved them & killed their male children
6. List four women heroes from this unit.
Midwives (Shiphrah & Puah), Moses’s mother (Jochebed), Moses’s sister (Miriam), Pharaoh’s daughter (?), Moses’ wife (Zipporah)
7. Specifically, what should our ethics/morals be based on?
God’s commands & character
8. What are three key things that Miriam is known for?
Helping save Moses, being Moses’s sister, being a prophetess, helping Israel sing songs to God
9. What did Israel do to fight Egypt off while at the Red Sea?
Nothing—they had to be still & let God fight
10. What did Israel say they would do, concerning God’s 10 Commandments?
“We will do everything God has said”
11. What helpful thing did Zipporah (Moses’s wife) do?
Saved Moses from being killed in God’s punishment
12. What three things should our songs & holidays do?
Honor God & remind us of His character & actions
13. What were the plagues a judgment for?
Egypt’s crimes against Israel
14. When, in this unit, did someone disobey their leaders so that they could obey God?
Midwives saving babies (or Moses vs. Pharaoh)
15. Who is Jethro & what helpful thing did he do?
Moses’ father-in-law (Zipporah’s mother), advised Moses on how to effectively delegate.
Dangerous:
1. Describe a time when the Israelites believed, trust, or feared God, showing why they did do this.
E.g. Moses first comes, Egypt is defeated
2. Describe a time when the Israelites didn’t believe and trust God, showing why they didn’t do this.
E.g. They are beaten, Egypt’s army chases them, they want more food or water
3. How was Jesus and the unleavened bread related?
Jesus was without sin (as the bread was without yeast/leaven, something that came to represent sin). In the ‘Last Supper,’ Jesus called it “my body,” symbolizing how He would be broken as that bread was always broken to eat.
4. List four similarities between Jesus & the Passover Lamb
No physical/spiritual blemish (sin), No bones broken, Sacrificed to save from physical/spiritual death, Didn't automatically save, had to put over door/life in faith
5. What are 3 different ways that God (or His ‘angel’) ‘appeared’ in this unit?
Burning bush (to Moses), Pillar of fire & cloud (guiding Israel), A thick cloud, thunder, lightning, smoke, fire, quake, & trumpet (on top of Mt. Sinai)-
6. What is the relationship between manna & Jesus?
Manna was a ‘bread’ sent by God the Father to bring physical life to people; Jesus is the ‘bread of life,’ sent by God the Father to bring spiritual life.
7. What surprising trait does God say that He has when explaining that we should put Him first in our lives?
Jealousy! (a godly, self-less type—human jealousy is usually selfish)
8. What three things did God say He wanted Israel to be?
His Treasured Possession, a Kingdom of Priests, & a Holy Nation (This was shared right before sharing the 10 Cs)
9. Why is the Passover feast called the Passover?
Because passed over His people when He judged
Monday, November 13, 2017
Nov 13, Mon - Book Report Sharing
Next Quiz/Test: TUESDAY is your Unit 4 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal:
- Prepare to Share!
- - Take out your letter/project, set it in front of you
- - Take out a pen to sign your name with
- Sharing Instructions—
- - Share your project with at least 3 other students
- - Read or inspect other projects: Write 1 sentence of something kind & respectful about their project
- - - For letters: Sign the bottom of the front page (side, or top = okay)
- - - For Art: Sign wherever they say/show
- - When your project has 3 or more signatures, turn it in to the front of the room beneath these words
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Book Report: Due TODAY (report on TurnItIn.com; Art Project @ start of class)
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Journal:
- Prepare to Share!
- - Take out your letter/project, set it in front of you
- - Take out a pen to sign your name with
- Sharing Instructions—
- - Share your project with at least 3 other students
- - Read or inspect other projects: Write 1 sentence of something kind & respectful about their project
- - - For letters: Sign the bottom of the front page (side, or top = okay)
- - - For Art: Sign wherever they say/show
- - When your project has 3 or more signatures, turn it in to the front of the room beneath these words
After this we did our devotion presentation & continued our review game.
