7: Now Hear This!-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan
Prepared for Sabbath School class, November 14.
Photograph by William Earnhardt
Key Text: Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come” (1 Corinthians 10:11, NASB).
Read in Class: Numbers 13:26-30, and Numbers 14:4-11.
Study: Why were the Israelites so afraid? What word of encouragement did Caleb share with them? Why are the people upset with Moses and Aaron?
Apply: It’s easy to trust in God when things are going well, isn’t it? How about when disaster strikes? How about when trusting God means discomfort or inconvenience? How well do you do then?
Share: Your friend points out that everyone was upset with God’s leaders in Numbers 13 and 14, but were very happy with Aaron when he made the golden calf for them. What should this tell us about how we judge our leaders? What do you tell your friend?
Read in Class: Jeremiah 36:20-31.
Study: What was going on in the court, and how did the leaders respond to the prophetic warning? How did God respond to Jehoiakim’s act of defiance?
Apply: What does it tell us about God’s loving character that He persisted in trying to reach His people despite their defiance?
Share: Your friend asks you, how people today try to erase Scriptre that is unpleasing to their ears. What do you tell your friend/
Read in Class: 2 Chronicles 36:15-16.
Study: How did the nation of Judah respond to messages sent by God to them through His prophets? How did God eventually react to Judah’s behavior?
Apply: They mocked the messengers of God, despised God’s words, and scoffed at His prophets. Surely, we today would never do anything like that—or would we?
Share: Have you ever tried to warn someone about a pending danger but they refused to listen to you? If so, please share what happened and how it made you feel?
Read in Class: Matthew 23:30-35.
Study: What important but painful point is Jesus making here? What warning might we need to take from His words?
Apply: How do we make sure that, in principle, we don’t do the same thing: outwardly acting religious while inside being full of rebellion and greed and hate?
Share: Your friend asks you why Jesus told the leaders in His day that they were responsible to the blood of Abel? What do you tell your friend?
Mission: Let’s all pray that our hearts will be open to all the truth the Holy Spirit presents to us.
