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GOD REVEALS
These lessons trace God’s emerging relationship with Israel. The first three lessons approach the theme through the biblical stories of Moses: God calls Moses, God discloses the terms of the covenant, and the people lose faith in Moses’ leadership (and God’s). In Lesson 4, God forgives Israel, and they vow to keep their covenant promises.
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| 9-5-2010 |
God’s Revelation to Moses - Exodus 3:1–6, 13–15
God gained Moses’ attention with the supernatural burning bush and spoke to him. Then God went on to establish His identity by instructing Moses to tell the Israelites that “I Am—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” who had sent Moses to them.
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| 9-12-2010 |
God’s Law as a Covenantal Agreement - Exodus 20:1–11
God gives the Children of Israel the first four of the Ten Commandments that deal with humanity’s relationship with God.
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| 9-19-2010 |
God versus “gods” - Exodus 32:1–10
Frustrated and impatient by Moses’ absence, the Israelites convince Aaron to create a god they can see. Aaron complies and makes a golden calf. This angers God, who is ready to destroy the nation.
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| 9-26-2010 |
God Promises an Awesome Thing - Exodus 34:1, 4–10
God reveals His loving, merciful, and faithful nature to Moses. Such self-revelation caused Moses to worship God and seek forgiveness for his people.
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GOD SUSTAINS
Each of the five lessons in this unit focuses on psalms that sing of God’s majesty, sovereignty, and steadfast love.
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| 10-3-2010 |
God’s Majesty and Human Dignity - Psalm 8
God is sovereign and sustains human¬kind and creation. He has given us dominion (stewardship) over the works of His hand.
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| 10-10-2010 |
God’s Law Sustains - Psalm 19:7–14
The psalmist praises God and His Law. When we pay attention to God’s Laws, they alert us to danger, and when we obey them, they provide us with rewards.
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| 10-17-2010 |
God Provides Refuge - Psalm 46:1–7
The psalmist declares that God is ever-present in times of trouble, providing strength, refuge, and peace.
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| 10-24-2010 |
God’s Rule Over the Nations - Psalm 47
God is the Sovereign King; all are invited to praise Him and acknowledge His kingship.
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| 10-31-2010 |
God’s Presence Comforts and Assures - Psalm 63
The psalmist, David, expresses dependence on God and a deep yearning for God’s presence.
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GOD PROTECTS
These four lessons focus on psalms that extol the attributes of God, who is good, everlasting, secure, and omnipresent.
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| 11-7-2010 |
God Is Awesome - Psalm 66:1–12
The psalmist offers a hymn of praise to God and notes God’s great deed of turning the sea into dry land as a reminder that God is dependable to help us when we are in need.
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| 11-14-2010 |
God Is Forever - Psalm 90:1–12
The psalmist acknowledges God’s greatness and human frailty, recognizing the need for wisdom in light of life’s brevity and God’s wrath.
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| 11-21-2010 |
God Delivers and Protects - Psalm 91:1–6, 9–16
God is a shelter and a refuge in the midst of our fears. We are to love and trust Him and place our faith in His ability to protect us.
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| 11-28-2010 |
God Is All-knowing - Psalm 139:1–6, 13–16, 23–24
The psalmist, David, praises the all-knowing, all-seeing, ever-present God, who knows everything about him and us, including the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30). David recognizes and appreciates that even though God knows everything about us—including our failures—He still accepts and loves us. He is our Creator, who is worthy to be praised.
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