Bible school - HS 4

Unit 1: Minor prophets

Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 1: Hosea

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.” Hosea 11:1

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

Comments:

Theme of Hosea: God's salvation
Messianic Prophecy: The Lord's entry to Egypt (11:1)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. What are the meanings of these names: Hosea, Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, Lo-Ammi?
  2. Why did God ask Hosea to take for himself a wife of harlotry?
  3. Why did God say to the House of Israel “You are not My people and I will not be your God"?
  4. What did God promise the people of Israel?
  5. Find a prophecy in this book and when it was fulfilled. Give verses.

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

 
  1. Hosea’s wife was called _________.
  2. The number of the children of Israel shall be as:
    a) the stars b) the sand of the sea c) the waves of the ocean
  3. When Israel was a _________, I loved him, and out of _________ I called My ______..
  4. I will not execute the _________ of My anger; I will not again _________ Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the _______ One in your midst; and I will not come with ________.
  5. I will be like the _____ to ________; he shall grow like the _____, and lengthen his _______ like Lebanon. 2. Who walks in the ways of the Lord? a) the poor b) transgressors c) the righteous
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 2: Joel

Week 2: Joel 1-3

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“And it shall come to pass afterward, That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh" Joel 2:28

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

Comments:

Theme of Joel: The Day of the Lord
Messianic Prophecy: The Holy Spirit on Pentecost (2:28)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Whom do the locusts represent?
  2. What is meant by the day of the Lord?
  3. Who quoted the prophet Joel in the NT?
  4. Find a prophecy in this book and when it was fulfilled. Give verses.
  5. How can the people escape this invasion?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Joel asked the priests to a) Consecrate a fast b) Call a sacred assembly c) cry out to the LORD d) all of those
  2. To whom should the beasts of the field cry out? a) each other b) the Lord c) the hunters d) Joelan
  3. What do verses 28-29 in chapter 2 prophesy about?
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 3: Amos

Week 3: Amos 1-9

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God, “That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight" Amos 8:9

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

Comments:

Theme of Amos: God's judgment - The Day of the Lord
Messianic Prophecy: Darkness at noon (8:9)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. What was Amos’ job?
  2. Find a prophecy in this book and when it was fulfilled. Give verses.
  3. To whom does God reveal His secret?
  4. Describe God’s judgment on the day of the Lord

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Amos was: a) king b) a sheep breeder c) soldier d) prince
  2. God reveals His secrets to: a) the kings b) the princes c) the prophets d) the slaves
  3. Seek _______ and not evil, that you may _______; so the LORD God of _______ will be with you, as you have spoken.
  4. The Day of the Lord will be ______. a) darkness b) light c) cold d) rainy
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 4: Obadiah

Week 4: Obadiah

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near; As you have done, it shall be done to you" Obadiah 1:15

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

Comments:

Theme of Obadiah: The destruction of Edom - The Day of the Lord
Messianic Prophecy: N/A

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. What is the shortest Book in the OT? How many chapters/verses?
  2. What does the name Obadiah mean?
  3. What will happen to the House of Esau?
  4. What deceived Edom?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. What did Edom do to deserve the wrath of God?
  2. "For the _______ of the LORD upon all the nations is ________; as you have done, it shall be _________ to you; your reprisal shall return upon your own ________."
  3. The House of Jacob shall be a _______, and the house of ________ a flame; But the House of Esau shall be stubble; They shall kindle them and devour them, And no __________ shall remain of the House of Esau," For the __________ has spoken."
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 5: Jonah

Week 5: Jonah

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“I have been cast out of Your sight, Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

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Comments:

Theme of Jonah: The Lord's mercy and forgiveness
Messianic Prophecy: Jonah is a type of Jesus Christ (He came out alive after three days and the Ninevites were saved. Our Lord rose on the third day and delivered His people)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Why did Jonah run from God?
  2. What effect did God stirring and stilling the storm have on the sailors?
  3. How do you see Jonah’s prayer: a cry for help, for forgiveness or for thanksgiving?
  4. Give verses showing Jonah’s assurance of the deliverance of God.
  5. What was the Ninevites' reaction to Jonah’s message?
  6. Mention four commands in the decree given by the king.
  7. Show Jonah’s selfishness through this Holy Book.
  8. After reading the Book of Jonah, prove that salvation comes from the Lord to everyone who believes.

