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Subtraction II

Designing

Your Own School Program

A “True Education” Mathematics Series

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“Pardon my transgression,

and take away mine iniquity.”Job 7:21

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“Take away the dross from the silver,

and there shall come forth a vessel

for the finer.”Proverbs 25:4

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IntroductionResearch “We Have Seen His Star”—Faithful Witnesses Reflect Reinforce – Faithful Witnesses Variable (Changeable) Stars 1. Pulsating variables 2. Exploding stars 3. Eclipsing binaries Faithful Witnesses – Thought “Absolute Magnitude” – Illustration “Perseus” – Illustration “Algol” – Illustration Double and Multiple Stars

SevenResearch Wise Men Reinforce The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet – Aleph-Yohd Bet “1-12” – Illustration “Seven” – Thoughts Reinforce – How Many Wise Men? Remember Hebrew Scriptures Review – Place I Reinforce

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Zero – 0 Review – Place II – Vertical Subtraction – Looking Up Review – Place III – Subtraction in the Mind Wise Men From the East Review – Word Problems – Place I Reinforce Numbers 24:17 – Music Reinforce Review – Word Problems – Place II Review – Word Problems – Place III Remind Remainder – Lights “Sparkle or Shine” – Poem Reflect

EightResearch Mysterious Star Reflect Reinforce The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Chet Reinforce – Eight Things Remember Jerusalem Reflect Review – Place I Reflect Reinforce Reinforce Two Ways Review – Place II “Star of Heaven” – Poem Reflect Horizontal Subtraction

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Review – Value – Place III Horizontal Subtraction Review – Word Problems – Place I Review – Word Problems – Place II Review – Word Problems – Place III Remind Reflect Remainder – Birth Announcement “Wise Men Have Integrity” – Stories

NineResearch Herod—Wise Men The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Tet Reinforce – Announcements Remember Inquiry “Bethlehem” – Thoughts Review – Differences – Place I Do You Remember? Borrowing “Bible Principles Concerning Borrowing” – Activity Borrowing From More Than One Place Review – Questions? – Place II Horizontal Subtraction Review – The Rulers – Place III Vertical Subtraction Review – Word Problems – Place I Review – Word Problems – Place II Review – Word Problems – Place III Reinforce Remainder – Wise Men Came From the East, to Jerusalem, to Bethlehem “ ’Tis Shining Still” – Poem

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TenResearch Closed Doors Reflect & Reinforce – The Great Wall The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Yod Reinforce – Rejection Remember Value “Door of Knowledge” – Thoughts Review – Place I “We Three Kings of Orient” – Hymn Checking Review – Open the Door – Place II “The Heart’s Closet” – Thoughts Review – Place III Reinforce – The Door Review – Word Problems – Place I Review – Word Problems – Place II “Doors Closed Forever” – Thought Review – Word Problems – Place III Reinforce Remainder – A Joyful Message? “The Open Door” – Story Reflect – Door Thoughts

ElevenResearch Understanding “Great Balls of Stars” – Thoughts The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Yohd Aleph Reinforce – A Star Remember Gifts for a King Reinforce Review I Reinforce Choosing Likes Reinforce Review II

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Review III Reflect Review – Word Problems – Place I Review – Word Problems – Place II Review – Word Problems – Place III Remind Remainder – Trusted By God “Observing the Heavens” – Story “Integrity of Abraham Lincoln” – Story

TwelveResearch Fleeing The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Yohd Bet Reinforce – A Perfect Government Remember Weeping and Mourning Reflect – Wise Men Review – Place I Time Borrowing Time Review – A.M. and P.M. – Place II “World’s Biggest Clock” – Story Review – “Behold He Cometh” – Place III Review – Word Problems – Place I Review – Word Problems – Place II Review – Word Problems – Place III Reinforce Remainder – The Saviour’s Reception “One–Twelve” – Mark Your Bible

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“And when they were come into the house,

they saw the young child with Mary his mother,

and fell down, and worshipped him:

and when they had opened their treasures,

they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense,

and myrrh.”

Matthew 2:11

Subtraction II – Student – Page 1

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How interesting that God, in His love for His people,

sends the light backto Israel from the heathen after Israel had shared it

with the heathen by their captivity.

Thus wise men came from the east.

“It was not God’s purpose that the light He had given to the patriarchs and prophets should be confined to the Jewish nation. He designed that it should be carried to all parts of the earth. But the Isra-elites misinterpreted the command given them in regard to intermar-rying with other nations. This com-mand was given to guard God’s peo-ple from idolatry. But they made it a wall of separation, a barrier to any communication with other nations [subtracting themselves from wit-nessing]. They regarded themselves as the only people whom God would acknowledge, and looked upon all others as despised by Him. Thus they became narrow in their ideas; and while separating [subtracting] themselves from the heathen, they also separated themselves from God. By walking contrary to His requirements, they were building a wall of separation

IntroductionResearch

“We Have Seen His Star”—Faithful Witnesses

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between [subtracting] themselves and God.

