THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

Definition of terms: Prophet and Prophecy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the terms prophet and prophecy. Explain the Hebrew and Greek origins of the word prophet. Identify other terms used to describe prophets. Distinguish between prophets and prophetesses in the Old Testament.

Q/A: Review prophets studied in Form 1 (Moses, Elijah, Nathan, Samuel). Discussion: Meaning of prophetes and nabi. Brainstorming: Other names for prophets (messenger, watchman, seer). Bible study: Examples of prophetesses (Miriam, Deborah, Hulda).

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 28-29

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

Understanding prophecy in biblical context
Categories of prophets - True prophets

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain prophecy as God's revealed truth. Describe the role of predictions in prophecy. Analyze how prophets dealt with present, past, and future events. Evaluate prophecy as recognized institution in Israel.

Discussion: Prophecy vs. fortune telling. Analysis: How prophets interpreted current events. Q/A: Relationship between prophecy and Holy Spirit. Bible reading: Examples of predictive prophecy. Assignment: Research prophecy in New Testament.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 28-29

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

Early prophets and cultic prophets
False prophets and their characteristics
The importance of prophets in Israel

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe Early prophets and their communities. Explain the role of cultic prophets in worship. Analyze prophetic guilds or schools. Evaluate the work of prophets in religious centers.

Discussion: Elijah and Elisha as leaders of prophetic communities. Analysis: Role of prophets at Bethel and Jerusalem. Q/A: How cultic prophets worked with priests. Case study: Prophetic communities and their influence.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 30-31

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

How prophets received God's call and messages
Prophets' roles and functions in society

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe different ways prophets received God's call. Explain visions, voices, and ordinary events as revelation methods. Analyze the compelling nature of prophetic calling. Evaluate prophets' response to divine calling.

Bible study: Amos 3:8, Jeremiah 20:9 on compulsion to prophesy. Discussion: Visions (burning bush, Ezekiel's wheels). Analysis: Ordinary events with prophetic significance. Q/A: Why prophets couldn't resist God's call.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 31-32

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

Prophets' messages of judgment and hope
Characteristics of true prophets

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe how prophets foretold punishment for disobedience. Explain prophets' role in offering hope for restoration. Analyze the balance between judgment and mercy in prophetic messages. Evaluate prophets' predictions about future kings and kingdoms.

Discussion: Examples of prophetic warnings (Elijah's drought). Analysis: Messages of hope to exiles in Babylon. Q/A: How prophets balanced punishment with restoration. Bible study: Prophecies about the Messiah.

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The Bible. Chart of prophetic characteristics. Examples of prophetic courage.

KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 32-33

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

More characteristics: Authority, symbolic actions, and prayer life
The writing of prophetic messages - Content and types
How prophetic messages were recorded

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe prophets' authority and courage in speaking. Explain use of symbolic actions in prophetic ministry. Analyze prophets' prayer life and withdrawal for revelation. Evaluate how prophets emulated God's attributes.

Case studies: Symbolic actions (Hosea's marriage, Isaiah walking naked, Jeremiah's clay pot). Discussion: Source of prophetic authority. Analysis: Moses' 40 days on mountain. Q/A: How prophets lived holy lives.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 33-34

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES

Preservation and compilation of prophetic messages
Relationship between Old Testament and New Testament

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe how disciples preserved prophetic traditions. Explain the compilation process over time. Analyze how messages were organized by themes. Evaluate the use of prophetic messages by later generations.

Discussion: Isaiah's instruction to disciples (Isaiah 8:16). Analysis: How traditions about Isaiah were incorporated in 2 Kings. Q/A: Thematic organization of oracles. Example: Jeremiah 26:17-18 quoting Micah.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 35-36

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Messianic prophecies and their fulfillment
John the Baptist and the transition period
Jesus as the suffering servant and humble king

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe prophecies about Davidic descendant. Explain Isaiah's prophecies about the Messiah. Analyze Jeremiah's prophecy of New Covenant. Evaluate how Jesus fulfilled messianic expectations.

Bible study: 2 Samuel 7:13-14, Isaiah's messianic passages. Discussion: Jesus acknowledged as "Son of David". Analysis: New Covenant inauguration at Last Supper. Q/A: Why Jews expected political rather than suffering Messiah.