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. The Lord asked Jonah to go to:
    a) Tarshish b) Nineveh c) Joppa
  2. What was Jonah doing when the storm started?
    a) praying b) eating c) sleeping
  3. Jonah was in the belly of the fish for:
    a) forty days b) one week c) three days and three nights
  4. While in the belly of the fish Jonah was:
    a) praying b) singing c) crying d) all of these
  5. How many days did the Ninevites have before the city was overthrown?
    a) three b) ten c) forty
  6. When the Ninevites heard Jonah’s message they:
    a) proclaimed a fast b) believed God c) put on sackcloth d) all of these
  7. The plant was damaged by:
    a) fire b) a worm c) wind d) rain
  8. How many people lived in Nineveh?
    a) 20,000 b) 200 c) 120,000
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 6: Micah

Objective: 


Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise" Micah 7:8

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

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Comments:

Theme of Jonah: Insrael's injustice
Messianic Prophecy: The Lord's incarnation (1:3) - The Lord's birth in Bethlehem (5:2)


Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. How was Samaria the transgression of Jacob?
  2. Would Micah really go stripped and naked?
  3. What was the sin of the false prophets?
  4. Mention the prophecies in this book and their fulfillment in the New Testament.
  5. Why should Israel’s enemy not rejoice?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Who will be a witness against the people?
    a) Micah b) Israel c) the Lord God d) Samaria.
  2. Make yourself bald and cut off your _______, Because of your precious _______; enlarge your baldness like an _________, for they shall go from you into __________.
  3. The evildoers covet:
    a) fields b) houses c) both of these
  4. The boundaries were determined by _________.
  5. The One to be ruler in Israel will come out of _________.
  6. For now He shall be ________ to the ends of the _______; and this One shall be ________.
  7. Who did God send to redeem Israel from the house of bondage?
    a) Moses b) Aaron c) Miriam d) all of these
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 7: Nahum

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Behold, on the mountains, The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace!" Nahum 1:15

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi


Comments:

Theme of Nahum: Destruction of Nineveh
Messianic Prophecy: Christ in the New Testament (1:15)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Nahum is prophesying against the city of :
    a) Samaria b) Egypt c) Nineveh
  2. What is the Messianic prophecy in chapter 1?
  3. What will God do to those who conspire against Him?
  4. Why compare Nineveh to lions?
  5. List the sins of Nineveh according to chapter 3.

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Nahum is prophesying against the city of :
    a) Samaria b) Egypt c) Nineveh
  2. The LORD is ________, a stronghold in the day of _________; and He knows those who _______ in Him.
  3. The shields of his mighty men are made _______, the valiant men are in _________.
  4. The lion tore in pieces enough for his _______, killed for his _______, filled his caves with ________, and his dens with _________.
  5. All your strongholds are _______ trees with ripened figs: if they are __________, they fall into the _________ of the eater.
  6. Those who hear the news of Nineveh will:
    a) cry b) clap their hands c) sing songs
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 8: Habakkuk

Objective: 


Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation" Habakkuk 3:18

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi


Comments:

Theme of Habakkuk: God edifies His people through Babylon - Destruction of Babylon
Messianic Prophecy: The Lord's incarnation (3:13)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Habakkuk questions God’s righteousness. Give verses.
  2. By what shall the just live?
  3. Find a prophecy about the Lord Jesus Christ in chapter 3.
  4. Habakkuk rejoiced in the Lord under hard conditions. Give verse.

