The Fall of Man

Adam and Eve lived happily in the garden for a period of time. No one knows exactly how long they lived in the garden. However, most of us have heard about the fateful day when Eve was deceived. Let's look at the fateful events of that day. 

Eve apparently had gone near the Tree of Knowledge of Good and evil. The devil saw his opportunity to pervert the people that God had so lovingly created. 

  Genesis 3:1-7 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

The first thing that I notice is that Eve did not really know or comprehend the words of God. She added to what he had said by saying "neither shall ye touch it". She also weakened what he said by saying, "lest ye die." Lest means that it is possible, but not a certainty. When you turn to the New Testament, we see Paul's writing.  1 Timothy 2:13-14 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. 

Now let's compare what Satan said to what God said. 

Satan's words: Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

God's Words:  And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Satan started with the negative. God started with a positive. Satan likes to point out that you are missing out on something. God shows what you the things that you do have. 

This tactic works well with those who don't really know the word of God for themselves. This is why we are commanded in 2 Timothy 2:15

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Satan also attacked God's motives. He made it seem like God was withholding good from Adam and Eve.  "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

Adam messed up by not doing a good job of explaining the Word of God to Eve. She was deceived for lack of knowledge. The sad part is Adam knew that eating of that tree was in disobedience to God's Word. Consider these scriptures:

Romans 5:12-19 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.  For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Thankfully, Jesus came to Save us from our sins. 

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Bible Word Study on "Serpent" Part 1

 

The term "serpent" originates from two distinct Hebrew words and two separate Greek words. This study will concentrate on the first Hebrew word translated as "serpent."

Berean Strong's Lexicon

nachash: Serpent, snake

Original Word: נָחָשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nachash
Pronunciation: naw-khawsh'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-khawsh')
Definition: Serpent, snake
Meaning: a snake

Word Origin: From the root verb נָחַשׁ (nachash), meaning "to practice divination" or "to observe signs."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3789: ὄφις (ophis) - This Greek word is used in the New Testament to refer to serpents, including the serpent in the Garden of Eden (Revelation 12:9).

Usage: The Hebrew word "nachash" primarily refers to a serpent or snake. It is often associated with cunning, deception, and danger, as seen in its first biblical appearance in Genesis. The term can also carry connotations of enchantment or divination due to its root verb.

Berean Strong's Lexicon

nachash: To practice divination, to observe signs, to enchant

Original Word: נָחַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nachash
Pronunciation: nah-KHASH
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-khash')
Definition: To practice divination, to observe signs, to enchant
Meaning: to hiss, whisper a, spell, to prognosticate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5331 (φαρμακεία, pharmakeia) - often translated as "sorcery" or "witchcraft," referring to the use of magic or enchantment.

- G3097 (μαγεία, mageia) - meaning "magic" or "sorcery," similar in context to divination.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nachash" primarily refers to the act of divination or seeking omens. It is used in the context of attempting to gain insight or foretell future events through supernatural means. This practice is often associated with pagan rituals and is explicitly condemned in the Hebrew Scriptures as contrary to the worship and reliance on the one true God.

This version of the word "serpent " according to Strong's Hebrew: 5175. נָחָשׁ (nachash) has many Occurrences.

• Genesis 3:1-2 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
• Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
• And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:1

HEB: וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ הָיָ֣ה עָר֔וּם

KJV: Now the serpent was more subtil

Genesis 3:2

HEB: הָֽאִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־ הַנָּחָ֑שׁ מִפְּרִ֥י עֵֽץ־

KJV: said unto the serpent, We may eat

Genesis 3:4

HEB: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַנָּחָ֖שׁ אֶל־ הָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה

KJV: And the serpent said unto the woman,

Genesis 3:13

HEB: וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה הַנָּחָ֥שׁ הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי וָאֹכֵֽל׃

KJV: said, The serpent beguiled me,

INT: said to the woman the serpent me ate

Genesis 3:14

HEB: אֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ אֶֽל־ הַנָּחָשׁ֮ כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֣יתָ

NAS: said to the serpent, Because

KJV: said unto the serpent, Because thou

INT: God to the serpent Because have done

• It can be interpreted that the snake represented more than a mere serpent; it was influenced by Satan.

Genesis 49:17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

HEB: יְהִי־ דָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ עֲלֵי־ דֶ֔רֶךְ

KJV: Dan shall be a serpent by the way,

• The tribe of Dan was the first to significantly engage in idolatry and witchcraft, influencing the other tribes to follow suit. It is conceivable that the term 'snake' was employed to foretell their future actions of leading others into idolatry and witchcraft.