The Bible. Chart of messianic prophecies and fulfillment. Timeline of Jesus' ministry.
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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 36-37

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Comparison between traditional African and Old Testament prophets - Similarities
More similarities and differences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify similarities between African and OT prophets. Explain common calling by God for both. Describe similar roles in warning about dangers. Analyze comparable expectations of moral integrity.

Discussion: Examples of African prophets (Mugo wa Kibiru, Syokimau). Comparison: How both were called by God. Analysis: Both warned about disasters and invasions. Q/A: Similar moral expectations for both.

The Bible. Information about African traditional prophets. Comparison chart of similarities.
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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 37-38

THE WRITING OF PROPHETIC MESSAGES
PROPHET AMOS

Relevance of Old Testament prophets to Christians
Background to Prophet Amos - Historical and personal context

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain how OT prophets reveal God's character and will. Describe prophets' preparation for Jesus Christ. Analyze moral demands made by prophets on all people. Evaluate prophets' challenge to be conscience of communities.

Discussion: What Christians learn from prophetic messages. Analysis: How prophets prepared way for Jesus. Q/A: Universal moral demands of prophetic teaching. Reflection: Being prophetic voices in modern society.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 39-40

PROPHET AMOS

Political and economic background
Social and religious background
The call of Amos and confrontation with Amaziah

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

Lessons from Amos' call and the five visions introduction
Visions of locusts and fire - God's mercy through intercession

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify lessons Christians learn from Amos' calling. Explain how God uses ordinary people for extraordinary work. Define vision as medium of divine revelation. Describe the progression of Amos' five visions.

Discussion: Amos as ordinary shepherd called to ministry. Q/A: How students can serve God regardless of status. Explanation: Difference between vision and dream. Overview: Five visions showing progression from mercy to judgment.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 48-50

PROPHET AMOS

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

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain the third vision of plumb line and crooked wall. Describe the fourth vision of basket of ripe summer fruits. Analyze the significance of Amos' silence in these visions. Evaluate Israel being "ripe for destruction."

Bible reading: Amos 7:7-9, 8:1-3. Demonstration: Plumb line as builder's tool for checking walls. Analysis: Israel like crooked wall about to collapse. Discussion: Summer fruits as timing metaphor for judgment. Q/A: Why Amos stopped interceding for Israel.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 50-51

PROPHET AMOS

Breaking laws on pledges, bribery, and corruption
Greed, luxury, and cheating in business

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain God's laws on garments taken as pledges. Describe corruption in law courts and bribery practices. Analyze how rich violated lending laws for profit. Evaluate the breakdown of justice system in Israel.

Bible reading: Exodus 22:26-27, Deuteronomy 24:10-13, Amos 5:10-15. Discussion: Why poor person's garment shouldn't be kept overnight. Analysis: How elders took bribes and perverted justice. Q/A: Examples of oppression in city gates and courts. Modern application: Current corruption in Kenya.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 56-57

PROPHET AMOS

Relevance of social justice teachings for Christians today
Hypocritical religion - External observance without inner piety

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify modern social evils Amos would condemn in Kenya. Explain how Christians should respond to social injustice. Analyze the church's role in promoting justice. Evaluate practical ways to combat corruption and exploitation.

Brainstorming: Social evils in Kenya (corruption, exploitation, sexual immorality). Discussion: Christian responses to injustice. Analysis: Church as conscience of society. Action planning: Combating injustice through advocacy, education, example. Q/A: Successful justice movements.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 59-61

PROPHET AMOS

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:
Explain Amos' call for justice flowing like waters. Describe what true religion means according to Amos. Analyze relationship between worship and social behavior. Evaluate how Christians can avoid insincere worship.

Bible reading: Amos 5:24 - "Let justice roll down like waters". Discussion: True worship involving whole life commitment. Analysis: Connection between ritual and ethical behavior. Q/A: Ensuring worship reflects genuine faith. Case study: Examples of authentic Christianity.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 63-65

PROPHET AMOS

Forms of punishment and call for repentance
Relevance of judgment teachings for Christians

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 AMOS

Israel's election - Concept, misunderstanding, and God's universal activity
Relevance of election for Christians
The Day of the Lord - Expectations vs. reality

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define biblical concept of election and covenant relationship. Explain Israel's misunderstanding of divine favor. Describe God's work among all nations. Analyze God's freedom to choose and reject peoples.

