Lesson 7.07

(Covering the sections titled: “Mathematics and physics,”  “Architecture,” “Astronomy,”  and  “Time and the Calendar: The day; day and night,”  pages 139 and 140.)

In Bible times, the start of the day was sunset, around 6:00pm.   The following chart shows how people counted time in the Old Testament and in the New Testament.

ACTIVITIES:

(A)  Read Judges 7:15-21

(B)   Gideon and his little army of Israelites started the battle against the Midianites at what time of the night?

(C)  Read Matthew 14:25

(D)  Jesus walked on the water to his disciples at what time of night?                                 

(E)   Read Mark 15:25-37.

(F)   The soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross at about what time?                                          

(G)  Jesus died on the cross at about what time?                                                               

Lesson 7.08

(Covering the sections titled:  “The week and month”  and  “The year,”  pages 140 and 141.)

ACTIVITIES:

(A)  Read Exodus 31:15-17.

(B)   Why is the last day of the week (Saturday, not Sunday) the day for Jewish worship?             _______                                                                                                    

(C)  In the chart below, write in the names of the months of Jewish calendar in the column on the left, and write the names of our months that match them  on the right. (See the bottom of page 140 of the book.)