Mrs. Hickox’s Seventh Grade Bible Class
Mrs Hickox Home Page Eighth Grade Bible Seventh Grade Bible Sixth Grade Bible Seventh Grade Math Archeology	The seventh graders begin by reviewing the covenants God used to establish His faithfulness to His people and keep them faithful to Him. The United Kingdom split after Solomon’s golden reign. Through King Rehoboam in the south and King Jeroboam in the north the students se how God’s covenants were broken through adultery and idolatry. Elijah is God’s spokesperson to call the Israelites to repentance. Prophets such as Amos, Hosea, and Jonah try to prevent Israel’s downfall with promises of renewal. God’s hatred of evil and injustice brought Israel to its end as twenty wicked kings from Rehoboam to Hoshea spiral to exile at the hands of the Assyrians. Judah’s kings and prophets realized that obedience to the covenant brought blessing, but disobedience and divided hearts brought judgment on the people. Through Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah, the students learn that God, in His mercy will keep His promise to David that His lamp would never go out. While in Babylon, God used Ezekiel, Daniel and Esther to speak to the exiles. God controls all nations and all peoples, and He is still Judah’s God while they are in captivity. Ezra is the historian God uses to tell us of Judah’s return back to Israel. God uses the prophets Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi to encourage and rebuff the complacent people as they begin the rebuilding process. Zerubbabel rebuilds the temple, and Nehemiah tells his story of the rebuilding of the walls to make Jerusalem a fortified city amidst hostile neighbors. The Silent 400 years (Intertestamentary Times) are covered from the historical writings of Josephus. Persian, Greek, and Roman empires dominate the Jews. Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots rise up in reaction to political oppression and Greek and Roman influences.
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