Exodus 4:2-3  And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

HEB: אַ֖רְצָה וַיְהִ֣י לְנָחָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֥נָס מֹשֶׁ֖ה

KJV: it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses

Exodus 7:15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְנָחָ֖שׁ תִּקַּ֥ח בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

KJV: which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take

• Moses' staff was not an ordinary serpent; it became one through the power of God.

 Numbers 21:6-9 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Numbers 21:6

HEB: בָּעָ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ

KJV: fiery serpents among the people,

Numbers 21:7

HEB: מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ אֶת־ הַנָּחָ֑שׁ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֖ה

KJV: that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses

Numbers 21:9

HEB: וַיַּ֤עַשׂ מֹשֶׁה֙ נְחַ֣שׁ נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּ

KJV: made a serpent of brass,

Numbers 21:9

HEB: אִם־ נָשַׁ֤ךְ הַנָּחָשׁ֙ אֶת־ אִ֔ישׁ

KJV: it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten

Numbers 21:9

HEB: וְהִבִּ֛יט אֶל־ נְחַ֥שׁ הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת וָחָֽי׃

KJV: when he beheld the serpent of brass,

2 Kings 18:4  He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

HEB: הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־

KJV: the brasen serpent that Moses

• These were definitely now the normal serpents. They were sent by God for a purpose. The brass serpent was a device used for healing. Later this brass serpent was destroyed because the people had started worshipping it. 

Deuteronomy 8:15  Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

HEB: הַגָּדֹ֣ל וְהַנּוֹרָ֗א נָחָ֤שׁ ׀ שָׂרָף֙ וְעַקְרָ֔ב

KJV: [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions,

• God is recalling to the Israelites their experiences in the wilderness. The "serpents" mentioned refer to those described in Numbers 21:6-9, which were sent as a punishment for the people's transgressions.

Job 26:13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

HEB: חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

KJV: hath formed the crooked serpent.

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Isaiah 27:1

HEB: עַ֤ל לִוְיָתָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ בָּרִ֔חַ וְעַל֙

KJV: the piercing serpent, even leviathan

Isaiah 27:1

HEB: וְעַל֙ לִוְיָתָ֔ן נָחָ֖שׁ עֲקַלָּת֑וֹן וְהָרַ֥ג

KJV: that crooked serpent; and he shall slay

• God created the crooked serpent, identified as Leviathan, which is a sea dragon. It could be inferred that the crooked serpent symbolizes the devil, known as Lucifer. It is noteworthy that God also created the angels, including Lucifer, who eventually rebelled against God.

Psalm 58:3-4 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

HEB: כִּדְמ֥וּת חֲמַת־ נָחָ֑שׁ כְּמוֹ־ פֶ֥תֶן

KJV: the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf

Psalm 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

HEB: לְשׁוֹנָם֮ כְּֽמוֹ־ נָ֫חָ֥שׁ חֲמַ֥ת עַכְשׁ֑וּב

KJV: their tongues like a serpent; adders'

• The wicked are often likened to the venom of serpents, behaving in a manner similar to snakes.

Proverbs 23:30-33 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Proverbs 23:32

HEB: אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י

KJV: it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth

• Alcohol can be likened to an enchanted serpent; it offers no good outcome.

Proverbs 30:18-19 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

Proverbs 30:19

HEB: בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ דֶּ֥רֶךְ נָחָ֗שׁ עֲלֵ֫י צ֥וּר

KJV: the way of a serpent upon a rock;

• The nature of the serpent mentioned is unclear, but it is indeed intriguing. The author explicitly states his lack of understanding of four things, one of which is a serpent.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

HEB: גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃

KJV: an hedge, a serpent shall bite

• Everyday activities may result in disasters - like being bite by a serpent. This could be allegorically or physically.  

Ecclesiastes 10:11  Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

HEB: אִם־ יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־ לָ֑חַשׁ

KJV: Surely the serpent will bite

• When left unchecked, the serpent will strike. A babbler is someone who speaks incessantly in a foolish, excited, or unintelligible manner. The comparison of a babbler to a serpent suggests that without some external restraint, they are unable to stop talking or know when to remain silent.

Isaiah 14:29  Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

HEB: כִּֽי־ מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁ נָחָשׁ֙ יֵ֣צֵא צֶ֔פַע

KJV: thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root

• Remember the Fiery serpents from earlier? Now those serpents are able to fly. 

