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Seminars for Church and Home

Youth Unit 3 “Bible Heroes”

Book Three
Senior Teens

Educational
Adventures

The End of
the Journey
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 Youth Educational Adventures
Bible Heroes Series
Book Three:
The End of the Journey
Senior Teens

The purpose of this series of seminars is to Seminar 1

introduce each teen to the Ten Commandments
and the great heroes of the Bible. We hope to Act Fast! .......................................... 4
instill an awe and respect for God’s law and show
examples of real people who followed God and
reaped the rewards from having done so. We also Seminar 2
want to develop in the young adult a love for learning Much Needed Rest .......................... 7
about God which will bring them again and again to
church and to Sabbath Seminars.
We hope to encourage daily contact with God
through prayer and devotional Bible readings. In the
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process, we hope to create in each young adult an Blessings or Curses? ...................... 10
expectation of fully participating as a baptized member
in God’s church. We also pray that the seminars in
this book will translate into knowledge and behavior Seminar 4
becoming of a child of God.
God’s Humor ................................ 13
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Our vision is to create Christian educational Seminar 6

opportunities for all our children so that they will Goodbye Moses ............................ 19
build a lasting relationship with God and
experience the joys of salvation and the rewards
of God’s Kingdom. Seminar 7
The Naughty Good Girl ................... 22
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Relationships Renewed .................. 28

