Old Testament Seminary Teacher Manual

Contents
Title Page
Introduction to the Teacher Manual
Old Testament Lessons
- Welcome to the Old Testament
- Moses 1; Abraham 3
- Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5
- Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5
- Genesis 5; Moses 6
- Moses 7
- Genesis 6–11; Moses 8
- Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2
- Genesis 18–23
- Genesis 24–33
- Genesis 37–41
- Genesis 42–50
- Exodus 1–6
- Easter
- Exodus 7–13
- Exodus 14–18
- Exodus 19–20; 24; 31–34
- Exodus 35–40; Leviticus 1; 4; 16; 19
- Numbers 11–14; 20–24; 27
- Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34
- Joshua 1–8; 23–24
- Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16
- Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–7
- 1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–16
- 1 Samuel 17–18; 24–26; 2 Samuel 5–7
- 2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 6–9; 11
- 1 Kings 12–13; 17–22
- 2 Kings 2–7
- 2 Kings 16–25
- 2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30
- Ezra 1, 3–7; Nehemiah 2; 4–6; 8
- Esther
- Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42
- Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46
- Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86
- Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150
- Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12
- Isaiah 1–12
- Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35
- Isaiah 40–49
- Isaiah 50–57
- Isaiah 58–66
- Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20
- Jeremiah 31–33; 36–38; Lamentations 1; 3
- Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47
- Daniel 1–7
- Hosea; Joel
- Amos; Obadiah; Jonah
- Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah
- Haggai 1–2; Zechariah 1–4; 7–14
- Malachi
Life Preparation Lessons
- Doctrinal Mastery: Finding Answers to My Questions
- Scripture Study Skills
- For the Strength of Youth Guide
- Building Self–Reliance
- Physical and Emotional Health
- Preparing for Future Education and Employment
- Succeed in School
- Missionary Preparation
- Temple Preparation
- Teachings of Church Leaders
Appendix

Assess Your Learning 3: Exodus and Leviticus

“Assess Your Learning 3: Exodus and Leviticus,” Old Testament Seminary Teacher Manual (2026)

“Assess Your Learning 3: Exodus and Leviticus,” Old Testament Seminary Teacher Manual

Exodus 35–40; Leviticus 1; 4; 16; 19: Lesson 55

Assess Your Learning 3

Exodus and Leviticus

A young black man sitting as he thinks and ponders. He has a worried or contemplative expression.

Reflecting on and assessing our spiritual learning can help us draw closer to the Savior. This lesson can help students reflect on the goals they have set and the growth they have experienced during their recent study of the Old Testament.

Student preparation: Invite students to come ready to share what they have learned or ways they have grown spiritually as they have studied the Old Testament this year. You might suggest that they review their study journals or notes in their scriptures to help them notice their growth and learning.

Possible Learning Activities

Your students’ study of Exodus and Leviticus might have focused on different outcomes than the ones assessed in this lesson. If so, adapt the activities to assess the growth students experienced from the outcomes focused on in your class.

In this lesson, students will assess the following outcomes:

Explain the role of the Lord’s prophets. (Note: This activity allows students to use what they have learned about the role of prophets from any of the prophets in the Old Testament so far, such as Adam, Enoch, Noah, and Moses.)
Feel an increased desire to rely on the Lord for strength and deliverance. (Note: This activity specifically connects back to Lesson 47: “Exodus 16”, but other lessons may be helpful too, such as Lesson 42: “Exodus 12–13, Part 1” and Lesson 45: “Exodus 14.”)
Follow the Lord’s prophets. (Note: This activity specifically connects back to Lesson 39: “Exodus 2–4.”)

Evaluating our spiritual growth

Consider beginning class by drawing three images or stick figures on a line. The figures represent three different versions of the students, and the line represents their life span. Below each corresponding stick figure, write a label: past, present, and future. Then, invite a student to read the following statement.

Line art image of three stick figure people with a horizontal line passing through them.

