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Lesson OneKing David’s Palace, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, and The Tower of David3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoModern-Day Jerusalem: The Temple Mount and Old City Markets3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeJerusalem: Before and After Babylonian Conquest3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe Land God Promised Abraham3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveWhere Jesus Was Born—Bethlehem3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixMount Tabor, Deborah, and the Jezreel Valley3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenThe Epic Battle at Gideon’s Spring3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightThe Important Role of Megiddo in the End Times3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Jerusalem stands at the center of the land of Israel. Why was this important in biblical times?
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Jerusalem was in a defendable location high up to see their enemies coming.
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It was where God chose to center His people and where He lived.
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Because God chose it.
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Jerusalem was the city of King David and the central city for daily living. People lived and “worked “ there. King David build his palace there. It was God’s city.
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I think it would be for accessibility and safety reasons.
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What do you think Joab experienced as he fought in the water tunnels to take the city of Jerusalem?
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He probably had to deal with darkness, dreary, wet places. He never knew what was ahead of him. Places were narrow at times and he may have struggled to get through.
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I think he felt a bit of fear and anxiety.
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Joab was a mighty man of valor but even he must have had reservations about secretly walking through narrow channels in mostly darkness not knowing what he was going to face.
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I would imagine that Joab experienced fear and excitement. I am sure it wasn’t easy to make it through those tunnels, but having gone through caves, I know there is some excitement while traveling through them. And because they were propelled by their objective to take the city that way, that would have created excitement as well.
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Trepidation-it was dark, you could not see where you were going, you could not see possible attackers, it was narrow and treacherous underfoot. I am sure it must have felt claustrophobic as it was so enclosed. It must have been so difficult to manage just carrying weapons and communicating with those that accompanied him.
