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Chapter 6: Ancient Rome

Connect…

Of all the empires that have ruled the earth, God decided to send His Son, the Messiah, during Roman
occupation of Israel. Have you ever wondered why? Times were difficult. Life was rough. The Romans
heavily taxed those whom they conquered. And any who opposed them in any way, they destroyed. So
why did God send Jesus to a Roman world? Let’s see if we can figure that out today…

Objectives…

1. The student should be able to explain how Rome had created the mechanism for rapid spread of the
Gospel to all parts of the known world.

2. The student should be able to explain how God protected His son from Rome until the appointed
time of his great sacrifice.

3. The student should be able to share that what you sow, you will reap, especially when studying the
life of Herod the Great.

The Lesson ...

Ancient Rome

The Roman civilization began with
founding of the city of Rome in the
753 century BC and lasted until the
empire collapsed in the 5 century
th
AD. The empire grew to become the
largest empires in the ancient world
with about 20% of the world’s
population under their domination.
Jesus lived during the zenith of the
Roman Empire.

The civilization of Rome contributed
much in the way of law, politics,
engineering, art, literature,
architecture, technology, warfare, and
language. It was known for creating

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