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Lesson 1, , The Promised Land, I.Activities:, 1) Paste the picture of mother Teresa and write about her., 2) Write and learn the prayer: 1.By the sign of the cross:, By the sign of the Holy Cross, Deliver us O Lord, From all the evil, In the name of the Father and, of the son and of the Holy Spirit Amen., II Answer the following questions:, 1) What did the God say to Abraham and Moses regarding the promised land?, Ans: God appeared to Abraham at Shechem came and said to him, "This is the, country that I am going to give to your descendants"(Gen 12:7)., The lord said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought out of, Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and, to their descendants... you are going to a rich and fertile land" (Ex.33:1-3)., 2)Explain the prosperity of promised land, A:it was the land with flowing streams with the springs and underground waters,, welling up in valleys and hills, a land of wheat and Barley, of wines and fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive trees, and honey, a land where you may eat bread without scarcity, where you will lack, nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you me mine copper., 3)Who was Joshua? Explain:, A: Joshua was son of Nun., Already Joshua had worked as the servant of Moses. Joshua was with Moses when, God made a Covenant with Moses and when he brought down the tablets of the, Covenant from the mountain(Ex 24:13) Moses had laid his hands on Joshua and, prayed(Deut 34:9).
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4) Under the leadership of Joshua how did the Israelites conquer Cannon?, Ans: Under the leadership of Joshua the Israelites crossed the river Jordan on dry, land with the Ark of the Covenant. When they reached Kadesh, Moses send some, people to Cannon to find out details of the land of Canaan. When the men returned,, they explained to Moses that the land was truly flowing with milk and, honey(Numb:13&14). After this they planned to take possession of the land. Later, as they reached Jericho, they took possession of the land(Josh6:20-21). They set an, ambush against the city Ai, which is to the west of Bethel and captured it (Josh8:129)., 5) The Promised land is the ray of hope for the pilgrim people of Israel. Explain, Ans: The promise made by God was fulfilled when the Israelites took possession, of the Promised land or the land of Cannon. The people of Israel believed in the, promises made by God. So this land became the sign of their belief in God., 6) Which is the land promised by Jesus to us? How can we attain it?, Ans: Through the sufferings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we have, obtained the Promised land, Heaven. We have to walk in the footsteps of Christ, with faith, hope and love till we reached the heavenly Glory., 7) What does Vatican Council second say about the promised land?, Ans: The words of Vatican council II," The pilgrim church, in its sacraments and, institutions which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this world which, will pass and she herself takes her place among creatures which groan and travail, yet and await the revelation of the sons of God" (Vat II 1962 -1965, 'Lumen, Gentium' : Dogmatic constitution on the church, number 48).
