SCHEME OF WORK
WEEKS TOPICS
1 Revision of last term's work/ Disobedience and consequences. 1 Sam. 10:1-16, 15:1-19
2 Saul's disobedience, 1 Sam. 10:1-16.
i. Saul anointed as King of Isreal. 1 Sam. 10:1-16
ii. Saul disobeys God. 1Sam. 15:1-19
iii. Consequences of Saul's disobedience. 1 Sam. 15:20-25, 16:14-23, 31:1-13.
A man after God's own heart. 1 Sam 17
3 i. David became Saul's enemy.
ii. David's submission to the will of God.
iii. David peace convenant with Abner. II Sam. 12:15-25
4 i. David commits murder and adultery. II Sam. 11.
ii. David's repentance and forgiveness. II Sam. 12:1-15.
5 Making decision
i Solomon's wisdom. 1 kgs 3:3-28, 4:29-34, 5:1-12, 8:1-53
ii. Unwise policies of Solomon and Rehoboam. 1 kings. 9:15-23, 11:1-13,12:1-20.
6 Greed and its effects.
i. Greedy Ahab. 1 kgs 21:1-29
ii. Greedy Gehazi II kings. 5:1- 27
7 The supremacy of God
(i) Religious tension 1kg 16:29-34, 17:1-7, 18:1-9, 19:1-18
(ii) Elijah predicts drought. 1 Kgs. 17:1-6.
(iii)Elijah at Mount Carmel. 1 Kgs 18:17-46
8.Religious reforms.
(i)Josiah's religious reform. II Kgs 22
(ii)reconstruction of the temple . ll Kgs 23:1-30
9. Concern for one's nation.
i. The condition of the Nation. II Kgs. 24; 25:1-17
ii. Response to the state of the Nation. Neh. 1:1-11, 2:9-20, 4:1-23, Ezra 1:1-11, 4:1-2, 6:13-22, 7:1-10.
10. Faith in God
Faith and courage.Dan. 3:1-30.
11. Revision
2ND TERM
WEEK 1
TOPIC: Revision
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. The Bible - Revised Standard version
2. Christian Religious Knowledge BK 1 Section A by T.NO. Quarcooponne et al
SUBTOPIC: Revision
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. narrate the first six topics treated for 1st term
b. Note the corrections of the first term examination questions
CONTENT ELEMENT
The sovereignty of God in the creation accounts. The covenants relationship between God and Abraham, God and Israel, the new covenant. Leadership roles of Joseph, Joshua, Moses and Deborah God's guidance and provision for Israel. Parental responsibility of Eli, Samuel and Asa, disobedience of king Saul and consequences.
EVALUATION: At the end of the lesson the students can revises first term topics
ASSIGNMENT: Highlight Paul's letter to Philemon.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. The Bible - Revised Standard version
2. Christian Religious Knowledge BK 1 Section A by T.NO. Quarcooponne et al
SUBTOPIC: Revision
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. narrate the first six topics treated for 1st term
b. Note the corrections of the first term examination questions
CONTENT ELEMENT
The sovereignty of God in the creation accounts. The covenants relationship between God and Abraham, God and Israel, the new covenant. Leadership roles of Joseph, Joshua, Moses and Deborah God's guidance and provision for Israel. Parental responsibility of Eli, Samuel and Asa, disobedience of king Saul and consequences.
EVALUATION: At the end of the lesson the students can revises first term topics
ASSIGNMENT: Highlight Paul's letter to Philemon.
WEEK 2
MAIN TOPIC: THE SOVEREINGNTY OF GOD
SPECIFIC TOPIC: GOD THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
REFERENCE BOOKS: EDMOND U.OKOLI: ESSENTIAL C.R.K. FOR S.S.S.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD.
GOD THE CREATOR GEN. 1
The word sovereignty mean absolute or unlimited power. This shows the supremacy of God over all the whole world.
God manifested his unlimited powers in his creative activities.
God created the universe by commanding things to be or come into existence.
The Bible records that in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form and void. Darkness was moving over the face of the waters. This was the position of the earth before God’s creative activities.
God uses six days to create the world on the first day, light was created and separated from the darkness to form day and night.
2nd day, the firmament and heaven created.
3rd day, land, sea, and vegetation created.
4th day, heavenly bodies created
5th day, the sea, animals, birds created. God finally created land and animals and man on the sixth day God created man in his image and likeness.
This means man was created with intelligent, this means he has ability to distinguish between good and evil.
God gave man creative ability of God. This will enable man to modify the environment. He has dominion over others creative.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: GOD THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR:The students been taught in the topic in JSS1
CONTENT.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD.
GOD THE CREATOR GEN. 1
The word sovereignty mean absolute or unlimited power. This shows the supremacy of God over all the whole world.
God manifested his unlimited powers in his creative activities.
God created the universe by commanding things to be or come into existence.
The Bible records that in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form and void. Darkness was moving over the face of the waters. This was the position of the earth before God’s creative activities.
God uses six days to create the world on the first day, light was created and separated from the darkness to form day and night.
2nd day, the firmament and heaven created.
3rd day, land, sea, and vegetation created.
4th day, heavenly bodies created
5th day, the sea, animals, birds created. God finally created land and animals and man on the sixth day God created man in his image and likeness.
This means man was created with intelligent, this means he has ability to distinguish between good and evil.
God gave man creative ability of God. This will enable man to modify the environment. He has dominion over others creative.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: GOD THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
REFERENCE BOOKS: EDMOND U.OKOLI: ESSENTIAL C.R.K. FOR S.S.S.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD.
GOD THE CREATOR GEN. 1
The word sovereignty mean absolute or unlimited power. This shows the supremacy of God over all the whole world.
God manifested his unlimited powers in his creative activities.
God created the universe by commanding things to be or come into existence.
The Bible records that in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form and void. Darkness was moving over the face of the waters. This was the position of the earth before God’s creative activities.
God uses six days to create the world on the first day, light was created and separated from the darkness to form day and night.
2nd day, the firmament and heaven created.
3rd day, land, sea, and vegetation created.
4th day, heavenly bodies created
5th day, the sea, animals, birds created. God finally created land and animals and man on the sixth day God created man in his image and likeness.
This means man was created with intelligent, this means he has ability to distinguish between good and evil.
God gave man creative ability of God. This will enable man to modify the environment. He has dominion over others creative.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: GOD THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR:The students been taught in the topic in JSS1
CONTENT.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD.
GOD THE CREATOR GEN. 1
The word sovereignty mean absolute or unlimited power. This shows the supremacy of God over all the whole world.
God manifested his unlimited powers in his creative activities.
God created the universe by commanding things to be or come into existence.
The Bible records that in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form and void. Darkness was moving over the face of the waters. This was the position of the earth before God’s creative activities.
God uses six days to create the world on the first day, light was created and separated from the darkness to form day and night.
2nd day, the firmament and heaven created.
3rd day, land, sea, and vegetation created.
4th day, heavenly bodies created
5th day, the sea, animals, birds created. God finally created land and animals and man on the sixth day God created man in his image and likeness.
This means man was created with intelligent, this means he has ability to distinguish between good and evil.
God gave man creative ability of God. This will enable man to modify the environment. He has dominion over others creative.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
WEEK 3
SPECIFIC TOPIC: DAVID: A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART
REFERENCE BOOKS: EDMOND U.OKOLI: ESSENTIAL C.R.K. FOR S.S.S.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
CONTENT.
A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART
David was a king in Israel that acknowledges the sovereignty of God, God loved him for this and extended the same love to his descendants. Among the qualities that distinguished David from other kings was his submission to the will of God.
SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF GOD
The growing popularity of David after the killing of Goliath from King Saul was to regard David as the greatest threat to his kingship. He made up his mind to eliminate David by all means but God was David’s side when David discovered that Saul was after his life, in order to save his life, he was on the run and almost became a fugitive. The Ziphites exposed David by revealing to Saul that David was hiding at the wilderness. Saul went with three thousand men to the wilderness of Ziph in search of David. In the night David and Abishai went to the cave where Saul and men were sleeping, his army commander and other soldiers surrounded the king, Saul was fast asleep with his head.
