Key Thought: Many of the prophets referred back to the book of Deuteronomy. We will look at what parts they used and what points they made that have relevance to us today..
December 11, 2021

1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 10:12-15.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What does Moses mean when he speaks of the heaven of heavens?
3. Personal Application: What things might be in our homes or even churches that we may need to get rid of in order to serve God with all our might? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Is it possible for anyone to serve God with all their heart and soul? How would that be done? Don’t we do things, say things, and go places God doesn’t want us to?” How would you respond to your friend?

2. Have a volunteer read Micah 6:1-8.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Why does God use the legal language here about “pleading their case” when referring to the controversy He has with them?
3. Personal Application: How is fearing and obeying God tied in to do justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly before God? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “How can we do justice and mercy at the same time? Justice calls for people to be held responsible for their words and actions. Mercy seems to indicate forgiveness and an excuse not to hold people responsible. How do we reconcile the two in our lives and interactions with others?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Daniel 9:14-19

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. How dod Daniel’s knowledge of Deuteronomy help him in faith as he lived in exile in a foreign nation as a slave with Jerusalem destroyed and the temple burned?
3. Personal Application: How well do you thin we have been in our responsibilities in presenting the truths we have to those around us that need to hear them.? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Do you think that many of our problems in America, raised up as a Protestant Christian nation, is because we have not been obedient to God’s laws and have perverted truth and justice and have not been merciful or humble before God?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read 2 Kings 22:8-13.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Does God still hold people accountable today for their actions in groups and nations, or only as individuals?
3. Personal Application: How often do we neglect to read our Bibles that may gather dust on the shelf? Are we held accountable for our actions against that book because we neglect to read it or obey it? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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