Old Testament
Gospel Doctrine Teacher's Manual

Cover: Hannah Presenting Her Son Samuel to Eli, by Robert T. Barrett

Published by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah

© 1996, 2001 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
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Printed in the United States of America

English approval: 1/01

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Contents

Lesson Number and Title     Page

Helps for the Teacher     v

  1   "This Is My Work and My Glory" (Moses 1)     1

  2   "Thou Wast Chosen Before Thou Wast Born"     5

(Abraham 3; Moses 4:14)

  3   The Creation (Moses 1:2742; Moses 23)     9

  4   "Because of My Transgression My Eyes Are Opened"     12

(Moses 4; Moses 5:115; Moses 6:4862)

  5   "If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted" (Moses 57)     17

  6   "Noah ... Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House"     23

(Moses 8:1930; Genesis 69; Genesis 11:19)

  7   The Abrahamic Covenant     27

(Abraham 1:14; Abraham 2:111; Genesis 12:18; Genesis 17:19)

  8   Living Righteously in a Wicked World (Genesis 1314; Genesis 1819)     32

  9   "God Will Provide Himself a Lamb"     36

(Abraham 1; Genesis 1517; Genesis 2122)

10   Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant (Genesis 2429)     40

11   "How Can I Do This Great Wickedness?" (Genesis 34; Genesis 3739)     46

12   "Fruitful in the Land of My Affliction" (Genesis 4045)     51

13   Bondage, Passover, and Exodus (Exodus 13; Exodus 56; Exodus 1114)     56

14   "Ye Shall Be a Peculiar Treasure unto Me" (Exodus 1520; Exodus 3234)     62

15   "Look to God and Live" (Numbers 1114; Numbers 21:19)     68

16   "I Cannot Go Beyond the Word of the Lord" (Numbers 2224; Numbers 31:116)     73

17   "Beware Lest Thou Forget" (Deuteronomy 6; Deuteronomy 8; Deuteronomy 11; Deuteronomy 32)     77

18   "Be Strong and of a Good Courage" (Joshua 16; Joshua 2324)     82

19   The Reign of the Judges (Judges 2; Judges 4; Judges 67; Judges 1316)     87

20   "All the City ... Doth Know That Thou Art a Virtuous Woman"     92

(Ruth; 1 Samuel 1)

21   God Will Honor Those Who Honor Him (1 Samuel 23; 1 Samuel 8)     96

22   "The Lord Looketh on the Heart" (1 Samuel 911; 1 Samuel 13; 1 Samuel 1517)     101

23   "The Lord Be Between Thee and Me For Ever" (1 Samuel 1820; 1 Samuel 2324)     107

24   "Create in Me a Clean Heart" (2 Samuel 1112; Psalm 51)     111

25   "Let Every Thing That Hath Breath Praise the Lord" (Psalms)     117

26   King Solomon: Man of Wisdom, Man of Foolishness (1 Kings 3; 1 Kings 511)     123

27   The Influence of Wicked and Righteous Leaders     128

(1 Kings 1214; 2 Chronicles 17; 2 Chronicles 20)

28   "After the Fire a Still Small Voice" (1 Kings 1719)     134

29   "He Took Up ... the Mantle of Elijah" (2 Kings 2; 2 Kings 56)     139

30   "Come to the House of the Lord" (2 Chronicles 2930; 2 Chronicles 32; 2 Chronicles 34)     144

31   "Happy Is the Man That Findeth Wisdom" (Proverbs and Ecclesiastes)     151

32   "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" (Job 12; Job 13; Job 19; Job 27; Job 42)     157

33   Sharing the Gospel with the World (Jonah 14; Micah 2; Micah 47)     162

34   "I Will Betroth Thee unto Me in Righteousness" (Hosea 13; Hosea 11; Hosea 1314)     166

35   God Reveals His Secrets to His Prophets (Amos 3; Amos 79; Joel 23)     170

36   The Glory of Zion Will Be a Defense (Isaiah 16)     175

37   "Thou Hast Done Wonderful Things" (Isaiah 22; Isaiah 2426; Isaiah 2830)     179

38   "Beside Me There Is No Saviour" (Isaiah 4049)     183

39   "How Beautiful upon the Mountains" (Isaiah 5053)     187

40   "Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent" (Isaiah 5456; Isaiah 6365)     190

41   "I Have Made Thee This Day ... an Iron Pillar"     194

(Jeremiah 12; Jeremiah 15; Jeremiah 20; Jeremiah 26; Jeremiah 3638)

42   "I Will Write It in Their Hearts" (Jeremiah 16; Jeremiah 23; Jeremiah 29; Jeremiah 31)     198

43   The Shepherds of Israel (Ezekiel 18; Ezekiel 34; Ezekiel 37)     201

44   "Every Thing Shall Live Whither the River Cometh"     207

(Ezekiel 4344; Ezekiel 47)

45   "If I Perish, I Perish" (Daniel 1; Daniel 3; Daniel 6; Esther 35; Esther 78)     211

46   "A Kingdom, Which Shall Never Be Destroyed" (Daniel 2)     216

47   "Let Us Rise Up and Build" (Ezra 18; Nehemiah 12; Nehemiah 4; Nehemiah 6; Nehemiah 8)     220

48   "The Great and Dreadful Day of the Lord" (Zechariah 1014; Malachi)     225