Memory Verse:  Psalm 113:3

Reading #1:  Exodus 17:8-16

Questions:  What do you think it meant to Joshua to have the written memorial of the blotting out of Amalek recited in his ears?  What about this story would inspire Moses to name the alter “The Lord Is My Banner?”

Reading #2:  Psalm 65

Questions: List all the reasons from this Psalm that praise is due to God.  According to verse 8, what awesome thing is happening every sunrise and sunset? 

Reading #3:  Isaiah 38:1-8

Questions:  If you received a message of impending death like Hezekiah did, how would you respond?  How does the sign of the sun turning back add authority to God’s promise of a longer life?  

Reading #4:  Malachi 1

Questions:  What evidence does God give for His love for Israel in verses 2 and 3?  How does God’s rejection of Esau prove His love for Jacob?  What is God asking of the priests in verse 6? Describe their response?  According to verse 11, when and where is God’s name going to be made great?

Psalms and Hymns

Psalm 65B  “Thine awesome signs and wonders fill distant lands with fear.  Thou makes dawn and sunset for joy to shout and cheer.”

Amazing Grace  “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we first begun.”

Praying Under the Same Sky

Ireland, Israel, Italy