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Seminar 10
All Rights Reserved Joshua’s Farewell ........................... 31
Memory Verse
Romans 6:12, 13 “Do not let sin control your puny
body any longer; do not give in to its sinful desires.
Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of
wickedness, to be used for sinning: but give your-
self completely to God – every part of you – for
you are back from death and you want to be tools
in the hands of God, to be used for his good pur-
pose” (TLB).
Discussion Tips
Think about Korah and his friends’
motives. What difference can you
make in the number of people
who make it into God’s Kingdom if
you have a sense of urgency to
prepare yourself for whatever God
calls you to do?
On September 11, 2001, terrorists rammed two
passenger jet airplanes into the Twin Towers of the
World Trade Center, and a third plane into the
Pentagon. A fourth plane, probably intended for the
US Capitol Building, crashed in Pennsylvania. Pas-
sengers on this plane tried to save it and their lives.
But they may not have acted fast enough. Those
who remained alive in the World Trade Center knew
they had to Act Fast and get out of the burning,
falling buildings. They ran as fast as they could for
their lives. All told, about 3000 lives were destroyed
in those terrorist attacks. People across our nation
sat spellbound in front of TV sets, wondering what
was going to happen next – how this would impact
their lives. Never before had the United States been
attacked by foreigners on its own soil. America
couldn’t sit still and let this happen again.
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Scriptures
Numbers 16
Words to Know
PRESUMPTUOUS - overstepping bounds, taking
liberties
When President Bush was sworn into office, he
took an oath to defend and protect the people of
the United States. He never doubted that action
had to be taken for this horrible crime. There had
to be a penalty for such terror. The people of the
United States had to be protected. And the Presi-
dent promised to retaliate.
Throughout history rebellious people have
wanted to control others to feel important and
have their own way. Korah, a Levite, conspired
with Dathan, Abiram and On, who were Reuben-
ites, to incite a rebellion against Moses. Two-
hundred-fifty prominent men with positions in the
council, came with these four men to confront
Moses and Aaron. They accused Moses of being
presumptuous and overstepping his bounds. They
told him that the entire community of Israel was
also holy. To prove their point, they said “GOD is in
our midst.” Israel had a national crisis. Moses
being the humble, wise leader that he was, recog-
nized immediately how these rebels had left
themselves open to God’s wrath. He fell face
down on the ground when he heard what they
had to say. He then said to Korah and the men
who had joined him in this rebellion, “In the
morning the Lord will show you who are his, and
who is holy, and who he has chosen as his priest.”
Moses instructed Korah and the rebels with him, to
take censers the next day, light them, and put
incense upon them before the Lord. The guilty
would be known.
Moses asked Korah if the opportunity to minis-
ter to the people in God’s Tabernacle seemed a
small thing to him. Hadn’t God given this opportu-
nity only to the Levites? But they wanted the
priesthood as well. Moses realized Korah and these
men were revolting against God.
“‘Is it a small thing,’ they mimicked, ‘that you
brought us out of lovely Egypt to kill us here in this
terrible wilderness, and that now you want to make
yourself our king? What’s more, you haven’t
brought us into the wonderful country you prom-
ised, nor given us fields and vineyards. Whom are
you trying to fool? We refuse to come’” (Numbers
16:13-14 TLB). Wow! Moses really did have a
revolt on his hands.
Moses’ temper blazed white-hot. He knew he
was innocent of these charges. He told Korah to
bring his people before God the next day. Aaron
would also be there with his censer. All 250 of
these men were to bring their censers filled with
incense to present to God. Then they were to stand
in the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Here they were. Korah’s gang against Moses
and Aaron at the entrance of the Tabernacle. The
entire community was about to see God’s wrath.
God told Moses and Aaron to keep their distance
from this rebellious gang, because He was going to
finish them off and be done with them. Moses and
Aaron fell face down and said, “O God, God of
everything living, when one man sins are you going
to take it out on the whole community?”
God told Moses and Aaron to tell the other
Israelites to back off from Dathan and Abiram’s
tent. Moses told the Israelites not to touch anything
that belonged to them lest they be carried off in the
flood of their sins. So they all backed away from
the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. By this
time these three bad men had brought their wives,
children, and babies to the entrance of the Taber-
nacle. Moses explained to the other Israelites that if
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these three bad men died a natural death, everyone
would know that Moses had made all of this up. But
if God destroyed them in His wrath, they would
know these men had rebelled against God.
Moses had hardly spoken these words when the
earth split open. In one gulp it swallowed up all the
human beings connected with Korah, along with
everything he owned. Then the earth closed its
mouth. That was the last they heard of them. “At
the sound of their cries everyone around ran for
dear life, shouting, ‘We’re about to be swallowed up
alive!’”
God instructed Eleazar, one of Aaron’s priestly
sons, to gather up the censers from the smoldering
cinders and scatter the coals. Since the censers had
been holy, they were to be hammered into thin
sheets for covering the Altar and to serve as a sign
to Israel of what happened. Then God told Moses to
back away from the Israelites so he could destroy
them that very minute.
Moses told Aaron, “Take your censer and fill it
with incense, along with fire from the Altar. Get to
the congregation as fast as you can to make atone-
ment for them. Anger is pouring out from GOD – the
plague has started!” Aaron followed Moses’ instruc-
tions and grabbed the censer. He ran into the middle
of the congregation. Aaron knew well that he had to
Act Fast! to save the lives of people. The plague had
already begun and lives were at stake. He knew his
speed of action would make a difference. Hesitating
to act would cost lives. So he put burning incense in
the censer and atoned for the people. Then he stood
between the living and the dead and the plague
stopped. But not before 14,700 people had died.
Always remember these two lessons. 1) Don’t
rebel against those in authority, and 2) When God
tells you to do something Act Fast! You could save a
lot of lives if you Act Fast!
Prayer
Awesome God, You are a God of love and mercy.
Help me to never forget that we can push you too
far and incur your wrath. Also help me to always
remember to Act Fast when you tell me to do some-
thing. It could make the difference in saving many
lives. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
 Activity
Hurricane Katrina’s death toll exceeded 1300, mainly because of slow evacuation. When
time came to evacuate, time was of the essence. How many lives could have been saved
had the hundreds of school buses in New Orleans been deployed to evacuate those who
had no transportation? When orders are given to evacuate the path of a hurricane, get up
and get out! You’ve heard other sayings, such as “Seize the day,” “He who hesitates is
lost,” and “Do it now,” that express urgency.
We don’t know how long we have before Christ
returns. But there should be an urgency about
doing Christ’s work. It made a difference in the
number of lives saved because Aaron ran with
the censer. The urgency with which you do
God’s work can make a difference in the num-
ber of people who will make it into God’s
Kingdom. Look up the following Scriptures and
write on the lines below 1) the event and, The Punishment of Korah
2) how the action taken impacted the outcome. by Allessandro Botticelli, 1481-82

1. Ecclesiastes 9:10____________________________________________________________

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2. Colossians 3:23_____________________________________________________________

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3. Exodus 12:11 ______________________________________________________________

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4. Exodus 12:33_______________________________________________________________

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5. Deuteronomy 16:3__________________________________________________________

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6. Luke 2:16 _________________________________________________________________

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Objectives Scriptures
At the end of this seminar, attendees will be able to: Numbers 16
1. Show an urgency about preparing themselves to
do the work of Christ. Words to Know
2. Explain that the speed at which they do God’s PRESUMPTUOUS
work can make a difference in the number of
people who make it into God’s Kingdom. Materials Needed
3. Explain that they should not usurp authority God Bible, YEA Attendees’and Presenter’s books,
has given another and step outside their attendance and memory verse charts,
boundaries or calling. songbook