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. What kind of nation is the Chaldeans?
    a) bitter b) terrible c) hasty d) all of these
  2. Their horses also are swifter than ________, and more fierce than evening _______. Their chargers charge ahead; their cavalry comes from afar; they fly as the _________ that hastens to eat.
  3. For the earth will be filled with the _________ of the ________ of the LORD, as the waters cover the ______.
  4. But the LORD is in His holy _______. Let all the earth keep ________ before _______."
  5. Yet I will _______in the LORD, I will _______ in the God of my __________.
  6. The LORD God is my ________; He will make my feet like _______'s feet, and He will make me walk on my _______ hills. 
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 9: Zephaniah

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time, I gather you" Zephaniah 3:20

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi


Comments:

Theme of Zephaniah: The judgment and blessing of Jerusalem
Messianic Prophecy: The Lord's sacrifice  (1:7)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Who was king at the time of Zephaniah? 
  2. What sacrifice would the Lord prepare and who are His guests? 
  3. Describe the Day of the Lord.
  4. What does the prophet urge the nation to do?
  5. Why should the faithful of Jerusalem rejoice?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. God will punish those who fill their master’s house with:
    a) money b) lies c) fruits d) violence
  2. (Zephaniah 1:14) The great day of the LORD is near; it is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the Day of the LORD is bitter; there the mighty men shall cry out. Who said this?
  3. What will the people do with a pure language?
  4. (Zephaniah 3:17) "The LORD your God is in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." What does this mean?
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 10: Haggai

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"I will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,’ says the Lord of hosts.” Haggai 2:23

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi


Comments:

Theme of Haggai: The restoration of the Temple
Messianic Prophecy: The Desire of All Nations (2:7)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Give verse that proof God will be with His people.
  2. With what will God fill this temple?
  3. Why did the temple look as nothing in the eyes of some people?
  4. Who was chosen as a signet ring?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Who was high priest at the time of Haggai?
    a) Zerrubabbel b) Joshua c) Darius d) Shealtiel
  2. God asked the people to bring ______ to build the temple
    a) Gold b) silver d) wood d) all of those
  3. God will fill the temple with
    a) gold b) silver d) wood d) glory
  4. God said He will make Zerubbabel
    a) king b) signet ring c) prophet d) prince
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 11: Zechariah - 1

Zechariah 1-7


Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Comments:

Theme of Zechariah: The coming of God's kingdom
Messianic Prophecy: Entering Jerusalem (9:9), Thirty pieces of silver (11:12), His wounds (13:6), The piercing (12:10), The suffering shepherd (13:7)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 12: Zechariah - 2

Zechariah 9-14

Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you” Zechariah 9:9

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Comments:

Theme of Zechariah: The coming of God's kingdom
Messianic Prophecy: Entering Jerusalem (9:9), Thirty pieces of silver (11:12), His wounds (13:6), The piercing (12:10), The suffering shepherd (13:7)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. CH.9
    1. Find a prophecy in this chapter that was fulfilled in the New Testament. Give verse.
  2. CH.10
    1. What does the Lord promise His flock the House of Judah?
  3. CH. 11
    1. What do the 30 pieces of silver represent? And what do they remind you of?
    2. Who are the three shepherds that were dismissed?
  4. CH.12
    1. Find a prophecy in this chapter fulfilled in the New Testament. Give verse.
  5. CH.13
    1. Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered. Who quoted this verse and on what occasion
  6. CH. 14
    1. Who are the saints that will come with the Lord?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. The king of Israel will come riding on:
    a) a horse b) a mule c) a colt d) a car
  2. The LORD their God will ______ them in that day, as the _______ of His people. For they shall be like the ________ of a crown, lifted like a ________ over His ________.
  3. The people were in trouble because there is no:
    a) king b) prophet c) priest d) shepherd
  4. "So I will __________ them in the LORD, and they shall _______ up and down in His _______," Says the LORD."
  5. The names of Zechariah’s staffs were _________ and __________.
  6. How much was the wage given to Zechariah?
    a) 30 pieces of silver b) 30 pieces of gold c) 10 pieces of silver d) a crown
  7. "Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; then I will turn My hand against the little ones." Who were the sheep?
  8. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people'; and each one will say, 'The LORD is my God." Who will call God's Name?
Unit 1: Minor prophets

Week 13: Malachi


Objective: 

Resources:

Activity for every week: Can you recite the 12 minor prophets?

