Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

CLASS:  SS 2

DATE:

TERM: 3rd TERM

REFERENCE

• Essential Christian Religious Knowledge for SS 1-3. By Edmond Ugochukwu.
• Comprehensive Christian Religious Knowledge for SS 1-3. By Martins I. Amaechi, RSV Bible (Compulsory)

 
WEEK TWO

TOPIC: ELIJAH AT MOUNT CARMEL - I Kings 18:17-41

CONTENT

The Mount Carmel contest.

1. How Mount Carmel proved the supremacy of God.
2. Lessons to learn.

• The Mount Carmel contest.

God, being merciful, decided to end the suffering of the people. He manifested this through the contest on Mount Carmel where He established His supremacy through Prophet Elijah. This episode on Mount Carmel is significant in two way: it was an opportunity for natural repentance, as well as opportunity to demonstrate God’s supremacy over Baal, as exemplified in the following.

Thus, the stage was set to know the true God. All the prophets of Baal were present, numbering four hundred and fifty. Elijah ordered that two bulls be provided, one for the prophets of Baal and one for him as a prophet of God. The prophets of Baal prayed from morning till evening calling on their god, but no fire came down.Elijah, having made the prophets of Baal confirm that they were tired, re- prepared the altar with pieces of stones; placed the bull on it and called on God to send fire down to consume everything as a proof of his supremacy. At once, fire came from heavenand consume everything. The prophets of Baal were filled with awe and the children of Israel fell on their faces covered with shame.They confessed –‘’The Lord, He is God’’.

Elijah did not spare the prophets of Baal,he killed all of them and then announced the coming of

rain, invariably, to end the drought.Elijah went to end the drought.Elijah went to the top of Mount Carmel to pray andGod answered with a heavy rainfall. This was how Elijah demonstrated the supremacy of God over all false gods. 

EVALUATION

1. Show how the contest on Mount Carmel illustrated the supremacy of God.
2. What lesson can be drawn from this?

HOW MOUNT CARMEL EPISODE PROVED THE SUPREMACY OF GOD.

1.  The contest at Mount Carmel proved the supremacy of God over Baal.
2. The killing of 450 prophets of Baal brought to light God’s Supremacy as it brought to end the worship of Baal in Israel.
3. The Mount Carmel episode stampede out Baalism totally as all her prophets were killed thereafter. It was an act of God to flush out Baalism.
4. It shows God as consuming fire. He is slow to anger. He always gives sinners long time to repent.

EVALUATION

1. Narrate the contest on Mount Carmel.
2. How did this contest demonstrate the Supremacy of God.

GENERAL EVALUATION/ REVISION QUESTIONS

1. Narrate the contest on Mount Carmel.
2. How did this contest demonstrate the Supremacy of God.
3. Discuss God as the controller of the universe.
4. Describe the uniqueness of man among the creations of God.

READING ASSIGNMENT

1. Essential Christian Religious Knowledge for SS1-3 by Edmond Ugochukwu. Pages 50-54.
2. Read RSV Bible I Kings 16;29-34;17;1-7 ;18;1-19 ;19;1-18.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. After the contest on mount carmel, Elijah killed --- prophets A. 400 B. 450 C. 500 D.350
2. During the reign of Ahab, the supremacy of God was championed by A. Elisha B. Hazeel C. Elijah

1. Jothan

1. Elijah demonstrated the supremacy of God to the people of Israel by A. ordering fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice B. prophesying  the death of Ahab C. slaying all the worshippers of Baal D. make the sun to stand still
2. ---- was the number of baal prophets that contested on Mount Carmel with Elijah A. 400 B. 450 C. 350 D. 500
3. Baal worship was introduced in Israel by --- A. Omri B. Jezebel  C. Jehu D. Joab

THEORY  

1. Discuss the religious tensions in Israel and relate it to the religious tensions in your own country today.
2. What lessons can be learnt from the religious tensions in Israel.