Anglican Church Of Nigeria Weekly Sunday School/ Bible Studies Manual For September , 2019 : TOPIC – Ungodly leadership in the Polity/Society: Causes and Consequences.
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Study 2/23 September 1 Trinity 11
SUB-THEME/2 : GODLY LEADERSHIP .
TOPIC : Ungodly leadership in the Polity/Society:
Causes and Consequences.
MEMORY VERSE : Daniel 4: 34 .
Study
TEXT : 2 Kings 24: 18-25:11; 2 Chr. 36:11-17.
AIMS : To
i. identify causes of ungodly leadership in the society ;
ii. learn from the consequences of ungodly leadership in the society ;
iii. discover ways of preventing ungodly leadership in the society .
INTRODUCTION :
Zedekiah was the last king of Judah (597 – 586 B. C.). He was a weak and
indecisive puppet king that was not fully accepted by his people. His failure to
accept prophet Jeremiah’s word to surrender to Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 27: 2-6)
cost him his life and throne.
We will also look into the life of King Nebuchadnezzar to see what made him
ungodly. Nebuchadnezzar failed to accept the counsel of Daniel, so he faced
unpleasant, and unheard of consequences. Let’s study and take heed to
ourselves.
STUDY GUIDE
1. Mention some things about the two kings (in our texts) that present their
respective leadership as ungodly. 2 Kings 24:18-19; 25:1-7; 2 Chr.
36:11-16a; Dan.3:1-7 .
2. What was the consequence of Zedekiah’s ungodliness to both himself and
his society? 2 Kings 24: 20; 25:1-7; 2 Chr. 36: 16b-1 9.
3. a) What was the consequence of Nebuchadnezzar’s arrogant boast? Dan.
4:28-34 .
b) What other consequences of ungodly leadership are listed in Ex. 7: 3-5, 17;
12: 29-30; Exod.10:7; Acts 12:20-24 .
c) What personal attributes of the Kings in the references may have led to their
destruction? 2 Kings 24:19; 2 Chron.36:12-13; Dan.4:27-3 1.
4. a) In what specific ways can a society avoid ungodly leadership? 2 Kings
11:17-18; 2 Chr. 7:14; Dan. 9:3-5; Gen. 41:37-41; Matt.5: 13-1 .6
b) In the light of the above, how may we help to salvage our nation from
ungodly leadership?
CONCLUSION :
It is just a matter of time for God’s judgment to fall upon any ungodly
leadership. But when true Christians get involved through prayers and
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advocacy, and apply the gifts of God in governance, God will bring about the
required change(s).
FOOD FOR THOUGHT : Darkness gives way when light shines but it dominates
when light is covered.