Elder J. Devn Cornish of the Seventy described a comparison we can make to help us recognize our spiritual growth:

If we must compare, let us compare how we were in the past to how we are today—and even to how we want to be in the future. (“Am I Good Enough? Will I Make It?,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2016, 33)

Invite students to think about ways they are different today than in the past or ways they hope to be different in the future. You might ask them why it is helpful to reflect on or seek growth. Then, invite students to seek the help of the Holy Ghost as they answer the following questions in their study journals.

What have you learned about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ through your study of the Old Testament that has strengthened your relationship with Them?
What can you do to strengthen your relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as you continue to study the Old Testament?

After students have had adequate time to reflect and write, consider inviting willing students to share. Explain that the remainder of the lesson will give them opportunities to reflect on some specific things they have learned and applied from their recent study of the Old Testament.

Explain the role of the Lord’s prophets

To help students prepare to explain the role of the Lord’s prophets, consider inviting them to recall some of the prophets they have studied so far in the Old Testament. If they need help recalling prophets, you could display some pictures of prophets you have studied.

Then, consider organizing students into groups to complete the activity below. You might assign one person in each group to write down the group’s responses.

To review different roles of the Lord’s prophets, study some or all of the following passages. Make a list of any roles or responsibilities you see that the Lord gives to His prophets. As you study, think about why it is important to understand these roles.

Moses 6:35–36
Moses 7:47
Moses 8:19–20
Joseph Smith Translation, Genesis 50:27–28 (in the Bible appendix)
Exodus 3:12
Exodus 4:12

After their study, give students an opportunity to explain the different roles of prophets and the ways prophets connect us to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ through these roles. To do this, you could focus on one of the following activities as a class, or you could display two or more options and allow students to choose one.

Explain the role of the Lord’s prophets to a Primary class of seven-year-olds.
Explain the role of the Lord’s prophets to a person your age who does not know what a prophet is.
Write a Guide to the Scriptures or Bible Dictionary entry for “Prophets.”
Write a job description for a prophet.
Create a concept map. Draw a circle in the middle of a page, and write Prophets inside it. Around that circle, draw other circles, and write in each circle a role of prophets or a reason why prophets are important. Draw lines from the main circle to each of these circles.

Feel an increased desire to rely on the Lord for strength and deliverance

To help students recall what they have previously learned about relying on the Lord for strength and deliverance, display an image of a loaf of bread. Invite students to share what they remember about the Lord’s gift of manna to the Israelites. (To help students review, you could use the true or false quiz from Lesson 47: “Exodus 16.” Ask them to recall truths they learned about the Lord through studying the details about manna.)

How would you compare your current desires to rely on the Lord daily with how you felt a few weeks ago? If you noticed an improvement, what do you think contributed to that change? If you did not notice an improvement, what might you do differently?

Other questions you could ask include “What have you learned about what it looks or feels like to rely on the Lord daily?” and “As you have made efforts to rely on the Lord daily, what have you learned about Him?”

Follow the Lord’s prophets

Consider showing a picture of the current prophet. Remind students that in a previous lesson (Lesson 39: “Exodus 2–4”), they made a goal to follow the teachings of the Lord’s latter-day prophets. Invite students to silently reflect on the following questions.

What have you learned about the Lord and His prophets as you have acted on modern prophets’ teachings?
What has been going well in your efforts to follow the Lord’s prophets?
What obstacles have you encountered? What can you do to overcome those obstacles?

After sufficient time, give students an opportunity to share. They could do this with a partner, or you could invite willing students to share with the class.

Students are at different places in their journeys of faith. Some students in the class might feel unsure about following the prophet. The following question could help students to express what they have learned and share testimonies that could inspire classmates who might feel unsure.
What would you want a friend to know who has been unsure about following the Lord’s prophet?

Invite students to seek the help of the Holy Ghost as they strive to continue growing spiritually, relying on the Lord, and following the Lord’s prophet.