CU4-9


 * 4:9 Josiah **
 * Goal ** Students will be introduced to the reforms instituted by King Josiah, with an emphasis on human rights.
 *  1. **** Gain the attention of the learner ** Recite the command of Deuteronomy 15:7-8 to care for the poor.
 *  2. **** Relevant past learning ** Identify period and locations to be studied on the timeline. Recall the up-and-down fortunes of Judah under Ahaz, Hezekiah, and Manasseh.
 *  3. **** Present new material ** Relate what historians and archeologists know about Josiah’s reign, emphasizing significance of the “discovery” of the “Book of the Law.” (See pp. 275-292 in “The Bible Unearthed.”)
 *  4. **** Provide for guided practice ** Share with the students various passages from Deuteronomy that reflect a regard for various groups of relatively powerless people in society (the poor, slaves, women, etc.). Discuss the idea of human rights and dignity embedded in these passages, with emphasis on implications of “eye for eye.”
 *  5. ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Provide for independent practice **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Have the students come up with their own injunctions that reflect a regard for human rights
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> 6. Close the lesson **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> Come together and share their injunctions.