Adult
• 5 Sessions of Learner’s Materials
• 5 Sessions of Teaching Materials
• 2 Handouts
1. Genesis 12:1-9
2. Exodus 3:1-10
3. Leviticus 25:1-27
4. Numbers 10:11, 29-36
5. Deuteronomy 6:1-25
The first five books of the Bible can be some of the most interesting and some of the most challenging. This unit addresses both aspects. The passages we will study reveal a great deal about God, especially when we carefully search to discover the truths preserved for us. Hopefully, you will gain a new appreciation for the Old Testament by seeing God at work in the lives of Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew people. A thread runs through the five passages in these sessions, and it is tied directly to the plan of God for redeeming a lost world. God's work is evident everywhere.
It has been said that the first three chapters of the Bible concern our creation and fall, and the remainder of the Bible presents God's plan for redemption. You will see the earliest glimpse of that plan begin to unfold in these sessions. In the first session, we examine the call of Abraham, with the drama of God's unconditional promises to Abraham setting the stage for God's redemptive acts. The second session looks at the call of Moses to lead the Hebrew people out of Egyptian bondage. This act becomes the basis for our understanding of redemption and serves as a reminder that God's silence does not mean God's indifference. The third session reminds us that all things belong to God, that we are merely caretakers, and offers a plan for how a redeemed people treat one another.
The fourth session demonstrates the patience of God in dealing with those called to carry out the plan of redemption. It also reminds us that God remains patient with us even when our trust in ourselves and in God is not what it should be. The final session is a bold reminder of our responsibility to live obedient lives as God's people, for God is not interested in sharing our devotion with anyone or anything. As you study the unit, record the number of acts God performs on behalf of an undeserving people, then thank God that when sin increases, grace and mercy increase even more.
by Bill Hill
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