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Old Testament LESSON 33
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OLD TESTAMENT Psalms 1-2; 8; 19-33; 40; 46
AUGUST (week 2)
Lesson 33: August 8-14, 2022
“The Lord Is My Shepherd”
Discussion Topics (activities below) ⇓
PRIMARY – HOME
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• “The heavens declare the glory of God.”
• “The Lord is my shepherd.”
• Jesus Christ can turn sadness into joy.
• The Lord offers me peace, strength, and guidance
• To enter the temple, we need “clean hands and a pure heart.”
• “Be still, and know that I am God.”
INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
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• The Psalms teach us to trust the Lord.
• The Psalms point our minds to the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
• “The earth is full of goodness of the Lord.”
• The word of the Lord is powerful, “rejoicing the heart.”
• Entering the Lord’s presence requires purity.
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Lesson 33 Scripture Scholars
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We don’t know for certain who wrote the Psalms. Some have been attributed to King David, but for most of them, the writers remain anonymous. Yet after reading the Psalms, we may feel as if we know the hearts of the Psalmists, even if we don’t know their names. What we do know is that the Psalms were an important part of worship among the Israelites, and we know that the Savior quoted them often. In the Psalms, we get a window into the soul of God’s ancient people. We see how they felt about God, what they worried about, and how they found peace. As believers today, all over the world, we still use these words in our worship of God. The writers of the Psalms seem to have had a window into our souls and seem to have found a way to express how we feel about God, what we worry about, and how we find peace.
For an overview of the book of Psalms, see “Psalms” in the Bible Dictionary.
. . . GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS & OUR EARTH . . .
“The heavens declare the glory of God.”
Psalms 19 and 33 teach that we can find evidence of the glory and goodness of God all around us in His beautiful creations. Help the children learn to see God’s hand in the world around them.
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Show the children some pictures of beautiful things God has created, or look out a window together to see these things. Ask the children what they love about Heavenly Father’s creations. Read either Psalm 19:1 or 33:5, and ask the children how they feel about Heavenly Father when they see His creations.
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Sing together a song about God’s creations, such as “The World Is So Lovely” (Children’s Songbook, 233). Invite the children to pick something God has created (such as something mentioned in the song) and draw a picture of it to share with their families.
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. . . JESUS LOVES ME; HE IS MY SHEPHERD . . .
“The Lord is my shepherd.”
If the children can learn at a young age that the Lord is their shepherd, they will be more likely to follow Him “in the paths of righteousness.”
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Give each child a copy of this week’s activity page, or give each of them a picture from the activity page. Invite them to listen as you read Psalm 23. Ask them to point to or hold up a picture when they hear it mentioned in the psalm. Bear your testimony that Jesus takes care of us, just as a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
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Tell the children some ways you know that the Savior loves you. Invite the children to stand one at a time and share some ways they know Jesus loves them. Sing together a song that could give them ideas, such as “I Feel My Savior’s Love” (Children’s Songbook, 74–75).
DOWNLOAD I Feel My Savior’s Love song visuals (HERE or below)The Lord offers me peace, strength, and guidance.
Many of the Psalms testify of the Lord’s blessings in our lives. You can use the Psalms to help the children learn to trust Him and turn to Him.
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Write on the board The Lord is . Let the children choose one or more of the following scriptures to read: Psalms 23:1; 27:1; 28:1; 28:7; 32:7; 46:1. Ask them to complete the sentence on the board using what they learn from their scripture. Help the children discuss what these symbols teach us about the Lord.
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Show the children a picture of a lamb. Ask them to name some things a lamb needs to be safe and healthy, and encourage them to look in Psalm 23:1–4 for ideas. Then show a picture of a child. What do we need to be spiritually safe and healthy? Read together Psalm 23, and ask the children how the things the shepherd does in this psalm could be compared to what Jesus Christ does for us.
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. . . JESUS TEACHES US HOW TO BE HAPPY . . .
Jesus Christ can turn sadness into joy.
Ponder how you will help the children gain their own witness of the joy Jesus Christ offers us when we are sad.
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Invite the children to pretend to cry while you read Psalm 30:5, “Weeping may endure for a night.” Then ask them to be joyful as you read, “But joy cometh in the morning.” Repeat this phrase a few times, and testify to the children that because of Jesus Christ, the sadness we feel in this life can be replaced with joy.
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Show a picture of the Savior, and tell the children about some of the things He has done for you that bring you joy. Give each child a turn to hold the picture and share what Jesus has done that brings them joy.
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. . . PREPARING FOR THE TEMPLE . . .
To enter the temple, we need “clean hands, and a pure heart.”
As the children look forward to entering the temple someday, help them understand that they can prepare by becoming spiritually clean through the Savior’s Atonement.
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Show the children a picture of a temple. Invite them to read Psalm 24:3 and find words that remind them of the temple. Then read together verse 4 to learn who can enter the temple (define any unfamiliar words). How do our hands get physically dirty? How do our hands and hearts get spiritually dirty? How do we clean our hands physically? How does the Savior help us clean our hands and hearts spiritually? (If it is helpful, explain that “hands” in this verse can represent our actions and “heart” can represent our desires.)
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Review with the children the requirements to receive a temple recommend (see Russell M. Nelson, “Closing Remarks,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2019, 120–22; or invite a member of the bishopric to discuss these requirements with the class). Invite the children to choose one thing they feel inspired to do to prepare to be worthy to enter the temple.
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. . . GROWING A TESTIMONY . . .
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Taking time to be reverent and still, despite the busyness around us, can help us build our testimonies that God lives.
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Help the children memorize the first line from Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.”
DOWNLOAD the Scripture Scholars pop-up with this same quote (HERE or below).Talk with them about what it might mean to “be still,” both physically and mentally. Share with the children an experience in which being “still” strengthened your testimony of Heavenly Father. Ask the children to share any experiences they have had. Why is being still an important way to know that God lives?
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Invite the children to review with you what they do during a typical day. Help them think of moments during their day when they could try to “be still” and feel close to Heavenly Father. Encourage them to set a goal to use such moments during the coming week to strengthen their testimony of Heavenly Father.
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Invite the children to list some things we can do to know for ourselves that Heavenly Father is real and that He loves us. Invite them to choose something from the list that they want to do.
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ColorQuote (to download HERE or above) Alma 32:28
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“Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.”
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With the above activity, talk about Alma’s teachings on faith (Alma 32-33). Compare the growing tree to the word of God that grows when we nourish it with faith. It will grow in our hearts, creating a testimony of Jesus Christ, but we must first plant the seeds and have faith that they will grow.
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
OLD TESTAMENT – Psalms 1-2; 8; 19-33; 40; 46
AUGUST (week 2)
Lesson 33: August 8-14, 2022
“The Lord Is My Shepherd”
