Remind Me!
Remember when? God has given us the gift of memory for many reasons. We can feel all warm and fuzzy when we remember our wedding day, or the birth of our children. What about those special occasions or vacations? Some memories teach and admonish us. “When I touched that hot stove, it hurt, therefore I won’t touch it again.” Then there are the painful memories, those of hurt feelings, physical pain or the loss of a loved one. We remember.
But those are not the only things we are to remember. God tells us many times in scripture to “remember”! This lesson will search the scriptures for what God has said to “bring to our mind”, to remind us, remember.
List 3 things that you remember.
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Now, write beside each one how it made you feel (ie. sad, happy, peaceful…)
The Bible tells us that the Israelites failed to remember a lot of things: Where they came from, Who was leading them, Who loved them the most, Who was lighting their pathway.
As spiritual Israel, we are to remember the same things: where we come from, who is leading us, who loves us the most and who is lighting our pathway.
THE DANGER OF FORGETTING
What is the opposite of remembering?_____________________________________
What causes us to forget?________________________________________________
The Hebrew word translated forget in the following passages is shakach and it means to ignore or cease to care.
Deuteronomy 8:19
What did Moses tell Israel would be result if they forgot God?____________________________________________________________________
Judges 3:7-8.
Who did Israel forget?___________________________________________________
What caused them to forget?_____________________________________________
If they had remembered their God, would they have served the Baals and Asherahs?
What was the result of their forgetfulness?__________________________________
Psalm 106 recounts the history of Israel up to that point.
Psalm 106: 7-23.
In these verses, what did Israel’s forgetfulness cause?
Verse 7_________________________________________________________
Verses 13-14____________________________________________________
Verses 19-21____________________________________________________
Hosea 13:6
What is the reason given for Israel forgetting God in this verse?________________
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Could this be a danger for us today?________________________________________
Name some things that we can be “filled with and exalted” that could cause us to forget God.
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When we are “full and satisfied”, we tend to become proud in ourselves and tend to forget where that sufficiency comes from. We aren’t hungry for it anymore.
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
God gives us signs and ceremonies to help us remember.
Genesis 9:8-17
What did God tell Noah and his sons that He would establish with them?__________
What did this covenant promise?__________________________________________
God then gives them (and us) a sign to help us remember this covenant. What was the sign?______________________________________________________________
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God said that when He looks at this sign, He will ________________________ (vs 16).
Exodus 13:3-9.
The feast of unleavened bread was meant to remind the Israelites of what?________
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What were the Old Testament sacrifices to remind Israel of in Hebrews 10:3?______
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God has given us a “ceremony” in the New Testament to remember!
In 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, what does Christ ask the disciples to do to remember Him?
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Luke 22:19-20
What are we to remember when we partake of that divine memorial?_________________________________________________________________
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Part 2 of this lesson will cover the Importance of Remembering and Warnings in God’s Word about forgetting what He has asked us to remember.