{"id":261,"date":"2018-07-16T06:36:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T11:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2019-08-18T18:55:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T23:55:45","slug":"lesson-10-nine-pre-exile-minor-prophets-hosea-zephaniah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/16\/lesson-10-nine-pre-exile-minor-prophets-hosea-zephaniah\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 10: Nine Pre-Exile Minor Prophets Hosea \u2013 Zephaniah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key Verse<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGod, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,\u201d \u00a0H<\/strong>ebrews 1:1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding the key verse:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u201cGod, who at sundry times (refers to the incremental and progressive manner in which God disclosed Himself up until the appearance of the Son. It was fragmentary, piece by piece \u2013 kind of like pieces of a puzzle) and in divers manners (this word is used to qualify the manner in which divine revelation during the Old Testament time-frame was given.\u00a0 It shows the diverse ways through which God disclosed His word, such as dreams, visions, angelic visitation.) spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,\u201d<\/p>\n

The first nine Minor Prophets are included in the final division in the Old Testament:\u00a0 Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.\u00a0 Once again we see there is an obvious division:\u00a0 these are pre-exile \u2013 before the people were expelled from Israel.\u00a0 Something of interest:\u00a0 we know very little about these prophets.\u00a0 Amos was a herdsman (Amos 7:14), Micah was from an obscure town 25 miles SW of Jerusalem who preached to the poor and oppressed, and Zephaniah was a descendant of good King Hezekiah.\u00a0 NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0 They were just ordinary men that God chose to use.<\/p>\n

Our emphasis today will be to understand that God revealed himself to people through the ages in different ways at different times.\u00a0 He had an extra special job for the prophets.\u00a0 God has an extra special job(s) for His people today as well \u2013 if we will only obey<\/u>!\u00a0 Make our time on earth count for God \u2013 live for him daily.\u00a0 Allow God to use us.\u00a0 Respond when God calls.\u00a0 It may be a minor thing God asks of us in our eyes, but very important to the kingdom of God.<\/p>\n

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Optional Worksheets to be downloaded:<\/p>\n

Lesson 10 – Volume 1 Children’s Worksheet 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesson 10 – Volume 1 Children’s Reinforcement Worksheet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ideas for children:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In any lesson, you may want to work on your coloring timeline \u2013 especially when it relates to the lesson.<\/p>\n

Review the 3×5 cards if you made them, practicing the divisions.\u00a0 Focus on putting the Minor Prophet books in order for today\u2019s lesson.<\/p>\n

Display the poster of the books of the Old Testament (may be downloaded from the Lesson 4 Blog). Review the Minor Prophet books (showing them on the poster).\u00a0 You may have them write or draw a picture of their favorite event from the first nine of the Minor Prophets. \u00a0Because Jonah\u2019s life is such a popular event in the Bible, you may find some Jonah stickers to work on to help them remember the Minor Prophets.\u00a0 Or you may find a coloring picture that fits today\u2019s lesson.\u00a0 There are many free coloring sheets online.\u00a0 Just type in a favorite and search away!<\/p>\n

Younger classes:<\/strong>\u00a0 You could have the room in disarray when they come to class.\u00a0 Assign different children to \u201cclean\u201d or \u201corganize\u201d the clutter (i.e.:\u00a0 crayons out, papers scattered, books off of the shelf, marker on the board to be erased, etc.)\u00a0 Help them understand the importance of doing what they are asked to do.\u00a0 God had a special job for the prophets.\u00a0 God has special things for His people to do, also.\u00a0 Hand out the first worksheet to complete. After the lesson, help the students do the worksheet that reinforces what they learned in the Bible lesson.<\/p>\n

Younger classes:\u00a0 Play \u201cSimon Says\u201d to reinforce obedience.\u00a0 Remind them the Prophets obeyed God.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Youth:\u00a0 <\/strong>Think of a time when you were told to do something you didn\u2019t really want to do (Have someone share, but if no one says anything, give some examples:\u00a0 clean your room, be home by curfew, be nice to a sibling, etc.)\u00a0 Help them see the importance of obeying (once again, give examples.)\u00a0 Today, we will learn about some men that God called for a special purpose.\u00a0 One of these disobeyed God.\u00a0 See what happened to him!<\/p>\n

On the wall you have chosen in your classroom to become a huge mural:\u00a0 For this week, have them each choose a Minor Prophet (1 or more to include all of them.)\u00a0 Have them write a few things that they learned that helps identify them from the other prophets.\u00a0 Encourage them to include the time God called them to become a spokesman for God.\u00a0 Have them look for opportunities that God places before them (especially this week) to be a voice for God in this world.<\/p>\n

Continue to have them bring a picture, a news article, a poem they have written, a picture they may have drawn, etc. of something that is relevant to each week\u2019s lessons.\u00a0 Encourage everyone to participate.\u00a0 Watch as it grows weekly, as they express what God is revealing to them through our study of how the Bible fits into His plan to help us become more like Him.<\/p>\n

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Key Verse \u201cGod, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,\u201d \u00a0Hebrews 1:1 Understanding the key verse:\u00a0 \u201cGod, who at sundry times (refers to the incremental and progressive manner in which God disclosed Himself up until the appearance of the Son. It was fragmentary, piece […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[314],"tags":[66,71,64,65,68,69,53,70,67,73,72],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-year-one-quarter-one","tag-amos","tag-habakkuk","tag-hosea","tag-joel","tag-jonah","tag-micah","tag-minor-prophets","tag-nahum","tag-obadiah","tag-old-testament","tag-zephaniah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261\/revisions\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}