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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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Because we are never taught about the geography of the Bible and it takes longer to study if you have to dig out the geography. But you might be missing a lot of the meaning if you do not know the geography just like with the scratch plow. Because of how it is made, if you hit a rock you can break the plow and your planting season is over so you do not dare look Back
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1) We are biased by where, current events, and the current thought preference of process, so we assume everything with our perspective,
2) We tend to like action and not having time to look at the environment, digging in in to the history of the place, and thinking about what shapes the people of the land,
3) We have not visited Israel,
4) Not too many teachers talk about it…
5) and like how this question is rightfully framing it…it is the last thing on our priority list (if we have one). -
So many teachers/preachers/laymen have missed the interaction between geography and the stories that took place in the geography in favor of the application of the stories
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When reading the bible, we are more focused on exploring the teachings and principles it wants to convey. Thus, geography is of secondary importance, and it will not affect its meaning. For example, the conversation between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. Most will think that its geography will not contribute significantly to our understanding of the passage.
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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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The story of the sower and the seeds
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Judges 5:4-6 (Part of the song of Deborah)
O Lord, when you went out from Seir,
When you march from the land of Edom,
The earth shook, the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.
The mountain quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel….If we do not know where the battle environment of Barak and Deborah was facing the chariots of Sisera, it would be hard to understand the story…
Why Seir, land of Edom and the One of Sinai are mentioned here? How do they explain the God of Israel? -
“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree; they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon” (psalm 92:12). Thus, the inspired author compares the life of a believer to two types of trees.
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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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