Bible Truths B, 4th ed.

Lesson Plan Overview

Day / Section/Topic / Student Text Pages / Support Materials
Unit 1: Creation and Fall
1, 2 / Unit Opener; 1-1 The Story of Scripture: Creation, Fall, Redemption; Ketuvim / 1–6 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through; Extras: Recommended reading; The Jewish Tanak (graphic)
3, 4 / 1-2 Adam and Eve: Made Like God and to Represent Him / 7–10 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Creation/evolution
5, 6 / 1-3 Adam and Eve: Fallen, Graced / 10–13 / Thinking It Through; Special Topic: Adam’s sin
7, 8 / 1-4 Cain: The Seed of the Serpent / 14–16 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Eve’s sin; Extras: Student activity
9, 10 / 1-5 Noah: God’s Covenant with All Mankind / 17–19 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Bible questions; Extras: essay, class discussion
11, 12 / Ketuvim: Job / 20–21 / Study questions
13 / Unit 1 Test
Unit 2: God's Covenant with Abraham
14, 15 / Unit Opener; 2-1 Abraham: Called Out of Idolatry / 23–27 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Abraham’s back story
16, 17 / 2-2 Abraham: Heir of the Promise / 27–31 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Names of God; Extras: Student essay; Israel: The Modern State (map)
18, 19 / 2-3 Abraham’s Covenant Son Isaac / 32–35 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Sarah’s beauty, polygamy
20, 21 / 2-4 Jacob the Heel Grabber / 36–40 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Jacob’s dream, the Angel, Shiloh; What the Bible Calls “Election” (article and graphic)
22, 23 / 2-5 Joseph: God Planned It for Good / 40–43 / Thinking It Through
24 / 2-6 Judah: A Lion Among His Brothers / 43-47 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Midianites, Egypt, the brothers; Extras: Martin Luther
25 / Unit 2 Test
Unit 3: God's Covenant with Israel Through Moses
26, 27 / Unit Opener; 3-1 Moses and the Name of God / 49–53 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through; Special Topics: God repents, imprecatory prayers; Extras: prayer list
28, 29 / 3-2 Pharaoh's Hard Heart and the Glory of God / 53–57 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: The Exodus; Extras: Case studies; The Ten Plagues (graphic)
30 / 3-3 The Israelites: Still Slaves / 58–60 / Thinking It Through; Extras: Selected readings; Traditional Route of the Exodus (map)
31, 32 / 3-4 The Israelites: A Holy Nation / 60–63 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Sinai and law; Extras: Chart and student essay on commandments
33, 34 / 3-5 Moses and the Covenant / 63–66 / Thinking It Through; Flip Side of the Coin (Ten Commandments)
35 / 3-6 The Golden Calf and the Death of the First Generation / 67–70 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Failure at Sinai; Extras: Class discussion; Into the Promised Land (graphic)
36 / 3-7 Balaam: A Prophet for Hire / 70–74 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Balaam and cursing; Extras: Research, class discussion
37 / 3-8 Moses Passes the Baton to Joshua / 74–77 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Miracles, Achan, land; Extras: Acting, testimonies; Possible Route of the Israelites (map)
38 / Unit 3 Test
Unit 4: The Weakness of the Old Covenant
39 / Unit Opener; 4-1 Deborah: A Judge and a Judgment / 79–84 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Hazor, Jael; The Repeating Pattern in Judges (graphic)
40, 41 / 4-2 Gideon: A Turning Point in the Book of Judges / 84–88 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Gideon; Extras: Virtual tour; Giodeon’s Army (graphic)
42 / 4-3 Jephthah: A Judge Who Vowed Rashly / 88–91 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Chronology, linguistics
43 / 4-4 Samson: A Mirror of the Nation / 91–95 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: The Angel, miracles, Nazirites; Extras: Student essay
44 / Unit 4 Test
Unit 5: The Promise of the Line of David
45 / Unit Opener; 5-1 Ruth: A Gentile in the King’s Line / 97–102 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through; Special Topics; Extras: Phillip Bliss
46 / 5-2 Hannah: Mother of a Kingmaker / 102–5 / Thinking It Through; Extras: Eli
47 / 5-3 Samuel: Reversals / 106–9 / Thinking It Through; Extras: Case study
48 / 5-4 Saul: A King After Israel’s Own Heart / 110–13 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Saul; Extras: Case study
49 / 5-5 David: A King After God’s Own Heart / 114–18 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: David
50, 51 / 5-6 David: Covenant and Fall / 118–24 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Uzzah; Extras: Object lesson
52 / Ketuvim: Psalms; Ketuvim: Proverbs / 121–23 / Study questions
53 / 5-7 Solomon: Wisdom and Foolishness / 125–29 / Thinking It Through; Special topics: Old Testament worship
54 / Ketuvim: Song of Solomon; Ketuvim: Ecclesiastes / 126–28
55 / Unit 5 Test
Unit 6: The Line of David: Failure and Hope
56 / Unit Opener; 6-1: Jeroboam: The Trend-Setter / 131–36 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through; Special Topics: The twelve tribes; Extras: Student activity, class discussion
57 / 6-2 Elijah: Prophet of the Living God / 136–40 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Elijah; Extras: Student activity; The Ministry of Elijah (map)
58 / 6-3 Ahab: Rotten to the Core, but Humble (Once) / 140–44 / Thinking It Through; Special Topics: Canaanite religion; Extras: Case study
59 / 6-4 Jehoshaphat: Faith and Compromise / 144–47 / Thinking It Through; Special topics: Moabite Stone; Extras: Case study
60 / 6-5 Naaman: Microcosm of God’s Salvation / 147–50 / Thinking It Through; Special topics: Naaman; Extras: Testimony, religious survey
61 / 6-6 Joash: Good up to a Point / 150–54 / Thinking It Through; Special topics; Extras: Class discussion and activity
62 / 6-7 Hezekiah: Judah in a Tailspin as Israel Crashes and Burns / 154–57 / Thinking It Through; Special topics: Sargon; Extras: Testimonies
63 / 6-8 Manasseh: Judah Nearing the End / 158–62 / Thinking It Through; Manasseh; Extras: Case studies; The Kings of Israel and Judah (graphic)
64 / 6-9 Josiah: Too Late for Judah / 162–65 / Thinking It Through; Special topics: prophecy; Extras: student essay, class activity
65 / Unit 6 Test
Unit 7: God's People Protected and Restored to the Land
66, 67 / Unit Opener; 7-1 Daniel: Yahweh’s Dominion / 167–73 / “God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking It Through, Special topics: Daniel, Persian kings
68 / 7-2 Ezra: Return of the Exiles / 173–77 / Thinking It Through, Special topics: Cyrus Cylinder; The Returns of the Jews (chart)
69 / 7-3 Esther: Why God’s Silence Is Not Absence / 177–81 / Thinking It Through, Special topics: Apocrypha and Esther
70 / 7-4 Nehemiah: Hair on the Floor / 181–85 / Thinking It Through, Special topics: Leadership; Extras: Lord of the Flies
71 / 7-5 Jesus: The Name that Bids Our Sorrows Cease / 185–91 / Thinking It Through, “God’s Big Picture” timeline
72 / Unit 7 Test