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Lesson OneWhat Is Geography?8 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Is There Geography in My Bible?7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeNow What?7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourHow Can I Grow My Geographical Literacy?7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Fertile Crescent and the Promised Land7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixKey Geographical Characteristics of the Promised Land7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenTraveling to the Promised Land7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightRoutes in and through the Promised Land7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineWater Realities of the Promised Land7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenWeather of the Promised Land7 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
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Share Your Thoughts
Share your response to the following question.
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Give an example from the Bible, other than the ones used in this lesson, that demonstrates the biblical authors use of geography to convey biblical wisdom.
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In the book of Revelation, the final battle on this earth will take place in the valley of Jezreel at Megiddo. This is hill country in northern Israel. It will be the place where Christ has his final victory over the forces of evil here on earth.
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It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in Isaiah 40.22
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. Palms 19: 1-14
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Abraham and Lot looking out over the land and deciding who will go where. The images of choosing, of priorities, of seeking peace, and so on, are so important to the story. Not only this, but the impact of that decision had so many consequences down the road, for both parties. The geography determined so much of later events.
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the ark resting on Mt. Ararat; Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel; David hiding in the caves from Saul; Psalm 121 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help…”
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The ones that jump out to me include Abram and Lot dividing their lands, storms on the Sea of Galilee, the circumstances surrounding the time of day that Jesus found the woman at the well in Samaria, the decision of Jesus to go through Samaria in the first place and the routes available to them with the dangers associated with them, the lukewarm water in Laodicea.
