WOW - great job!!!

To all of you who were in the musical Joseph - WOW - terrific, terrific job!  I loved it!  I love that musical anyway, but it was so wonderful to see you all do it so well.  So, your reward is an easy verse this week: 

Psalm 118:24  This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

And here's your challenge.  You know the movie we watched in Joseph is very accurate.  The musical takes more poetic license.  I spotted 4 or 5 things that are definitely portrayed in the musical differently than they happen in the Bible.  See if you can tell me some of them.  There is one in particular that is significant in one of the most important morals of Joseph.  The person who catches that one picks lunch for next week!  Go!

This week's verse...

This week's verse is longer, but so good to know.  Note this is the (b) section of the verse.  I want you to begin with the words "The Lord does not..." and go to the end.  Someone asked last week why we only did a portion of some verses.  That is because some are quite long.  Anyone who wants to memorize the entire verse is certainly welcome to for extra credit! :)

1 Samuel 16:7(b)  ...The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.  Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

This takes place when the Lord sends Samuel to annoint Saul's replacement.  Samuel is quite sure that (a) Saul will kill him and (b) the Lord will pick someone with an outstanding physical appearance.  These words are the Lord talking to Samuel.  First person to tell me how many of Jesse's sons Samuel saw before he annointed David will pick the next snack. 

Some info on this week's verse

I am slowing up a bit because we have only had one class period each week the last two weeks, so I know we have some catch-up work to do.  This week's verse is only a partial verse and is easy (because I'll bet you already know it), but there is question involved.  If you answer the question right, I owe you the chance to pick our snack one class.  Here's the verse:

...love your neighbor as yourself... --Leviticus 19:18 (b)

Remember (b) means only the second part of the verse, and in this case we are only memorizing the middle of the verse.  The whole verse actually reads:  "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.  I am the Lord."  If you want extra credit, you can memorize the whole thing.  :)

Now, here's the question...you probably think of that verse as something Jesus said in the New Testament--and He did say it, but He was quoting the scriptures.  How many times does that verse appear in the Bible?  FIRST right answer wins.  Go! 

P.S.  I'm thinking by the number of times it is said, He really means it!  :)

This week's verse...

I know you only had one class period last week due to snow, but you KNOW the end of that verse was easy!  So, we are moving on.  This week's verse is some great advice from Proverbs:

He who walks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.

(Proverbs 13:20, NIV)

My fact is this verse in a different version.  In The Message (remember, it is a modern day paraphrase of the Bible), this verse reads:

Become wise by walking with the wise;
 hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces. 

(Proverbs 13:20, The Message)

Now, that's good advice!!  Sounds a bit like that quote we use in Values, which I am sure came from this thought.  Remember "He who rides with the outlaws, dies with the outlaws!"??  Okay, find me some facts. 

Now the last half...

This week's memory verse is the last half of Joshua 1:9.  What you have memorized so far is "Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged..."  And now this week's memory verse:

Joshua 1:9(b)  "...for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

You may have trouble finding a fact this week because it is the same verse.  Try to see if you can figure out who wrote it or when it was written or what was happening in Joshua's life.  Here's my fact:

Actually, this is sneaky.  My fact is simply to tell you why I had you split the verse up.  It isn't because it was too long to memorize in one week, though it is a little lengthy.  It is because this is a question that God is asking and what He is commanding them and I wanted to be sure you heard the answer.  The Lord commands Joshua to be strong and not terrified.  And the answer to "Why" Joshua should do this is simple and remains the same answer for you and me - "because the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

Nice job! Here's another one...

Nice job on the last verse.  I wrote a comment at the end because though you all dug up some interesting facts, one group was confused on the time period.  Please check it out. 

This week's verse is Joshua 1:9(a).  The (a) on there means the first part of the verse...we are going through the word discouraged this week and we will memorize the rest of it next week.  (I am being nice to you because it is long!)  Here is the first half:

Joshua 1:9 (a)  Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified.  Do not be discouraged...

MY FACT:  Look back at the first of this chapter.  You know who is speaking?  God to Joshua as he takes over after Moses's death  WOW!  Just for fun, if anyone can come to class and tell me who buried Moses, it is worth some extra credit.  Hmmm...

So what do you think???

Hello everyone!  This is my NEW Old and New Testament blog.   You can use it to record points, check memory work, or look at pictures.  However, each week I will list this week's memory verse on the blog.  I will give you a "factoid" about the verse that you may not know.  Here's your part.  YOU look for another fact on that verse that you think is interesting.  It might be who wrote that verse, it might be when it was written, it might be what one of the words means...you can do whatever you want.  However, give me your fact on my blog by posting here to this blog.  Be sure you sign your name.  Someone will win each week.  Here's week one:


Genesis 1:1  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.


MY FACT:  The first four words of this verse tell you more than who created the earth.  They tell you in the beginning, God was already there!!!  Always has been, always will be!  :)  Your turn. Tell me something you know.  Don't know how to find it?  Come see me and I will point you in the right direction.