Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

CLASS:  SS 2

DATE:

TERM: 2nd TERM

REFERENCE

• Essential Christian Religious Knowledge for SS 1-3. By EdmondUgochukwu.
• Comprehensive Christian Religious Knoledge for SS 1-3. By Martins I.Amaechi,
• Holy Bible R.S.V (compulsory)
• WAEC CRK PAQ. (1988-2017)

 
WEEK ONE AND TWO

TOPIC: PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

FOR WEEKS ONE AND TWO

• The sons of Eli and Samuel
• God’s pronouncement of judgement on Eli and sons.
• Fulfillment of God’s judgement.

THE SONS OF ELI 1 SAM 2: 12-25

Eli was a priest in Israel. As he advanced in age, his two sons: Hophni and Phineas, took over the priesthood. However, they did not walk in the ways of their father. They were regarded as worthless men that have no regard for God. They treated the offering of the Lord with contempt. Apart from this, they lay with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They blasphemed against God.

Out of His love, God sent a man to Eli to warn his sons. God said he would slay his two sons and remove the priesthood from his lineage permanently. Eli could only do little due to his old age. But, they did not listen to him. God spoke to Samuel, the little boy serving the Lord in the house of Eli. God told Samuel that he will fulfill all that he had spoken against the house of Eli in one day because his sons had sinned against God and their father did not restrain them.

God’s punishment on the house of Eli came when the Philistines battled the Israelites. Both Hophni and Phineas were killed and the Ark of Covenant was captured. When Eli heard the news that the Ark had been captured, he fell off his seat, broke his neck and died. Phineas’ wife, who was pregnant, heard about the demise of her husband, gave birth to her  baby prematurely and died. However, before she died, she named her baby “Ichabod” meaning “The glory has departed from Israel”.

THE SONS OF SAMUEL 1 SAM. 8: 1-9

Samuel took over from Eli after the death of Eli. His two sons; Joel and Abijah, were appointed as judges in Israel. Unfortunately, they were like the two sons of Eli who did not follow their father’s footsteps. They took bribes and perverted justice. Their attitude made the people of Israel to demand for a king to rule them instead of judges so as to be like other nations around them.

EVALUATION

Describe the sons of Eli

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY II

• King Asa
• King Jehoshaphat

KING ASA. 1KINGS 15: 9-15

King Abijam was the father of Asa. He was described as one of the worst kings of Israel. His son, Asa, took over from him. He reigned for forty one years in Judah. He did what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord. The following were some of Asa’s landmark achievements:

1. Asa stamped out male cult and prostitution from the land.
2. He destroyed all the idols that his father had made.
3. He removed Maacah, his mother, from being the queen because she had an abominable image made for Asherah.
4. He cuts down Asherah’s image and burnt it.
5. His heart was true to God all his days.
6. King Jehoshaphat 1Kgs 22:41-44

King Jehoshaphat succeeded his father, King Asa. He was thirty five years old when he began to reign. He walked in the ways of his father, doing the things that pleased God. He always sought the ways of God on any issue that confronts him which always brings him victory. He also made peace with the king of Israel.

THE ROLE OF PARENTS IN THE LIFE OF THEIR CHILDREN

Parents play vital roles in the lives of their children. They are the first set of teachers a child will ever have at his/ her early stage of life. The relationship and bond built over the years will mold the life of such child when he gets old (Proverbs 22:6). The child usually learns through parents’ actions, inactions, attitudes, conducts and lifestyles which often shape their views and life.

EVALUATION

Describe the role of parents in the lives of their children.

GENERAL EVALUATION/ REVISION QUESTIONS

1. Describe the sons of Samuel.
2. Mention three achievements during the reign of King Asa.
3. Give an account of the first creation.
4. Narrate the second account of creation.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Essential Christian Religious Knowledge for SS 1-3. By Edmond Ugochukwu.Pgs 35-37

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. The father of Jehoshaphat is_____. A. Job B. Asa C. Rehoboam D. Nimrod
2. The sons of Samuel were______. A. Joshua and Caleb B. Joel and Abijah C. Jehu and Abishai D. 

Dan and Gad

1. The queen mother that was removed was_____. A. Maacah B. Abigail C. Mary D. Esther
2. Ichabod means____. A. the glory of Israel B. the decay of the society C. the glory had departed from Israel D. God with us
3. Abijam was the father of____. A. Nimrod B. Asa C. Cain D. James

THEORY

1. Mention three achievements of King Asa.
2. State two of the punishments against the house of Eli.