Primary Learner s Manual Summer Quarter, 2018 God s People and the World Unit 1 Values of Right and Wrong June 3 Jacob s Lies... 3 June 10 Laban s Trick... 7 June 17 Joseph in Adversity... 11 June 24 Golden Calf... 15 Unit 2 False Values Lead to False Worship July 1 Report of Twelve Spies... 19 July 8 Samson s Victory... 23 July 15 Dangerous Battle Strategy... 27 July 22 Saul and Agag... 31 Unit 3 Values of False Worship July 29 Witch of Endor... 35 August 5 Jeroboam Turns to Idols... 39 August 12 Jesus Cleanses the Temple... 43 August 19 Arrested in the Temple... 47 August 26 The True God and the Island People... 51 Prayer Is Talking to God!... 55 Growing God s Way... 56 Volume 2, No. 4, Summer Quarter, 2018 Writer: Lena Case Editor in Chief: Kyle Elkins, kyle.elkins@bogardstore.org Business Manager: Wayne Sewell, wayne.sewell@bogardstore.org 2018, Bogard Press, 4605 N. State Line Ave. Texarkana, TX 75503-2928 www.bogardpress.org; 1-800-264-2482
Lesson Bible Insight Memory Verses 1 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 2 Corinthians 8:21 2 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. Proverbs 12:22 3 Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9 4 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matthew 4:10 5 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 6 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:2 7 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Matthew 15:8 8 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 9 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Romans 13:12 10 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:30 11 That thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 1 Timothy 3:15 12 In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 13 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth s sake. Psalm 115:1 2
Lesson 1 June 3, 2018 Primary Learner s Manual Jacob s Lies Jacob Lied, Esau Cried Genesis 27 Esau, my son, Isaac called. The blind old man could not see his older son. Here I am, Father, Esau said. I am old, Isaac said, and do not know when I may die. I want you to take your bow and go hunting. Get me a deer! Cook some of that delicious meat I love. Bring it to me to eat. I want to give you my blessing before I die. Esau left at once, but he was not the only one who heard Isaac s words. Rebekah, Esau s mother, overheard. She wanted her favorite son, Jacob, to get that special blessing. Before their birth, God had told Rebekah the younger twin, Jacob, would rule over the older one, Esau. She was afraid Isaac would veto God s plan. She decided to do something. Jacob, we have to act quickly, she might have said to him. Go, kill two young goats and dress them for me to cook for your father. You can take the meat to him and get the blessing before your brother returns from the hunt. She put the goat skins over Jacob s smooth neck and arms so Isaac would think it was the hairy skin of Esau in case he touched Jacob. She dressed Jacob in Esau s clothes so he smelled of the outdoors like Esau. Jacob took the meat and bread to Isaac and claimed to be Esau. Isaac was surprised that his son was back with deer meat so quickly. But when he touched the hairy skin, he thought it must be Esau after all. He ate the food and had his son come close so that he could kiss him. He could smell Esau s clothes that Jacob wore. Jacob convinced his father that he really was Esau. Isaac blessed Jacob and asked God to give him prosperity and make him a powerful ruler over his brother. Esau came in right after Jacob left. Isaac trembled all over when he realized he had blessed someone else. Your brother deceived me. He received your blessing, and I cannot take it back. Esau cried out bitterly for Isaac to bless him. He hated Jacob so much that he planned to kill him. Rebekah sent Jacob far away to live with her brother until Esau got over his anger. 3
Write words that describe the character of Jacob and Esau in the circles. Identify and write the values you choose for your life. You may use words from the list or think of your own. Try to be fair as you think of each person s traits. Jacob honest kind polite happy fair helpful loyal energetic faithful trustworthy caring dependable loving dishonest unkind rude angry unfair rough mean hateful tricky jealous demanding selfish irresponsible Me Esau 4 Lesson 1
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Trace the words with a marker or crayon. In the sight of the Lord... Honesty Checklist In the sight of men... I know that God knows everything. Psalm 139:1, 4, 23, 24 I confess my sins and ask His forgiveness rather than trying to hide them from Him. Proverbs 28:13; 1 John 1:9 I will keep my conscience clear by always being honest. Romans 2:15 I know Jesus is truth, and it pleases Him to see me honest. John 14:6; 17:3 I will honestly share with my parents when someone asks me to promise not to tell them something. 3 John 4 I know that dishonesty hurts the one who lies and others. Romans 12:17 I choose honesty as a character trait for my life. John 8:32 Exaggeration stretching the truth is a form of dishonesty. I will earn others trust by telling only the truth. Ephesians 4:25 Lesson 1 5
Speaking the truth in love. Ephesians 4:15 God s Word commands us to speak the truth in love. What is your motive for sharing the truth you hear? Love means that you care about the well-being of others. You feel more concern about how it affects others than in being able to share information that amounts to gossip. We should not repeat information that might hurt another even if the facts are true. It may not be appropriate for you to tell what or all you know. Combine love and mercy with truth. If there is a question about whether or not you should tell something, ask yourself: Would I want someone else telling this about me even if it is true? Connect the correct meaning to each of the wrong values promoted by Satan. to get something by tricking or acting dishonestly. representing as true what one knows to be false. a false statement or action with the intent to deceive. to take what belongs to another dishonestly or without permission. 6 Lesson 1