Abishai suggested to David that he be allowed to pin Saul to the earth because he felt that it was God who provided such opportunity.
David refused to lay his hand on Saul He said to Abishai it was a great sin to kill the Lord anointed one. Instead, he removed his spear and his jar of water, without being noticed by any of the soldiers, David called on Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, that he failed in his duty and deserved death.
David made Saul to realize God gave him opportunity to kill his enemy (Saul) but he spared him that God will judge between them since he was seeking for his life without cause.
David showed Saul his spear and water bottle to prove to him that David would have killed him if he wanted to. Saul showed remorse over his acts and begged David to returns promising never to hurt him.
DAVID ACCEPTS GOD’S VERDICT
Another aspect of David submission to the will of God was his full acceptance of the death of the child born to him by Bathsheba Uriah’s wife, as deserved punishment from God. David seduced Bathsheba, and put her in the family way. God was not pleased with the action of David and struck the child with sickness while the child was sick, David tasted no food and wept and prayed earnestly. The child died after one week.
When he learn that the child died he stopped mourning, anointed himself and went into the house of the Lord and worshipped, His servants were astonished at his act because while the child was sick, he was mourning, but when the child died, he stopped mourning. David accepted the verdict of God as announced by Nathan the Prophet.
A second son was born to him by Bathsheba and was named Solomon, God loved the boy. Solomon was named Jedidah because God love the boy.
REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS
There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. As Saul was growing weaker, David grew stronger the weakness of Saul created and opportunity for Abner, the commander of Saul army to grow in authority and influence.
He went into Saint’s concubine this act was challenged by Ishbosheth, the surviving son of Saul Abner got angry and promised to transfer the throne of Israel from the house of Saul to the house of David.
Abner went and make covenant with David so as to transfer the kingdom to David but David asked Abner to return his wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, who was his first wife.
Michal was taken from her husband Patiel and return to David. Abner went to the elders in Israel and urge them to accept David as long that it was Divine plan of God.
David later made feast for Abner and sent him away in peace, but Jacob the captain of David’s army just coming from a raid hear at of Abner visit to King David, sent messengers to bring him back without the knowledge of David.
Earlier on Abner killed the brother of Joab in the battle orbean ????. Joab called Abner back and killed him because he killed his brother when David heard he mourned the death of Abner.
DAVID REPENTS OF HIS SIN AND HIS FORGIVEN
Israel was at war with the Ammonites, while David remained at Jerusalem, David attracted by the beauty of Bathsheba Uriah’s wife, who he saw bathing, he sent for and engaged in sexual intercourse with her which resulted in pregnancy. David intended to cover his sin he sent for Uriah, who was in battle field and asked him to go to his house, Uriah refused the ordered and when all effort including making him drink, David wrote a letter to Joab through Uriah himself instructing Joab to put Uriah where there was valiant men at the Ammonites so that he might be killed. The instruction was successfully implemented.
When David heard of the death of Uriah, sent for Bathsheba to be his wife and she bore him a son. This action of David displeased God.
God sent Nathan the prophet to rebuke him and pronounce punishment on him, including the death of the child David acknowledged his sin and prayed for forgiveness, after confessing his sins, as contained in Psalm 81.
LESSONS
1. Greatness is a gift from God and not achieved through uncontrollable ambition.
2. Repentance is a pre-requisite for forgiveness and reconciliation.
3. God is willing at any times to forgive a repentant sinners, forgiveness is an important Christians virtue expected of all Christians.
4. God’s time is the best.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: GOD THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR:The students been taught in the topic in JSS1
CONTENT
DAVID REPENTS OF HIS SIN AND HIS FORGIVEN
Israel was at war with the Ammonites, while David remained at Jerusalem, David attracted by the beauty of Bathsheba Uriah’s wife, who he saw bathing, he sent for and engaged in sexual intercourse with her which resulted in pregnancy. David intended to cover his sin he sent for Uriah, who was in battle field and asked him to go to his house, Uriah refused the ordered and when all effort including making him drink, David wrote a letter to Joab through Uriah himself instructing Joab to put Uriah where there was valiant men at the Ammonites so that he might be killed. The instruction was successfully implemented.
When David heard of the death of Uriah, sent for Bathsheba to be his wife and she bore him a son. This action of David displeased God.
God sent Nathan the prophet to rebuke him and pronounce punishment on him, including the death of the child David acknowledged his sin and prayed for forgiveness, after confessing his sins, as contained in Psalm 81.
LESSONS
1. Greatness is a gift from God and not achieved through uncontrollable ambition.
2. Repentance is a pre-requisite for forgiveness and reconciliation.
3. God is willing at any times to forgive a repentant sinners, forgiveness is an important Christians virtue expected of all Christians.
4. God’s time is the best.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
REFERENCE BOOKS: EDMOND U.OKOLI: ESSENTIAL C.R.K. FOR S.S.S.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
CONTENT.
A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART
David was a king in Israel that acknowledges the sovereignty of God, God loved him for this and extended the same love to his descendants. Among the qualities that distinguished David from other kings was his submission to the will of God.
SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF GOD
The growing popularity of David after the killing of Goliath from King Saul was to regard David as the greatest threat to his kingship. He made up his mind to eliminate David by all means but God was David’s side when David discovered that Saul was after his life, in order to save his life, he was on the run and almost became a fugitive. The Ziphites exposed David by revealing to Saul that David was hiding at the wilderness. Saul went with three thousand men to the wilderness of Ziph in search of David. In the night David and Abishai went to the cave where Saul and men were sleeping, his army commander and other soldiers surrounded the king, Saul was fast asleep with his head.
Abishai suggested to David that he be allowed to pin Saul to the earth because he felt that it was God who provided such opportunity.
David refused to lay his hand on Saul He said to Abishai it was a great sin to kill the Lord anointed one. Instead, he removed his spear and his jar of water, without being noticed by any of the soldiers, David called on Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, that he failed in his duty and deserved death.
David made Saul to realize God gave him opportunity to kill his enemy (Saul) but he spared him that God will judge between them since he was seeking for his life without cause.
David showed Saul his spear and water bottle to prove to him that David would have killed him if he wanted to. Saul showed remorse over his acts and begged David to returns promising never to hurt him.
DAVID ACCEPTS GOD’S VERDICT
Another aspect of David submission to the will of God was his full acceptance of the death of the child born to him by Bathsheba Uriah’s wife, as deserved punishment from God. David seduced Bathsheba, and put her in the family way. God was not pleased with the action of David and struck the child with sickness while the child was sick, David tasted no food and wept and prayed earnestly. The child died after one week.
When he learn that the child died he stopped mourning, anointed himself and went into the house of the Lord and worshipped, His servants were astonished at his act because while the child was sick, he was mourning, but when the child died, he stopped mourning. David accepted the verdict of God as announced by Nathan the Prophet.
A second son was born to him by Bathsheba and was named Solomon, God loved the boy. Solomon was named Jedidah because God love the boy.
REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS
There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. As Saul was growing weaker, David grew stronger the weakness of Saul created and opportunity for Abner, the commander of Saul army to grow in authority and influence.
He went into Saint’s concubine this act was challenged by Ishbosheth, the surviving son of Saul Abner got angry and promised to transfer the throne of Israel from the house of Saul to the house of David.
Abner went and make covenant with David so as to transfer the kingdom to David but David asked Abner to return his wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, who was his first wife.
Michal was taken from her husband Patiel and return to David. Abner went to the elders in Israel and urge them to accept David as long that it was Divine plan of God.
David later made feast for Abner and sent him away in peace, but Jacob the captain of David’s army just coming from a raid hear at of Abner visit to King David, sent messengers to bring him back without the knowledge of David.
Earlier on Abner killed the brother of Joab in the battle orbean ????. Joab called Abner back and killed him because he killed his brother when David heard he mourned the death of Abner.
DAVID REPENTS OF HIS SIN AND HIS FORGIVEN
Israel was at war with the Ammonites, while David remained at Jerusalem, David attracted by the beauty of Bathsheba Uriah’s wife, who he saw bathing, he sent for and engaged in sexual intercourse with her which resulted in pregnancy. David intended to cover his sin he sent for Uriah, who was in battle field and asked him to go to his house, Uriah refused the ordered and when all effort including making him drink, David wrote a letter to Joab through Uriah himself instructing Joab to put Uriah where there was valiant men at the Ammonites so that he might be killed. The instruction was successfully implemented.
