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Murder (Pentateuch)

6/24/2015

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Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face sad? If you do what is right will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”

Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 



Introductory Discussion Questions
Do you like reading mystery stories involving murder? Why or why not?
Why do people sometimes murder?
What things make people angry enough to murder?
What would you tell an angry person?
What should we do when we are angry?

Antonym Matching
Sad                                                                                         rejected
Right                                                                                      serve                                                                    
Accepted                                                                              stay
Sin                                                                                          healed
Crouching                                                                            standing
Door                                                                                      happy
Master                                                                                 wrong
Now                                                                                      defended
Brother                                                                                  later
Go                                                                                          good
Attacked                                                                              wall
Killed                                                                                    stranger

Synonym Matching
Lord                                                                              correct
Said                                                                               sitting
Angry                                                                             recognized
Sad                                                                                   don’t
Right                                                                                 rule
Accepted                                                                           God
Do not                                                                               upset
Sin                                                                                       murder
Crouching                                                                          evil
Master                                                                               told
Kill                                                                                      downcast

Listening Blank Fill
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you _______? Why is your face sad? If you do ______ is right will you not be accepted? But ____ you do not do what is right, sin ____ crouching at your door; it desires to have _____, but you must master it.”

Now Cain said ____ his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the _______.” And while they were in the field, Cain __________ his brother Abel and killed him.

Multiple Choice
Then the Lord said to Cain, “1. (   ) are you angry? Why is your face sad? If you do what is 2. (   ) will you not be accepted? But if you do 3. (   ) do what is right, sin is crouching at 4. (   ) door; it desires to have you, but you must master 5. (   ).”

Now Cain said 6. (   ) his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were 7. (   ) the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and 8. (   ) him.
1.       a. who b. what c. how d. why
2.       a. right b. write c. wrong d. rite
3.       a. knot b. not c. no d. but
4.       a. you b. her c. you’re d. your
5.       a. him b. her c. it d. he
6.       a. to b. too c. two d. the
7.       a. on b. upon c. by d. in
8.       a. kill b. kills c. killed d. killing


Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A
What things make you angry?
What would you tell an angry person?
What is God trying to do with his questions here?
What questions would you ask a soon to be murderer?
What do you think of God’s advice to Cain?
B
What things make you sad?
What would you tell a sad person?
What would you tell someone angry enough to murder?
What questions would you ask a murderer?
Why do you think Cain wanted to murder Abel in a field?


Key Vocabulary 
Lord 耶和花
said 说了
why 为什么
angry  生气
face   脸
sad 难过
if 如果
right  得好
accepted   纳
sin 罪
crouching   伏
desires  必恋 幕
to have 有
master it 制伏他
brother  兄弟
let's go 去吧
field 田
attacked    攻打
killed him  杀他

Exercise Answers
Synonym Matching: Lord-->God, said-->told, angry-->upset, sad-->downcast, right-->correct, accepted-->recognized, do not-->don’t, sin-->evil, crouching-->sitting, master-->rule, kill-->murder.
Antonym Matching: sad-->happy, right-->wrong, accepted-->rejected, sin-->good, crouching-->standing, door-->wall, master-->serve, now-->later, brother-->stranger, go-->stay, attacked-->defended, killed-->healed.
Listening Blank Fill: angry, what, if, is, you, to, field, attacked.
Multiple Choice:  1. d. why 2. a. right 3. b. not 4. d. your 5. c. it 6. a. to 7. d. in 8. c. killed


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    My name is Paul. I am from Michigan, USA. I am a perpetual language learner and teacher, trading my time between two continents. I obtained my MA in TESOL from Cornerstone University. 

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