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Prayer and Praise
Opening Prayer
Israel was told to consecrate themselves in preparation for the amazing things God was to work for them. This involved religious bathing. Christ has bathed Christians in baptism so that we are consecrated to the Father:
(St. Patrick's Breastplate)
I arise today
through God's strength to pilot me,
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's host to save me from the snares of the devil.
May Christ shield me today...
Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christs when I sit, Christ when I stand,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Review
Presentation: The world context of these events in Canaan
Glossary
Asherah = 1) a Canaanite goddess, wife of El, consort of Baal. A fertility goddess.
2) a wood carved pole representing the goddess.
Massebot = stone columns erected on cult sites to represent a god.
Etiology = assigning a particular name of a location or festival by linking it to some historical event.
Jdgs 11:29-40 links the four days of mourning with the sacrifice of the daughter of Jephthah
Jdgs 2:5 is called “weepers” (Bochim) because the angel threatened the people with punishment there.
Kenite = metalsmith
Find these Locations on a Map
Lands ascribed to the twelve tribes
Hebron (Kiriath-arba)
Bethshean
Identify these Famous Persons: Judah
Note that the use of Judah does not refer to the individual, but to the entire tribe.
Faith sharing Questions from Kay Arthur Choosing victory; Overcoming Defeat, p. 54
What does the Catholic Church teach about sin?
Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1849-50
Intercesssory Prayer
Assignment for this Week
Kay Arthur Choosing victory; Overcoming Defeat, Week 2 p. 57
If you are using the NAB on Day 5 you should look for the word "Israelites" instead of "sons of Israel".<< Prev Index Next >>