CU4-8

(See pp. 264-274 in “The Bible Unearthed.”)  [Comment1] Ann: is there some way the students can come up with the political value of returning to monolatry, or do they need to be taught this?
 * 4:8 Manasseh **
 * Goal: ** Students will learn about the changing fortunes of Judah following the defeat of Hezekiah by the Assyrians and the return to religious pluralism under Hezekiah’s son Manasseh as a political expediency.
 *  1. **** Gain the attention of the learner ** Read Isaiah’s account of the Assyrian military campaign against Judah.
 *  2. **** Relevant past learning ** Identify period and locations to be studied on the timeline. Recall Hezekiah’s reforms.
 *  3. **** Present new material ** Relate the story of Hezekiah’s revolt against Assyria. (See pp. 251-264 in “The Bible Unearthed.”)
 *  4. **** Provide for guided practice ** Discuss with the students what a twelve-year-old boy (Manasseh), finding himself king of a defeated Judah after the death of his father (Hezekiah), should do.
 *  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'"> Ask the students to suppose they were each suddenly head of a country with a strong enemy at their current age and without their parents to rely on and their friends are mad at them. Have them write about the following: How do they feel? What would they do first?
 * <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. **<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">   **Close the lesson** Come together and share ideas. End by relating what Manasseh did in this ituation.