PROPHET AMOS

Background to Prophet Amos - Historical and personal context

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify the historical background of Prophet Amos. Describe Amos' personal life, occupation, and ministry period. Explain the significance of a Judean prophet sent to Israel. Analyze the reigns of Jeroboam II and Uzziah.

Q/A: Review prophets from previous units. Map work: Locate Tekoa, Israel's boundaries. Discussion: Amos as shepherd and sycamore tree tender. Timeline: Contemporary kings (786-743 BCE Israel, 783-742 BCE Judah). Analysis: Why God sent Judean prophet to Northern Kingdom.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 41-44

PROPHET AMOS

Political and economic background
Social and religious background
The call of Amos and confrontation with Amaziah
Lessons from Amos' call and the five visions introduction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe political stability during Jeroboam II's reign. Explain economic prosperity and wealth concentration. Analyze the rising threat of Assyrian empire. Evaluate the gap between rich and poor in Israel.

Bible reading: 2 Kings 14:23-29. Discussion: Jeroboam II as warrior king expanding borders. Analysis: Assyrian threat under Tiglath-Pileser III (745-727 BCE). Case study: Wealth concentrated in cities vs. rural poverty. Q/A: Legal exploitation of peasant farmers.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 42-45

PROPHET AMOS

Visions of locusts and fire - God's mercy through intercession
Visions of plumb line and summer fruits - Inevitable judgment
Vision of altar destruction and modern significance of visions
Social justice teachings - Slavery, exploitation, and sexual immorality
Breaking laws on pledges, bribery, and corruption
Greed, luxury, and cheating in business
Relevance of social justice teachings for Christians today
Hypocritical religion - External observance without inner piety
God's demand for justice and relevance for Christians
Judgment on surrounding nations
God's judgment on Israel and Judah

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the first vision of locust plague threatening Israel's crops. Explain the second vision of supernatural fire. Analyze Amos' intercession for Israel in both visions. Evaluate God's merciful response to prophetic prayer.

Bible reading: Amos 7:1-6. Discussion: Locusts consuming crops after king's taxation. Analysis: Fire threatening to consume subterranean waters and earth. Q/A: Amos pleading "How can Jacob stand? He is so small!" Compare: Moses' intercession (Exodus 32:11-14).

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 49-50

PROPHET AMOS
PROPHET JEREMIAH

Forms of punishment and call for repentance
Relevance of judgment teachings for Christians
Israel's election - Concept, misunderstanding, and God's universal activity
Relevance of election for Christians
The Day of the Lord - Expectations vs. reality
Relevance of Day of the Lord for Christians
The remnant concept and restoration promises
Relevance of remnant teaching for Christians
Synthesis of Amos' major teachings
Contemporary applications and Christian discipleship
Background to Prophet Jeremiah - Political context

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe various punishments God would send to Israel. Explain invasion, pestilence, earthquake, eclipse, famine of God's word, exile. Analyze Amos' call for individual repentance. Evaluate possibility of escape through righteousness.

Bible reading: Amos 5:14-17, 6:9-11, 8:9-13, 9:2-4. Discussion: Progression from military to natural to spiritual disasters. Analysis: Individual responsibility vs. national guilt. Q/A: "Seek good and not evil, that you may live". Timeline: Prophecy to 721 BCE fulfillment.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 68-71

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Social and economic background
Religious background and syncretism
Jeremiah's personal life and family background
Jeremiah's call - The divine encounter
Jeremiah's commission and mission
Evils addressed by Jeremiah - Necromancy and false prophecy
Dishonesty, human sacrifice, and idolatry
The Temple Sermon - Content and significance
Reactions to Temple Sermon and relevance for Christians
Jeremiah's teachings on judgment and punishment - Divine judgment announced
Modes of punishment - Military, natural, and spiritual

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the social conditions in Judah during Jeremiah's time. Explain economic problems and social stratification. Analyze the impact of foreign invasions on society. Evaluate corruption and breakdown of social order.

