Biblical Geography Basics
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Lesson OneWhat Is Geography?8 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Is There Geography in My Bible?7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeNow What?7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourHow Can I Grow My Geographical Literacy?7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Fertile Crescent and the Promised Land7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SixKey Geographical Characteristics of the Promised Land7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenTraveling the Promised Land7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson EightRoutes in and through the Promised Land7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson NineWater Realities of the Promised Land7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TenWeather of the Promised Land7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
Participants 1
Scripture Meditation
Spend some time carefully reading the Scripture passage below, utilizing the simple three-step method of Receive, Reflect, and Respond. Download the Course Workbook (PDF) to your device to complete these activities digitally. You may also choose to write your responses in your own journal.
Read Psalm 125:1–2. Then read it again.
Receive | Retell in your own words what is happening in this text.
What is being described? Who are the characters and what are they saying or doing? Does the text tell us why they are doing or saying these things?
Read the passage again.
Reflect | Consider how this text contributes to your understanding of geography.
What can we learn about God and His relationship to humans from this text? Does this text bring to mind other passages of Scripture?
Read the passage one last time.
Respond | Connect this text to your own experience.
What does this passage teach you about the importance of geography in the biblical text?