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Kings and Chronicles, Part 2: Seeds of Hope
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Lesson OneHezekiah (2 Kings 17–20, 2 Chronicles 28–32)19 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: 2 Kings 17–20, 2 Chronicles 28–32
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In | Workbook: Understanding Hezekiah’s Illness
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In | Understanding Hezekiah’s Illness
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In | Kings and Chronicles Compared
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In | Run-up to Hezekiah’s Revival: The “Good, but …” Kings
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In | Run-up to Hezekiah’s Revival: Kings and Foils
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In | Run-up to Hezekiah’s Revival: Hezekiah’s Purge
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In | Hezekiah’s Passover and Rebellion
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In | Hezekiah’s Folly and Judgment
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Behind | The Battles of 701 BC
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Behind | Hezekiah’s Response: Water
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Behind | Onsite: Inside Hezekiah’s Tunnel
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Behind | Hezekiah’s Duel with Sennacherib
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Behind | Sennacherib: The Rest of the Story
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In Front | What Does a Miracle Look Like?
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In Front | Workbook: Pondering a “Miracle”
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In Front | The Pain of a Miracle
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson TwoJosiah and the Fall of the South (2 Kings 21–23, 2 Chronicles 33–35)23 Activities
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Lesson Text: 2 Kings 21–23, 2 Chronicles 33–35
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In | Workbook: Manasseh’s Repentance
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In | Manasseh and the Background for Josiah’s Revival
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In | Finding the Word of God
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In | The Word and Creation
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In | Josiah's Folly
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In | Josiah’s Revival and Jerusalem’s Fall
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In | The Last Kings of Judah
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In | Workbook: The Last Kings of Judah
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Behind | Babylon
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Behind | Babylonian Invasion
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Behind | iMap: Babylonian Invasion
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Behind | Onsite: Judas and the Potter’s Field
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Behind | Child Sacrifices
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Behind | Child Sacrifice in Context: Dr. Catherine McDowell
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Behind | Har Megiddo and Armageddon
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Behind | The Annals of Nebuchadnezzar
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Behind | The Traffic of Babylonian Exile
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In Front | Unconditional Promises?
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In Front | The Nature of “Revival”
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In Front | Workbook: Reflecting on Revival
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson ThreeOverview of 1 and 2 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 1–7, 14–29, 2 Chronicles 29–36)22 Activities
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Lesson Text: 1 Chronicles 1–7, 14–29, 2 Chronicles 29–36
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In | Workbook: Comparing Chronicles and 2 Samuel
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In | Genealogies and Hope
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In | Kings vs. Chronicles
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In | Chronicles and Kings Compared: What’s Missing?
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In | Chronicles and Kings Compared: What’s Added?
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In | Chronicles on Worship
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In | Resetting the World
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In | Bible Project: Chronicles
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Behind | Experiencing the Temple
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Behind | Workbook: Experiencing the Temple
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Behind | Onsite: In the Holy of Holies - Steve Wunderink in Luxor, Egypt
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Behind | Worship in the Ancient Near Eastern Context
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Behind | Workbook: Worship in the Ancient Near Eastern Context
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Behind | No Priestesses in Israel
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Behind | Authorship of Chronicles
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In Front | Kingdom of God in Chronicles
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In Front | Agency
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection on Agency
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FourRitual and Sacramental Living (1 Chronicles 13, 21, 2 Chronicles 1–27)24 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson Text: 1 Chronicles 13, 21, 2 Chronicles 1–27
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In | Workbook: The Rituals of 1 Kings 8
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In | Workbook: Bringing the Ark into Jerusalem
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In | Workbook: The Land Gets Its Rest
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In | Workbook: Rituals Are Acts of Faith, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Rituals Are Acts of Faith, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Temple Ritual and God’s Presence, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Temple Ritual and God’s Presence, Part 2
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In | Moses’ Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple
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In | Workbook: Moses’ Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Moses’ Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Does the LORD Really Dwell in His House? Part 1
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In | Workbook: Does the LORD Really Dwell in His House? Part 2
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Behind | Workbook: Hospitality and the Gods, Part 1
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Behind | Workbook: Hospitality and the Gods, Part 2
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Behind | Workbook: Hospitality and the Gods, Part 3
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Behind | Workbook: Hospitality and the Gods, Part 4
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Behind | Instruments of Ritual
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In Front | Christianity Today: The Sacred Ritual of Coffee Prep
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In Front | God’s Presence
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In Front | Workbook: You, the Temple
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In Front | Workbook: Spiritual Disciplines as Temple Ritual
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FiveWisdom Literature (Proverbs 1–4, Ecclesiastes 1–3, 12, Job 1–4, 40–42)18 Activities
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Lesson Text: Read Proverbs 1–4, Ecclesiastes 1–3, 12, Job 1–4, 40–42
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In | Workbook: Proverbs 1:1-7 and Wisdom Literature
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In | What Is Wisdom Literature?
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In | Bible Project: Proverbs
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In | Workbook: Reflecting on Proverbs
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In | Bible Project: Ecclesiastes
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In | Workbook: Reflecting on Ecclesiastes
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In | Bible Project: Job
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In | Workbook: Reflecting on Job
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In | Workbook: Solomon’s Knowledge
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In | Solomon’s Knowledge
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Behind | The International Flavor of Wisdom Literature
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Behind | Egyptian Wisdom Literature
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In Front | Workbook: Contemporary Proverbs
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In Front | Workbook: Becoming Skillful in Living
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In Front | Workbook: Reflections on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job
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Wrap-Up
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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In | Workbook: Rituals Are Acts of Faith, Part 2
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The basic answer to the question on the previous page is that there was no way to confirm that rituals were effective. For this reason, they were profound acts of faith.
The results of these actions are unverifiable. One cannot verify if one is actually cleansed or forgiven. Instead, the system requires a measure of faith in its efficacy. One has to believe that one has been cleansed or forgiven.
Those performing the rituals had to take God at His word. They had to trust that fulfilling God’s commands would achieve the intended result in God’s sight. Ultimately, the objective of every ritual was improving or maintaining the people’s relationship with God. At the center of every act was God’s presence and promises.
Source: Michael Hundley, Keeping Heaven on Earth, 2011, p. 25.