Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 2
CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE
CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE
SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
CLASS: SS 2
DATE:
TERM: 2nd TERM
REFERENCE
WEEK FOUR
TOPIC: CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE
KING SAUL 1 SAM.15: 20-26
Soon after Saul was made king of Israel, God gave him an assignment to Amalekto utterly destroy the people because they opposed the Israelites when they left Egypt. This means that nobody should be spared neither young or old. Saul organized the soldiers and went to the Amalekites and defeated them but not in the way that Saul was instructed. The Israelites destroyed everything but spared the goats, sheep and other valuables. Above all, King Agag of Amalek was spared and they took him captive. This was Saul’s sin and God was not happy with him.
When Samuel confronted him on this, he lied to him. God had revealed everything to Samuel. When Samuel questioned him on the bleating of sheep and other animals, Saul claimed that it was the people that brought those things for sacrifice to the Lord. Saul did not admit his fault, rather, shifted the blame on the people.
EVALUATION
Narrate the events that led to rejection of King Saul by God.
KING SAUL REJECTED AS KING 1 SAM16:14-23
As a result of his disobedience, God rejected Saul as king. This rejection made the Spirit of God to leave him and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. Whenever he is tormented, he could only be relieved when he listened to music. David was called to the palace because he was very skillful in playing the lyre.
KING SAUL AND HIS THREE SONS DIED SAME DAY 1 SAM.31: 1-13
The Philistines had a long battle with the Israelites. However, the Philistines gained an upper hand at Mount Gilboa. Saul and his three sons- Jonathan, Malchishua and Abinadab were killed. The Philistines cut off his head, stripped off his armour and put it in the temple of Ashtaroth and fastened his body to the wall of Bethsham.
EVALUATION
Mention three consequences of King Saul’s disobedience
DISOBEDIENCE OF THE YOUNG PROPHET 1 KGS. 13: 11-24
God sent a prophet from Judah to prophesy in Bethel. King Jeroboam was at the altar, burning incense. He prophesied that God would raise Josiah to reform the religious situation of the land. This angered Jeroboam and he stretch out his hand as a way of command to capture the prophet. Immediately he did that, his hand dried up. Jeroboam begged the prophet to ask God to restore his hand which he did and it was restored. The king was pleased and asked the prophet to come and refresh himself with a reward. The prophet refused because God had told him not to take anything when he was to go back.
When an old prophet was informed of this, he went after the prophet on his ass whom he met sitting under an oak tree. He asked if he was the prophet and the latter confirmed it. He told him to come and eat but the young prophet told him what God said to him. However, the older prophet lied that an angel of God told to bring him back so that he could refresh himself.
When they were eating, God told the old prophet to tell his younger counterpart that his body will not be laid in his father’s tomb. When he was on his way back, he was killed by a lion.
THE SONS OF ELI 1 SAM 2:22-25, 1 SAM. 4: 10-11
God punished the house of Eli for disobedience. His two sons had no regards for God. 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”.
EVALUATION
Mention the punishments given to the house of Eli.
GENERAL EVALUATION/ REVISION QUESTIONS
READING ASSIGNMENT
Essential Christian Religious Knowledge for SS 1-3. Edmond Okoli.Pgs 40-42
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
THEORY
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