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me.” Malachi 3:1

NOTE TO SERVANT:

Minor Prophets introduction:

Minor Prophets

Before Assyrian Captivity


Directed to the North Kingdom

After Assyrian and before Babylonian captivities


Directed to the South Kingdom

After Captivity

1.     Hosea

2.     Joel

3.     Amos

4.     Obadiah (Edom)

5.     Jonah

6.     Micah

7.     Nahum (Nineveh)

8.     Habakkuk

9.     Zephaniah

10.  Haggai

11.  Zechariah

12.  Malachi

Comments:

Theme of Malachi: The coming of God's kingdom
Messianic Prophecy: St. John the Baptist preparing the way before the Messiah (3:1)

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. Where incense shall be offered to God’s Name?
  2. What did the priests offer on God’s Altar?
  3. What does God say about divorce?
  4. In what did the people rob the Lord?
  5. Who is the messenger that will prepare the way? Give a verse from the New Testament to support your answer.
  6. Who will arise with healing in His wings?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

 
  1. For from the rising of the ______, even to its going down, My ______ shall be great among the _________; in every place________ shall be offered to My name, and a pure ________."
  2. For I am a great _______," Says the LORD of hosts, "And My _______ is to be feared among the __________."
  3. The lips of the priest should keep:
    a) praise b) knowledge c) lies d) jokes
  4. What was written before the Lord?
    a) the Holy Bible b) prophecies c) a book of remembrance d) letters
  5. Then you shall again discern between the ________ and the wicked, between one who _________ God and ______ who does not serve Him.
  6. But to you who fear My name The __________ ______ ___________ shall arise with healing in His _______.
  7. Behold, I will send you _______ the prophet before the coming of the _______ and dreadful ________ of the ________.

Poetry 1

Poetry 1

Ecclesiastes

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

 

“Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”" Ecclesiastes 12:1

Comments:

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. How do generations compare to the earth cycle?
  2. What did the preacher communed with his heart?
  3. What great works did the preacher undertake?
  4. Why are two better than one? 
  5. “Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well.” Explain.
  6. Vanity of vanities. The word vanity was repeated several times in this Book. Can you tell how many times and what is the essence of repeating it?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

 
  1. What is crooked cannot be made __________, and what is __________ cannot be numbered.
  2. For in much ___________ is much grief, and he who increases __________ increases sorrow.
  3. What did the preacher make for himself?
    a) gardens b) orchards c) water pools d) all of these
  4. What does God give to the man who is good in His sight?
    a) money b) kingdom c) wisdom d) knowledge
  5. To everything there is a _________, a _______ for every purpose under _________.
  6. "God shall _________ the righteous and the _______, for there is a time there for every ___________ and for every __________."
  7. Better a _______ and wise ________ than an old and foolish _________ who will be admonished no more
  8. Better is the sight of the _________ than the wandering of __________. This also is vanity and grasping for the _________.
Poetry 1

Song of Songs

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters” Song of Songs 2:2

Comments:

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. In this Book there was no literal mention of God so, why was it included in the Holy Bible? What does this Book represent? What other Book in the Holy Bible did not mention a word about God?
  2. “I am dark, but lovely” Explain
  3. What do the foxes in verse 15 refer to?
  4. Why call a spouse “my sister”?

Homework:
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  1. Who made the Shulamite keeper of the vineyards?
    a) the vinedresser b) the Lord c) her mother’s sons d) her mother
  2. What does the Shulamite have around her neck?
    a) a scarf b) chains of gold c) a cross d) chains of silver
  3. The Shulamite describes herself as:
    a) a rose b) a lily c) both
  4. My beloved is ________, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the _________
Poetry 1

Wisdom of Solomon

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“For God loves none but those who dwell with wisdom” Wisdom 7:28

Reading can be from OSB.

