God's prophets bring His command to rebuild the temple, but when opposition seeks to slow things down, the question of authority arises.

LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

• Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Rebuilding Jerusalem and the temple meets fierce opposition.

LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

• Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

After some time passes, those returning from exile finally begin to rebuild the things of God.

LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

• Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Lots of names!  How do you study a chapter like this with your children???

LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

• Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

A history book that recounts the delivery of God's people from their 70 years of captivity in Babylon, as they return home and rebuild Jerusalem.

LSB 849 – Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

• Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

• Music is public domain

• Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Peter concludes his letter to the churches by encouraging us to remember God's promise of a new heaven and a new earth, stirring us up to remain faithful in the face of scoffers.

LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word

• Text and Tune are public domain

• Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0

Chapter 1 spoke of the faithful, which are then contrasted here in chapter 2 with those who teach falsely.

LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word

• Text and Tune are public domain

• Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0

Peter again writing to the churches of the Lord.

LSB 655 – Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word

• Text and Tune are public domain

• Sung at the 2015 Higher Things Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoP-MF6Zs0

Peter concludes his letter to the suffering Christians.

LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

• Text – public domain

• Tune – public domain

• Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission

• Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ

The theme of sharing in Christ's suffering for the sake of our neighbor continues.

LSB 451 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

• Text – public domain

• Tune – public domain

• Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House, cph.org. Used by permission

• Church/Singer – First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76A_ZjML3eQ