Discussion: How wars affected Judah's economy and society. Analysis: Rich vs. poor disparity during crisis periods. Q/A: Impact of tribute payments to foreign powers. Case study: Social breakdown during siege conditions.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 68-69

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Symbolic acts related to judgment - Waistcloth and wine jars
Symbolic acts - Celibacy, potter and clay, earthen flask
More symbolic acts - Fig baskets and wooden yoke
The fall of Jerusalem and exile
Jeremiah's suffering and lamentations - Plots against his life
Jeremiah's isolation, mockery, and torture
Jeremiah's arrest, trial, and imprisonment
Relevance of Jeremiah's sufferings for Christians
Symbolic acts related to hope - Vision of figs and ox-yoke
Letter to exiles and buying land
The New Covenant prophecy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain Jeremiah's use of symbolic actions to convey God's message. Describe the symbolic act of the linen waistcloth. Analyze the meaning of the wine jars parable. Evaluate the effectiveness of symbolic communication.

Bible reading: Jeremiah 13:1-11, 13:12-14. Demonstration: Burying and retrieving cloth to show decay. Discussion: Wine jars filled and broken symbolizing destruction. Analysis: Why symbolic acts were powerful communication tools. Q/A: How actions reinforced verbal messages.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 87-88

PROPHET JEREMIAH
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON JUDGMENT AND PUNISHMENT
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON JUDGMENT AND PUNISHMENT
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON JUDGMENT AND PUNISHMENT

Fulfillment of New Covenant in Christ
Jeremiah's call and its relevance to Christians
Jeremiah's suffering and Christian discipleship
Hypocrisy in worship and call for repentance
New Covenant and Christian life
Judgment, punishment, and divine justice
Hope, restoration, and the righteous king
The Temple and Jerusalem in prophecy
Judgment and Punishment - God's universal judgment
Symbolic acts related to Judgment and Punishment - Personal symbols
Symbolic acts related to Judgment and Punishment - Object lessons

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain how Jesus fulfilled Jeremiah's New Covenant prophecy. Describe the Last Supper as inauguration. Analyze the role of Christ's death and resurrection. Evaluate the spiritual implications for Christians.

Bible reading: Luke 22:20, Hebrews 8:6-13. Discussion: Jesus' words "This cup is the new covenant in my blood". Analysis: How Christ's sacrifice established new relationship.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 102-103

JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON JUDGMENT AND PUNISHMENT
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON SUFFERING AND HOPE
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON SUFFERING AND HOPE
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON SUFFERING AND HOPE
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON SUFFERING AND HOPE
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON SUFFERING AND HOPE
JEREMIAH'S TEACHINGS ON SUFFERING AND HOPE
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Symbolic acts related to Judgment and Punishment - Visions and yoke
The fall of Jerusalem and exile - Historical fulfillment
Relevance of Jeremiah's teachings on judgment for Christians today
Jeremiah's suffering and lamentations - Opposition and persecution
Jeremiah's suffering and lamentations - Physical persecution and imprisonment
Symbolic acts related to hope and restoration - Vision of two baskets of figs
Symbolic acts related to hope and restoration - The ox yoke, letter to exiles and buying land
The New Covenant - Characteristics and significance
Fulfillment and relevance of Jeremiah's teachings for Christians
Background to Nehemiah - Political context
Background to Nehemiah - Socio-economic and religious context
Nehemiah's call and mission
Prayer in the life of Nehemiah - Characteristics and occasions
Importance of prayer in Christian life
Nehemiah's leadership - Qualities and characteristics
Problems experienced by Nehemiah
Lessons Christians learn from Nehemiah's experiences and leadership

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Describe the vision of two baskets of figs
Explain good figs (exiles) vs bad figs (those remaining)
Interpret the wearing of wooden ox yoke
Analyze God's surprising perspective on exile
Evaluate submission to Babylon as God's will

Bible reading: Jeremiah 24:1-10, 27:1-22
Discussion: God's presence beyond Jerusalem Temple
Visual aid: Two baskets with different fruits
Demonstration: Yoke symbolism (if possible)

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KLB BK III Pg 89-90