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Lesson OneWhat Is Geography?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Is There Geography in My Bible?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeNow What?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourHow Can I Grow My Geographical Literacy?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Fertile Crescent and the Promised Land3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixKey Geographical Characteristics of the Promised Land3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenTraveling the Promised Land3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightRoutes in and through the Promised Land3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineWater Realities of the Promised Land3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenWeather of the Promised Land3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Why do you think geography has been given so little attention by Bible readers?
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They are so concerned with the doctrines of the Bible they seldom relate the different places, types of life, ways people made a living, etc.
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We tend to read into the text our own experiences of our surroundings, not taking into account either the significance of biblical geographical references or the potential differences compared to our point of view.
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Most people want to get the truths of the Bible through straight forward teachings. Even geography as taught in schoolhas little interest for many.
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The community of believer has missed the interaction between geography and the stories that took place in the Bible in favor of the application of the stories and not how the geography enhances and sets the stage for the stories. What richness of the Bible we miss when we do this.
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I don’t think we realize how much it can add to our understanding of the Bible and the deeper meaning it can give.
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Give an example from the Bible, other than the ones we have used in this lesson, that demonstrates the biblical authors use geography when communicating the thoughts of God to us.
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Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall posper.
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In Matthew 16:1-3, the Bible states:
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. -
When People in the Bible went to Jerusalem, it is often recorded as “going up” to Jerusalem. The reality is that Jerusalem is on a hilltop but the idea also seems to imply that a person was “up” to worship God seemly as an elevated spiritual position.
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“It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For the Lord commanded the blessing there—life forever.” (Psalms 133:3)
God’s blessing of life (now) and forever (eternal) is likened to the morning dew coming from Mount Herman to the valleys below.
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The parable of building on solid or sandy ground.
Noah and the Flood
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
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Give two examples of physical geography, two examples of human geography, and two examples of natural history associated with the place you live.
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