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7. What happened in Dothan?
8. The Valley of Shechem is significant in what ways?
9. What Biblical characters lived in Caesarea?
10. Why was Caesarea significant in Paul’s life?
11. Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim are important to an Old Testament story. What happened there and what
did each mountain represent?
10.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: In Galatians we are taught that we will reap what we sow. That means if you sew good
seed, you will reap a good harvest. But if you sew rotten seed, you will reap in return no fruit or
rotten fruit. Think about the story of Joshua taking the people to the Valley of Shechem, putting
400,000 people on Mt. Ebal and 400,000 people on Mt. Gerizim. He had those on Mt. Gerizim
read the blessings they would receive if they obeyed God. Then he had those on Mt. Ebal read
the curses they would experience if they disobeyed God.
The same promise works today. If we are a blessing to others, we will be blessed. If we give to others,
we will receive. But is we are self-absorbed and selfish, we will get back nothing of value. Which person
are you? Think of ways you can be more “other focused” and list them here:
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