Education
Chiefly in the law of God (Exodus 12:26; Exodus 13:8; Exodus
13:14; Deuteronomy 4:5; Deuteronomy 4:9-10; Deuteronomy 6:2;
Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 6:20; Deuteronomy 11:19;
Deuteronomy 11:21; Acts 22:3; 2 Timothy 3:15). The Book of
Proverbs inculcates on parents, as to their children, the
duty of disciplinary instruction and training in the...
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(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted
for
the purpose of training young men for the prophetical
and
priestly offices. (See PROPHET -T0003006; SAMUEL
-T0003209.)...
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ed-u-ka'-shun:
I. EDUCATION DEFINED
II. EDUCATION IN EARLY ISRAEL
1. Nomadic and Agricultural Periods
2. The Monarchical Period
3. Deuteronomic Legislation
4. Reading and Writing
III. EDUCATION IN LATER ISRAEL
1. Educational Significance of the Prophets
2. The Book of the Law
3. Wise Men or Sages
4. The Book of Proverbs
5. Scribes and Levites
6. Gr...
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There is little trace among the Hebrews in earlier times of
education in any other subjects than the law. The wisdom
therefore and instruction, of which so much is said in the
book of Proverbs, are to be understood chiefly of moral and
religious discipline, imparted, according to the direction of
the law, by the teaching and under the example ...
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(In the early ages most of the instruction of young children
was by the parents. The leisure hours of the Sabbaths and
festival days brought the parents in constant contact with
the children. After the captivity schools came more into
use, and at the time of Christ were very abundant. The
schools were in connection with the synagogues, which w...
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Education of Youth
A STUDY OF EDUCATION in Bible lands from early to late Biblical days will have bearing on the manners and customs of the people, and will throw light on certain Bible passages.
[Manners And Customs of Bible Lands]...
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SCHOOLS AT UR WHEN ABRAHAM WAS A BOY
The archaeological expedition conducted by Sir Charles Leonard Woolley at Ur of the Chaldees, from 1922 to 1934, has proven that there were schools in the city of Abraham's youth. Clay tablets were uncovered that indicate some of the subjects taught in these schools. The pupils had writing lessons on tablets, a...
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SCHOOLS IN EGYPT WHEN MOSES WAS A YOUNG MAN
Stephen has given us the statement that Moses was "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians" (Acts 7:22). A wealth of information has come to us from the land of the Nile to let us know how valuable was the law-giver's education at the expense of Egypt.
Tradition has it that Moses went to school at th...
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EDUCATION UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES
The duty of the educating of the youth was delegated by the Mosaic law especially to the Hebrew parents. The home was to be a school and the parents were to be teachers. The regulation read thus:
"And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy...
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THE SCHOOLS OF THE PROPHETS
Because of the moral decline of the priesthood under Eli and his wicked sons, Samuel was led to form a school of the prophets wherein young men, mostly Levites, were trained to teach the Law of GOD, to the people. There was such a school at Ramah, over which Samuel presided, and David fled there for a time when Saul sou...
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