Bible reading: Amos 2:9-11, 3:1-2, 9:7. Discussion: Election for service, not privilege. Analysis: "Are you not like Ethiopians to me?" Q/A: God bringing other peoples to their lands. Comparison: True vs. false understanding of election.

The Bible. Covenant relationship info. Chart of God's universal activity. Election concepts comparison.
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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 72-74

PROPHET AMOS

Relevance of Day of the Lord for Christians
The remnant concept and restoration promises

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain Christian understanding as Second Coming of Christ. Describe Jesus' return as Lord and Judge. Analyze Christian preparation for Parousia. Evaluate importance of righteous living in expectation.

Discussion: Day of Lord as Second Coming. Bible reading: Mark 13:32-36 on unknown timing. Analysis: How Christians should prepare for return. Q/A: Judgment day for everyone's actions. Reflection: Personal readiness for Christ's coming.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 77-78

PROPHET AMOS

Relevance of remnant teaching for Christians
Synthesis of Amos' major teachings

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain Christians as faithful remnant through grace. Describe hope for righteous while sinners face judgment. Analyze God's preservation of faithful witnesses. Evaluate Christian role in world redemption.

Bible reading: Romans 11:5. Discussion: Christians as remnant chosen by grace. Analysis: Hope that only unrepentant perish. Q/A: God's faithfulness through faithful people. Application: Christians as witnesses to world.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 80-81

PROPHET AMOS
PROPHET JEREMIAH
PROPHET JEREMIAH

Contemporary applications and Christian discipleship
Background to Prophet Jeremiah - Political context
Social and economic background

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Apply Amos' teachings to modern Christian living. Identify ways to promote social justice today. Explain authentic worship vs. religious hypocrisy. Evaluate Christian responsibility in society.

Discussion: Practical applications of Amos' message. Action planning: Promoting justice in community. Analysis: Avoiding religious hypocrisy. Q/A: Church's prophetic role in society. Commitment: Personal response to prophetic calling.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 82-84

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Religious background and syncretism
Jeremiah's personal life and family background

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify religious practices in Judah during Jeremiah's ministry. Explain the influence of foreign religions and syncretism. Describe idol worship and pagan practices. Analyze the religious reforms and their failures.

Discussion: How political alliances brought foreign religious practices. Analysis: Worship of Molech, Asherah poles, high places. Q/A: King Josiah's reforms and their temporary nature. Map work: Locate high places and pagan worship sites.

The Bible. Information about ancient pagan religions. Pictures of ancient idols. Religious practices comparison chart.
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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 69-70

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Jeremiah's call - The divine encounter
Jeremiah's commission and mission
Evils addressed by Jeremiah - Necromancy and false prophecy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe Jeremiah's call experience in detail. Explain God's choice of Jeremiah before birth. Analyze Jeremiah's initial reluctance and God's response. Evaluate the significance of the almond rod and boiling pot visions.

Bible reading: Jeremiah 1:4-19. Discussion: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you". Analysis: Jeremiah's excuse of being too young. Explanation: Almond rod (watching) and boiling pot (judgment from north) visions. Q/A: God's promise to be with Jeremiah.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 71-74

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Dishonesty, human sacrifice, and idolatry
The Temple Sermon - Content and significance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe dishonesty and deception in Judah's society. Explain the practice of human sacrifice. Analyze widespread idolatry and its consequences. Evaluate the corruption of covenant relationship with God.

Discussion: How dishonesty pervaded all levels of society. Analysis: Child sacrifice in Valley of Hinnom (Molech worship). Description: Various forms of idolatry (golden calves, Asherah poles). Q/A: How idolatry broke covenant with Yahweh.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 76-78

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Reactions to Temple Sermon and relevance for Christians
Jeremiah's teachings on judgment and punishment - Divine judgment announced

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the various reactions to Jeremiah's Temple Sermon. Explain opposition from priests and false prophets. Analyze the people's resistance to change. Evaluate the relevance of Jeremiah's message for modern Christians.

