Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Week 16 December 10th to December 14th
This week we will continue our look at the beginning, rise and fall of Kingdom of Israel as portrayed in the lives of Saul, David, Solomon and Solomon's sons. We we also introduce the role of the prophet like Nathan under David and the role of the prophets like Elijah and Elisha in the time of King Ahab (Jezebel).
We will have a quiz on Thursday,12/13 on Judges (the cycle of sin and deliverance) and Samuel and Saul (Jonathan) (who they are) and Samuel's warning about Israel having a king. See below
We will have a quiz on Thursday,12/13 on Judges (the cycle of sin and deliverance) and Samuel and Saul (Jonathan) (who they are) and Samuel's warning about Israel having a king. See below
1 Samuel 8:10-22 English Standard Version (ESV)
Samuel's Warning Against Kings
10 So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking for a king from him. 11 He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. 15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. 16 He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men[a] and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. 18 And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”
The Lord Grants Israel's Request
19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, 20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” 21 And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”
Monday, December 10th
The Soap Opera continues
1 Samuel 25 New International Version (NIV)
David, Nabal and Abigail
The Death of Saul and His Sons - 1 Samuel 31
David as King - United Kingdom - Murder, Mayhem, Loyalty
In-class reading, pages 128 - 130
Study Notes
Tuesday, December 11th
Nathan - The role of the prophet (types of prophets)
David and Bathsheba - Sin and Repentance
Study Notes
Wednesday
2 Samuel 7 - the Davidic Covenant
2 Samuel 7 - the Davidic Covenant
David's Reign and end and Solomon's beginning pages 133 -136
Thursday & Friday
Quiz (Thursday)
Solomon - From Wisdom to Oppression and the building of the Temple
Monday, December 3, 2018
Week 15 December 3rd to December 7th
Happy Advent!
What does Hope look like?
Happy Hanukkah!
The past few weeks in class we watched and discussed the movie
McFarland USA . The creative two page assignment, based on the work of Chapter 5 of your text, is due this Friday, December 7th.
This week in class:
We will reading and discussing Chapter 6. You assignment is to be sure you have your text and binder AND to complete your creative writing assignment.
Notes will be distributed in class.
Hannah's Song
What does Hope look like?
Happy Hanukkah!
Link to further study:
The past few weeks in class we watched and discussed the movie
McFarland USA . The creative two page assignment, based on the work of Chapter 5 of your text, is due this Friday, December 7th.
This week in class:
We will reading and discussing Chapter 6. You assignment is to be sure you have your text and binder AND to complete your creative writing assignment.
Notes will be distributed in class.
Hannah's Song
Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving
2 Then Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart exults in the Lord;
My [a]horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth [b]speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2 “There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.
3 “[c]Boast no more so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And with Him actions are weighed.
4 “The bows of the mighty are shattered,
But the feeble gird on strength.
5 “Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
Even the barren gives birth to seven,
But she who has many children languishes.
6 “The Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to [d]Sheol and raises up.
7 “The Lord makes poor and rich;
He brings low, He also exalts.
8 “He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
9 “He keeps the feet of His godly ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
For not by might shall a man prevail.
10 “Those who contend with the Lord will be shattered;
Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His king,
And will exalt the [e]horn of His anointed.”
My [a]horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth [b]speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2 “There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.
3 “[c]Boast no more so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And with Him actions are weighed.
4 “The bows of the mighty are shattered,
But the feeble gird on strength.
5 “Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
Even the barren gives birth to seven,
But she who has many children languishes.
6 “The Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to [d]Sheol and raises up.
7 “The Lord makes poor and rich;
He brings low, He also exalts.
8 “He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
9 “He keeps the feet of His godly ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
For not by might shall a man prevail.
10 “Those who contend with the Lord will be shattered;
Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His king,
And will exalt the [e]horn of His anointed.”
Friday, December 7th
What makes a good leader? The President's prayer
George H.W. Bush - 1989 Inaugural Speech
Today in class we will go a close reading of Scripture that follows the course of reading in your text pages 122 - 127. There will be videos to highlight key aspects of the story that reads something like the Netflix series "House of Cards" or the HBO series base don the works of George R.R. Martin, "Game of Thrones."
I Samuel 17: 12ff
The tradition called "single combat" -
David, an underdog? "all David had is his sling..."
Warfare:
Heavy infantry, archers, slingers
Slingshot (real weapons) Stopping power = 45 caliber handgun- 200 yards distance
Heavy Infantry v. Slingshot (Goliath "sitting duck") - Led to the valley floor, slow, weighed down...
David's Victories:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNDwu9_KkeY
Saul is distinctly unamused to hear cries of "Saul has slain his thousands but David his tens of thousands".
I Samuel 21 - David on the Run
I Samuel 22 - Saul slays priests of Nob for hiding David
David Eludes Saul in the Wilderness
I Samuel 23 :15ff
David Spares Saul’s Life
I Samuel 24
Death of Samuel & Davis marries Abigail
I Samuel 25
David Spares Saul’s Life a Second Time
I Samuel 26: 17-25
1 Samuel 27 - For a time Davis becomes a vssal to the Philistine king Achish...
Saul Consults a Medium
1 Samuel 28 - After the death of Samuel, Saul consults a witch - The "biblical Macbeth"
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