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24 T h E g h t Y a r O l d K n g Mmory Vrs: I njoy obyng your commands, whch I lov. (Psalm 119:47 NCV) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how ordnary Josah was #2 - Dscovr what fath ld Josah to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: 2 Kngs 21-23 2 Chroncls 33-35 Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 2
24 T h E g h t Y a r O l d K n g 2 Kngs 21-23, 2 Chroncls 33-35 Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Josah Hs Hroc Fat: Lovs what s wrttn n th Lord s tachngs Lovng what s wrttn n th Lord s tachngs may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Do you rmmbr good Kng Hzkah from our last lsson? Aftr Hzkah, thr wr two rally bad kngs and thn a good on. Th good on was Hzkah s grat-grandson Hs nam was Josah and h was only ght yars old whn h bcam kng. Th Bbl tlls us that, Josah dd what th Lord sad was rght. H lvd as hs ancstor Davd had lvd, and h dd not stop dong what was rght. (2 Kngs 22:2 NCV) Kng Josah obyd God. H rmovd th forgn gods hs ancstors had worshppd. And thn, lk hs grat-grandfathr Hzkah, Josah rmovd dol worshp from th land. Onc all of ths had bn don, Josah bgan to purfy and rpar th Tmpl that Kng Solomon had bult. Ths had to b don agan bcaus th kngs of Judah had lt th buldngs fall nto run. (2 Chroncls 34:11b NCV) Constructon workrs and thos who workd n th Tmpl wr busy wth a lot of work. Whl thy wr workng, thy found Th Book of th Lord s Tachng. Ths was probably th Tmpl copy of th frst fv books of th Bbl, th books of Moss: Gnss, Exodus, Lvtcus, Numbrs and Dutronomy.* It had most lkly bn lost whn th dsobdnt kngs usd th Tmpl for thngs othr than worshppng God. Th book was takn to Kng Josah and rad to hm. What Josah hard rally upst hm. Whn th kng hard th words of th Tachngs, h tor hs cloths to show how upst h was. Josah lovd God s word. H blvd what h hard. Josah obyd what h hard. But from harng t rad, Josah knw that God was angry at hm and th popl of Judah. Non of thm, nor thr ancstors, had obyd th words of God that h had just hard. In that book that was lost n th Tmpl, t s prtty clar what God thnks about that knd of dsobdnc - punshmnt It s only a lf of obdnc that God blsss. God would punsh th naton of Judah, but, bcaus of Josah s obdnc, God would wat untl aftr Josah s dath to brng about that punshmnt. God told Josah, Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 3
Whn you hard my words aganst ths plac and ts popl, you bcam sorry for what you had don and humbld yourslf bfor m. I sad thy would b cursd and dstroyd. You tor your cloths to show how upst you wr, and you crd n my prsnc. Ths s why I hav hard you. (2 Kngs 22:19 NCV) Whn Josah was sorry for what h dd and turnd away from t, God honord Josah s rpntanc. Rpntanc s turnng away from on thng toward anothr. Josah turnd from hs sn toward God. Hav you don th sam? Do you ralz that you ar a snnr? W all ar. (Romans 3:23) Th Bbl says w dsrv punshmnt for our sn dath. (Romans 6:23) But, just as God showd mrcy to Josah whn h rpntd of hs sn, God s offrng you th gft of lf... f you, too, wll rpnt of your sns and turn to Hm. What ar you watng for? *Jamson, Robrt; A.R. Fausst; and Davd Brown. "Commntary on 2 Kngs 22.". Blu Lttr Bbl. 19 Fb 2000. 2012. 1 Jun 2012. <http:// www.blulttrbbl.org/commntars/comm_vw.cfm?authorid=7&contntid=2216&comminfo=6&topc=2%20kngs&ar=2k_22_8 > N x t W k Danl Spnds th Nght wth Hungry Lons Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. Josah lovd what was wrttn n th Lord s tachng. Do you lov God s Word, th Bbl? Our mmory vrs says, I njoy obyng your commands, whch I lov. (Psalm 119:47 NCV) Whn you ralz who God s and how much H lovs you, t s a natural thng to lov radng ths lov lttr (th Bbl) that H has gvn us. That, n turn, naturally lads to obdnc. In fact, our obdnc shows our lov for Hm. (John 14:15, 21, 23, 24) Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 4
