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. :-)