CIF-SUNDAY-SCHOOL-2021-2022

 Lesson 6 ISRAEL AFTER EXILE  The portion to read: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Memory-Verse: Nehemiah 2:20 Objective:      God forgives the sins of His people and redeems them by respecting them and fulfilling His promises. PROPHESIES  World events are not accidental. We can see God's hand behind everything. God had prophesied through Jeremiah that Israel would go to exile in Babylon and return after 70 years (Jere 25: 1 - 12, 29: 10 -12).  Daniel understood this promise and prayed based on this promise; Isiah also had prophesied many years earlier that the freedom of Israel would come through a man by the name, Cyrus ( Isiah 44: 28, 45: 1,2) FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY  In B.C. 537, Belshazzar was killed, and the Babylon empire declined. Median and Persians gained power in the middle east. As King Cyrus was engaged in other wars, he engaged his commander in chief Dairies as the ruler of Babylon. But later, Cyrus himself took over the r...

  Lesson 5  Israel - Babylonian Exile  Portion to Read : 2 Chro  36: 5- 23 , 2 King 24 - 25 , Jere 52 Memory Verse : Isiah 1 : 18 -20 Objective :       To understand that is cursed to live away from God, and it is more blessed to repent and return to God. What was the main sin of  Israel that let to their exile: (2 King 17 : 8, 18 : 2). Israel's capital Samaria, was attacked many tines by Assyrian kings Pul  Tiglath-Pileser and Shalmaneser between BC 734 and 721 and were taken captives to Assyria (2 Kings 15 - 19 , 29, 17: 3- 6, 18: 9 - 12). There is no historical evidence that they ever returned to their land. Judah, which had to capital in Jerusalem, was also attacked by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar between BC 606 and 586, and taken as captives to Babylon, in 3 trips. In the attack in 586, Jerusalem city and the Solomon's temple was destroyed completely. (2 Kings: 24: 1-3 , 24: 10 17, 25: 8-22). It is benefici...