Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato
1999 Summer Bible Study
Sing to the Lord ~ Glorify His Name
August 8, 1999
III. Sing to All Generations
A. Teach the Children

TODAY’S THEME: Sing to all Generations: "Teach the Children"

Memorial Stones/Psalm 78

Israel Crosses Jordan & Memorial Stones ~ Joshua 3:1 - 4:24

  1. The wait at the Jordan ~ 3:1-3

  2. Watch and see the Hand of the Lord ~ 3:4-5

  3. Joshua confirmed as God’s leader ~ 3:6-8 (cf: Joshua 1:8-9)

  4. The miracle at the Jordan ~ 3:9-17 [compare/contrast with Red Sea]

  5. The command for a memorial and its purpose ~ 4:1-8 [large stones]

  6. Joshua’s memorial ~ 4:9

  7. The return of the Jordan ~ 4:10-18

  8. The building of the memorial and its purpose ~ 4:19-24 [purpose also connected to Red Sea]

God commanded a memorial for HISTORY

Israel Crosses Jordan & Memorial Stones ~ Joshua 3:1 - 4:24

  1. Psalmist’s "plan of action" ~ vv.1-4

  2. Reasons for action ~ vv. 5-8 [command, not forget, not be like previous generations]

    HISTORIC EXAMPLES of GOD’S GRACE and PEOPLE’S SIN

  3. Poor leadership ~ vv.9-11

  4. GRACE ~ God’s Wonderful Works ~ vv.12-16

  5. SIN ~ God we want more! ~ vv. 17-20

  6. Righteous Anger ~ vv. 21-22 [discuss correlation between v.19 and v.22]

  7. GRACE ~ vv.23-29

  8. Righteous Anger~ vv.30-31 [see Numbers 11:31-35]

  9. SIN ~ vv.32-33

  10. Interlude Summary ~ vv.34-39

  11. SIN in 40 years of wandering [see Numbers 14:22]

  12. Review of God’s deeds in Egypt ~ vv.42-51

  13. GRACE ~ vv.52-55

  14. SIN ~ vv. 56-58

  15. Righteous Anger ~ vv. 59-64

  16. MERCY~ vv. 65-66

  17. GRACE & PROMISE ~ vv.67-72 [Ephraim: Genesis 48:14, 1 Samuel 1:1, Judges 18:31, etc.]

LET HIS-TORY EDUCATE

(1 Corinthians 10:1ff)