When David heard of the death of Uriah, sent for Bathsheba to be his wife and she bore him a son. This action of David displeased God.
God sent Nathan the prophet to rebuke him and pronounce punishment on him, including the death of the child David acknowledged his sin and prayed for forgiveness, after confessing his sins, as contained in Psalm 81.
LESSONS
1. Greatness is a gift from God and not achieved through uncontrollable ambition.
2. Repentance is a pre-requisite for forgiveness and reconciliation.
3. God is willing at any times to forgive a repentant sinners, forgiveness is an important Christians virtue expected of all Christians.
4. God’s time is the best.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: GOD THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of sovereignty.
2. Explain in orderly manner how God created the heaven and the earth
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR:The students been taught in the topic in JSS1
CONTENT
DAVID REPENTS OF HIS SIN AND HIS FORGIVEN
Israel was at war with the Ammonites, while David remained at Jerusalem, David attracted by the beauty of Bathsheba Uriah’s wife, who he saw bathing, he sent for and engaged in sexual intercourse with her which resulted in pregnancy. David intended to cover his sin he sent for Uriah, who was in battle field and asked him to go to his house, Uriah refused the ordered and when all effort including making him drink, David wrote a letter to Joab through Uriah himself instructing Joab to put Uriah where there was valiant men at the Ammonites so that he might be killed. The instruction was successfully implemented.
When David heard of the death of Uriah, sent for Bathsheba to be his wife and she bore him a son. This action of David displeased God.
God sent Nathan the prophet to rebuke him and pronounce punishment on him, including the death of the child David acknowledged his sin and prayed for forgiveness, after confessing his sins, as contained in Psalm 81.
LESSONS
1. Greatness is a gift from God and not achieved through uncontrollable ambition.
2. Repentance is a pre-requisite for forgiveness and reconciliation.
3. God is willing at any times to forgive a repentant sinners, forgiveness is an important Christians virtue expected of all Christians.
4. God’s time is the best.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .Explain the meaning of sovereignty
2. Explain how God created heaven and earth in orderly manner
ASSIGNMENT: Explain God the controller of the universe.
WEEK 4
MAIN TOPIC: DISOBEDIENCE AND THE CONSEQUENCES
SPECIFIC TOPIC: SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.State the meaning of disobedience
2.Narrate how Saul disobeyed God
3. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience.
CONTENT
DISOBEDIENCE AND CONSEQUENCES
Disobedience means refusal to carry out an order, or rebellion against constituted authority. It may also mean deliberate failure to carry out an assignment.
The elders of Israel came to Samuel to ask for a king because Samuel’s children Joel and Abijah were not fit to be judges in Israel. The people’s request for a king displeased Samuel and God told him to give them a king. Saul the son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin went out one day seeking his father’s lost Saul and his father’s servant went to Samuel as a seer to make known to them the where about the missing asses. Samuel was earlier instructed by God to anoint Saul as king over Israel.
Samuel anointed Saul as king of Israel.
SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
The Lord sent Samuel to go and tell Saul to go and destroy the Amalekites because the Lord remembered what they did to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. God commanded Saul to destroy it completely to destroy all the people, the cattle and all their possessions.
Saul went as the Lord commanded but spared Agag, the king and the best sheep and of oxen that were good. At night, God spoke to Samuel that he repented his decision of making Saul a king that he did not destroy the Amalekites completely. Samuel came and rebuked Saul for what he did.
Saul was rejected by God the kingdom was taken and given to the neighbor that was better than him.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTION
Evil spirit from God came to torment Saul while the spirit of God departed from him. At the end of Saul’s life – Saul and his son died the same day at the battle front (I Sam. 28:17-19)
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .State the meaning of disobedience
1. Explain the story of Saul’s disobedience
2. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience
ASSIGNMENT: What are the lessons from Saul’s disobedience and its consequences?
SPECIFIC TOPIC: SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.State the meaning of disobedience
2.Narrate how Saul disobeyed God
3. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience.
DISOBEDIENCE AND CONSEQUENCES
Disobedient means refusal to carry out an order, or rebellion against constituted authority. It may also mean deliberate failure to carry out an assignment.
The elders of Israel came to Samuel to ask for a king because Samuel’s children Joel and Abijah were not fit to be judges in Israel. The people’s request for a king displeased Samuel and God told him to give them a king. Saul the son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin went out one day seeking his father’s lost Saul and his father’s servant went to Samuel as a seer to make known to them the where about the missing asses. Samuel was earlier instructed by God to anoint Saul as king over Israel.
Samuel anointed Saul as king of Israel.
SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
The Lord sent Samuel to go and tell Saul to go and destroy the Amalekites because the Lord remembered what they did to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. God commanded Saul to destroy it completely to destroy all the people, the cattles and all their possessions.
Saul went as the Lord commanded but spared Agag, the king and the best sheep and of oxen that were good. At night, God spoke to Samuel that he repented his decision of making Saul a king that he did not destroy the Amalekites completely. Samuel came and rebuked Saul for what he did.
Saul was rejected by God the kingdom was taken and given to the neighbor that was better than him.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTION
Evil spirit from God came to torment Saul while the spirit of God departed from him. At the end of Saul’s life – Saul and his son died the same day at the battle front (I Sam. 28:17-19)
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .State the meaning of disobedience
1. Explain the story of Saul’s disobedience
2. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience
ASSIGNMENT: What are the lessons from Saul’s disobedience and its consequences?
SPECIFIC TOPIC: SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.State the meaning of disobedience
2.Narrate how Saul disobeyed God
3. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience.
CONTENT
DISOBEDIENCE AND CONSEQUENCES
Disobedience means refusal to carry out an order, or rebellion against constituted authority. It may also mean deliberate failure to carry out an assignment.
The elders of Israel came to Samuel to ask for a king because Samuel’s children Joel and Abijah were not fit to be judges in Israel. The people’s request for a king displeased Samuel and God told him to give them a king. Saul the son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin went out one day seeking his father’s lost Saul and his father’s servant went to Samuel as a seer to make known to them the where about the missing asses. Samuel was earlier instructed by God to anoint Saul as king over Israel.
Samuel anointed Saul as king of Israel.
SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
The Lord sent Samuel to go and tell Saul to go and destroy the Amalekites because the Lord remembered what they did to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. God commanded Saul to destroy it completely to destroy all the people, the cattle and all their possessions.
Saul went as the Lord commanded but spared Agag, the king and the best sheep and of oxen that were good. At night, God spoke to Samuel that he repented his decision of making Saul a king that he did not destroy the Amalekites completely. Samuel came and rebuked Saul for what he did.
Saul was rejected by God the kingdom was taken and given to the neighbor that was better than him.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTION
Evil spirit from God came to torment Saul while the spirit of God departed from him. At the end of Saul’s life – Saul and his son died the same day at the battle front (I Sam. 28:17-19)
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .State the meaning of disobedience
1. Explain the story of Saul’s disobedience
2. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience
ASSIGNMENT: What are the lessons from Saul’s disobedience and its consequences?
SPECIFIC TOPIC: SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.State the meaning of disobedience
2.Narrate how Saul disobeyed God
3. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience.
DISOBEDIENCE AND CONSEQUENCES
Disobedient means refusal to carry out an order, or rebellion against constituted authority. It may also mean deliberate failure to carry out an assignment.
The elders of Israel came to Samuel to ask for a king because Samuel’s children Joel and Abijah were not fit to be judges in Israel. The people’s request for a king displeased Samuel and God told him to give them a king. Saul the son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin went out one day seeking his father’s lost Saul and his father’s servant went to Samuel as a seer to make known to them the where about the missing asses. Samuel was earlier instructed by God to anoint Saul as king over Israel.
Samuel anointed Saul as king of Israel.
SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE
The Lord sent Samuel to go and tell Saul to go and destroy the Amalekites because the Lord remembered what they did to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. God commanded Saul to destroy it completely to destroy all the people, the cattles and all their possessions.
