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Lesson 6 (Lesson 32): I Samuel 1-7: Eli to Samuel
Key Verse “Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.” Proverbs 13:13 Read the Key Verse with your class. Help them understand despiseth means “to disrespect” and feareth means “to be afraid; reverent.” After you have explained these words to them, […]
Read MoreLesson 5 (Lesson 31): Ruth: A Picture of Redemption
Key Verse “As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 47:4 Read the Key Verse with your class. Ask your students if they know what a “redeemer” is. redeemer: basically means that of buying something back. After you help them understand […]
Read MoreLesson 4 (Lesson 30): Judges 13-21: The Tragedy of No King
Key Verse “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” James 4:4 Read the Key Verse with your class. Help your students understand the verse. Use […]
Read MoreLesson 3 (Lesson 29): Judges 1-12: Decline of the Judges
Key Verse: “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3 Read the Key Verse with your class. Ask your students if they can see everything all of the time. Help them understand that we are limited in what we can see. […]
Read MoreLesson 2 (Lesson 28): Joshua 12-24: Possessing the Land
Key Verse “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” Proverbs 4:26 Read the Key Verse with your class. Help them understand the word “ponder” means “to think about.” They should think about where they go and what they do. We need to be […]
Read MoreLesson 1 (Lesson 27): Joshua 1-11: Conquering the Land
Key Verse “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalms 27:1 Read the Key Verse with your class. Ask your students if they have ever been afraid of doing something. […]
Read MoreLesson 13 (Lesson 26): Jesus in the Old Testament: Jesus Fulfilled the Law
Key Verse “2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of […]
Read MoreLesson 12 (Lesson 25): Deuteronomy 12 – 34: Planning the Trip into the Promised Land
Key Verse “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Deuteronomy 31:6 Read the Key Verse with your class. Remind them that God’s […]
Read MoreLesson 11 (Lesson 24): Deuteronomy 1 – 11: Remembering the Past & Reviewing God’s Laws
Key Verse “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” Deuteronomy 6:5 Go over the memory verse with them. Encourage them understand we are to love God with all of our heart, soul and might. Help […]
Read MoreLesson 10 (Lesson 23): Numbers 20 – 36: The Next Generation
Key Verse “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 Ask your students if they can name any of God’s commands. Help them understand that fearing God is not being afraid of […]
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