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Sunday School Lesson 33: Jonah 1-4: Micah 2, 4-7
This is another long set of study notes. I have adapted parts of them from a set of notes that Arthur Bassett made several years ago—but don’t hold Art responsible for any mistakes you see here. They are probably mine. I will provide study notes for both sets of readings, that from Jonah and that...
OT Testament Lesson 33 notes: Jonah
Gospel Doctrine Lesson: Jonah Reading: Jonah, Micah 2,4-7 1 Approach These represent the notes I made during my reading of the scriptural text for this lesson. It is not a lesson outline or a lesson plan but really notes about issues and questions that struck me as interesting during my reading....
KD Old Testament Lesson 31: Proverbs
1 A Note on approach These represent the notes I made during my reading of the scriptural text for this lesson. It is not a lesson outline or a lesson plan but really notes about issues and questions that struck me as interesting during my reading. Consequently, the notes do not have a conclusion...
OT Lesson 31: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
I laughed when I saw what this lesson covers, “only” slightly less than 16,000 words in Proverbs and slightly more than 23,000 words in Ecclesiastes. If we have the full 40 minutes, that means we should try to cover the content of about 1,000 words per minute (assuming that we don’t have opening...
KD Old Testament Lesson 30: Hezekiah
1 A Note on approach These represent the notes I made during my reading of the scriptural text for this lesson. It is not a lesson outline or a lesson plan but really notes about issues and questions that struck me as interesting during my reading. Consequently, the notes do not have a conclusion...
KD Old Testament Lesson 29 Notes: Elisha
1 Introduction 1.1 A Note on approach These represent the notes I made during my reading of the scriptural text for this lesson. It is not a lesson outline or a lesson plan but really notes about issues and questions that struck me as interesting during my reading. Consequently, the notes do not...
Sunday School Lesson 30: 2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34
As the Old Testament tells the history, Hezekiah was the 13th king after David and the 11th king of Judah: David, then Solomon, then Rehoboam (who was king at the time of the split between Judah and Israel, and became the first king of Judah), then Abijah, then Asa, then Jehoshaphat, Joram,...
KD Old Testament Lesson 28: Elijah
Gospel Doctrine Lesson: Elijah Reading: 1 Kings 17-19 1 Introduction In today’s lesson, Ahab is the King of Israel (Northern Kingdom). Let me back up slightly to the end of chapter 16 which actually introduces Ahab and let’s see how the narrator summarizes Ahab’s reign. Read 1 Kings...
How We Taught This Lesson in the Past: Lesson 29: “He Took Up … the Mantle of Elijah”
Although the title and purpose of this lesson in our current manual appears to make the sole point that Elisha took up the mantle of Elijah in both a literal and figurative sense, illustrating that one prophet succeeds another, the content of the lesson actually covers other incidents in Elisha’s...
Sunday School Lesson 29: 2 Kings 2, 5-6
A reminder: these are not notes for preparing a Sunday School lesson—though they may help a person do that. They are notes for studying the chapters assigned for reading. Arthur Bassett has pointed out these parallels between Elisha, on the one hand, and Moses and Christ, on the other. (All...
Gospel Doctrine Lesson 28:1 Kings 17-19
Elijah We know from passages in the New Testament and, especially, from Latter-day revelation, that Elijah is one of the most important prophets to have lived. (In the Jewish tradition, he is second only to Moses.) Yet we know almost nothing about him. Why do you think that is? In addition to...
Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27: 1 Kings 12-14; 2 Chronicles 17, 20
The material of this lesson, especially that of chapters 12-13, is important to understanding the rest of Old Testament, for the eighty years that it covers details the split that occurred between the ten tribes of Israel in the north and the tribe of Judah/Benjamin in the south. Since these...
Old Testament Lesson 27: The Influence of Wicked and Righteous Leaders
Introduction Prophets are not required to do things that make sense to anyone but God. Their prophetic utterances are often received with ridicule and derision. Their actions are frequently misunderstood. But what Ahijah did to Jeroboam must have seemed strange beyond all comprehension: "And...
Old Testament Lesson 26: King Solomon: Man of Wisdom, Man of Foolishness
Wisdom was a gift Solomon had sought and the Lord had provided (I Kings 3:9-11). But it did not save him, because somehow he was turned out of the path of his duty. Introduction President Heber J. Grant made an applicable remark: There is but one path of safety to the Latter-day...
KD: Old Testament Lesson 26
Lesson: Solomon Reading: 1 Kings 3, 5-11 1 Introduction * How does this narrative end? Note, the ending I am referring to is 2 Kings since the split of Kings into two book appears to be artificial1 * Is this important? Why? Is this likely to affect the authors perspective? 2 Summary...
