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28 C P H . O R G / C U R R I C U L U M GRADE 7 TEACHER GUIDE SAMPLE 2 3 8 Lesson Extenders B I B L I C A L L I T E R A C Y Moses and Elijah appeared during the transfiguration. Do your students know the accounts of Moses and Elijah going to heaven? If not, encourage them to find out! Read about Moses in Deuteronomy 34:1–8 and Elijah in 2 Kings 2:11–12. S E A R C H I N G F U R T H E R Where did the transfiguration happen? It may have occurred on Mount Hermon or Mount Tabor. Use Color Map 4 in the front of The Lutheran Study Bible or another map to show the students these locations. On a larger map, you could also locate Mount Sinai, where God appeared to Moses and Elijah. If time allows, have each student make a map. You could continue to add to the maps in upcoming lessons as well! W O R S H I P L I F E Right before the Sanctus in the Divine Service are the words of the Preface: "Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: . . ." When we say this, we are joining with the angels and all the company of heaven in singing to God! During this time in the service, we imagine the division between heaven and earth is gone. Heaven comes down to earth, and we are all together around God's throne. What a perfect preparation for Jesus coming to us in the Lord's Supper. Pass out a copy of Lutheran Service Book and open to the Sanc- tus of a familiar service. Point out that the word Sanctus is Latin for "holy," Sabaoth is Hebrew for "heavenly hosts," and hosanna is Hebrew for "Save us now." As you explain these terms and the realities of what is happening in the Divine Service, see if your students can make connections with what happened at the transfiguration. If possible, sing some of these portions togeth- er! C H E C K F O R U N D E R S T A N D I N G Check out the digital materials available to help you check for understanding, enhance student learning, and connect with families at home. R E A C H I N G E V E R Y S T U D E N T Since some parts of this lesson correspond to the Divine Ser- vice, students who attend a church that does not use the Divine Service may feel uncertain about these sections. Help them feel more comfortable by doing certain parts of the lesson in groups or pairs, placing children who are familiar with the Divine Service alongside those hearing some of these things for the first time. Encourage questions! This would be a good lesson to encourage the use of the Bible Question Box (see "Biblical Liter- acy" on page 276). C O V E N A N T C O N N E C T I O N Have students look in their desks, lockers, and so forth and collect things they have written their names on. Have them sit in a circle so everyone can see one another's possessions. Why did you put your name on these things? What happens if they get misplaced? Why didn't you put your name on _____________ (list some obviously unimportant items)? At the transfiguration, God announced that Jesus is His Son. At your Baptism, Jesus announced that you belong to Him. He put His name on you. No one can remove it or erase it. And you will never be lost from His sight. You are so very important to Him. You are His forever! (See Isaiah 43:1.) If you have students who are not baptized, assure them that God loves them and wants them to have that gift as well. E X P L O R E Science P The text says that Jesus led the disciples up a "high mountain." Just how high was it? We don't know for sure! We don't know which mountain it was, either, but two likely loca- tions are Mount Hermon and Mount Tabor. Look up the ele- vation and terrain of these two mountains. Compare them to a mountain near where you live or to a mountain the class is familiar with. UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 2 3 8

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