Saul went as the Lord commanded but spared Agag, the king and the best sheep and of oxen that were good. At night, God spoke to Samuel that he repented his decision of making Saul a king that he did not destroy the Amalekites completely. Samuel came and rebuked Saul for what he did.
Saul was rejected by God the kingdom was taken and given to the neighbor that was better than him.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTION
Evil spirit from God came to torment Saul while the spirit of God departed from him. At the end of Saul’s life – Saul and his son died the same day at the battle front (I Sam. 28:17-19)
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1 .State the meaning of disobedience
1. Explain the story of Saul’s disobedience
2. Explain the consequences of Saul’s disobedience
ASSIGNMENT: What are the lessons from Saul’s disobedience and its consequences?
WEEK 5
TOPIC: Greed and its Effect
GREED AND ITS EFFECTS (1ST KINGS 21 VS 1 - 29)
Greediness is a selfish and excessive desire for the good things of life. It is the urgue to acquire more
than necessary. It is also the desire to convert what belongs to another to one's personal use.
AHAB & NABOTH
Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine yard close to the palace of Ahab. Ahab wanted Naboth's vine for a garden but he refused that he inherited it from his father.
Ahab went home sad and refused to eat, when Jezebel the wife saw that his husband was sad and refuse to eat, she asked him what happened. Ahab told the wife that Naboth refuse to give his land to him for a garden and he would give him another land.
Jezebel promised to get the land for her husband. She wrote a letter in the name of Ahab to the elders and nobles of Jezreel, she instructed them to proclaim a fast set Naboth before the people and get two base follow to accuse him of cursing God and the king.
They were asked to take Naboth out and command the people to stone him to death accusing him of cursing God and the king.
The elders obeyed and Naboth was killed, when the message got to Jezebel, she told her husband to go and possess Naboth's vineyard.
As Ahab was about entering the vine-yard Prophet Elijah met Ahab and proclaimed God's curse upon him and his family.
EFFECTS OF AHAB'S SIN
1. God would sweep him away and cut off from Ahab every male.
2. His house would be like the house of Jeroboam
3. The dog would eat Jezebel within the bounds of Jezreel.
4. Any relation of his that dies in the city would be eaten by dogs.
5. Anyone who die in the open field would be eaten by the birds of the air.
6. In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick Ahab blood.
GEHAZIS GREED AND ITS EFFECT (II KINGS 5 VS 1 - 27)
Gehazi was the servant of Prophet Elisha when Naaman the leper came to the king of Samaria for healing. He was directed to Prophet Elisha, he healed him and refused to receive any of the gift, then Naaman set on journey to return to Syria. Gehazi followed him and got part of the gifts through falsehood.
Elisha was aware of all that happened between Gehazi and Naaman. Elisha the prophet cursed Gehazi that the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to him and his descendant forever. His body was immediately infected with leprosy.
LESSON FROM THE PASSAGE
1. No evil act committed secretly escape God's notice.
2. Sin produces evil effects in the society and there are not always beared by the sinners alone.
GREED AND ITS EFFECTS (1ST KINGS 21 VS 1 - 29)
Greediness is a selfish and excessive desire for the good things of life. It is the urgue to acquire more
than necessary. It is also the desire to convert what belongs to another to one's personal use.
AHAB & NABOTH
Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine yard close to the palace of Ahab. Ahab wanted Naboth's vine for a garden but he refused that he inherited it from his father.
Ahab went home sad and refused to eat, when Jezebel the wife saw that his husband was sad and refuse to eat, she asked him what happened. Ahab told the wife that Naboth refuse to give his land to him for a garden and he would give him another land.
Jezebel promised to get the land for her husband. She wrote a letter in the name of Ahab to the elders and nobles of Jezreel, she instructed them to proclaim a fast set Naboth before the people and get two base follow to accuse him of cursing God and the king.
They were asked to take Naboth out and command the people to stone him to death accusing him of cursing God and the king.
The elders obeyed and Naboth was killed, when the message got to Jezebel, she told her husband to go and possess Naboth's vineyard.
As Ahab was about entering the vine-yard Prophet Elijah met Ahab and proclaimed God's curse upon him and his family.
EFFECTS OF AHAB'S SIN
1. God would sweep him away and cut off from Ahab every male.
2. His house would be like the house of Jeroboam
3. The dog would eat Jezebel within the bounds of Jezreel.
4. Any relation of his that dies in the city would be eaten by dogs.
5. Anyone who die in the open field would be eaten by the birds of the air.
6. In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick Ahab blood.
GEHAZIS GREED AND ITS EFFECT (II KINGS 5 VS 1 - 27)
Gehazi was the servant of Prophet Elisha when Naaman the leper came to the king of Samaria for healing. He was directed to Prophet Elisha, he healed him and refused to receive any of the gift, then Naaman set on journey to return to Syria. Gehazi followed him and got part of the gifts through falsehood.
Elisha was aware of all that happened between Gehazi and Naaman. Elisha the prophet cursed Gehazi that the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to him and his descendant forever. His body was immediately infected with leprosy.
LESSON FROM THE PASSAGE
1. No evil act committed secretly escape God's notice.
2. Sin produces evil effects in the society and there are not always beared by the sinners alone.
WEEK 6
TOPIC: The Supremacy of God
SUBTOPIC: Religious Tension - Ahab's apostasy and God's reaction.
1king 16:L29-34, 17: 1-7, 18: 1- 19
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Explain why Elijah pronounced drought on Israel
b. Explain the significance of the account
CONTENT ELEMENT
THE SUPREMACY OF GOD (1 King 16 vs 29 - 34, 17 vs 1 - 16)
Ahab the king of Israel was the son of Omri, he followed the life style of his father by abandoning God and worshipped Baal. He built temple for the worship of Baal and had Jezebel the daughter of the king of Sidon as wife.
His household worshipped idols and he led the people of Israel to do the same. Since Israel abandoned God and the worship of the true God, God punished them, God sent Prophet Elijah to tell the king that there would not be rainfall for three and half years.
This happened and king sought after prophet Elijah to kill him but God asked him to go to Brook Cherith, a stream in the easy of Jordan there a raven fed him. The raven brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening and prophet Elijah drank from the Brook but in Israel there was a great famine.
After a while the Brook dried up because there was no rain. The word of the Lord came to Prophet Elijah to go to Zarephath a widow. God has commanded her to feed prophet Elijah till famine would be over.
ELIJAH MEETS KING AHAB
After three and half years when God decided to send rain on the land of Israel. God asked Elijah to go and show himself to Ahab the king. Elijah went to Samaria to the king palace and he met Obadiah on the way.
He asked Obadiah to tell the king that he was around, but Obadiah was afraid to deliver Elijah's message to the king, thinking Elijah might disappear. Elijah appeared to the king and the king accused him of troubling Israel. The prophet said it was Ahab and his father home, that forgot the law of God and followed Baal. Obadiah told Elijah that when Jezebel was killing the prophets of God, he did hundred prophets in the cares, feeding them.
Elijah threw a challenge at the king that he should call all Israel to meet him at mount carmel and the prophets of Baal should be called.
SUMMARY
Ahab, the son of Omri reigned in Israel. He married Jezebel, a sidionian princess, who introduced the worship of Baal mellcart into Israel. The worship of Baal became the official religion. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess was also worshipped. The prophets of God were persecuted. God sent Elijah to announce punishment.
EVALUATION:
a. Explain why Elijah pronounced drought on Israel
b. Explain the significance of the account.
ASSIGNMENT: Identify five consequences of Gehazi's greed
SUBTOPIC: Elijah on Mt. Carmel 1king 19: 1-18
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Describe Elijah's experience on Mt. Horeb
b. Identify points of significance in the account
CONTENT ELEMENT
ELIJAH AT MOUNT CARMEL (1 King 18 vs 17 - 46)
Prophet Elijah asked king Ahab to gather the four hundred and fifty false prophet of baal and all Israel to mount carmel. He said how long will you go between two different opinions if Lord is God follows him, but if Baal then follow him, through the contest Elijah was to show God publicly as the true and supreme God not Baal.