Background
“In the event Aaron: One was a group of 250 prominent Levites under the leader-
ship of Korah, who were envious that only Aaron and his family were allowed to be
priests. The other was a group headed by two Reubenites, Dathan and Abiram, who
were envious and critical of Moses’ leadership of the nation (Numbers 16:1-3).
“Moses again allowed God to be the judge. He asked both groups to appear before
God with him to see who was right. The Reubenites refused but the Levites went,
taking a crowd from the camp with them in support (4-15). The Levites were to burn
incense in firepans, or censers (which, as a rule, only Aaron and his sons were allowed to do), so that
God might show his approval or otherwise (16-19).
“God threatened to destroy the whole camp, and although Moses and Aaron knew he had the right
to do so, they begged him not to (20-24). He responded to their prayer by destroying only those who
actually took part in the rebellion. Korah, Dathan, Abiram and some of their chief supporters were swal-
lowed up by the earth in the sight of the camp, but the 250 Levites suffered a different fate. They had
wanted to burn incense before God; now they were burnt by fire from God (25-35).
“Neither the fire nor the firepans used by the rebellious Levites could be used again. Eleazar the
priest emptied the firepans and had them beaten into a bronze plate to cover the altar, where it was a
constant reminder that only the family of Aaron could burn incense before God (36-40).
“The people blamed Moses and Aaron for the death of the rebels and gathered at the tabernacle in a
hostile demonstration against the leaders (41). Again God threatened to destroy the people (42-45), and
again Moses and Aaron begged him not to. But God’s judgment in the form of a deadly plague had
already begun, and it was stopped only when Aaron made atonement for them by burning incense. This
emphasized once more that only the priests could take fire from the altar and offer it with incense before
the Lord (46-50)” (Concise Bible Commentary).
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 Before the seminar, write the following
questions on separate pieces of paper: 1) How
can coming to repentance and being baptized
now rather than delaying make a difference in
doing the work of Christ? 2) How can devoting
ourselves now to studying the Bible daily make a
difference in doing the work of Christ? 3) How
can devoting ourselves now to building godly
character make a difference in the number of
people who are in God’s Kingdom? 4) How can
preparing ourselves now to participate in God’s
work in any way that God calls us to, make a
difference in the number of people who are in
God’s Kingdom? 5) How does responding with
an urgency to God’s calling make a difference in
the work God is doing? Make a copy of Back-
ground and assign a Facilitator to read it during
the seminar and one to go over the Activity.
How to Present this Seminar
After opening the seminar with prayer, divide
attendees into five groups and give each one of
the above questions. Explain that each group is
to appoint a Facilitator to present the results to
the group. They are to brainstorm and come to a
consensus of thoughts on the question. Assign
them to separate areas of the room. When time
is up, bring them back to sit in a semicircle and
call on the Facilitator, in
number order, to explain
their groups’ thoughts.
Debrief - Ask: How did
you feel about this activity
as a means to focus your
attention on the urgency to
prepare yourself now for
God to work in you and
through you? What does it The Punishment of Korah
by Allessandro Botticelli, 1481-82
mean to you to have an
urgency to prepare yourself for God’s calling?
How was this experience like or unlike other
experiences you’ve had? What is gained by
seeking repentance and being baptized now
rather than delaying? How do you see having
more baptized young adults making a difference
in doing the work of Christ? How can devoting
yourself now to studying the Bible daily make a
difference in doing the work of Christ? How do
you see laying a biblical foundation early in life
benefitting your spiritual maturity? How do you
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see spiritual maturity being an advantage in doing
God’s work? How can devoting yourselves now to
building godly character make a difference in the
number of people who are in God’s Kingdom? How
can preparing ourselves now to participate in God’s
work in any way that God calls us to, make a differ-
ence in the number of people who are in God’s
Kingdom? Ask a person to read Ezekiel 3:17-18.
Does this only apply to ministers? What responsibil-
ity do you have for being a “watchman to your
friends and relatives”? How can you do this? What
happens if you don’t tell them about God’s love, nor
warn them about the evils of this world? What if
you tell them and they don’t listen? Ask another
attendee to read Exekiel 3:19.
Balance please - Ask: How do you feel about
having a desire to be a part of the ministry of
Christ? How can this become an obsession that is
wrong? Moses saw clearly that Korah wasn’t satis-
fied being a Levite. This was a power-play to take
over Moses’ job. Korah was a part of the inner
circle, but that wasn’t good enough. How do you
view what Korah tried to do? He wanted more
power – the priesthood. These men were actually
ganging up against God. Was that a good idea?
How did God react? How many more people do you
think would have died if Aaron had dilly-dallied
around and not run with the censer? What differ-
ence can it make if you do God’s
work with urgency? What are
some things you can do with your
urgency for Christ? Ask someone
to read Luke 10:2.
Background/Activity - Ask the
Facilitator assigned to Background
to read it. Then ask the Facilitator
to go over the Activity with the
group at this time.
Song
“When the Spirit Says Move” is on page 92 of The
Group Songbook.
Prayer
Have the group form a circle and hold hands. Go
around the circle and let each one tell one way they
can be more urgent about doing Christ’s work. Ask
for a volunteer to lead in prayer thanking God for
His goodness and asking for His help in being ur-
gent about doing His work.