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Nov 9, Thu - The 10 Commandments
Next Quiz/Test: TUESDAY is your Unit 4 Test
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal: Open your Study Packet to page 8:
- Read the paragraph in the top right
- - Highlight (or underline with colored pencil/pen) how Jesus summarized these (the “Great & First Commandment”)
- Copy the 10 Commandments into the middle box, “What are the 10 Commandments?”
- - Which part of the “Great & First Commandment” are the first 4 “10 Commandments” related to?
- - - Highlight these & write a quick notes for what they relate to.
- - Which part of the “Great & First Commandment” are the last 6 “10 Commandments” related to?
- - - Highlight these in a different color & write a quick notes for what they relate to.
- - - Consider: How do these last 6 naturally flow from the love of God?
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 14 (report on TurnItIn.com; Art Project @ start of class)
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Journal: Open your Study Packet to page 8:
- Read the paragraph in the top right
- - Highlight (or underline with colored pencil/pen) how Jesus summarized these (the “Great & First Commandment”)
- Copy the 10 Commandments into the middle box, “What are the 10 Commandments?”
- - Which part of the “Great & First Commandment” are the first 4 “10 Commandments” related to?
- - - Highlight these & write a quick notes for what they relate to.
- - Which part of the “Great & First Commandment” are the last 6 “10 Commandments” related to?
- - - Highlight these in a different color & write a quick notes for what they relate to.
- - - Consider: How do these last 6 naturally flow from the love of God?
10 Commandments Reflection: Study Packet, Page 8
- Write down all 10 Commandments
- Read the paragraph in the top right
- How did Jesus summarize these?
- - The Greatest Commandment “Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”” – Matthew 22:37-40
- - Which part of the “Greatest Commandment” are the first 4 “10 Commandments” related to?
- - - These all relate to loving God with our all!
- - Which part of the “Greatest Commandment” are the last 6 “10 Commandments” related to?
- - - These all relate to loving loving our neighbor as ourselves!
- - How do these last 6 naturally flow from the love of God?
- - - If you truly love God, you will love those that He made in His image!
Exodus 19-20 - God Initiates a Covenant: Study Packet, Page 2
Israel’s Response:
- Israel experienced this all and…
- - They were very afraid!
- - Having God speak to them freaked them out!
- They tell Moses, “You speak to us, & we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!” (A bit dramatic?)
- The Covenant is Confirmed (Ex 24:3-5)
- - Moses goes up & gets more of the covenant from God
- - - He writes it all down
- - - He returns to Israel, telling them all of God’s words
- - The people’s response: “Everything the Lord has said we will do.” (24:3)
- - An offering is given, to ‘seal the deal’
Exodus 19-20 – Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God is full of power & glory!
- - Obeying God leads to great blessings, especially including a closer relationship with Him!
- - God holds us accountable to the laws He gives
- - God is jealous for us—for our own good He wants us to only worship & follow Him.
- Anthropology:
- - Our morals are based on God’s commands
- - Life goes best when we worship God alone
- - Honoring our parents gives us a better life
- - We should honestly commit to follow God
- - We shouldn’t let fear push us away from God
Unit 4 Process Grid:
Here is this unit's pictorial summary:
Unit 4 Process Grid:
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Nov 8, Wed - God's Covenant
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is your Unit 4 Test
Handouts: Study Packet, Page 16 (test study guide)
Reminders:
Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal 4-8: Study Packet, Page ’15’ (label & write on back, bottom half)
Look at the 10 Commandments in Exodus 20:1-20:
1. What are two or more ways that following these commands can help you, personally?
2. What are two or more ways that following these commands can help your neighbor (another person)?
3. What are two or more ways that following these commands will please God?
In 1 John 5:3 (ESV) is says, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."
4. How do we demonstrate our love for God?
5. How can following these commands keep us away from burdens (hard times/things)?
Handouts: Study Packet, Page 16 (test study guide)
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 14 (report on TurnItIn.com; Art Project @ start of class)
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Journal 4-8: Study Packet, Page ’15’ (label & write on back, bottom half)
Look at the 10 Commandments in Exodus 20:1-20:
1. What are two or more ways that following these commands can help you, personally?
2. What are two or more ways that following these commands can help your neighbor (another person)?
3. What are two or more ways that following these commands will please God?
In 1 John 5:3 (ESV) is says, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome."
