HELP BY HISTORY
Big Idea:
The books of History help us see that God's forgiveness is there for those who ask.
fed-up
angry
disappointed
exasperated
How Many Times?
Write down some words that describe how you'd feel if someone kept doing the same wrong thing to you day after day, week after week.
hurt
In the Law, God asked the Israelites to worship only Him and to show love to their neighbour. In the twelve books of History, we read how they disobeyed God over and over again. How did God feel? What did He do?
There are 12 books in this division of the Old Testament.
Joshua Judges Ruth First Samuel Second Samuel First Kings Second Kings First Chronicles Second Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther
Colour the books of History
green in the diagram below.
Israel settled in Canaan, happy as can be; God's instruction was, "Worship only Me." Ruled by JUDGES, then by KINGS ... will they never learn? Jews go into Exile, then the Jews return.
A Poem
The books of Old Testament History span nearly 900 SAYER.These history books tell what happened to the nation of Israel from their arrival in the land of Canaan, also known as the SIPDREMO NALD
Unscramble the words.
God had given Israel rules to live and worship by (found in the AWL). When the Israelites EYEBOD Him, God protected them from their enemies. But most of the time, Israel disobeyed God and got into lots of ERUBOLT! There were a few leaders (Judges or kings) who followed God's laws - and many more who didn't.
Unscramble the words.
God sent prophets with GAMSEESS to remind the people of the right way and to give promises of a king who would VESA them. But they didn't listen. The kingdom divided and both kingdoms were eventually overrun by enemies. Many Israelites were sent to other countries; they were in EEXIL Some returned to their land at the close of the History books.
The kingdom of Israel was captured by the SRANAISSY. And about 150 years later, the kingdom of Judah was captured by the LYONABBANS, and the people became known as Jews.
Seventy years later, some Jews returned to the land of Israel, helped by leaders such as HAMENIEH.
Do You Know? ...who wrote the books of History? We're not really sure about all the authors! Some possible authors for some of the books could be Joshua, Jeremiah (1 & 2 Kings), Ezra (1 & 2 Chronicles and Ezra) and Nehemiah.
APPROX
TIME
BIBLE
BOOK
WHAT HAPPENS
1240 BQ
Joshua
1200
Judges
Ruth
1050
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1.Chron.
975
Joshua leads Israel seross the Jordan River (Jash 12) to conquer the
promised land, Canaan.
Istadl forgets God's nules (Judges 2 17-19). God allows enemies to invade the
land, but resoues then over and ever again, lby selecting various judges to
lead them.
larad demands to have a King. The last Judge Samuel, first andints Saul
then David as king of Israel (1 Samuel 10:1).
Do you know what the initials BC mean?
Do you know what the initials AD mean?
BC - Before Christ. (The calculations actually went wrong by 4 to 6 years, but they're given as approximate dates!)
AD - Anno Domini (Latin for "in the year of the Lord")
Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us...
IN MY LIFE
Find the book of Psalms in your Bible. Read aloud Psalm 106: 40-46.
The Israelites made God angry with their disobedience, but He also forgave them.
The Israelites never obeyed God, and He decided He would wipe them out. He never forgave them.
The Israelites always obeyed God, and made Him so happy that He never needed to forgive them.
Are You Good At Forgiving?
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32.