Faith & Life Grade 8 · Chapter 6 · The Visible Hierarchical Church
Foreshadowed in Israel
God did not organize His people for the first time at Pentecost. Israel already had tribes, priests, Levites, elders, and royal stewards. The Church fulfills and transforms what God had prepared.
Explore the idea
Select an Old Testament structure or figure, then choose what it foreshadows. Look up the references if time allows.
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Discuss the connection
Why would God prepare His people for centuries before Christ came? How does seeing the Old Testament background change how you view the Church’s structure?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 8, Chapter 6 (“The Visible Hierarchical Church”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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