4. How do we demonstrate our love for God?
5. How can following these commands keep us away from burdens (hard times/things)?
Exodus 15:22-18:27) Initial Wilderness Wanderings: Study Packet, Page 2
Jethro’s Visit: A priest, Moses’ father-in-law, also known as Reuel
- Reuel came out to meet Moses, bringing Moses family
- - Moses sent them from Egypt when things got intense
- Moses shares all of the great things God has done—
- - Jethro praises God for this all!
- Jethro sees how Moses handles every legal case…
- - He advises Moses to focus on teaching the ppl God’s word
- - How can he do this? by…
- - - Delegating capable, God-fearing, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain as judging leaders over the people.
- - Moses takes this advice!
- - - It lightened Moses’ work
- - - It allowed everyone to get their legal satisfaction!
Exodus 15:22-18:27 – Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - God is patient with our impatience!
- - God is our provider, giving us all that we need
- - - God provided for our spiritual need through Jesus as the ultimate “bread from Heaven”
- - - “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world… I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” - John 6:32-33, 35
- - God is our healer which we experience more of when we walk in obedience
- - God is our banner, He fights for us
- Anthropology:
- - When life isn’t going like we want, ask God for our needs—without grumbling!
- - Carefully listen to God do what He says is right
- - Listen to the good advice of those wiser than us!
- - When we delegate and work better with our team, God can work more powerfully through us!
Exodus 19-20 – God Initiates a Covenant: Study Packet, Page 2
At Mt. Sinai:
- God tells Israel, “If you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
- Israel says, “We will do everything the Lord has said” (19:5-8).
- God then met the people in a very powerful way!
- - He came as a thick cloud, thunder, lightning, smoke, fire, an earthquake, & a trumpet blast that got louder & louder!
God spoke these 10 Commandments to Israel: Study Packet, Page 8
- Location: Mt. Sinai / Mt. Horeb
- What? A Covenant!
- - An agreement between two or more that defines their relationship
- - This covenant is very similar to something that was popular at that time & known as a 'Sovereign-Vassal Treaty,' Check out these key parts:
- - - Introduction of the Covenant-Maker (19:1-2)
- - - Description of past relationship (19:3-6)
- - - General rules given (20:1-17) (The 10 Commandments)
- - - Specific rules given (20:21-23:33) (Which help show the general rules ‘in action’)
- The 10 Commandments:
- - 1) Have no other gods before the LORD
- - - E.g. Video games, computers, cell phones, ourselves... we have many 'gods' today that we could put over Him!
- - 2) Do not make an idol
- - - Thus the fight over 'icons' in Christian history!
- - 3) Do not misuse the name of the LORD
- - - As a exclamation, curse word, or falsely saying something is His fault (or not His fault) when the opposite is true (lying about Him)
- - 4) Remember the Sabbath day & keep it holy
- - - Rest from work, focus on God
- - 5) Honor your father & mother
- - - The first commandment with a promise, as Jesus points out: That you may have a long life; what they teach us we can learn from!
- - 6) Do not murder
- - - Different from 'killing,' God commanded Israel to 'kill' certainly people for crimes and others in war! Murder is always wrong, but sometimes God has permitted killing due to our sinful world
- - 7) Do not commit adultery
- - - Sleeping with someone who is not your spouse) (Also, Jesus points out in the New Testament that people commit adultery and murder in their heart with wrong attitudes, like lust or fury
- - 8) Do not steal
- - - E.g. Illegally downloaded music
- - - This includes 'borrowing without permission'...
- - 9) Do not give a false testimony
- - - To lie, especially when asked to tell what happened
- - 10) Do not covet
- - - Which is an intense, wish-filled desire for what someone else has (it involves envy & jealousy)
- - - The key 'opposite' here is to be content with what God has given you.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Nov 7, Tue - Israel Complains, God Provides
Next Quiz/Test: See RenWeb for when your Unit 4 Test is
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal 4-7: Study Packet, Page 15 (label & write on back)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 14 (report on TurnItIn.com; Art Project @ start of class)
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Journal 4-7: Study Packet, Page 15 (label & write on back)
Read Exodus 15:1-13 & 19-21, then answer:
- What does this tell us about God?
