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Lesson OnePsalm 23: Finding Safety in the Wilderness3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhere David Hid from Saul3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWhere Jesus Was Tempted in the Desert3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe Doorstep to Israel: The Coastal Plains3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveJaffa: Where Peter Had a Change of Heart3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixJoshua and the Battle of the Benjamin Plateau3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenWhy the Stories of the Bible Need To Be Shared: Shephelah3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightWhere David Defeated Goliath: Shephelah3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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How does Jesus being the Good Shepherd affect our lives as His followers?
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We know that our needs are met and we can trust Him to take care of us.
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If we understand the role of a shepherd, that is the protection, care and leadership that he brings, then we can see that Jesus, as the good Shepherd, does the same for us.
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Jesus being our good shepherd,helps us to understand to keep our eyes on him always.
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With Jesus as My Shepherd, I feel safe and secure and know my needs will be met.
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Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is Lord. And the Lord is MY shepherd. I shall not want.
I think of my comfortable home with running water and sanitation, mode of transportation, roads, etc. and it makes me appreciate even more when I read Psalm 23 that the good shepherd wrote it in conditions far more harsh than what I experience. Yet, He still promises to supply our needs as we trust in, and rely upon, Him. This lesson was helpful for me to understand the Psalm 23 context so much better.
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What importance does the geography of the biblical land play in understanding the biblical narrative?
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In seeking to understand the message of any passage of Scripture, context is indispensable. The terrain, in so many cases, is an important part of the context. The geography is used to establish a link of insight between the physical and spiritual realms. “Just as a literal shepherd pastors his flock, the Lord pastors me.” He is always leading me in the wilderness and providing every need along the way. I can trust Him just as a sheep or goat trusts the faithful shepherd.
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Geography of the biblical land reveals the character of the land. It gives me a picture how those people lives in those environment and what they face, challenges and dangers they encounter, including the goodness or fertile or lush full of the land versus the wilderness environment. It gives us an awareness how we can take things especially good and blessed environment for granted and forget where we were before like Israelites came out of wilderness into promised land and overtime forget about the goodness of God.