Title: WHY VALENTINE'S DAY IS NOT CELEBRATED

Class: TNK   

Purpose
To study and learn why valentine's day is not celebrated, and why it is not acceptable to YHWH.

Objective
Learn where valentine's day came from,
Learn why YHWH does not accept these man-made holidays, learn the correct holidays that YHWH gave us, and to learn new vocabulary words.

Questions

1. What is the first commandment?
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. If you go somewhere and people are worshiping another god (school, community meeting, etc..), what are a couple of things you could do?
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. What are some ways people defile themselves?
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Do you think it is okay to take gifts from people who are celebrating a pagan holiday, and who want to give you a gift? _______ Why or why not?
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. How do we delight ourselves in YHWH?
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. What do you have to do, in order for YHWH to give you the desires of your heart?
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. What does it mean to "fear" YHWH?
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. What is your delight?
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Why do we ask YHWH to give us more understanding?
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. What requirements did YHWH tell us to keep?
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. What are the deceitful ways that we want to stay away from?
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. What did YHWH promise he would do to those who worshiped and bowed down to other gods?
    
    
    
    
    
    
13. Name YHWH's Feast. (older children can write a brief description for each Feast).
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
14. If someone asked you, "Why don't you celebrate our holidays?" What would you tell them?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
15. Name five things that you can do everyday to show others that you love and care for them.
    
    
    
    
    
    
16. What does YHWH tell us about following other practices?
    
    
    
    
    
    

Links

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Vocabulary

• jealous:  demanding complete devotion
  
• worship:  reverence toward a divine being or supernatural power
  
• practices:  customary action
  
• demolish:   to put an end to
  
• sacred:  set apart for the service or worship of YHWH
  
• detestable:  to dislike greatly
  
• customs:  A practice followed by people of a particular group or region
  
• defile:  corrupt to violate the sanctity of
  
• blessed:  the act or words of one who blesses
  
• mythology:  a body of myths and especially of those dealing with the gods and heroes of a people
  
• mockers:  defy to treat with contempt or ridicule
  
• delight:  great pleasure or satisfaction
  
• desires:  a strong wish or something desired
  
• fears:  to be afraid of
  
• decrees:  command
  
• wisdom:  knowledge a wise attitude or course of action
  
• deceitful:  Deliberately misleading; deceptive
  

Puzzles

• http://school.discovery.com/puzzles4/mneale2/html/81467xixpg.html
  
• http://school.discovery.com/puzzles4/mneale2/html/P84028XJSUZE.html
  

Worksheets

• http://school.discovery.com/worksheets4/mneale2/1076646761174sunet.html
  
• http://school.discovery.com/worksheets4/mneale2/107664690721773su4.html
  
• http://school.discovery.com/worksheets4/mneale2/107664776921968su4.html