Jeremiah 46:20-23 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north. Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

Jeremiah 46:22

HEB: קוֹלָ֖הּ כַּנָּחָ֣שׁ יֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־

KJV: thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march

• The sound of the army is likened to the hiss of a serpent. Given that armies of that era were often associated with the noise of horses, it raises the question of whether this army might possess modern machinery such as helicopters. This suggests a prophecy about a future era. Jeremiah, having never witnessed or known about helicopters, attempted to describe an unfamiliar concept without the precise vocabulary.

Prayer For Our Government

 

God's word tells us to pray for our government. The Bible encourages us to pray for our government and leaders. Here are some Bible verses that talk about praying for the government:

1 Timothy 2:1-4: "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."

Romans 13:1: "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers."

Proverbs 11:14: "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers."

Here is an example of how to pray for our government. Remember we are to pray for everyone in any government position regardless of our thoughts about them. 

Father, in the name of Jesus, we give thanks for the United States and its government. We hold up in prayer all of the men and women who are in positions of authority. We pray for the president, the representatives, the senators, the judges of our land, the policemen and the policewomen, as well as the governors and mayors, and for all those who are in authority over us is any way. 

Lord, we pray for all those in authority so that they will make good wise decisions that will allow us to live a quiet and peaceful lives in all godliness and honesty.

Lord, we ask that we have only people in authority who have come to the knowledge of your truth. We thank you that knowledge is pleasant in the sight of all of those in authority over us. We thank you that your hand of protection is on our government leaders and that they all choose to walk in the paths of uprightness. Thank you that you are removing all wicked influences from those who are in authority over us. 

Thank you that our nation is returning to you, for we know that the nation whose God is the Lord is Blessed. We know that you are a refuge for the oppressed and a refuse in times of trouble. 

Lord, we ask that you lead and guide all who are in authority over us in the paths of righteousness. We thank you for this land where you have caused us to live and for the leader of this land that you have given us, in the Holy Name of Jesus. Amen. 

Thanksgiving Thoughts

 Tis the season for strife. It is amazing how a day called Thanksgiving causes so many problems.  It was originally meant to be a day of prayer and thanks giving.  

Now it has turned into a time of strife and stress for many.  

Thanksgiving is not a holiday mentioned in the Bible, but the idea of giving thanks is a theme all through the Bible. 

Here are some scriptures to help you give thanks.

Nehemiah 12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

Nehemiah 12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Psalm 26:7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

Psalm 50:14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalm 107:22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

Psalm 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

Psalm 147:7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Isaiah 51:3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Jeremiah 30:19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

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Fast dinner loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 Can of Crescent rolls

 Directions 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Lightly grease pan.
3. Open can of crescent rolls.
4. Place onto pan.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. 

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Strawberry Fritters

 

Strawberry Fritters are great for breakfast or any time. 

Ingredients:

• Oil for frying
• 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 2/3 cup of water
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of fresh strawberries cut up

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a skillet (about halfway up the side.) over medium heat. 
2. In a large bowl mix together all of the ingredients except for the strawberries. The batter should be a bit thick.
3. Gently fold in the strawberries.
4. Drop by large Spoonfuls into the hot oil. Be careful on to splash the oil. 
5. Fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, 3- 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and let drain on paper towels. 
6. Serve with powder sugar, honey, or syrup. 

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5th Grade Math Topics and Resources

  The 5th grade math student:

•  Defines and identifies new math terms: quotient, dividend, numerator, and denominator.
• Uses addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication with fractions; identifies proper and improper fractions; and reduces fractions to lowest terms.
• Factors numbers from least to greatest, and finds the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and the Least Common Denominator (LCD) of fractions. 
• Recognizes the place value of each digit in numbers up to thousands.
• Learns to represent and compare whole numbers and decimals. 
• Learns the commutative properties of addition and multiplication and estimation. 
• Compares numbers, sentences, words, decimals, and fractions using > and < symbols.
• Defines and identifies prime numbers. 
• References charts, pictographs, and line graphs.
• Writes Roman numerals 1–399.
• Learns basic geometry—points, lines, rays, and angles; identifies geometric shapes; identifies similar and congruent figures; and finds the volume, perimeter, and area of figures.
• Learns about probabilities and ratios.
• Processes simple unit conversions such as centimeters to meters within a system of measurement

Resources:

• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Math Textbook
• EP Math 5/6 – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• 5th grade | Math | Khan Academy
• Grade 5 Curriculum
• Grade 5 Math Skills
• 5th Grade Math | Free Lesson Plans | Full Year Curriculum

For More Homeschool Resources click here.