Comments:

Review/recap questions:
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  1. When did our Lord read the people's thoughts?
  2. Show a verse that is mentioned in the Divine Liturgy.
  3. Chapter 9: Show verses that mention God's Divinity

Homework:
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  1. "For she is the breath of the ..... of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the .....: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her." Wisdom 7:25
  2. "And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon ........., and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in ........ who hath searched out?" Wisdom 9:16
Poetry 1

Proverbs

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding” Proverbs 9:10

Encourage the youth to read the rest of the Book.
One chapter a day = Finishing the Book in 1 month.

Activity along reading: Identify Synonyms and Antithetical Parallelism.

 
Comments:

Review/recap questions:
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  1. How are we to gain the understanding of the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God?
  2. Discuss and compare verse 6 with the Holy Book of St. James 1:5.
  3. Does trusting God mean ignoring our own common sense?
  4. What wisdom are we to draw from the ants?

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  1. What is the beginning of knowledge?
    a) The obedience of our parents. b) The fear of the Lord. c) The reading of the Holy Bible. d) The attendance of church.
  2. “My son, hear the _________ your father, and do not _________ the _____of your mother”_______.
  3. According to Proverbs 2, the Lord gives:
    a) treasures b) gold c) wisdom d) victory
  4. “So you may walk in the way of ________, and keep to the paths of _________."
  5. “My son, do not despise the ________ of the Lord, nor detest His ________; for whom the Lord _______ He _______, just as a father the son in whom he delights.”
  6. According to Proverbs 3, who are we to trust?
    a) friends b) God c) our understanding d) knowledge
  7. “For the ways of man are before the eyes of the ______, and He _______ all his paths."
Poetry 1

Psalms

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Please read the Psalms in the order mentioned in the notes below.

Key verse(s):

“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and he shall give you the desires of your heart” Psalm 34:4

Encourage the youth to read and memorize as many Psalms as they can.

Comments:


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Poetry 1

Job

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Reading:

Key verse(s):

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21

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  1. Who are the sons of God?
  2. What was Job’s response to the test and what do we learn from it?
  3. What do you think of Job’s response to his wife?
  4. What do you learn about Satan from chapters 1 and 2? 
  5. In his sorrow did Job consider suicide? Give proof.
  6. How had God lodged in Job? 
  7. Having heard God, what does Job now admit?
  8. Briefly tell how Job’s friends had misrepresented God.

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  1. Job had _______ sons.
    a) seven b) five c) three
  2. Job possessed:
    a) 7000 sheep b) 3000 camels c) 500 yoke of oxen d) all of these
  3. Job's wife wanted him to:
    a) worship God b) curse God c) fast
  4. Give the names of Job’s three friends. 
  5. What did Job curse?
    a) the day he was born b) his friends c) his luck
  6. Who said, “Why did I not die at birth?"
    a) Satan b) Leviathan c) Job
  7. What did Job do for his friends?
    a) give them money b) reproach them c) pray for them
  8. Job had _______ sons and ________ daughters.
Poetry 1

Wisdom of Sirach

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Reading:

Key verse(s):

“You that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail” Sirach 1:8


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Revelation

Revelation

Revelation 1

Revelation 1-3

Objective: 

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Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works" Revelation 5:2

Comments:

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  1. How is the Lord Jesus Christ described by St. John in this greeting?
  2. What is said about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ?
  3. For what does the Lord commend the Church in Ephesus?
  4. List the promises given in this chapter to those who overcome.
  5. Which of the seven churches pleased the Lord and were not rebuked by Him?
  6. What does the Lord counsel the Laodiceans to do? 
  7. Why does God rejects the lukewarm?