- What does this say on how God treats His people?
- If you were to sing a song to God about some of the great things He did in your life, what would you sing about? Write it down!
- If you are done early, start working on your Unit Handout’s blank pages. Make sure to bring this for tomorrow’s ‘journal,’ too!
- What does this tell us about God?
- What does this say on how God treats His people?
- If you were to sing a song to God about some of the great things He did in your life, what would you sing about? Write it down!
- If you are done early, start working on your Unit Handout’s blank pages. Make sure to bring this for tomorrow’s ‘journal,’ too!
Exodus 12:1-15:21 – Theology & Anthropology: Study Packet, Page 3
- Theology:
- - In His sinless life, Jesus is the fulfillment of the unleavened bread, thus He called it “my body”
- - In His perfect life & sacrifice that let God ‘pass over’ us in His judgment,
- - - Jesus is the fulfillment of the Passover lamb
- - - “Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” - 1 Cor. 5:7 (NIV)
- - God receives glory, even through sinful people
- - God will lead His people through life
- - God can work w/out us doing anything!
- Anthropology:
- - Our holidays & songs should honor God &
- - Remind us of God’s character & actions
- - A sacrifice is required to save us
- - We can fearlessly trust God’s plans
Exodus 15:22-18:27) Initial Wilderness Wanderings: Study Packet, Page 2
God’s Merciful Provision:
- Not having the water & food they want,
- - Israel grumbles against God—
- - accusing Him of bringing them into the wilderness to die!
- God provides water, bread, & meat, saying, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you” (15:26).
- God sends “bread from heaven”
- - This becomes named “manna,” meaning: “What is it?”
- - God gives special collection rules to test Israel
- - - Only collect enough for each day – We trust God for our daily bread!
- - - Collect twice the amount the day before the Sabbath
- - - Don’t collect on the Sabbath – We devote this day to Him in rest
- - Some quickly fail this test…
War!
- When Amalekites attack Israel…
- - Moses sends Joshua to lead the fight against them!
- - Joshua leads the first army of Israel
- Moses watches from a neighboring hill
- - When he holds his hands & staff up…
- - - Israel begins to win! :-D
- - When his arms get tired & his hands/staff lower…
- - - The Amalekites begin to win! D-:
- - So, Aaron & Hur help Moses
- - - They hold up his arms & find a seat for him
- - - Finally, Israel totally wins!
- In celebration & worship, Moses built an altar to God
- - He calls it, “The LORD is my Banner”
The Plagues vs. Egypt's gods: For the classes that had time, at this point we looked at some charts that showed how the plagues directly attacked what the Egyptian's thought were gods.
The Plagues vs. Egypt's gods: For the classes that had time, at this point we looked at some charts that showed how the plagues directly attacked what the Egyptian's thought were gods.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Nov 6, Mon - The Passover Lamb & the Exodus
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Quiz 4b: Proverbs 11:1-4 (ESV)
Handouts: Devotion 1 Presentation Schedule
Reminders:
Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal 4-6: Study Packet, Page 11
Handouts: Devotion 1 Presentation Schedule
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2017
- Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 14 (report on TurnItIn.com; Art Project @ start of class)
- Devotion 1 Presentation: Be ready to present on your day! See class schedule.
Journal 4-6: Study Packet, Page 11
- Pretend that you were a Israelite youth at this time, seeing the plagues happening on the Egyptian people. Write a journal entry about…
- Describe one of the plagues you’ve seen (Review Exodus 7-13 to help)
- Tell what this teaches you about (A) The God of Israel & (B) Egypt’s gods
- Tell how you feel for/about
- - Your fellow Israelites (& then…)
- - The Egyptians
- Rules: Make this at least 10 sentences long. Use proper paragraph form. You have ~10 minutes.
- If you get done, draw pictures that compliment this journal entry.
Note: We had some catch-up notes from yesterday. See yesterday's post.
