Week two: c. 1772 BC Hammurabi’s code, Joseph and drought
1. Lesson Pages from Supplemental Materials:
· Story of the World, vol. 1: p. 39-53 (additional activities for these pages are in the accompanying The Story of the World: Activity Book One)
2. Study material for family discussion (older students can read on their own, parents can read and summarize for younger students):
Genesis 37, 39-45
It is important to remember that people were spreading all across the world at this point. There were tribes of people across Russia, in the Arctic following the reindeer herds, settling across India and in the steppes above China, traveling farther south in Africa, and more. History is so vast, we can only focus on some of the more well-known civilizations and figures from the past. The civilizations that kept records are the easiest for archaeologists and historians to understand.
3. Attention Getter: Pretend your little
brother breaks one of your toys. What would be a fair punishment? Talk about
the difference between “fair” and what we believe as Christians.
4. Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3o-A3QLdA&t=8s (This is the first 30 min of the movie Joseph: Beloved Son, Rejected Slave, Exalted Ruler. The entire movie is supposed to be available on Tubi, but I have not tried it. )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zqAfRtMZSg (My kids always groan when I show these song videos, but then weeks later it is the only thing they still remember)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rC5V5vEprs (teens)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbejtXzzYgU (teens)
5. Mapping: Using your Map 4 from
earlier lessons, trace Joseph’s journey from where he was sold near Shechem to
Egypt where he became a slave.
6. Worksheets: There are several good
activities under Fun and Games on this page: https://www.biblewise.com/characters_topics/joseph.php
Scroll down this page for a free
crossword, or type Joseph into the search bar for more worksheets. Some are
free, some are not: https://biblepathwayadventures.com/activities/joseph-brothers-2/
7. Discussion: use these pages to help
you think about how our perception of punishment has changed. What is the
purpose of law? How do your thoughts on the appropriate punishment go with the
purpose of law? http://davidsonclass.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/120052215/Hammurabi%27s%20Code%20activity.pdf
8. World History Reading:
· The Bronze Dagger by Marie Sontag, a short novel set in Mesopotamia in Hammurabi’s time.
· Hammurabi: Babylonian Ruler by Christine Mayfield and Kristine M. Quinn, good pictures and short text.
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