Lesson 30 – Review and Reflection: Sessions 25-38

 

  • In the past lessons, we have studied stories about military leaders, judges, and kings. We have read about men, women, and children called by God to perform special tasks. If we step back, we can see that the Hebrew people became more organized during this period of history. They moved from being nomadic tribes, to claiming land and being governed by judges, to a monarchy of powerful kings recognized and respected by foreign governments.

  • To help you review what we've studied, complete the chart below. In the second column write those characteristics and deeds for which you remember each person. In the third column write how God's faithfulness was revealed through each story.

 

 

Name of leader

 

Leader remembered for:

God's faithfulness emphasized by:

 

Joshua

 

 

 

Deborah

 

 

 

Gideon

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

Saul

 

 

 

David

 

 

 

Solomon

 

 

 

 

  •   The stories from this section are important to the collective memory of God's people. The Israelites understood themselves as chosen by God, led to live in a land promised to them, and called to worship at a temple dedicated to the service of God. Their stories centered on those who gave leadership at various points in this important his­tory. Think about the following questions:
    • How might this history have been different had it been told about the common people rather than about the leaders, judges, and kings?
    • How might it have been different if it had been told from the perspective of those whose land was in­vaded?
    • Is there a sense in which Solomon's kingdom had become the very kind of government the Hebrews were trying to escape in their Exodus from Egypt? Why or why not?