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Lesson: 310 Lesson Name: God's Call to Gideon
Theme: God's Wonderful Ways Reading: Judges 6:1-40 Memory Verse: I Cor. 1:27
Memory Verse Text: God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. Point 1: Even after the great deliverance led by Barak and Deborah, the people returned to their old ways; they forgot so quickly and fell into the same traps. The cost of their sin this time was seven years of serving the Midianites.
Point 2: God sent a special messenger, an angel, to Gideon; at the time, Gideon was seeking to provide food for God's people. God saw him and knew his burden before it was even expressed (Judges 6:13). God now encouraged and urged Gideon forward, promising that His power and presence would be with him.
Point 3: At first, Gideon objected and tried to excuse himself, but then he asked for a sign (as though that was better than a promise from God!) God demonstrated His power with fire from the rock.
Point 4: God appeared to Gideon again that night and told him to cut down the tree grove for Baal and build an altar to the LORD. One of the Ten Commandments was/is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." Later, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon for a specific purpose and he blew a trumpet in the land (Judges 6:34). See also:Old Testament History - 3.16 - Gideon, Moreh, Midian This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 311 Lesson Name: Gideon's Victory
Theme: God's Power and Greatness Reading: Judges 7:1-25 Memory Verse: Luke 18:27
Memory Verse Text: The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Point 1: Gideon got an early start in the morning. Application: God's business requires haste and complete obedience.
Point 2: God told Gideon that there were too many men; Israel may have thought that with so many men and a good leader they could have won the victory alone. As a result, God called for those with courage to trust Him. Those without courage were sent home, still leaving 10,000 men.
Point 3: Next, God tested the men to see which ones were alert to the enemy and to danger. The men were brought down to the water for the test; it revealed that most were not vigilant. God excluded the unvigilant men from fighting, leaving only 300 men. There were only a few men, but God could do His work with a few trusting, obedient, and vigilant men. Application: We need to be on guard against the attacks of the enemy.
Point 4: God laid out the battle plans; He knew Israel's enemy, just as He knows ours today. The enemy's camels and men were without number; nevertheless, with trumpets, lamps, and a great shout that the sword the LORD and of Gideon with them, the enemy was put to confusion. The enemy fought against themselves and killed each other! God's ways were best and they worked to bring Him the glory, just as they still do today. See also: Old Testament History - 3.16 - Gideon, Moreh, Midian This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 312 Lesson Name: The Word to Samson
Theme: Sin's Deception Reading: Judges 14:1-20; 15:4-16 Memory Verse: Prov. 1:10
Memory Verse Text: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Point 1: Samson became the thirteenth judge. Moved by his own selfishness and lust, he told his parents to get him a wife from his own people's enemy. He told them, "I have seen...get her for me; for she pleaseth me well" (Judges 14:2,3). God planned to use this to bring about His own purposes. Application: It is sad that God has to use us in spite of ourselves at times!
Point 2: As Samson and his parents went down to Timnath, a lion attacked and he easily tore the lion apart with his bare hand. Coming back to Timnath the second time, Samson saw that bees had made honey in the unclean lion carcase. He gave the honey to his parents to eat and didn't tell them where it had come from. Samson's actions showed how little regard he had for God's requirement for the Nazarite, for his people, and for himself that they would be rendered ceremonially unclean by touching the dead.
Point 3: Samson told the Philistines a riddle and offered them a large reward if they could solve it. He did this to create an offense and to provoke an attack on the Philistines. When they could not solve it, they used Samson's wife to make him reveal the answer. She triumphed over Samson by getting the answer out of him, and then told his enemies. Application: Our families or loved ones can become points of attack that the Adversary may use to bring us down.