Discussion: Why religious leaders opposed Jeremiah's message. Analysis: People's preference for comfortable lies over hard truths. Q/A: How modern Christians can avoid false confidence in religious activities. Application: Genuine faith vs. mere religious observance.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 80-82

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Modes of punishment - Military, natural, and spiritual
Symbolic acts related to judgment - Waistcloth and wine jars
Symbolic acts - Celibacy, potter and clay, earthen flask

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify various modes of punishment God would use. Explain military conquest and siege warfare. Describe natural disasters and plagues. Analyze spiritual punishment and abandonment.

Discussion: Siege of Jerusalem and its horrors. Analysis: Famine, pestilence, sword as trio of judgments. Description: God withdrawing His presence and protection. Q/A: How different punishments complemented each other.

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The Bible. Cloth for demonstration. Empty jars for illustration. Symbolic action examples.

KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 85-87

PROPHET JEREMIAH

More symbolic acts - Fig baskets and wooden yoke
The fall of Jerusalem and exile

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the vision of two baskets of figs. Explain the symbolism of good and bad figs. Analyze Jeremiah wearing the wooden yoke. Evaluate the message of submission to Babylon.

Bible reading: Jeremiah 24:1-10, 27:1-28:17. Discussion: Good figs (exiles) vs. bad figs (those remaining). Demonstration: Wearing yoke to symbolize submission. Analysis: Why submission to Babylon was God's will. Q/A: Controversy over Jeremiah's political message.

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The Bible. Historical accounts of siege. Archaeological evidence. Destruction timeline.

KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 90-91

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Jeremiah's suffering and lamentations - Plots against his life
Jeremiah's isolation, mockery, and torture
Jeremiah's arrest, trial, and imprisonment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe various plots against Jeremiah's life. Explain opposition from family, friends, and officials. Analyze Jeremiah's emotional responses to persecution. Evaluate the cost of prophetic ministry.

Bible reading: Jeremiah 11:18-23, 12:6. Discussion: Plot by men of Anathoth (his hometown). Analysis: Even family members turned against him. Q/A: Why people wanted to silence Jeremiah. Character study: Jeremiah's perseverance under persecution.

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The Bible. Ancient prison conditions. Trial procedures. Survival testimonies.

KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 95-96

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Relevance of Jeremiah's sufferings for Christians
Symbolic acts related to hope - Vision of figs and ox-yoke

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain how Jeremiah's sufferings relate to Christian experience. Describe the cost of faithful witness. Analyze God's presence in suffering. Evaluate lessons for modern Christians facing persecution.

Discussion: How Christians today face similar challenges. Analysis: Remaining faithful when unpopular. Q/A: God's sustaining grace in difficult times. Application: Learning from Jeremiah's example of perseverance. Testimony: Modern examples of Christian suffering.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 97-98

PROPHET JEREMIAH

Letter to exiles and buying land
The New Covenant prophecy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe Jeremiah's letter to Babylonian exiles. Explain his advice to settle and seek the city's welfare. Analyze his symbolic purchase of land during siege. Evaluate these acts as signs of future hope.

Bible reading: Jeremiah 29:1-14, 32:1-44. Discussion: Instructions to build houses, plant gardens, marry. Analysis: "Seek the peace of the city where I have sent you". Description: Buying field in Anathoth during siege. Q/A: How these acts demonstrated faith in restoration.

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KLB Secondary CRE Form 3, Pages 99-100

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

Fulfillment of New Covenant in Christ
Judgment and Punishment - God's universal judgment
Symbolic acts related to Judgment and Punishment - Personal symbols

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

Symbolic acts related to Judgment and Punishment - Object lessons
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

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

Describe Jeremiah's visit to the potter's house
Explain the potter and clay symbolism
Interpret the breaking of the earthen flask
Analyze God's sovereignty over nations
Relate potter's authority to God's authority over Israel

Bible reading: Jeremiah 18:1-11, 19:1-20:6
Practical demonstration: Potter molding clay (if materials available)
Discussion: God's authority to build up or tear down
Narration: Breaking flask at valley of Ben Hinnom

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