Bible Truths B, 4th ed.
Lesson Plan Overview
Day
1, 2
3, 4
5, 6
7, 8
9, 10
11, 12
13
14, 15
16, 17
18, 19
Student
Section/Topic
Text
Support Materials
Pages
Unit 1: Creation and Fall
Unit Opener; 1-1 The Story of
1–6
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
Scripture: Creation, Fall,
It Through; Extras: Recommended
Redemption; Ketuvim
reading; The Jewish Tanak (graphic)
1-2 Adam and Eve: Made Like
7–10
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
God and to Represent Him
Creation/evolution
1-3 Adam and Eve: Fallen,
10–13
Thinking It Through; Special Topic:
Graced
Adam’s sin
1-4 Cain: The Seed of the
14–16
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Serpent
Eve’s sin; Extras: Student activity
1-5 Noah: God’s Covenant with 17–19
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
All Mankind
Bible questions; Extras: essay, class
discussion
Ketuvim: Job
20–21
Study questions
Unit 1 Test
Unit 2: God's Covenant with Abraham
Unit Opener; 2-1 Abraham:
23–27
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
Called Out of Idolatry
It Through; Special Topics: Abraham’s
back story
2-2 Abraham: Heir of the
27–31
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Promise
Names of God; Extras: Student essay;
Israel: The Modern State (map)
2-3 Abraham’s Covenant Son
32–35
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Isaac
Sarah’s beauty, polygamy
20, 21
2-4 Jacob the Heel Grabber
36–40
22, 23
2-5 Joseph: God Planned It for
Good
2-6 Judah: A Lion Among His
Brothers
40–43
24
25
26, 27
28, 29
30
31, 32
43-47
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Jacob’s dream, the Angel, Shiloh;
What the Bible Calls “Election” (article
and graphic)
Thinking It Through
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Midianites, Egypt, the brothers;
Extras: Martin Luther
Unit 2 Test
Unit 3: God's Covenant with Israel Through Moses
Unit Opener; 3-1 Moses and
49–53
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
the Name of God
It Through; Special Topics: God
repents, imprecatory prayers; Extras:
prayer list
3-2 Pharaoh's Hard Heart and
53–57
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
the Glory of God
The Exodus; Extras: Case studies;
The Ten Plagues (graphic)
3-3 The Israelites: Still Slaves
58–60
Thinking It Through; Extras: Selected
readings; Traditional Route of the
Exodus (map)
3-4 The Israelites: A Holy
60–63
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Nation
Sinai and law; Extras: Chart and
33, 34
3-5 Moses and the Covenant
63–66
35
3-6 The Golden Calf and the
Death of the First Generation
67–70
36
3-7 Balaam: A Prophet for Hire
70–74
37
3-8 Moses Passes the Baton to
Joshua
74–77
38
Unit 3 Test
39
40, 41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50, 51
52
53
54
student essay on commandments
Thinking It Through; Flip Side of the
Coin (Ten Commandments)
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Failure at Sinai; Extras: Class
discussion; Into the Promised Land
(graphic)
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Balaam and cursing; Extras:
Research, class discussion
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Miracles, Achan, land; Extras: Acting,
testimonies; Possible Route of the
Israelites (map)
Unit 4: The Weakness of the Old Covenant
Unit Opener; 4-1 Deborah: A
79–84
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
Judge and a Judgment
It Through; Special Topics: Hazor,
Jael; The Repeating Pattern in Judges
(graphic)
4-2 Gideon: A Turning Point in
84–88
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
the Book of Judges
Gideon; Extras: Virtual tour;
Giodeon’s Army (graphic)
4-3 Jephthah: A Judge Who
88–91
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Vowed Rashly
Chronology, linguistics
4-4 Samson: A Mirror of the
91–95
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Nation
The Angel, miracles, Nazirites; Extras:
Student essay
Unit 4 Test
Unit 5: The Promise of the Line of David
Unit Opener; 5-1 Ruth: A
97–102
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
Gentile in the King’s Line
It Through; Special Topics; Extras:
Phillip Bliss
5-2 Hannah: Mother of a
102–5
Thinking It Through; Extras: Eli
Kingmaker
5-3 Samuel: Reversals
106–9
Thinking It Through; Extras: Case
study
5-4 Saul: A King After Israel’s
110–13
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Own Heart
Saul; Extras: Case study
5-5 David: A King After God’s
114–18
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Own Heart
David
5-6 David: Covenant and Fall
118–24
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
Uzzah; Extras: Object lesson
Ketuvim: Psalms; Ketuvim:
121–23
Study questions
Proverbs
5-7 Solomon: Wisdom and
Foolishness
Ketuvim: Song of Solomon;
Ketuvim: Ecclesiastes
125–29
126–28
Thinking It Through; Special topics:
Old Testament worship
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66, 67
68
69
70
71
72
Unit 5 Test
Unit 6: The Line of David: Failure and Hope
Unit Opener; 6-1: Jeroboam:
131–36
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
The Trend-Setter
It Through; Special Topics: The twelve
tribes; Extras: Student activity, class
discussion
6-2 Elijah: Prophet of the Living 136–40
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
God
Elijah; Extras: Student activity; The
Ministry of Elijah (map)
6-3 Ahab: Rotten to the Core,
140–44
Thinking It Through; Special Topics:
but Humble (Once)
Canaanite religion; Extras: Case study
6-4 Jehoshaphat: Faith and
144–47
Thinking It Through; Special topics:
Compromise
Moabite Stone; Extras: Case study
6-5 Naaman: Microcosm of
147–50
Thinking It Through; Special topics:
God’s Salvation
Naaman; Extras: Testimony, religious
survey
6-6 Joash: Good up to a Point
150–54
Thinking It Through; Special topics;
Extras: Class discussion and activity
6-7 Hezekiah: Judah in a
154–57
Thinking It Through; Special topics:
Tailspin as Israel Crashes and
Sargon; Extras: Testimonies
Burns
6-8 Manasseh: Judah Nearing
158–62
Thinking It Through; Manasseh;
the End
Extras: Case studies; The Kings of
Israel and Judah (graphic)
6-9 Josiah: Too Late for Judah
162–65
Thinking It Through; Special topics:
prophecy; Extras: student essay,
class activity
Unit 6 Test
Unit 7: God's People Protected and Restored to the Land
Unit Opener; 7-1 Daniel:
167–73
“God’s Big Picture” timeline; Thinking
Yahweh’s Dominion
It Through, Special topics: Daniel,
Persian kings
7-2 Ezra: Return of the Exiles
173–77
Thinking It Through, Special topics:
Cyrus Cylinder; The Returns of the
Jews (chart)
7-3 Esther: Why God’s Silence
177–81
Thinking It Through, Special topics:
Is Not Absence
Apocrypha and Esther
7-4 Nehemiah: Hair on the
181–85
Thinking It Through, Special topics:
Floor
Leadership; Extras: Lord of the Flies
7-5 Jesus: The Name that Bids 185–91
Thinking It Through, “God’s Big
Our Sorrows Cease
Picture” timeline
Unit 7 Test