RockSolidKids

Drawing Kids Close to God’s Unchanging Heart

Volume 3: God with Israel, Part 2
[Lessons 52-68: Joshua-Malachi]

A Digital Volume 3 (Lessons and Supplements) and a Digital Teacher's Guide are included with your print copy.

Finally—as God had promised Abraham—God took back His Land and gave it to His people, where they were to show the world what a blessing it is to worship the One True God and have Him with you. [Joshua]

God wanted their hearts, but over and over again they abandoned Him and worshiped idols—so they were continually oppressed. Whenever they cried ‘help,’ God sent rescuers. [Judges] Meanwhile, one young woman from a ‘foreign’ nation chose to “take shelter under the wings of the God of Israel.” [Ruth]

Despite all their blessings, under mostly terrible horrible wicked kings, first Israel and then Judah spiraled downward into—yes, unbelievably—idol worship! Elijah, David and then four other very good kings [including two boy kings!] shine. [1 Samuel-2 Chronicles]

For four hundred years God sent prophets warning and pleading and calling His children back. “I have always loved you,” He said. “All day long I opened my arms to you,” He said. But they refused to listen. So they were carried off to Babylon as slaves; the Temple was destroyed, and God reluctantly left. [Isaiah-Malachi]

[Jonah and Daniel remind us that God has always loved the whole world!]

70 years later—just as God had promised, and with the support of pagan neighbors and kings!—some of God’s people returned to the land and rebuilt the Temple. [Ezra-Nehemiah]

Then there were 400 years of silence as God prepared the world for the Promised Rescuer.

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