Homework:
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  1. "I am the _______ and the Omega, the __________ and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who ____ to come, the __________."
  2. How does St. John describe the Son of Man? 
  3. The seven stars are:
    a) the churches b) the angels c) the messages d) the lamp stands
  4. "He who has an ______ let him hear what the _______ says to the __________."
  5. To which church did the Lord promise the crown of life?
    a) Ephesus b) Smyrna c) Pergamos d) Thyatira
Revelation

Revelation 2

Revelation 4-7

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works" Revelation 5:2

Comments:

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  1. 1. What is seen in the midst and around the throne? How are they described?
  2. Whenever the four creatures offer glory, honor, and thanks to God, what happens?
  3. Why did St. John weep and what comforted him?
  4. Why did they deem the Lamb worthy?
  5. What is seen when the fourth seal is opened? What was given to them?
  6. What is seen when the fifth seal is opened? What are they saying?
  7. Why did the tribes' order start with the Tribe of Judah?
  8. What future blessings the great multitude in white are promised to receive? 

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  1. Who says without rest day or night “Holy, Holy Holy”?
    a) the angels b) the four living creatures c) the 24 elders d) St. John
  2. The third living creature was like a:
    a) lion b) calf c) man d) eagle
  3. What was in the hand of Him who sat on the throne?
    a) a golden lamp b) a golden bowl c) a scroll d) a harp
  4. Who took the scroll from Him who sat on the throne?
    a) the elders b) a living creatures b) St. John d) a lamb
  5. What colors were the horses seen in the vision?
  6. What was given to the one on the red horse?
    a) a crown b) a bow c) a sword d) a pair of scales
  7. What was the number of those who were sealed?
    a) 40 b) 140 c) 14,000 d) 144,000
  8. "They shall neither _______ anymore nor thirst anymore; the ________ shall not strike them, nor any _______; "for the ______ who is in the midst of the throne will ________ them and lead them to living _______of waters. And God will wipe away every ______ from their _____."
Revelation

Revelation 3

Revelation 8-11

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand" Revelation 8:4

Comments:

Review/recap questions:
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  1. What do the trumpets symbolize and what do they remind you of in the Old Testament?
  2. What does the fire from the altar symbolize?
  3. “Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth” What the Apostle did mean by “A star fell from heaven to the earth”?
  4. Locusts have enough power to destroy any green things” Where else in the Holy Bible are locusts mentioned?
  5. Who is that mighty angel and how does St. John describe Him?
  6. “It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter”.
  7. Why was the little book honey in his mouth and bitter in his stomach?
  8. Who are the two witnesses and why are they called olive trees and lamp stands?
  9. As expressed in the praise of the twenty-four elders, what had come? 

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  1. What was given to the seven angels in Chapter 8?
  2. The star fell from Heaven and was given the key to:
    a) the Heavenly Kingdom b) Jerusalem c) the bottomless pit d) the earth
  3. The tails of the locusts were like:
    a) scorpions b) serpents c) fire d) lions
  4. The mighty angel had on his head:
    a) a crown b) a hat c) a cloud d) a rainbow
  5. What did St. John do with the little book?
    a) read it b) wrote it c) ate it d) burned it
  6. The two witnesses were given to prophesy for:
    a) 42 days b) 1260 days c) 3 and half days d) 1260 years
Revelation

Revelation 4

Revelation 12-15

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand" Revelation 8:4

Comments:

Review/recap questions:
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  1. Who is the woman clothed with the sun? And the twelve stars? 2. How can we have victory over the devil?
  2. How was the lamb slain from the creation of the world?
  3. What does the number 666 mean?
  4. Who are the 144,000 and how are they described?
  5. What was the message the Spirit asked St. John to write? And what is its significance?
  6. What does “a sea of glass mingled with fire” symbolize?
  7. When did Moses sing this song, and what does it symbolize?

