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. 

- Then we worked on page 8. 

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.

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

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:

- - - - 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)
- - - - 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.

Nov 17, Fri - Expressing Thankfulness

Next Quiz/Test: There is no other quiz or test this week--Happy Thanksgiving!

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: 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. :-)

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:

- 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 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 

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.

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.

Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20

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

Nov 13, Mon - Book Report Sharing

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

- 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.

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

After this we did our devotion presentation & continued our review game.

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

- 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.

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?

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:

Nov 8, Wed - God's Covenant

Next Quiz/Test: Friday is your Unit 4 Test

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.

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)?

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.

Nov 7, Tue - Israel Complains, God Provides

Next Quiz/Test: See RenWeb for when your Unit 4 Test is

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.

Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
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!

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. 

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:

- 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.

Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
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.

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:

- 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

Nov 3, Fri - Quiz 4b

Next Quiz/Test: Today was Quiz 4b: Proverbs 11:1-4 (ESV)
- Next Friday 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

- 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.

Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz.

Pictures: At this point we stopped and looked at some pictures related to these stories

Nov 2, Thu - The Plagues & the Passover

Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Quiz 4b: Proverbs 11:1-4 (ESV)

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.

Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal 4-5: Read Exodus 9:15-19 (In these verses, God, through Moses/Aaron is speaking to Pharaoh)

- How does this show God’s mercy (not giving a fully-deserved punishment?

- - He could have wiped them fully out & did not

- How does this show God’s power?

- - God raised Pharaoh up up to show His own power & to have His name proclaimed in all the earth

- How does this show God’s wrath (anger)?

- - Since Pharaoh has set himself against God & His people, the worst hailstorm ever will hit Egypt!

- How does this show God’s sovereignty (full control)?

- - He has total power over someone's rise & fall as well as over weather!

- How does this show God’s care?

- - He warned them so that fewer people & animals got hurt! 

A review from yesterday's work
Exodus 5-11 – Study Packet, Page 2: Pharaoh vs. God
God Introduces Himself to Pharaoh:
- When confronted, Pharaoh refuses to follow God..
- - He says, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go?"
- - - That's a dangerous question to ask when rebelling against God!
- - - The next 10 chapters… God answer it...
- - Pharaoh accuses Israel of laziness & give them harder work!
- The Israelites cannot keep up…
- - - Foremen: Israelite slaves who are leaders of other slaves
- - Their foremen are beaten
- - Sadly, this turns Israel against Moses/Aaron

God Introduces Himself to Pharaoh:
- Moses talks to God about it
- - It seems Moses expected Pharaoh to easily let the Israelites go, he really wondered why God wasn't working!
- - God promises to free Israel & they “will know that I am the Lord your God” (6:7)
- Then God, through Aaron (he does the talking), &  through Moses again confronted Pharaoh…
- - He tells how Egypt will see God’s mighty acts of judgment & “will know that I am the Lord.” (7:5)
- - Aaron’s staff becomes a snake to demonstrate how this actually is a message from God—but then…
- - - Pharaoh’s magicians do this w/their staffs!—but then…
- - - Aaron’s snake eats theirs :-D
- - Pharaoh refuses to listen & so…
- - - God introduces Himself to Pharaoh—
- - - Through the 10 plagues! D-:

Exodus 5-11 – Study Packet, Page 2: Pharaoh vs. God

10 Plagues: We finished talking about these, see yesterday's notes

Exodus 5-11 – Study Packet, Page 2: Theology & Anthropology
- Theology:
- - God will introduce Himself to people
- - God has complete power over all of creation
- - God has mercy w/judgment
- - God raises some people to show His power
- Anthropology:
- - We know God better through His mighty acts
- - Hard hearts keep us from following God
- - People cannot compare to God’s power
- - We will be judged for sins we don’t repent from

Exodus 12:1-15:21: The Passover & Exodus: Study Packet, Page 2

- Israel’s First Two Holidays/Feasts: God commands these as annual feasts just before the final plague

- Feast of Unleavened Bread: 

- - For 7 days they eat bread w/out leaven/yeast 

- - Leaven later came to represented sin

- Passover Feast: 

- - Israel ate a perfect lamb, putting its blood on their door frames -- This was eaten in a hurry! 

