Lesson 2, October 3-9
Sabbath Afternoon
Memory Text: “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother.” Proverbs 1:8
Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 3:1-15, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-24, Ephesians 4:15, 1 John 3:18, Deuteronomy 6.
As human beings, we are always (ideally) learning. In fact, life itself is a school.
“From the earliest times the faithful in Israel had given much care to the education of the youth. The Lord had directed that even from babyhood the children should be taught of His goodness and His greatness, especially as revealed in His law, and shown in the history of Israel. Song and prayer and lessons from the Scriptures were to be adapted to the opening mind. Fathers and mothers were to instruct their children that the law of God is an expression of His character, and that as they received the principles of the law into the heart, the image of God was traced on mind and soul. Much of the teaching was oral; but the youth also learned to read the Hebrew writings; and the parchment rolls of the Old Testament Scriptures were open to their study.” Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 69.
For most of human history, education took place mostly in the home, especially for the early years. What does the Bible say about education in the family, and what principle can we take away from it for ourselves, whatever our family situation happens to be?