A bull was given to be offered to God and Baal. The false prophets offered their bull to baal and the matter is that the God that answer by fire is the true and supreme God. The false prophet offered and called on Baal till noon time, but no answer and the sacrifice was not consumed by fire. When it was prophet Elijah's turn to offer his sacrifice to Jehoab, he prepared an altar with twelve stone representing the tribes of Israel. He prepared the bull and placed it on the altar prepared and asked the people to pour four jars of water on the sacrifice.
It was done repented and on the third time when the trench was filled up, Elijah called on God to consume burnt offering, to show himself as God in Israel and Elijah as his true servant, immediately the fire of the Lord fell from heaves and consumed the offering the wood, the stones and the dust licking the water that was the trench.
When the people saw what happened they fell the faces and cried the Lord, He is God. This marked the restoration of their faith in God as true and supreme. Elijah ordered the execution of the 450 prophets of Baal. After Elijah's prayer there was heavy rainfall to mark the end of the drought.
GOD SUPREMACY OVER DAGON THE GOD OF THE PHILISTINES (1 Sam 5 vs 1- 12)
The Israelites suffered defeat on the hand of the Philistines. The ark of the Lord was captured and placed in the house of Dagon their god. They thought their god was more powerful than the God of Israel since he gave them victory. God cause the dagon fell head down before the ark of God, the Philistines put it back, but God caused it to fall and the head and hand cut off from the trunk. God also afflicted the people of Asholod and the surrounding were afflicted with mors by God. When the ark was taken to Gath young and old suffered tumors.
At Ekron, the tumor was more serious than of more serious that they died. They all cried " they have brought the Ark of the God of Israel to slay us". The Lord's of the Philistines returned the ark of God to Israel with offering to prevent further application in this way God proved his supremacy over the gods of the Philistines.
LESSONS
1. The supremacy of God cannot be aversive
2. Hardship sometimes come from God to punish and redirect sinners
3. Christian should avoid idol worship i.e. disobedience and unfaithfulness to God.
SUMMARY
Jezebel threatened to kill Elijah for killing the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. Elijah fled to Beersheba and into the wilderness. He asked God to take him life. He was fed by angels. God asked Elijah what he was doing there. He later revealed himself to Elijah and sent Elijah on assignments.
EVALUATION: describe Elijah's experience on mt. Horeb and the significance
ASSIGNMENT: Give an account of how God cared for the Israelites in the wilderness of Rephidim
SUBTOPIC: Religious Tension - Ahab's apostasy and God's reaction.
1king 16:L29-34, 17: 1-7, 18: 1- 19
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Explain why Elijah pronounced drought on Israel
b. Explain the significance of the account
CONTENT ELEMENT
THE SUPREMACY OF GOD (1 King 16 vs 29 - 34, 17 vs 1 - 16)
Ahab the king of Israel was the son of Omri, he followed the life style of his father by abandoning God and worshipped Baal. He built temple for the worship of Baal and had Jezebel the daughter of the king of Sidon as wife.
His household worshipped idols and he led the people of Israel to do the same. Since Israel abandoned God and the worship of the true God, God punished them, God sent Prophet Elijah to tell the king that there would not be rainfall for three and half years.
This happened and king sought after prophet Elijah to kill him but God asked him to go to Brook Cherith, a stream in the easy of Jordan there a raven fed him. The raven brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening and prophet Elijah drank from the Brook but in Israel there was a great famine.
After a while the Brook dried up because there was no rain. The word of the Lord came to Prophet Elijah to go to Zarephath a widow. God has commanded her to feed prophet Elijah till famine would be over.
ELIJAH MEETS KING AHAB
After three and half years when God decided to send rain on the land of Israel. God asked Elijah to go and show himself to Ahab the king. Elijah went to Samaria to the king palace and he met Obadiah on the way.
He asked Obadiah to tell the king that he was around, but Obadiah was afraid to deliver Elijah's message to the king, thinking Elijah might disappear. Elijah appeared to the king and the king accused him of troubling Israel. The prophet said it was Ahab and his father home, that forgot the law of God and followed Baal. Obadiah told Elijah that when Jezebel was killing the prophets of God, he did hundred prophets in the cares, feeding them.
Elijah threw a challenge at the king that he should call all Israel to meet him at mount carmel and the prophets of Baal should be called.
SUMMARY
Ahab, the son of Omri reigned in Israel. He married Jezebel, a sidionian princess, who introduced the worship of Baal mellcart into Israel. The worship of Baal became the official religion. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess was also worshipped. The prophets of God were persecuted. God sent Elijah to announce punishment.
EVALUATION:
a. Explain why Elijah pronounced drought on Israel
b. Explain the significance of the account.
ASSIGNMENT: Identify five consequences of Gehazi's greed
SUBTOPIC: Elijah on Mt. Carmel 1king 19: 1-18
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Describe Elijah's experience on Mt. Horeb
b. Identify points of significance in the account
CONTENT ELEMENT
ELIJAH AT MOUNT CARMEL (1 King 18 vs 17 - 46)
Prophet Elijah asked king Ahab to gather the four hundred and fifty false prophet of baal and all Israel to mount carmel. He said how long will you go between two different opinions if Lord is God follows him, but if Baal then follow him, through the contest Elijah was to show God publicly as the true and supreme God not Baal.
A bull was given to be offered to God and Baal. The false prophets offered their bull to baal and the matter is that the God that answer by fire is the true and supreme God. The false prophet offered and called on Baal till noon time, but no answer and the sacrifice was not consumed by fire. When it was prophet Elijah's turn to offer his sacrifice to Jehoab, he prepared an altar with twelve stone representing the tribes of Israel. He prepared the bull and placed it on the altar prepared and asked the people to pour four jars of water on the sacrifice.
It was done repented and on the third time when the trench was filled up, Elijah called on God to consume burnt offering, to show himself as God in Israel and Elijah as his true servant, immediately the fire of the Lord fell from heaves and consumed the offering the wood, the stones and the dust licking the water that was the trench.
When the people saw what happened they fell the faces and cried the Lord, He is God. This marked the restoration of their faith in God as true and supreme. Elijah ordered the execution of the 450 prophets of Baal. After Elijah's prayer there was heavy rainfall to mark the end of the drought.
GOD SUPREMACY OVER DAGON THE GOD OF THE PHILISTINES (1 Sam 5 vs 1- 12)
The Israelites suffered defeat on the hand of the Philistines. The ark of the Lord was captured and placed in the house of Dagon their god. They thought their god was more powerful than the God of Israel since he gave them victory. God cause the dagon fell head down before the ark of God, the Philistines put it back, but God caused it to fall and the head and hand cut off from the trunk. God also afflicted the people of Asholod and the surrounding were afflicted with mors by God. When the ark was taken to Gath young and old suffered tumors.
At Ekron, the tumor was more serious than of more serious that they died. They all cried " they have brought the Ark of the God of Israel to slay us". The Lord's of the Philistines returned the ark of God to Israel with offering to prevent further application in this way God proved his supremacy over the gods of the Philistines.
LESSONS
1. The supremacy of God cannot be aversive
2. Hardship sometimes come from God to punish and redirect sinners
3. Christian should avoid idol worship i.e. disobedience and unfaithfulness to God.
SUMMARY
Jezebel threatened to kill Elijah for killing the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. Elijah fled to Beersheba and into the wilderness. He asked God to take him life. He was fed by angels. God asked Elijah what he was doing there. He later revealed himself to Elijah and sent Elijah on assignments.
EVALUATION: describe Elijah's experience on mt. Horeb and the significance
ASSIGNMENT: Give an account of how God cared for the Israelites in the wilderness of Rephidim
WEEK 7
TOPIC: Religious Reforms
SUBTOPIC: The Discovery of the Law Book 2Kings 22
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Describe Josiah's immediate response to the discovery of the law book
b. Highlight the significance of the account.
CONTENT ELEMENT
RELIGIOUS REFORMS - JOSIAH REFORMS REF(S) (II Kings 22, 23 v 1 - 30)
Motivating factors to the reform the prevalent religious evils. At the time of king Josiah, pagan practices encouraged by king Mannassch still prevailed is Judan. There were foreign gods and their officiating priests in the temple at Jerusalem, prostitution practiced in the house of God. There were shrines built to different gods in the land, there was also child sacrifice in line with Assyrian religious practice. The use of medium and wizards washing encouraged.