- Describe one of the plagues you’ve seen (Review Exodus 7-13 to help)
- Tell what this teaches you about (A) The God of Israel & (B) Egypt’s gods
- Tell how you feel for/about
- - Your fellow Israelites (& then…)
- - The Egyptians
- Rules: Make this at least 10 sentences long. Use proper paragraph form. You have ~10 minutes.
- If you get done, draw pictures that compliment this journal entry.
Note: We had some catch-up notes from yesterday. See yesterday's post.
The Passover & Jesus: Study Packet, Page 8 & 1 – Short Answer 2
- Some Key Bible Verses:
- - When Prophesying about the Messiah, Isaiah says He will be
- - - “…like a lamb that is led to slaughter…” (Isaiah 53:7)
- - John the Baptist sees Jesus and says He is…
- - - “…the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (Jn 1:29)
- - Jesus’ friend, Peter shares that
- - - Christians “were not redeemed w/perishable things … but w/precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.” (1 Peter 1:18-19)
- - Paul very directly relates Christianity & Jesus to both of feasts—
- - - “Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.” (1 Corinthians 5:7)
- - - - In the New Testament, sometimes leaven/yeast represented sin
- - - - - Since just as a little leaven will affect an entire piece of dough for bread, so a little sin will affect our entire life!
- - - - - Here we are encouraged to clean out the old leaven/sin
- So, how is Jesus like the Passover Lamb? A direct comparison:
- - For the Passover Lamb:
- - - It was without any physical blemish (Ex 12:5)
- - - No bones broken (Ex 12:46)
- - - Sacrificed to save them from physical death
- - - It’s sacrifice didn’t automatically save them, they had to choose to put it over their doors
- - For Jesus in the New Testament:
- - - Jesus was without any spiritual blemish, sin
- - - - 2 Cor. 5:21, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (NIV)
- - - No bones broken
- - - - John 19:32-33, 36, “32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. . . 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken”” (NIV)
- - - - Also see Psalm 22:17 & 34:20
- - - Sacrificed to save us from spiritual death (the worst consequence of Adam & Eve's sin)
- - - His sacrifice didn’t automatically save all, we have to choose to, in faith, accept it over our lives (Rom 10:9-10)
Exodus 12:1-15:21: The Passover & Exodus: Study Packet, Page 2
The Exodus:
- Pharaoh lost his own son in the last plague
- - That night he commands Israel to leave!
- - Israel ‘kindly plunders’ Egypt :-) (just like Abraham & Moses were told!)
- - ~600,000+ leave! Their trailmix
= unleavened bread- God led Israel out
- - Using a pillar of cloud (by day)
- - And a pillar of fire (by night)
- Side Notes
- - Israelites’ 1st born were devoted to God
- - God led Israel around battles
- - Moses brought Joseph bones w/them (Why?)
- - - It was what Joseph made his family promise to do!
- - - They had been in Egypt with them for all ~400 years as a reminder that God would bring them out!
- God warned Moses…
- - Pharaoh pursues them!
- - But, God will get glory in this!
Pharaoh’s Pursuit:
- Pharaoh & his officials changed their minds—
- - They sent their army out to bring Israel back!
- Israel gets stuck between them & the Red Sea!
- - Israel accuses God of bringing them out to die
- - Moses says, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. . . The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still” (14:11-14, NIV).
- - The pillar of fire/cloud moved behind Israel—
- - - Separating Egypt from them for the entire night!
Crossing the Red Sea:
Crossing the Red Sea:
- Moses raised his staff/hands over the Red Sea &
- - God, w/a wind, divided the water as two walls—
- - - Israel went through it on dry ground!
- - God threw the pursuing Egyptian army into confusion.
- - - He even caused their chariots to jam & break!
- When Israel was through, the sea was closed,
- - Drowning every pursuing Egyptian.
- Israel saw…
- - They feared God, & put their trust in Him & Moses.
- - Moses & Miriam (a prophetess) led them in 2 songs
- - - Songs praising God for His glory, power, & love toward Israel!
- - - Miriam is Moses’ older sister
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