p r - s c h o o l l s s o n Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Josah Hs Hroc Fat: Lovs what s wrttn n th Lord s tachngs Lovng what s wrttn n th Lord s tachngs may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Do you rmmbr good Kng Hzkah from our last lsson? Aftr Hzkah, thr wr two rally bad kngs and thn a good on. Th good on was Hzkah s grat-grandson Hs nam was Josah and h was only ght yars old whn h bcam kng. Th Bbl tlls us that, Josah dd what th Lord sad was rght. H lvd as hs ancstor Davd had lvd, and h dd not stop dong what was rght. (2 Kngs 22:2 NCV) Kng Josah obyd God. H rmovd th forgn gods hs ancstors had worshppd. And thn, lk hs grat-grandfathr Hzkah, Josah rmovd dol worshp from th land. Onc all of ths had bn don, Josah bgan to purfy and rpar th Tmpl that Kng Solomon had bult. Ths had to b don agan bcaus th kngs of Judah had lt th buldngs fall nto run. (2 Chroncls 34:11b NCV) Constructon workrs wr busy wth a lot of work. Whl thy wr workng, thy found Th Book of th Lord s Tachng. Ths was probably a copy of th frst fv books of th Bbl,: Gnss, Exodus, Lvtcus, Numbrs and Dutronomy.* It had bn lost. Th book was takn to Kng Josah and rad to hm. What Josah hard rally upst hm. Josah lovd God s word. H blvd what h hard. Josah obyd what h hard. What do you do whn you har th Bbl rad and taught? Do you lov God s Word? Ar you upst at your dsobdnc? Do you stop dsobyng and bgn obyng God? Lt s talk to God rght now and ask for Hs hlp. Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 5
a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Mak larg harts from ovrszd constructon papr. Prnt th mmory vrs on th hart, rmmbrng to nclud th rfrnc. Encourag your studnts to dcorat thr harts. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng Turn Your Eys Upon Jsus, I Wll, Amazng Lov, Bttr s On Day or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. Enlst your studnts to hlp clan your Bbl Study ara, vn f t s outsd. For mor tranng: Rad Matthw 1:10-11. Dscuss th ancstors found n Jsus famly tr. Mak your own famly tr. For mor tranng: Rad 2 Kngs 21: 10-15 and 23:25-27. Thn rad th fulfllmnt of thos vrss n 2 Chroncls 36. For mor tranng: Rad 2 Chroncls 34:1-33 and 35:18-19. Mak a tm ln of th mportant vnts n Josah s lf and tm as kng. For mor tranng: Rad 2 Chroncls 35:26-27. Thn rad Psalm 119 and mark all th rfrncs to th lov of God s word, or law, and obdnc. Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 6
I njoy obyng your commands, whch I lov. Psalm 119:47 Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 7
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h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: 2 Kngs 21-23, 2 Chroncls 33-35 Mmory vrs: I njoy obyng your commands, whch I lov. (Psalm 119:47 NCV) Our Hro: What dd our hron do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? Rad 2 Chroncls 35:26-27 along wth th mmory vrs. What dos t man to lov God s Word? What wll b th vdnc of that lov? Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 9
h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Bgnnng at th arrow, cross out vry othr lttr. Copy th lttrs that ar lft nto th spacs blow. _,. Psalm 119:47 Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 10
w o r d s a r c h B S I C K N E D S L G D E D S L O D I D E V O M E R R E O E N V I T N V O N E H E L J E V S N N E L O L E L O O V A R E A D L L P Y S M S E R A P C G O T M C A P I D E Y E B O W H E R C A A T A Y R E D E T T E I G H T Y E A R S O L D M N S M T R E Y I W D O E S E L B I B D N U O F E N D J V L S Y T D E R V H A O T E E A Y F A S D I U E G N R N S B I E V O D P L H T B U I L F T E G P L C - Josah - ght yars old - rmovd dols - cland tmpl - found Bbl - rpntd - lovd God s word - obyd - God s mrcy Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 11
h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Bgnnng at th arrow, cross out vry othr lttr. Copy th lttrs that ar lft nto th spacs blow. I njoy obyng your commands, whch I lov. Psalm 119:47 Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 12
w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h B S I C K N E D S L G D E D S L O D I D E V O M E R R E O E N V I T N V O N E H E L J E V S N N E L O L E L O O V A R E A D L L P Y S M S E R A P C G O T M C A P I D E Y E B O W H E R C A A T A Y R E D E T T E I G H T Y E A R S O L D M N S M T R E Y I W D O E S E L B I B D N U O F E N D J V L S Y T D E R V H A O T E E A Y F A S D I U E G N R N S B I E V O D P L H T B U I L F T E G P L C - Josah - ght yars old - rmovd dols - cland tmpl - found Bbl - rpntd - lovd God s word - obyd - God s mrcy Th Eght Yar Old Kng / pag 13