Point 4: Samson went to Ashkelon and killed thirty of the men's own people, Philistines, to pay the reward he had promised. In addition, due to his further actions, there was more death and defilement, including the death of his wife. Notes: Make sure you know something about the Nazarite; the Nazarite is described in Numbers 6. See also: Old Testament History - 3.19 - Samson's Faith and Victories This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 313 Lesson Name: The Death of Samson
Theme: Sin's Danger and Consequences Reading: Judges 16:4-31; Galatians 6:7 Memory Verse: Proverbs 13:15
Memory Verse Text: The way of transgressors is hard. Attention Getter: Have you ever heard the saying, "The bigger you are, the harder you fall?" Here's a story that teaches the truth of that saying loud and clear! Point 1: No matter how strong a person is, they still have enough weak points to bring them down. Samson did many mighty acts against the enemies of the Lord's people in Judges 15: The foxes and the fire as well as he killed 1,000 enemies using a beast's jawbone. (Notice, he was touching dead things again!) Even though Samson must have known that it was God who gave him that power, and provided for his thirst (Judges 15:19), he still thought that he could do anything he wanted to, go anywhere he desired, and have whatever he wanted, no matter what it was. Samson was a very self-seeking man.
Point 2: Samson once again saw a woman that he wanted; so one day while with her, the enemy found out and closed and guarded the gates, planning to capture him when he tried to leave. However, Samson got up at midnight and took the gate doors, posts, and all with him 20-25 miles away. Even though Samson was a tremendously weak man, he had tremendous physical power because God allowed it and gave him the strength.
Point 3: Yet again, Samson was attracted to another woman named Delilah, a Philistine. The fact that she was of the Lord's enemies does not seem to concern him. Samson's enemies used Delilah to try and catch him; however, he fooled her and the other Philistines. Samson should have had wisdom from his previous experience in Judges 14; yet again, his weak point caused him to tell Delilah that his strength came from "the sign of his Nazariteness." As a result, he lost his hair and all his strength. When he woke up, poor Samson thought that nothing had changed; he didn't know that the Lord had departed from him. His waiting enemies blinded him and later mocked as he ground their corn.
Point 4: Samson's hair began to grow again and his enemies quickly forgot what had made him strong. One day while they were in the house of their god Dagon, they brought Samson in order to mock him. However, after praying to God, he died with them all. Samson slew more people in his death than he did during his lifetime. Notes: God allowed Samson to act as he did even though He did not approve of his sin and lust. In preparing to teach this class, it would be good to remind your own soul of Proverbs 6:20-26 and Galatians 5:16-25. See also : Old Testament History - 3.19 - Samson's Faith and Victories This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 314 Lesson Name: Ruth's Decision
Theme: Opportunity: A Turning Point / Choices Reading: Ruth 1 Memory Verse: Ruth 1:16
Memory Verse Text: Thy God shall be my God. Point 1: Elimelech left Bethlehem, the House of Bread, during the time of a famine which had been brought on by the failure and unbelief of the Lord's people. God had not failed His people; He simply was allowing circumstances that would cause them to truly turn to Him again. However, instead of calling upon God to meet their need and heal their land, Elimelech and his family left. The human heart has always been full of wickedness, evil desires, and unbelief.
Point 2: Naomi, whose name means "pleasant," found all her hopes swept away in Moab when those dear to her died. While there, God brought her to the decision to return to Judah; her two daughter-in-laws went with her. While in Moab, Naomi had become bitter and empty, so in her emptiness, she tried to discourage Orpah and Ruth from coming along. Perhaps she could not even see any good for herself in returning to Judah.
Point 3: Orpah turned back to go home. What a choice she made since we never hear of her again; she was lost. Ruth, in spite of all that was against her, sensed something real about the True God and made her choice clear. (She was "stedfastly minded," Ruth 1:18). Application: It should be emphasized that each of us has a choice to make that is even more important than Ruth's and Orpah's. Have we all made a clear choice? It is even possible that we know far more than Ruth did to make our choice and that we have had better influences on us.
Point 4: Everyone in Bethlehem was interested about the "Naomi" who came home; she said her name was Mara, which means "bitter" instead of Naomi. Even though she was bitter, Mara recognized that the Almighty One had worked to bring her back through affliction. (It is interesting that Naomi's and Ruth's return was at the beginning of the harvest time.) Notes: The last words in the book of the Judges sets the background for the story of Naomi and Ruth. See also: Introduction to the Bible - Ruth This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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