Another motivating factors was the discovering of the law book. The law book was discovered in the 18th year of Josiah the king od Judan whose father Anon and his mother was Jedidath, he started reigning at the age of eight and reigned for twenty one years.
The book was found in the temple of Hilkiah the priest during the renovation of the house. The discovered law book was sent to the king, it was read before the king, he realized that the people had deviated greatly from the ideals of the worship of God. He was disturbed and become concern about how to reform their religious life.
MOTIVATING FACTORS ON THE REFORM OF JOSIAH
Another factor was he prophetess Heildah. Josiah sent people to the prophetess to inquire of God's intention concerning Judah. The prophetess declared the judgement of God on Judah was immenent. This Josiah started making necessary preparation for the reforms.
Another factor was Josiah sensitivity to the will of God that the people are living in disobedience make him to work at moving the people.
In preparation for the reforms Josiah invited all the people especially priest, elders and prophets to the temple. He renewed their covenant with God, this was done by the reading out of the covenant and the people promised to obey all that is written there. This he was felt for their reforms.
SUMMARY
King Josiah asked Shaphan to inform Hilkiah to resumption the repairs of the temple from the money collected for repairs. During repairs Hilkiah discovered the bone of the law. When Josiah heard the contents of the book he felt bad, summand the people, read it to them.
EVALUATION: describe Josiah's response to the discovery of the law and the significance of the account.
ASSIGNMENT: Highlight Joseph's stewardship in Egypt
SUBTOPIC: Josiah's Religious Reforms 2Kings 23: 1-30
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Highlight the religious reforms of king Josiah
b. Indicate the significance
CONTENT ELEMENT
THE OUTCOME OF JOSIAH'S REFORMS (2 Kings 23 vs 1 -30)
1. He succeded in eradicating idolatrous practices in Judah at the period.
2. Jerusalem again became the only legislative place of worship.
The Passover feast which was last celebrated at the national level during the time of the judges was celebrated again in Jerusalem of all the people, immediately after the reform.
The success of the reform was only external the basic aim of it was not reformed internally it made the people to return to God outwardly while evil still prevailed in Judah.
LESSONS
Leaders should be sensitive to the commandment of God. Idol worship should be discouraged because it brings with it immoral practices and attracts the angers of God.
Lastly, the word of God should remain fresh in Christians to guide and prevent them from deviating from the idol worship of God.
SUMMARY
Josiah made a covenant with the people to obey the law and save the nation. He carried out religious reforms and reinstituted the celebration of the Passover in Jerusalem.
EVALUATION: highlight the religious reforms of Josiah and the significance of the account.
ASSIGNMENT: Discuss Peter's teaching on Christian living among non Christians
SUBTOPIC: The Discovery of the Law Book 2Kings 22
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Describe Josiah's immediate response to the discovery of the law book
b. Highlight the significance of the account.
CONTENT ELEMENT
RELIGIOUS REFORMS - JOSIAH REFORMS REF(S) (II Kings 22, 23 v 1 - 30)
Motivating factors to the reform the prevalent religious evils. At the time of king Josiah, pagan practices encouraged by king Mannassch still prevailed is Judan. There were foreign gods and their officiating priests in the temple at Jerusalem, prostitution practiced in the house of God. There were shrines built to different gods in the land, there was also child sacrifice in line with Assyrian religious practice. The use of medium and wizards washing encouraged.
Another motivating factors was the discovering of the law book. The law book was discovered in the 18th year of Josiah the king od Judan whose father Anon and his mother was Jedidath, he started reigning at the age of eight and reigned for twenty one years.
The book was found in the temple of Hilkiah the priest during the renovation of the house. The discovered law book was sent to the king, it was read before the king, he realized that the people had deviated greatly from the ideals of the worship of God. He was disturbed and become concern about how to reform their religious life.
MOTIVATING FACTORS ON THE REFORM OF JOSIAH
Another factor was he prophetess Heildah. Josiah sent people to the prophetess to inquire of God's intention concerning Judah. The prophetess declared the judgement of God on Judah was immenent. This Josiah started making necessary preparation for the reforms.
Another factor was Josiah sensitivity to the will of God that the people are living in disobedience make him to work at moving the people.
In preparation for the reforms Josiah invited all the people especially priest, elders and prophets to the temple. He renewed their covenant with God, this was done by the reading out of the covenant and the people promised to obey all that is written there. This he was felt for their reforms.
SUMMARY
King Josiah asked Shaphan to inform Hilkiah to resumption the repairs of the temple from the money collected for repairs. During repairs Hilkiah discovered the bone of the law. When Josiah heard the contents of the book he felt bad, summand the people, read it to them.
EVALUATION: describe Josiah's response to the discovery of the law and the significance of the account.
ASSIGNMENT: Highlight Joseph's stewardship in Egypt
SUBTOPIC: Josiah's Religious Reforms 2Kings 23: 1-30
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Highlight the religious reforms of king Josiah
b. Indicate the significance
CONTENT ELEMENT
THE OUTCOME OF JOSIAH'S REFORMS (2 Kings 23 vs 1 -30)
1. He succeded in eradicating idolatrous practices in Judah at the period.
2. Jerusalem again became the only legislative place of worship.
The Passover feast which was last celebrated at the national level during the time of the judges was celebrated again in Jerusalem of all the people, immediately after the reform.
The success of the reform was only external the basic aim of it was not reformed internally it made the people to return to God outwardly while evil still prevailed in Judah.
LESSONS
Leaders should be sensitive to the commandment of God. Idol worship should be discouraged because it brings with it immoral practices and attracts the angers of God.
Lastly, the word of God should remain fresh in Christians to guide and prevent them from deviating from the idol worship of God.
SUMMARY
Josiah made a covenant with the people to obey the law and save the nation. He carried out religious reforms and reinstituted the celebration of the Passover in Jerusalem.
EVALUATION: highlight the religious reforms of Josiah and the significance of the account.
ASSIGNMENT: Discuss Peter's teaching on Christian living among non Christians
WEEK 8
TOPIC: Concern for one's Nation
SUBTOPIC: The Condition of the Nation 2Kings 24; 25: 1-7
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Narrate the circumstances that led to the state of the nation Judah
b. Discuss the condition of the country today.
CONTENT ELEMENT
CONCERN FOR ONE'S NATIONS (II Kings 24, 25 vs 1 - 17, Neh 2 vs 1 - 11, 2 vs 9 - 20)
Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco in a battle at Megiddo. This resulted in Judah becoming a vassal of Egypt, Jeholakim become a vassal king over Judah, Egypt was later defeated by Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar making Judah the vassal of Babylon. Jeholakim revolted againsted Babylon contrary to the advice of prophet Jeremiah for the prophet saw Babylon as an instrument of divine corrective punishment for Judah. Jeholakim's revoit made Babylon to invade Judah, Jeholakim died during the struggle, Jeholakim his son became the king.
God used Babylon invasion to punish the people of Judah and their king for their sin, Syria, Moab and Amnon used the advantage of the invasion to attack Judah. Nebuchadnezzar exited all the leading people in Judah to Babylon including the king Jeholachi, all his family members, the mighty men of valour, the crafts man and some prophet like prophet Ezekiel. All the previous vessel of gold in Jerusalem temple were carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar to the house of his god. This is the period of the first deportation or the first Zebekiah, Jeholachi's uncle a vassal king over Judah.
ZEDEKIAH'S REVOLT 2ND EXILE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE.
Zedekiah revolted against Babylon. This made Judah to be invade the second time. Nebuchadnezzar, this time they lad sige to the city Jerusalem. There were severe famine in Judah because of it. When the king tried to escape, he was caught by the army of the choldness, he was taken to Nebuchadnezzar. There his two sons were killed and Zedekiah himself had his two eyes gouged out. He was bound with letters and exile to Babylon. More people were also exiled to Babylon except the poorest in the city were exiled.
The temple and walls of Jerusalem were destroyed and the city of Jerusalem was burnt and the city was left in ruins. God allowed all these to punish the people of Judah and their leaders for their sins. This is refer to as the period of second deportation or second exile.
