戰爭傳奇 The Miracle of the War Class08 - The Story of Joshua and Samson

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God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me 1-11 God Will Make A Way

He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way 2-11

Oh, God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me 3-11

He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way 4-11

By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me And rivers in the desert will I see Heaven and Earth will fade but His Word will still remain And He will do something new today 5-11

Oh, God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me 6-11

He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way 7-11

By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me And rivers in the desert will I see Heaven and Earth will fade but His Word will still remain And He will do something new today 8-11

Oh, God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me 9-11

He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way 10-11

With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way 11-11

課程回顧 /Course Review “When you believe” After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they based themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. After 40 years of wandering in the desert, Moses died within sight of the Promised Land. Moses ： You are our people’s future, Joshua. You must take the land promised to Abraham and all of his descendants, as numerous as the stars.

詞匯學習 / Vocabulary Study covenant ['kʌv(ə)nənt]n. 契约，盟约；圣约 forge [fɔːdʒ]vt. 锻造；前进 stall[stɔːl]vt. 拖延；使停转 melt in fear 陷入恐慌 split[splɪt]vt. 分离；使分离；劈开 trumpet[‘trʌmpɪt]n 号角 prostitute['prɒstɪtjuːt]n. 妓女 hostile['hɑstl]adj. 敌对的，敌方的 Philistine[‘fɪlɪstin] 非利士人， adj. 无教养的

詞匯學習 / Vocabulary Study barren ['bær(ə)n] adj. 贫瘠的；不生育的 deliver to/fromvt. 递送；释放 beguiling [bi'ɡailiŋ]adj. 欺骗的；令人陶醉的 butcher [ˈbʊtʃə(r)]vt. 屠杀， n. 屠夫 devotion[dɪ'vəʊʃ(ə)n]n. 献身，忠诚 melt in fear 陷入恐慌 Look out 小心、注意 be terrified of sb 忌惮、害怕某人 come to reason with you 来劝说你. vi. 推论；劝说

一些问题 / Some Questions about the Movie 1) After the fall of Jericho, why didn’t Israelites kill Rahab’s family? 耶利哥城破之时，为什么以色列人没有杀妓女 喇合一家？ 2) Why did Samson lost his strength? 参孙是因为什么而失去了他的力量？ 3) What was the mission that God gave to Samson? Did he finish it? 上帝给参孙的使命是什么？他最后有完成吗？

Movie Time The Story of Joshua and Samson

领袖的品质 /Leadership Qualities Joshua and Samson were leaders chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of the hands of their enemies (people of Jericho and the Philistines). What kind of leadership lessons can we learn from them?

忠心的仆人 - 约书亚 A Faithful Servant - Joshua Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn ( 拔出来的） sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked Joshua: “Are you for us or for our enemies?” Man: “Neither ， but as commander （元帅） of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence ( 敬 畏）, and asked him, Joshua: “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”

忠心的仆人 - 约书亚 A Faithful Servant - Joshua Then the LORD said to Joshua, LORD: “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting man. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns ( 山羊的角） in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast ( 拖长的角声） on the trumpets, have all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse ( 塌陷） and the people will go up, every man straight in. “

忠心的仆人 - 约书亚 A Faithful Servant - Joshua Joshua’s qualities: -Humility （谦卑） : Does not linger on his authority, obey God’s command instead of relying on his own strategy -Faithfulness （忠心） : Devoted to completing the mission of leading his people into the promised land -“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve … but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” （ Joshua 24:15)

自我放纵的大力士 – 参孙 Self-indulgent Hercules - Samson Samson: Mother, does love not come from God? What would you have me do? Reject the woman I fell in love with just because she is a Philistine? Samson’s mother: Will your love protect us from them?

自我放纵的大力士 – 参孙 Self-indulgent Hercules - Samson The elder: we have come to reason with you, Samson. You must stop the killing. Please. The Philistines are our rulers now. Samson: everyone must do what they think is right. The elder: No, Samson. You must do what is right for your people. for God. Not for yourself. You must give yourself up, Samson. Samson: Mother, is this what God wants? Samson’s mother: I am not sure. Sometimes God leads us in ways we cannot see. God will guide your choices.

自我放纵的大力士 – 参孙 Self-indulgent Hercules - Samson Samson’s failures: 1)Why did Samson lost his strength? 参孙是因为什么而失 去了他的力量？ Samson revealed his secret to Delilah and lost his strength when Delilah cut away his hair.

自我放纵的大力士 – 参孙 Self-indulgent Hercules - Samson Samson’s failures: 2) What was the mission that God gave to Samson? Did he finish it? 上帝给参孙的使命是什么？他最后有完成吗？ Samson was a hero chosen by God to derliver the Israelites from the hands of Philistines. But he failed to complete his mission because he values his own emotions and desires over the LORD’s command and the danger of his people.

The Helping Hands – Rehab 伸出援手的喇合 After the fall of Jericho, why didn’t Israelites kill Rahab’s family? 耶利哥城破之时，为什么以色列人没有杀妓女喇合 一家？ God spared Rahab and her family from the destruction of Jericho because she hid the Israelite spies when they asked for her help.

The Helping Hands – Rehab 伸出援手的喇合 Rahab: you are Israelites. Spy: You’ve heard about us? Rahab: You have a God who commands the winds and parts the seas. Spy: He saved us from slavery. We are his chosen ones. Rahab: This whole city is terrified of you. How can we fight a people whose God can do that? Spy: Can we get out that way? Help us, and we will help you. Rahab: Go. I’ll stall them if I can. Spy: Come with us. Rahab: I can’t. My family --- Spy: When our army comes, hang this on your door, so they will know not to harm you. You’ll be passed over.

The Helping Hands – Rehab 伸出援手的喇合 Rehab is a perceptive ( 有洞察力的） woman. As she heard of how the God of Israel led His people out of Egypt and the wilderness, she came to believe that God will surrender the city of Jericho to the hands of the Israelites, so she treated the spies - God’s agents - with reverence and respect. In terms, she became a blessing to others and to her own family.

The Stumbling Stones – Delilah 绊倒人的大利拉 Delilah was a beguiling （使人迷醉的） Philistine woman who used her beauty to lure Samson showing the secrete about his extraordinary strength. She was not committed to the relationship with Samson and eventually sold Samson out for money.

Discussion / 讨论 Q1) Do you have a mission in your life? What motivates you to achieve such mission? Definition of “mission” – your purpose of living

Discussion / 讨论 Q2) Is there a “Delilah” (a stumbling stone) that blocks you from completing your mission?

Discussion / 讨论 Q3) If your life is meant for a purpose, would you want to know what it is? What if this purpose requires you to give up your “Delilah”, would you still devote yourself to it?

One Beautiful Verse from the Bible 31 聽 從 生 命 責 備 的 、 必 常 在 智 慧 人 中 。 32 棄 絕 管 教 的 、 輕 看 自 己 的 生 命 ． 聽 從 責 備 的 、 卻 得 智 慧 。 --- 《箴言》第 15 章第 节

One Beautiful Verse from the Bible 31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise. 32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding. ---Proverbs Chapter 15, 31-32

Hymn （詩 歌） We Shall Overcome ( 勇往直前 ) We Shall Overcome ( 勇往直前 )

We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday.

We shall integrate, we shall integrate We shall integrate someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday.

We'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We'll walk hand in hand someday.

We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday.

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