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When the Rocks Cry Out
Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint
PresentationMay 5, 2007
ADAPT it!Teaching Approach
2nd Quarter 2007, The Bible For Today
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ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCES
Help us grow in faith
EBLA
BABYLON
BEHISTUN
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Memory Verse
HEBREWS 1124, 25

• By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to
  be called the son of Pharaohs daughter choosing
  rather to share ill treatment with the people of
  God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a
  season.

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Faith in the Bible
STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE

• Validate reasons for faith
• Analyze archeological evidences

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STEP ONE
Validate Reasons for Faith
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Reasons for Faith
A. What lesson can we draw from this account,
that helps us understand what faith is about?
John 2024-31

• Jesus is happy to provide evidence in order to
  ease our doubts
• Our faith must rest on the promises of God

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STEP TWO
Analyze Archeological Evidences
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Archeological Evidences
A. How has archeology helped to confirm the
accuracy of prophecies that already have occurred?

• Destruction of Nineveh Nahum 32-7
• Nineveh was destroyed in 612 B.C.

RUINS OF NINEVEH
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Archeological Evidences
ISAIAH 1319-22 Archeological discoveries have
revealed that Babylon was once, a magnificent
city. Yet, as affirmed by archeology, the city
today remains in ruins
RUINS OF BABYLON
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Archeological Evidences
B. How has archeology brought the world of the
Bible closer to us? How important is it to
understand the cultural/historical world of the
Bible?

• The Bible is a reliable guide to ancient history
  (Gen. 1520)
• The Bible has also proven to be a reliable guide
  for studying the ancient world

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Archeological Evidences
GENESIS 1520 Archeology revealed that Hittites
once ruled the greater part of Asia
Minor. Scholars thought the Bible was wrong
because there was no evidence of Hittites until
Hittite pottery was dug up.
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Archeological Evidences
ISAIAH 201 For years it was claimed that there
was no such king Ashod, thus the Bible was not
trustworthy. In 1970, Ebla tablets were found
confirming the existence of king Sargon of
Assyria
EBLA TABLETS
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Archeological Evidences
LAW CODE OF HAMMURABI 1901-1902 Confirmed some
practices of the Patriarchs were common practices
of the ancient world

• Sarah giving her slave girl to Abraham (Gen.
  161-3)
• The selling of the birthright food (Gen. 2533)
• Married daughters receiving a handmaid

CODE OF HAMMURABI
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Archeological Evidences
HEBREWS 1124-27 Discovery of the tomb of
Tutankhamen in 1927 confirmed the great treasures
of ancient Egypt which Moses gave up for His God.
TREASURES OF EGYPT
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Summary
OUR FAITH IN GOD WILL GROW BY

• Validating reasons for faith
• Analyzing archeological evidences

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ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCES
Help us grow in faith
EBLA
BABYLON
BEHISTUN
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APPLY

• How can this lesson about the accuracy of the
  Bible affect my life today?

Q
Do we have the desire to have faith in God who
wrote the Bible? Do we have the desire to study
the external evidences proving the reliability of
the Bible?
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PLAN

• How can we use this truth about the Bible this
  coming week?

Q

• What are the practical things we can do to
  increase our faith in God?

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TRANSFER TRUTH

• What changes do I need in my life?

Q

• What biblical principle from the lesson can we
  use today?

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TRANSFER TRUTH
Q

• What changes do I need in my life?

Lets make the decision!
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Effective for SMALL GROUPS
ASSOCIATE truth Why should I study this
lesson?DISCOVER truth What does the Bible say
about this truth?APPLY truth How can this
truth affect my life today?PLAN using the truth
How can I use this truth today?TRANSFER truth
to life What changes do I need in my life?
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