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  1. For how long was the woman fed in the wilderness?
    a) 1200 days b) 1260 days c) 40 days d) 3 days
  2. What was given to the woman?
    A) two wings b) gold c) a crown d) a sword
  3. What did the dragon give the beast from the sea?
  4. What did the beast from the land require all to receive?
    a) a Holy Bible b) a mark c) a sword
  5. How many were standing with the lamb on Mount Zion?
    a) 144,000 b) 14,000 c) 44,000 d) 41,000
  6. How many angels did St. John hear speaking?
    a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
  7. Which song were those on the sea of glass singing?
    a) song of victory b) song of the angels c) song of judgment c) song of Moses
Revelation

Revelation 5

Revelation 16-18

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame" Revelation 16:15

Comments:


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  1. Who told the seven angels to pour out on the earth the seven bowls of wrath?
  2. What are these bowls of wrath resembling?
  3. How and why does the altar speak to the third angle?
  4. How can the judgments contained in God’s bowls of wrath be true and just?
  5. What does Jesus mean when He says, It is done?
  6. What did God want the plagues to accomplish?
  7. Why describe the unclean spirits like frogs?
  8. Who is the beast, and why is he in the past and in the future but not in the present?
  9. Why do two evils, the beast and the harlot hate each other?
  10. God’s people should separate themselves from the world?

Homework:
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  1. The bowls contained:
    a) gold b) the wrath of God c) food d) water
  2. The fourth bowl was poured out on:
    a) the earth b) the rivers c) the sun d) the sea
  3. MYSTERY, ________ THE GREAT, THE ____________ OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE ___________.
  4. "Babylon the great is fallen, is _____, and has become a dwelling place of ________ a prison for every foul _______, and a cage for every unclean and hated _________."
  5. Babylon's judgment will come in: a) one hour b) one day c) one month d) one year


Revelation

Revelation 6

Revelation 19-22

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book." Revelation 22:7

Comments:

Chapters 21 and 22 discuss the heavenly banquet and the wonderful life after the life on earth ends.

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  1. Who was sitting on the white horse?
  2. What was written on the robe and thigh of the One on the white horse?
  3. What did the angel do to Satan?
  4. What happens when the thousand years have expired?
  5. What were the twelve gates? What was the street in the city?
  6. Why was there no temple in the city?
  7. How many fruits did the tree bear and when? What were the leaves for?
  8. What will happen to the one who takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy? 

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  1. The angel coming down from heaven had keys to:
    a) Heaven b) the Kingdom of God c) Hades d) the bottomless pit
  2. Blessed and _______ is he who has part in the first ________ Over such the ________ death has no _______, but they shall be priests of God and of _________, and shall reign with Him a ______ years.
  3. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New _______, coming down out of ________ from God, prepared as a ______ adorned for her _________.
  4. The twelve _______ were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one ______. And the street of the city was pure ______, like transparent ________.
  5. What is on either side of the river?
  6. "I, ________, have sent My ________ to testify to you these things in the _______. I am the ______ and the Offspring of _________, the Bright and Morning _______."

Catholic Epistles

Catholic Epistles

James

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works" James 2:18

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  1. Will God ignore our prayers when we doubt?
  2. “Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” Does this mean wrath is acceptable? Explain.
  3. What’s the difference between good Christians who believe that there is one God and the demons who also believe that there is one God?
  4. Some other Christian denominations believe that all you need to be saved is faith. How can you use this chapter to respond to this belief?
  5. How does St. James describe the tongue? 
  6. If the tongue cannot be tamed why try?
  7. What counsel does St. James give to those tempted by the world?
  8. What does the phrase “friend of the world” mean and how can that cause an enmity with God?
  9. Identify verses in this chapter that talk about sacraments of the Church.
  10. Does anointing with oil guarantees healing?