CONDITION OF THE STATE (Neh 1 vs 1 - 11, 2 vs 9 - 20, Ezra 1 vs 1 - 11)
Nehemiah, a jew serving in Susa capital of the Persian empire received news of the pathetic state of Judah from Hannah. He told Nehemiah who was the king cup bearer that:
1) The Surnoors were in great trouble and shame.
2) The wall of Jerusalem was broken down
3) The gates were destroyed by fire. This news made Nehemiah sad, because he was concerned greatly about the situation of Judah. He obtained permission to go and help the Jews rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. He prayed unto God before asking the king for favour. His request was granted, he obtained permission, authority and support, then he set off for the work.
RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE NATION
God directed Cyrus, king of Persia in fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah issued a decree that the Jewish exiles should return to their country and rebuild the Jerusalem Temple. Jews in exile led by Zerubabbel returned to Judah. They were faced with many problems e.g. they located a place to worship, there was also the adulteration of yaweh worship, this was one of the negative effect of the exiles on the Jews.
There was insecurity as the walls of Jerusalem and its gates have been destroyed. However God used men life, Ezra, Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, Prophet Haggai, Zachariah to solve their problems of the jews. The enemies of the jews opposed the reconstruction work done by the jews, the people of Zerubbabel worked at building the temple the Samaritans decleared their intention to take part in the work, the jews refused because they wrote letter of petition to the king of Persia thus brought a stop temporality to the works. Eventually the rebuilding of the temple was completed. The temple was dedicated and great offerings were made unto the Lord
Then the people started the celebration of the feast of Passover. Ezra the scribe revived the knowledge of the law and its obedience among the people. Nehemiah helped the jews to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem in the face of opposition from Samballat and Tobiah.
SUMMARY
King Josiah was killed in a battle with Egypt at Megiddo and Judah came under the rule of Egypt, then again under Babylon, when Babylon defeated Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar departed the king, the royal family, nobles etc to exile in Babylon. When Zedekiah revolted against Nebuchadnezzar, he was blinded, and Judah was totally destroyed. Only the poor and the aged were left in Jerusalem.
EVALUATION:
a. Narrate the circumstances that led to the state of the nation of Judah
b. Discuss the condition of the country today
ASSIGNMENT
a. Highlight the types of spiritual gifts
b. Mention how four are put to use in church today
SUBTOPIC: The Condition of the Nation 2Kings 24; 25: 1-7
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Narrate the circumstances that led to the state of the nation Judah
b. Discuss the condition of the country today.
CONTENT ELEMENT
CONCERN FOR ONE'S NATIONS (II Kings 24, 25 vs 1 - 17, Neh 2 vs 1 - 11, 2 vs 9 - 20)
Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco in a battle at Megiddo. This resulted in Judah becoming a vassal of Egypt, Jeholakim become a vassal king over Judah, Egypt was later defeated by Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar making Judah the vassal of Babylon. Jeholakim revolted againsted Babylon contrary to the advice of prophet Jeremiah for the prophet saw Babylon as an instrument of divine corrective punishment for Judah. Jeholakim's revoit made Babylon to invade Judah, Jeholakim died during the struggle, Jeholakim his son became the king.
God used Babylon invasion to punish the people of Judah and their king for their sin, Syria, Moab and Amnon used the advantage of the invasion to attack Judah. Nebuchadnezzar exited all the leading people in Judah to Babylon including the king Jeholachi, all his family members, the mighty men of valour, the crafts man and some prophet like prophet Ezekiel. All the previous vessel of gold in Jerusalem temple were carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar to the house of his god. This is the period of the first deportation or the first Zebekiah, Jeholachi's uncle a vassal king over Judah.
ZEDEKIAH'S REVOLT 2ND EXILE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE.
Zedekiah revolted against Babylon. This made Judah to be invade the second time. Nebuchadnezzar, this time they lad sige to the city Jerusalem. There were severe famine in Judah because of it. When the king tried to escape, he was caught by the army of the choldness, he was taken to Nebuchadnezzar. There his two sons were killed and Zedekiah himself had his two eyes gouged out. He was bound with letters and exile to Babylon. More people were also exiled to Babylon except the poorest in the city were exiled.
The temple and walls of Jerusalem were destroyed and the city of Jerusalem was burnt and the city was left in ruins. God allowed all these to punish the people of Judah and their leaders for their sins. This is refer to as the period of second deportation or second exile.
CONDITION OF THE STATE (Neh 1 vs 1 - 11, 2 vs 9 - 20, Ezra 1 vs 1 - 11)
Nehemiah, a jew serving in Susa capital of the Persian empire received news of the pathetic state of Judah from Hannah. He told Nehemiah who was the king cup bearer that:
1) The Surnoors were in great trouble and shame.
2) The wall of Jerusalem was broken down
3) The gates were destroyed by fire. This news made Nehemiah sad, because he was concerned greatly about the situation of Judah. He obtained permission to go and help the Jews rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. He prayed unto God before asking the king for favour. His request was granted, he obtained permission, authority and support, then he set off for the work.
RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE NATION
God directed Cyrus, king of Persia in fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah issued a decree that the Jewish exiles should return to their country and rebuild the Jerusalem Temple. Jews in exile led by Zerubabbel returned to Judah. They were faced with many problems e.g. they located a place to worship, there was also the adulteration of yaweh worship, this was one of the negative effect of the exiles on the Jews.
There was insecurity as the walls of Jerusalem and its gates have been destroyed. However God used men life, Ezra, Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, Prophet Haggai, Zachariah to solve their problems of the jews. The enemies of the jews opposed the reconstruction work done by the jews, the people of Zerubbabel worked at building the temple the Samaritans decleared their intention to take part in the work, the jews refused because they wrote letter of petition to the king of Persia thus brought a stop temporality to the works. Eventually the rebuilding of the temple was completed. The temple was dedicated and great offerings were made unto the Lord
Then the people started the celebration of the feast of Passover. Ezra the scribe revived the knowledge of the law and its obedience among the people. Nehemiah helped the jews to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem in the face of opposition from Samballat and Tobiah.
SUMMARY
King Josiah was killed in a battle with Egypt at Megiddo and Judah came under the rule of Egypt, then again under Babylon, when Babylon defeated Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar departed the king, the royal family, nobles etc to exile in Babylon. When Zedekiah revolted against Nebuchadnezzar, he was blinded, and Judah was totally destroyed. Only the poor and the aged were left in Jerusalem.
EVALUATION:
a. Narrate the circumstances that led to the state of the nation of Judah
b. Discuss the condition of the country today
ASSIGNMENT
a. Highlight the types of spiritual gifts
b. Mention how four are put to use in church today
WEEK 9
MAIN TOPIC: MAKING DECISIONS
SPECIFIC TOPIC: SOLOMON’S WISDOM
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.Trace the event that led to enthronement of Solomon as King in Israel
2.Explain the wise decision of Solomon
MAKING DECISION: SOLOMON’S WISDOM
Solomon became the king of Israel after the death of David, his father, one day he went to Gibeon to
offer sacrifice to God. At night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and asked him to request for
what he wanted from God.
Solomon realized that Israel was a great nation, he asked God to give him wisdom to rule his people. He
wanted to be able to discern between good and evil. Solomon’s request pleased the Lord, because he
did not ask for power, wealth, honour and victory over his enemies. God decided to give all these thing
to him. God encouraged him to walk in the way of the Lord continually.
THE APPLICATION OF SOLOMON’S WISDOM 1ST KING 3 VS 3 – 15, 16 – 23, 4 VS 39, 5 VS 1 – 12
After Solomon’s encounter with God at Gibeon, a case of two harlots that lived in the same room, the
son of one of the harlot died in the night and she exchange him with the son of the other harlot. In the
morning the mother of the living child recognized that the dead child was not hers she complained,
when the king heard the story, he asked the living child be divided into two for the woman, but the real
mother heart yearned for her son, but the other woman insisted that the living child should be divided.
Then the king knew who the true mother was and gave her, her child.
This confirm that God gave wisdom and understanding beyond measure. Thus Solomon wisdom so
passed the wisdom of all people he became famous far and near.
BUILDING AND DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
Solomon had ability to bring the dream of building the temple of God which was started by his father to
reality. He collected the material he used for the building from Hiram, the king of Lyre he created a
magnificent temple for God.
