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Parental responsibility I (Eli and his sons)

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Term – 1st Term

Week: 11

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      CRK

Topic:-       Parental responsibility I (Eli and his sons)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Explain God’s reactions to conduct of Eli and his sons
  2. Draw out lessons from the life of Eli and his sons

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures, The Holy Bible

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on God’s care for His people-Provisions

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He gives a detailed account of the story of Eli and his sons and explains God’s reaction to their conduct

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He draws out important lessons from their lives as it relates to parents and also children

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY I(ELI AND HIS SONS)

The Bible says, Children are heritage from the  Lord (Psalm 127:3) Parents should see their children as precious gift from the Lord and they therefore have the divine dirty of bringing them up in the way of the Lord. If they fail in their responsibility, they stand the risk of being punished by God. 
 
ELI AND SAMUEL (1 Samuel 2:11-36, 3:2-18, 4:10-22, 8:1-5
Eli was a priest in Israel. At the time he was old, his children took over. The two sons Hophini and Phineas did not walk in the ways of their father. The Bible described them as worthless men who have no regard for the Lord. They treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.
 
The customs was that whenever any many offering sacrifice, the priest servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand and he would thrust it into the pan, while the meat was boiling all that the fork could bring out, the priest would take for herself. The sons of Eli did not respect this rule, rather, they preferred taking the meat raw and if the person offering the sacrifice refused, they would take it by force. This was a great sin in the sight of the Lord. Apart from this, they lay with the women who serve at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They blasphemed against God. 
 
GOD’S WARNING AND THE FAILURE OF ELI 
In reaction to all the actions or sins of the sons of Eli, God sent a man of God to Eli to warn him about the sins of his sons. God said He would slay Eli’s two sons and remove the priesthood from his lineage permanently. Eli being an old man, did his little best to caution his children over their sins, but they did not listen to him because the Lord was determined to destroy them. 
 
In confirmation of the warning mode by the man of God, God revealed Himself to Samuel, the little boy serving the Lord in the house of Eli. God told Samuel that He would fulfill all. He had spoken against the House of Eli in one day because his children blasphemed against God and their father did not restrain them. 
 
GOD'S PUNISHMENT
When there was war between the Israelites and the Philistines, in the battle, the Israelites were defeated, the two sons of Eli-Hophini and Phinehas were killed. When the news go to Eli, he fell off his feat; broke his neck and died.  
 
LESSONS FROM THE STORY OF ELI AND HIS SONS

  1. Parents should take time to teach their children the word of God. 
  2. There is need to pray together 
  3. Parents should inculcate in their children the spirit of fear of God in all they do. 
  4. There is need to heed the warning of prophets. 
  5. Disobedience to the commandments of God could bring adverse consequences

 

 

EVALUATION:                                                             

  1. What was God’s reaction to the conduct of Eli and his sons?
  2. Outline three lessons from the story of Eli and his sons

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively