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| "THE RICH AND THE POOR" by Julie Snyder | ||||||||||||
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BIBLE STUDY SESSION 107
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| FAITH STORY Amos 5 FAITH FOCUS The people of Israel (the Northern Kingdom after the United Monarchy split) were living in unfaithfulness to God. They were worshipping idols in places that used to be dedicated to worshipping God. The Israelites were perverting justice and taking bribes. The poor were being exploited; the rich were keeping justice from being done and taking food from the poor population. The rich built large houses and planted vineyards. God was not happy with this behavior, and promised to judge Israel for its sins. The Israelites were looking forward to the “Day of the Lord”— the day that God would prevail over the godless nations around Israel. But God told the Israelites that the Day of the Lord would not be a happy celebration because they had become one of the nations who blasphemed God. Amos shouted out to the nation of Israel, calling them to repent in the hopes of softening the blow of the judgment that was coming MATERIALS AND ADVANCE PREPARATION • Study the passage and materials ahead of time • Bibles for everyone • A whiteboard or easel and markers (something big to write on) • Index cards (one per student) with rich written on half of the cards and poor written on the other half. • Napkins, hand wipes and cups • Food—doughnuts, juice, milk, bread, butter and water. • Knife to cut bread • Find out what your youth could do to minister to persons who are poor and/or hungry. Contact MCC about putting together health or school kits, your local food pantry, etc. Bring a list of suggestions that the youth can choose from for a service activity Continued... |
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