Watch the “Lord’s Day Live!” and “The Joy of Doodling” videos then copy the following “Doodle Bible School,” “Application Sermon Questions,” and take a photo of your drawing for “The Joy of Doodling” class. Click the “Submit Answers” button below each set of questions and paste the questions into the email. Answer the questions and send them to us. Read “Why Your Family Needs to the Know the Biblical Timeline… ” then follow the same instructions to submit the “Biblical Timeline Questions.”
Doodle Bible School
Lesson 44
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. What is the theme of Leviticus 16-17?
2. Can you doodle the picture clue?
3. How often were they to have a Day of Atonement? (16:34)
4. Can you quote the memory verse?
5. How many goats were used on the Day of Atonement? (16:7)
6. How did Aaron decide which goat would be sacrificed? (16:8)
7. Why was the goat sacrificed? (16:9)
8. What happened to the goat that was not sacrificed? (16:10)
9. Where did the living goat end up? (16:10)
10. Have you ever rolled dice to see how many spaces to move during a game? How is rolling dice similar to casting lots? How is it different?
Application Sermon Questions
Lesson 44
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. What was the first point of this lesson? (Leviticus 16:9)
2. To where was the scape goat sent? (Leviticus 16:10)
3. What was Aaron to say over the scape goat? (Leviticus 16:21)
4. What was the second point of this lesson? (Leviticus 16:21)
5. What was the third point of this lesson? (Leviticus 16:21)
For additional ways to capitalize on the information in the chapter above, click the link below.
Home Church Worship Guide – Leviticus 16-17
The Joy of Doodling Assignment
After following along with the video lesson and completing your drawing, please take a photo and use the link below to send it to us. You can also take a photo of your children, grandchildren, or Bible class group with their drawings and send it to us.
Reading Assignment
Lesson 12
From the beginning of this semester, I have been referring back to the original theme of Genesis 3:15 and the snake crusher. In the last lesson, the snake crusher dealt a deadly blow to the snake, so that should be the end of that prophecy, right? Not quite. There’s more to that story and more to the biblical timeline. But we will get to that later.
So, where do we go from here? We answer the following question:
Q: Why is it important for a woman to make sure her family appreciates the story of Cornelius?
A: Because they need to understand that God wants all people to come to Him regardless of their background – Jew or Gentile, male or female, slave or free. (Galatians 3:28) Every soul is important to and loved by God!
The story for this lesson is about Cornelius. What do you know about him? Let’s take a look at Acts 10 to see who he was and why his story is important enough to be in the Bible.
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. (Acts 10:1-8, ESV)
Cornelius:
- lived in Caesarea – an important hub for trade
- was a centurion – Roman officer in command of a hundred men
- was devout – committed or devoted to a religion or religious duties, which, no doubt, is why he prayed and gave alms
- feared God with all his household – this probably means he taught them about God
- generously gave alms to the people – alms are money or goods given to help the poor
- prayed continually to God
- had an angel of God speak to him in a vision
- was praised by God – told that his prayers and alms were a memorial before God
- was given a direct command by God – to send for Simon Peter
- was a man of action – acted immediately after he was told what to do
And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.” (Acts 10:22, ESV)
Cornelius:
- was well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation even though he was not a Jew
And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I too am a man.” And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered. And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me.” (Acts 10:22-29, ESV)
Cornelius:
- was ready to hear what Peter had to say
- was prepared – had called together his family and close friends to hear Peter’s message
- Fell down to worship Peter – possibly because he lived in an area dominated by pagan worship
And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’ So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.” (Acts 10:30-33, ESV)
Cornelius:
- was thoughtful – said to Peter, “you have been kind enough to come”
- was ready to hear what God had told Peter and believed God was in their presence
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, “Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. (Acts 10:44-48, ESV)
Cornelius:
- received the gift of the Holy Spirit along with his family and those he had invited into his home
- spoke in tongues that day
- was baptized that day
- was hospitable – they asked him (Peter) to remain for some days
I’m sure you noticed that I skipped several verses in Acts 10 to mainly look at Cornelius’s character. Now that we’ve seen several positive and important things about him, let’s fill in the gaps to see if we can understand why his story is even in the Bible.
The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.
Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.” And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?” And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.” So he invited them in to be his guests.
The next day he rose and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. (Acts 10:9-24, ESV)
Let’s stop here for a moment. As you can see, while God was directing Cornelius to send for Simon Peter, He was also communicating with Simon Peter in Joppa. God was trying to demonstrate to Peter in a vision that the Jews were not the only people who were accepted in His kingdom. This was a sign to Peter that he must not only go to Cornelius, but must also present to him the Good News.
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” (Acts 10:34-43, ESV)
Notice, two times Peter says that God accepts everyone who believes and obeys Him. (Acts 10:34-35, 42-43) This was eye-opening for Peter. All his life, he had been taught that the Jews were God’s chosen people and the only ones who would be saved by God. He did not appreciate that all other nations were to be blessed through Abraham or that they were to have the same opportunity to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus and rescued from their sins.
We’ve already read verses 44-48, which tell us that the Holy Spirit was poured out that day on all the Gentiles who heard the word. It was not only confirmed to Peter that the Gentiles were to be given the choice of baptism and becoming part of God’s family, but the Jews who had traveled with Peter saw the same evidence. No one denied the fact that these Gentiles believed and should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
That is the reason the story of Cornelius is in the Bible.
The fact that God wants all people to come to Him regardless of who they are is the reason why you, as a homemaker, need to teach this story to your family. Everyone in your family needs to understand that they are one of these people! They are important to God and loved by God! Every soul is important to and loved by God!
Biblical Timeline Questions
Lesson 12
1. Why is it important for you, as a homemaker, to make sure your family appreciates the story of Cornelius?
2. List 3 things you learned about Cornelius in Acts 10.
3. Where were Cornelius and Simon Peter when God was speaking to them in visions?
4. Who is accepted by God? And what Bible verses teach this?
5. Why is the story of Cornelius in the Bible and why should it make a difference to your family?