Prayer for Health and Healing

I am hearing about many people having various illnesses and diseases. Here's an example of how to pray the Word of God over your situation. 

Father, in the name of Jesus, I come to you with a humble heart asking for healing.  As it is written in your word, the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. At this time, I am repenting of all my sins. I am declaring that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.  I think you for sending Your Word, who is Jesus, to heal me and deliver me from all destructions. Thank you that Jesus was wounded for my sins and with His stripes I am healed.  Thank you that as it says in Proverbs, "Your words are life and health to those that find and read them. I will bless you O Lord with all my soul.  I will praise you for forgiving me of all my sins.  I thank you for healing all of my diseases.  I give you glory and honor in Jesus' Holy name.  Amen 

Now continue to pray daily and read the Word of God daily while putting your trust in Jesus.

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5th grade English topics and resources

 The 5th grade English student:

•  Expands his knowledge of nouns and verbs and learns the agreement of subjects and verbs.
• Learns to diagram the subject, action verb, state-of-being verb, predicate noun, adjectives, adverbs, and direct object of a sentence.
• Identifies and correctly uses verbs that are often misused, modifiers, and pronouns.
• Changes a given list of verbs from singular to plural.
• Reviews pronouns and identifies the kinds (personal, interrogative, demonstrative, and indefinite) and cases (subjective, objective, and possessive).
• Recognizes simple and complete subjects and predicates.
• Is introduced to predicate adjectives and comparative degrees of adverbs.
• Recognizes complete sentences and fragments, learns four sentence patterns, and develops paragraphs.
• Learns and practices punctuation rules including quotation marks, underlining titles, etc. 
• Increases word concepts (antonyms, synonyms, homophones) and learns about heteronyms.
• Writes business and friendly letters.
• Demonstrates a mastery of proper capitalization.

Resources:

• Language Arts 5 – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Grammar Textbook
• Daily Grammar Lesson Archive
• Free Download Language Arts Level 5 - The Good and the Beautiful
• The KISS Grammar Site -- Main Page
• how to write a friendly letter - YouTube
• Business Letter Writing Format and Example
• Basic English Grammar: Parts of Speech – noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, adverb...
• Subject Verb Agreement | English Lesson | Common Grammar Mistakes

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8th grade math topics and resources

  The 8th grade math student:

•  Reviews basic number theory and mathematical terms and operations including integers, fractions, decimals, and percents. 
• Gains mastery of exponents and learns to simplify radicals and estimate the value of numbers that are not perfect squares.
• Solves one, two, and multistep equations and inequalities, including equations containing fractions and exponents.
• Expands his knowledge of ratios and proportions and uses them to solve application and word problems in similarity, scaling, and unit costs.
• Uses the Pythagorean Theorem. 
• Uses measures of central tendency to analyze and interpret data and graphs. 
• Expresses probability as ratios, decimals, and percents.
• Finds the number of permutations and combinations using factorial notation and combinations using Pascal’s Triangle.
• Reviews basic geometric concepts, symbols, shapes, and constructions, including translations, reflections, and rotations on a coordinate plane.
• Converts between the English and metric systems of measurement and Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin temperature scales.
• Expands his knowledge of business and consumer mathematics—sales, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, interest payments on loans, property tax, and life and auto insurance

Resources:

• At Home Middle School
• Pre-Algebra – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• flippedmath.com - Home
• Dashboard | Khan Academy
• MasterMath - MasterMath.info: Middle School Math Lessons
• Grade 8 Curriculum
• pre algebra 8th grade - YouTube

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3rd grade Reading and writing

The 3rd grade Reading and writing Students will:

• grow in their reading ability by reading poetry, short stories, plays, and challenging full-length novels. 
• summarize stories, learning to state the main idea and supporting details.
• demonstrate comprehension through reading response questions. 
• continue to expand their vocabulary, learning words from their readings and making their own dictionary.

Resources:

• Reading 3 – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Reading Textbook
• Free Homeschool Book Guides - Freedom Homeschooling
• Teaching Tools - FreeReading
• Home - Free Word Work
• Phonics by The Book: Beginning Reader Bible Curriculum - This Reading Mama
• Online Reading Lessons- Directions | Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading
• Progressive Phonics - Home
• Free Homeschool Phonics Curriculum - Freedom Homeschooling
• Free Third Grade Readers - Freedom Homeschooling

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8th Grade English Topics and resources

  The 8th grade English student:

• Reviews verbs and verb tenses, progressive form, and the emphatic mood.
• Concentrates on diagramming pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, compound subjects and verbs, and all four sentence patterns.
• Expands noun functions in sentences—compound, collective, plural, possessive, and subject/verb agreement.
• Develops five kinds of pronouns (demonstrative, relative, interrogative, reflexive, and indefinite), the three cases of personal pronouns (nominative, objective, and possessive), subject pronoun/verb agreement (number, person, and gender), and diagrams pronouns.
• Reviews parts of speech.
• Continues to develop writing skills which include topic sentences, outlining, and paragraph development
• Edits written paragraphs to ensure that correct grammar is used 
• Recognizes sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
• Writes several short biographical sketches.

