DISOBEDIENCE
Subject:
Christian Religious Knowledge
Term:
First Term
Week:
Week 5
Class:
JSS 1 / BASIC 7
Previous lesson: Pupils have previous knowledge of
MEANING AND FUNCTIONS OF MARRIAGE
that was taught in their previous lesson
Topic:
DISOBEDIENCE
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- say what is disobedience
- explain what are the rewards of disobedience?
Instructional Materials:
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching:
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials:
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
DISOBEDIENCE
Disobedience is going against the constituted rules and regulations of the school or society.
Text: Gen. 3: 1-19
Biblical Account of First Human Disobedience
Meaning of Disobedience
Disobedience is the failure or refusal to obey or abide by the rules, regulations and instructions stipulated or given by an authority.
God made Adam and Eve and put them in the Garden of Eden to till and keep it. God commanded man to eat freely of the trees in the garden except from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He told man that the day he eats from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he will surely die.
However, Serpent came and deceived Eve that if they eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil which God commanded them not to eat, that they will not die but will become like God knowing good and evil. Eve saw that the tree was good for food, so she ate of it and gave to her husband who was with her and he ate also; so they were disobedient. Immediately they finished eating the forbidden fruit, their eyes opened and they realized that they were naked. They became ashamed of their nakedness and took fig leaves to cover their bodies.
This act of disobedience led to the fall of man from glory, and a break in relationship with God.
Disobedience – Bible’s account of man’s disobedience
What is disobedience?
Narrate the account of man’s fall from glory.
Consequences of Adam and Eve’s Disobedience
The disobedience of Adam and Eve led to the fall of man and a broken relationship with God.
Disobedience brings sense of guilt.
Disobedience brings suffering
Disobedience brings evil
Disobedience causes breakdown of law and order
God’s Punishment for Adam, Eve and the Serpent
All the parties involved in this sin of disobedience received a portion of the punishment which God gave to them.
Serpent:
For deceiving the woman and causing man to disobey God the Serpent was;
cursed above all the animals;
to go on its belly;
to eat dust as food; and
to be in enmity with the seed of the woman; i.e. the seed of the woman shall bruise its head while the Serpent will bruise the heel of the seed of woman.
Eve:
For listening to the Serpent, desiring, eating and giving the fruit to her husband, the woman was sentenced that;
her pains will be multiplied during child bearing;
her desire shall be for her husband; and
her husband shall rule over her.
Adam:
For disobeying God by eating the fruit, man’s punishment is:
the ground was cursed
he will toil, labour and sweat before eating;
he will eventually die and return to the dust from where he was formed.
Moral Lessons
The root of disobedience is selfishness, greed and covetousness.
Do not follow bad advice to do what is wrong or allow any body to deceive you to disobey instructions given to you by your parents or teachers.
The result of disobedience is punishment.
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or concludes the lesson by giving out a short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she makes the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
Evaluation
- What is disobedience?
- Enumerate the punishment given by God to (i) Serpent (ii) Eve and (iii) Adam
- What are the consequences of Adam and Eve’s disobedience
- list out what God created on each day of the seven days.
- Two lights were created. The greater light was called the _______ while the lesser light was called the _____
- What is creation?
- Outline the things created on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th day.
- What did God do on the seventh day?