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  1. CHAPTER 1
    1. My brethren, count it all _____- when you fall into various __________, knowing that the testing of your faith produces __________.
    2. The apostle says that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from _________." a) our parents b) the Father of lights c) the Pharisees
  2. CHAPTER 2
    1. When a poor man comes to our church we should:
      a) treat him as a servant b) ignore him and pay attention to the rich people c) treat him well because he is also loved by God
    2. Who is called “friend of God”?
      a) any Christian b) the Lord Jesus Christ c) Abraham d) Rahab
  3. CHAPTER 3
    1. 1. Out of the same _________ proceed _________ and cursing.
    2. 2. Heavenly wisdom is characterized by:
      a) envy and self-seeking b) confusion and evil c) purity, peace and gentleness
  4. CHAPTER 4
    1. 1. "God resists the _________, but gives grace to the __________."
    2. 2. Therefore, to him who knows to do ______ and does not ____ it, to him it is _________.
  5. CHAPTER 5
    1. 1. But let your "Yes," be _______ and your ______ "No," lest you fall into __________.
    2. 2. Is anyone among you _______? Let him call for the elders of the _______ and let them pray over him, anointing him with _______ in the name of the _______.
Catholic Epistles

Jude

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" Jude 21

Comments:

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  1. What did the ungodly men do?
  2. What does St Jude urge us to do?
  3. Why were false prophets called dreamers?
  4. They are like clouds without water. Explain.

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  1. St Jude was eager to write about:
    a) the Holy Bible b) salvation c) the Jews d) the Romans
  2. Keep yourselves in the _______ of God, looking for the _________ of our Lord Jesus Christ unto _________ ________.
  3. What was St. Jude eager to write about?
  4. What did the Lord do to those who did not believe?
Catholic Epistles

1&2 Peter

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Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" Jude 21

Comments:

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  1. Despite their suffering, how does St. Peter describe his audience's spiritual relationship and outlook? 
  2. What should be our relationship with our government, and why?
  3. The Gospel was also preached to those who are dead. Explain.
  4. List the responsibilities of the good shepherd.
  5. What tent is St. Peter talking about?
  6. What are the new Heaven and the new earth?
  7. How does God’s patience and long-suffering benefit man? 

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  1. On what should we set our hope? 
  2. What should husbands give to their wives?
  3. What should be the response of the one who suffers as a Christian?
  4. What reward will the good shepherd receive?
  5. How does St. Peter describe the devil?
  6. What did the Lord Jesus Christ receive from God the Father?
  7. Who moved the holy men to prophesy? 
  8. Name two righteous people mentioned in 2 Peter 2.
  9. How can we resist being led by the wicked?
Catholic Epistles

1 John

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"We love Him because He first loved us" 1 John 4:19

Comments:

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  1. CHAPTER 1
    1. What is the importance of confession?
    2. What are the conditions for fellowship with God?
  2. CHAPTER 2
    1. When in the Divine Liturgy do we recite vv 15 and 17?
    2. How can we protect ourselves from deception?
  3. CHAPTER 3
    1. Does St. John claim that Christians do not sin at all?
    2. What attitudes and actions characterize the children of God?
  4. CHAPTER 4
    1. How did God express His love for us and how should we respond?
    2. What do you learn about the relationship between the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit?
  5. CHAPTER 5
    1. What do water and blood refer to?
    2. What is the difference between a sin leading to death and a sin not leading to death?

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  1. CHAPTER 1
    1. What is the message St. John heard and is declaring?
    2. What would cleanse us from all sins?
  2. CHAPTER 2
    1. Who is our Advocate with the Father?
    2. Who does the antichrist deny?
  3. CHAPTER 3
    1. What is the message we have heard from the beginning?
    2. Why did Cain murder his brother Abel?
  4. CHAPTER 4
    1. Who is the source of love?
    2. What can cast out fear?
  5. CHAPTER 5
    1. What can overcome the world?
    2. Name the three that bear witness in Heaven. 
Catholic Epistles

2&3 John

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers" 3 John 2

Comments:

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  1. 2 John
    1. What Truth is St. John talking about in this Letter?
    2. What does St. John say about welcoming different missionaries into our houses?
  2. What were the problems with Diatrephes?
  3. 3 John
    1. For what was Gauis commanded? 
    2. What were Diotrephes' weaknesses?

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  1. 2 John
    1. What does St. John plead in this Letter?
    2. 2. How do we recognize false teachers?
  2. 3 John
    1. What were the problems with Diotrephes?
    2. Was Demitrius a help to St. Paul? How so?