Resources:

• Intermediate Language Arts – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Daily Grammar Lesson Archive
• Language Arts: Level 8 Book Studies - The Good and the Beautiful
• Grammar-land; Or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire ... : M. L. Nesbitt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive to be used with this site. We Don't Need No Education: Grammar-Land Worksheets
• 11,239 FREE Grammar Worksheets
• Language Arts Worksheets
• Grammar Season 1
• English Worksheets
• Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude
• Khan Academy - YouTube
• Class 8 English Grammar | Complete Course | All Chapters Available - YouTube

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2nd grade Reading and writing

 The 2nd Grade Reading and Writing students will:

• grow in their reading ability by reading poetry, short stories, and full-length novels. 
• practice retelling and summarizing stories.
• demonstrate comprehension through reading response questions. 
• Vocabulary will be introduced from the literature and practiced for retention.

Resources: 

• Reading 2 – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Free Second Grade Readers - Freedom Homeschooling
• Reading Comprehension Passages by Grade
• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Prose Subject
• Free Audiobooks - Freedom Homeschooling
• Free Ebooks - Freedom Homeschooling
• Free Homeschool Book Guides - Freedom Homeschooling
• Free Homeschool Phonics Curriculum - Freedom Homeschooling

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Scriptures on Healing

 

You must first put your faith in Jesus before asking Jesus for healing. These scriptures speak of the work of Jesus for those who have faith. You must also align your will with God's will. 

Isaiah 53:5  But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Matthew 8:16-17 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Psalms 103:1-5 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Psalms 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

James 5:14-15 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Mark 16:17-18 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Adam and Eve

On the 6th day of Creation, God created Adam and Eve. They were placed in the Garden of Eden to tend and care for the garden and the animals. They both were innocent. Sin had not yet entered the world. 

God had planted a wonderful garden. It was full of all kinds of good plants that produced good things to eat. He also put two interesting trees in the garden.  We can read about this in Genesis 2:9 where it says, "And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."

There were also rivers in the garden.  Genesis 2: 10-14: And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.  And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

God did not leave Adam and Eve without any rules. At this time, they only had one rule. It was a very simple yet profound rule. This rule can be found in Genesis 2:16-17. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

God also gave man free will. He did not want man to be like a robot. He wanted to have joyful fellowship. God gave man the power to choice to obey him or to choice disobedience. 

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1st grade Reading and Writing topics

 1st grade reading and writing students will:

• grow in their reading ability.
• expanding their vocabulary and comprehension. 
• practice the art of narration in retelling and summarizing stories.

Resources:

• Reading 1 – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Reading Textbook
• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Phonics Textbook
• I Can Read! Printable Activities - ICanRead.com
• Free Homeschool Book Guides - Freedom Homeschooling
• Teaching Tools - FreeReading
• Home - Free Word Work
• Phonics by The Book: Beginning Reader Bible Curriculum - This Reading Mama
• Online Reading Lessons- Directions | Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading
• Progressive Phonics - Home
• Free Homeschool Phonics Curriculum - Freedom Homeschooling
• Free First Grade Readers - Freedom Homeschooling

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Culture vs the Bible

 Culture should not be used to determine what the Bible, God's Holy Word says. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. He does not change. His standards of Holiness do not change. 

Scripture must be allowed to say what it says whether we like it or not. My dad asked me a question several times in the years leading up to his death. He had noticed that the churches were changes their rules on dress, music, and many other things. He asked what happened, where they wrong then or are they wrong now. That is a wonderful question that needs an answer. Thankfully we have the answer. All we have to do is look at the Word of God without predetermined ideas. We have to let the Holy Spirit Guide us. John 16:13 says, "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."

However, as you are showed Truth by the Holy Spirit, you must stand firm. Culture is a worldly influence that is making great strides at entering the churches. Some rules possibly were wrong or enforced in the wrong way. However, the idea of letting everything slide does not work either. Someone has to stand up and be an example of how to live. Without faithful God-fearing people leading, guiding, teaching, and correcting the people will perish for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.