Another area was in his wisdom in Arts songs and proverbs. The bible recorded that Solomon composed
about on thousand proverbs. All these were manifestation of the true wisdom in Solomon which placed
him above other of his time and after – immediately, the building of the temple was completed,
Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and the people’s representatives for the dedication of the
temple.
He brought the art of God to the temple and placed in the inner sanctuary of the temple feasting and
religious activities or ceremonies characterize the dedication with the priests taking their positions.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PRAYER OFFERED BY KING SOLOMON AT THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
a. Solomon acknowledges the greatness of God and expressed his gratitude to God for making him a king. He prayed for the confirmation of the promise made to his father.
b. He said the temple was not to limit God since heaven and earth cannot contain him.
c. Pray for the effectiveness of oat taken in the temple, so that the righteous could be vindicated and the quite punished.
d. Solomon prayed for the forgiveness of the nation, whenever such request was made in the temple.
e. In the case of scarcity of Rain, famine, locust pestilence due to the people’s sins, Solomon prayed for divine forgiveness.
f. Solomon requested God to grant the prayer of forgiveness made in the temple.
All these activities clearly show Solomon wisdom
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1. Explain the factors that led to enthronement of Solomon
2. Explain the wise decision of Solomon.
ASSIGNMENT: Explain the unwise decision of Solomon.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: UNWISE DECISION OF SOLOMON
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.Explain some of the unwise decision of Solomon.
2.Discuss the lessons from decision.
UNWISE DECISION OF SOLOMON AND REHOBOAM (1 Kings 9 vs 15 – 23, 11 vs 1 – 13, 12 vs 1 – 20)
Solomon became king after his father David. He started his reign with the fear of God. Solomon
embarked on the building projects, the building of the temple. The royal palace and the
fortification of Jerusalem, this required both human and financial resources. To achieve this,
Solomon introduced force labour and the people of Israel groaned under this condition.
Secondly, Solomon levied heavy taxation on the subjects on a way out, because he needed money to
maintain his wives, Solomon contrary to God’s injunction married foreign women, there turned
his heart to their gods, thus he became a worshipper of strange gods Solomon fall to pit, the
interest of his people in the forefront of his administration and Apostasy became one of the
most unwise decision of Solomon.
UNWISE DECISION OF REHOBOAM
After the death of Solomon, Rehoboam became king. At Schechem, Rehoboam presented himself to the
elders of the people to formally make him king.
The people bitterly complained of the burden imposed on them through the oppressive rulers of this
father, asking him to promise to lighten the burden on them.
He asked the people to come for an answer in three days. Rehoboam consulted Elders and his young
men on what to say to the people. He rejected the advice of the elders to promised to lighten the
people’s burden and they would serve him but accepted the advice of the young men that ask
him to declare increasing burden on the people.
The wrong decision he took, gave rise to Rehoboam and division of the kingdom of Israel into to
Northern and Southern kingdom. This marked the beginning of the period of a divided monarchy and
divided kingdom.
LESSONS
a. Success is rooted in obedience of God.
b. Peace and unity are necessary for progress.
c. The advice of the elders must never be rejected.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1. Explain the unwise decisions of Solomon.
2. Explain the lessons from the topic.
ASSIGNMENT: Read 1kings 21:1-29, 1kings 5:1-27.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: SOLOMON’S WISDOM
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.Trace the event that led to enthronement of Solomon as King in Israel
2.Explain the wise decision of Solomon
MAKING DECISION: SOLOMON’S WISDOM
Solomon became the king of Israel after the death of David, his father, one day he went to Gibeon to
offer sacrifice to God. At night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and asked him to request for
what he wanted from God.
Solomon realized that Israel was a great nation, he asked God to give him wisdom to rule his people. He
wanted to be able to discern between good and evil. Solomon’s request pleased the Lord, because he
did not ask for power, wealth, honour and victory over his enemies. God decided to give all these thing
to him. God encouraged him to walk in the way of the Lord continually.
THE APPLICATION OF SOLOMON’S WISDOM 1ST KING 3 VS 3 – 15, 16 – 23, 4 VS 39, 5 VS 1 – 12
After Solomon’s encounter with God at Gibeon, a case of two harlots that lived in the same room, the
son of one of the harlot died in the night and she exchange him with the son of the other harlot. In the
morning the mother of the living child recognized that the dead child was not hers she complained,
when the king heard the story, he asked the living child be divided into two for the woman, but the real
mother heart yearned for her son, but the other woman insisted that the living child should be divided.
Then the king knew who the true mother was and gave her, her child.
This confirm that God gave wisdom and understanding beyond measure. Thus Solomon wisdom so
passed the wisdom of all people he became famous far and near.
BUILDING AND DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
Solomon had ability to bring the dream of building the temple of God which was started by his father to
reality. He collected the material he used for the building from Hiram, the king of Lyre he created a
magnificent temple for God.
Another area was in his wisdom in Arts songs and proverbs. The bible recorded that Solomon composed
about on thousand proverbs. All these were manifestation of the true wisdom in Solomon which placed
him above other of his time and after – immediately, the building of the temple was completed,
Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and the people’s representatives for the dedication of the
temple.
He brought the art of God to the temple and placed in the inner sanctuary of the temple feasting and
religious activities or ceremonies characterize the dedication with the priests taking their positions.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PRAYER OFFERED BY KING SOLOMON AT THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
a. Solomon acknowledges the greatness of God and expressed his gratitude to God for making him a king. He prayed for the confirmation of the promise made to his father.
b. He said the temple was not to limit God since heaven and earth cannot contain him.
c. Pray for the effectiveness of oat taken in the temple, so that the righteous could be vindicated and the quite punished.
d. Solomon prayed for the forgiveness of the nation, whenever such request was made in the temple.
e. In the case of scarcity of Rain, famine, locust pestilence due to the people’s sins, Solomon prayed for divine forgiveness.
f. Solomon requested God to grant the prayer of forgiveness made in the temple.
All these activities clearly show Solomon wisdom
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1. Explain the factors that led to enthronement of Solomon
2. Explain the wise decision of Solomon.
ASSIGNMENT: Explain the unwise decision of Solomon.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: UNWISE DECISION OF SOLOMON
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1.Explain some of the unwise decision of Solomon.
2.Discuss the lessons from decision.
UNWISE DECISION OF SOLOMON AND REHOBOAM (1 Kings 9 vs 15 – 23, 11 vs 1 – 13, 12 vs 1 – 20)
Solomon became king after his father David. He started his reign with the fear of God. Solomon
embarked on the building projects, the building of the temple. The royal palace and the
fortification of Jerusalem, this required both human and financial resources. To achieve this,
Solomon introduced force labour and the people of Israel groaned under this condition.
Secondly, Solomon levied heavy taxation on the subjects on a way out, because he needed money to
maintain his wives, Solomon contrary to God’s injunction married foreign women, there turned
his heart to their gods, thus he became a worshipper of strange gods Solomon fall to pit, the
interest of his people in the forefront of his administration and Apostasy became one of the
most unwise decision of Solomon.
UNWISE DECISION OF REHOBOAM
After the death of Solomon, Rehoboam became king. At Schechem, Rehoboam presented himself to the
elders of the people to formally make him king.
The people bitterly complained of the burden imposed on them through the oppressive rulers of this
father, asking him to promise to lighten the burden on them.
He asked the people to come for an answer in three days. Rehoboam consulted Elders and his young
men on what to say to the people. He rejected the advice of the elders to promised to lighten the
people’s burden and they would serve him but accepted the advice of the young men that ask
him to declare increasing burden on the people.
The wrong decision he took, gave rise to Rehoboam and division of the kingdom of Israel into to
Northern and Southern kingdom. This marked the beginning of the period of a divided monarchy and
divided kingdom.
LESSONS
a. Success is rooted in obedience of God.
b. Peace and unity are necessary for progress.
c. The advice of the elders must never be rejected.
EVALUATION: The teacher asks the students these questions:
1. Explain the unwise decisions of Solomon.
2. Explain the lessons from the topic.
ASSIGNMENT: Read 1kings 21:1-29, 1kings 5:1-27.
