Geography
In this lesson, we plan to engage more with our hand-drawn maps of Israel. Because of the nature of this lesson, information is presented in something that floats between being an outline and a written explanation.
The first three areas to add to the maps are border areas. They lie between the major political areas and served as buffer zones. The control and loyalty in these areas often switched from one of its neighbors to the other. Add the following items to the map at the teacher's explanation and instruction:
Western Foothills: Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 9:1; Judges 1:9; 1 Chronicles 27:28; Jeremiah 17:26; Zechariah 7:7; Obadiah 1:19
The Corridor: not mentioned in the Bible
The first three areas to add to the maps are border areas. They lie between the major political areas and served as buffer zones. The control and loyalty in these areas often switched from one of its neighbors to the other. Add the following items to the map at the teacher's explanation and instruction:
Western Foothills: Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 9:1; Judges 1:9; 1 Chronicles 27:28; Jeremiah 17:26; Zechariah 7:7; Obadiah 1:19
The Corridor: not mentioned in the Bible
| The Negev Isaiah 30:6; Genesis 12:9; Numbers 13:17; Joshua 15:19; 1 Samuel 17:10; Psalm 126:4 | Gilead Numbers 32:1; 1 Chronicles 5:1, 9; Joshua 17:6; 22:13 |
Interactive DevotionalObserve the 1855 Konstantin Flavitsky painting. What do you see? What is happening? Find the topic of this devotional message in Genesis 37:25 and Jeremiah 8; 46:11. Sing There Is a Balm in Gilead and The Great Physician |  |
Geological Protection
Using your map, notice how the land of Israel is protected on three sides.
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Most raiders come from the north. Thus the prophets often spoke of God’s judgment coming from the north in the form of invaders (Isaiah 14:31; 41:25; Jeremiah 1:13f); 6:22). Occasionally, however, the Egyptians crossed the Sinai and invaded from the south.
Taking It to the Bank(s)With the map, we can now better understand the vocabulary of our nightly news, as well as understand the circumstances of many Biblical accounts. We may hear these terms:
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With the map, we can now understand many Bible passages much better.
We will continue to use the map for this purpose in the future, but for now, here are two examples:
We will continue to use the map for this purpose in the future, but for now, here are two examples:
| Deuteronomy 1:7 | Judges 1:9 |