- - God passed through Egypt, killing every firstborn—

- - But He did ‘pass over’ the houses that were ‘covered’ by the blood of the lamb. 

Nov 1, Wed - God Meets Moses

Next Quiz/Test: Monday is Quiz 4a: Proverbs 6:16-19 (ESV)

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.

Instructional Time: Unit 4: Exodus 1-20
Journal: Study Packet, Page 12
- Read Exodus 4:10-12
- - 1) What is Moses’ objection to God using him?
- - - He can't speak well
- - 2) How does God answer this?
- - - God made the mouth, He can make Moses to speak well!
- - 3) According to these verses, then, when God asks us to do something…
- - - A) Are our weaknesses ultimately a problem? 
- - - - Not at all, He can overcome them with His strengths!
- - - B) What will God do for us? 
- - - - He will provide what we need to accomplish His mission

- - - - God will not call us to do something that He won't also enable us to do as He desires.

- All done? Work on these Study Packet Pages
- - Page 4) Finish studying for Monday’s quiz
- - Page 6) Finish questions 1-9
- - Page 17) Try to answer some of these questions
- - - E.g. Who is Jethro? Zipporah? Aaron? Moses?
- - - Who were the women heroes in Exodus 1-2

Exodus 1-4: Israel Grows, Egypt Attacks, God Prepares) Study Packet, Page 2
Moses at 80 Years Old:
- God shares: He is concerned for Israel & He has a rescue plan!
- - He is sending send Moses to Pharaoh—
- - - To bring Israel to freedom in Canaan!
- - God promises this plan will work—
- - - But Moses gives objections to it…
- - - God patiently answers each
- - - - Moses: “Who am I that I should go?”
- - - - - God: “I will be with you.”
- - - - Moses: “What if they ask for Your name?”
- - - - - God: “I AM, the God of your fathers has sent you.”
- - - - - - The Israel elders will listen
- - - - - - God will strike the Egyptians w/wonders so that Pharaoh relents (the Egyptians will give Israel treasures!)
- - - - Moses: “What if they don’t believe me when I say you appeared to me?”
- - - - - God: ”I’ll give you miracles to prove it.”
- - - - - - A slithering staff
- - - - - - A sickly hand
- - - - - - Blood-turning water
- - - - Moses: “I’m really bad at public speaking.”
- - - - - God: ”I made the mouth… Go!  I will be w/your mouth & teach you what to say.”
- - - - Moses: “Please send someone else.”
- - - - - God (now angry!): ”Aaron will help, take your staff & perform the miracles!”

Starting the Journey:
- Moses heads to Egypt but sins
- - He refused to circumcise his son!
- - God comes to put Moses to death for this defiance
- - - Especially after the way God showed Him such power!
- - Zipporah quickly circumcises their son
- - - This kept God from killing Moses!
- Aaron is Moses’ older brother, by 3 years
- - He went out to Moses & was sent by God to help him
- Moses & Aaron get to Egypt & tell Israel God’s plan
- - The people believed & worshipped God!

Exodus 1-4 – Theology & Anthropology - Israel Grows, Egypt Attacks, God Prepares) Page 3
- Theology:
- - God blesses us when we stand up for Him
- - God’s personal name is “I AM”
- - - Jesus claims this as His name, too—He claims to be God!
- - - “Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”  The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?”  Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!” - John 8:56-58
- - God doesn’t forget or fail in His promises
- - God has concern for us when we suffer
- Anthropology:
- - We can be powerfully used by God, for His good, even if we have a bad history, we are full of weakness & we don’t have much to offer (e.g. only a staff).
- - Men & women can be powerfully used by God
- - We will be judged for sins we don’t repent from
- - We must obey God even if our leaders command us not to.
- - We should protect human life, even babies
- - We should protect our family
- - The right response to knowing God’s concern for us is belief & worship