Friday, March 5
The land will wail, . . . the family of Nathan’s house by itself.—Zech. 12:12.
Suppose that you are reading the 12th chapter of Zechariah’s prophecy, which foretells the death of the Messiah. (Zech. 12:10) When you come to verse 12, you read that “the family of Nathan’s house” would grieve bitterly at the Messiah’s death. Instead of quickly passing over that detail, you pause and ask yourself: ‘What is the connection between the house of Nathan and the Messiah?’ You do a little “detective” work. A marginal reference leads you to 2 Samuel 5:13, 14, where you learn that Nathan was one of King David’s sons. A second marginal reference, Luke 3:23, 31, reveals that Jesus was a direct descendant of Nathan through Mary. Suddenly, you are intrigued! You knew that Jesus was foretold to be a descendant of David. (Matt. 22:42) But David had more than 20 sons. Is it not amazing that Zechariah pinpoints the household of Nathan in particular as having a reason to mourn the death of Jesus? w19.05 30 ¶17
March 1-7
NUMBERS 7-8
Song 4 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“Lessons From the Camp of Israel”: (10 min.)
Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Bible Reading: (4 min.) Nu 7:1-17 (th study 5)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Memorial Invitation: (2 min.) Use the sample conversation. (th study 11)
Return Visit: (3 min.) Make a return visit on someone who showed interest and accepted the Memorial invitation. (th study 6)
Return Visit: (3 min.) Invite a former Bible student to the Memorial. (th study 12)
Return Visit: (3 min.) Invite to the Memorial a relative to whom you have witnessed in the past. (th study 17)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
Organizational Accomplishments: (5 min.) Play the Organizational Accomplishments video for March.
Local Needs: (10 min.)
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 5 ¶17-22, box 5A
Concluding Comments (3 min.)
Song 127 and Prayer