“A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.”Proverbs 14:25

Reflect


“The children of Israel did not walk in the light given them by Him who had been their invisible leader through forty years of wilderness-wandering. Had they cherished the light and practised the gracious les-sons given them by Christ, forming characters in accordance with the principles of truth, they would have retained God’s favor. Great wisdom and knowledge would have been given [added to] them. God would have made them channels through which He could communicate truth, and by which He would have been made a praise in all the earth. Thus His wisdom and matchless love would have been sounded [multi-plied] throughout the world.

“God’s people failed to carry out His purpose, but there were among them those who were faithful and loyal. In the providence of God, the Jews were scattered by captiv-ity through all countries; and during these years of bondage, faith in God was kept alive by faithful witnesses. There were those who would not dis-regard the Sabbath of the Lord, who would not observe heathen festivals. These were persecuted, and many lost their lives, as God’s people al-ways have since the death of Abel. From the time of his expulsion from heaven, Satan has been working on these lines.”*

*The Youth’s Instructor 10-5-1899

“Behold, I have taughtyou statutes and judgments....Keep therefore and do them;

for this is your wisdomand your understanding

in the sight of the nations,which shall hear all these statutes,

and say,Surely this great nation

is a wise and understanding people.”Deuteronomy 4:5–6

“Thou...hast scattered

us among the heathen.”Psalm 44:11


“God be mercifulunto us, and bless us;and cause his faceto shine upon us;

That thy way may be

known upon earth.”Psalm 67:1–2

“Thus through faithful wit-nesses the truth of God went [mul-tiplied] to all parts of the earth. In every generation God manifested His power through those who held aloft the banner of truth, calling the attention of idol worshipers to the true and living God, the Creator of the world.”*

Write the names below of faith-ful witnesses of the past who have “held aloft the banner of truth.”

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Banner of TruthJohn the Baptist

PaulMartin LutherMany Others

MartinLuther

Faithful WitnessesReinforce


Variable (Changeable) Stars“Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”Matthew 2:2

Inspite of the spiritual condi-tion in Israel God sent forth the message of His Son’s birth to them. Some of those who carried the mes-sage were the wise men—men of integrity—who became faithful witnesses to Israel from the east.

The wise men followed a star—a band of angels—to the land of Israel. Did you know stars can teach you how to witness about Christ?

What are variable stars? They shine brightly then dimly, and then brightly again. There are three main types:

1. Pulsating variables change in brightness as they expand and con-tract. (On the night Jesus was born the angels sang the beautiful song of the Saviour’s birth witnessing to the shepherds. They burst forth in brightness and then faded away from them as a variable star.)

The time it takes a pulsating variable to change in brightness as it dims and brightens again is called its periods. Some variables are yel-low supergiants. Many of them pulsate about once a week. Astrono-

mers also call them Cepheid vari-ables because they discovered the first one in the constellation Ce-pheus. The North Star is a Cepheid variable with a period of about four days.

2. Exploding stars burst unexpect-edly with such tremendous energy that they hurl huge amounts of gas into space. (The shepherds were bursting with excitement as they witnessed about Christ’s birth, just like an exploding star.)

One type of exploding star is called a nova, it becomes thousands of times brighter than normal. This brightness may last for a few days or even years, and explode again and again. Nova are thought to result from the explosion of matter that accumulates on the surface of a white dwarf in a binary system. An-other type of exploding star, called a supernova, is thousands of times as bright as an ordinary nova. The most famous supernova occurred in the Milky Way in 1054 and pro-duced a huge cloud of rapidly ex-panding gas called the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula is a spinning neu-tron star—a pulsar—at its center.


3. Eclipsing binaries are double stars, such as Algol, that move around each other. The stars move in such a way that one periodically blocks the other’s light. This block-ing reduces the total brightness of the two stars as seen from the earth. Eclipsing binaries are only one kind of double star. (Israel was to be the greater light to the world but the heathen wise men came to share the news of Christ’s birth with Israel. They were like eclisping binaries.)

Binary stars consist of visual binaries and spectroscopic binaries. Either kind may also be an eclipsing binary.

Visual binaries, when seen through a telescope, look like two stars revolving around each other. One revolution of these stars may take 100 years.

Spectroscopic binaries look like single stars, even through a telescope. They are named for the spectroscope, an instrument that astronomers use to identify them. A spectroscope spreads starlight from a binary star into a spectrum, a band of colors similar to a rainbow. Certain features of the spectrum identify the light as coming from a binary. Spectroscopic binaries com-plete their revolutions around each other in a few days or a few months.

Well-known binaries include, Mizar and Alcor, two of the stars in the Big Dipper. They form a double star that can be seen without a tele-scope. Through a telescope, Mizar also appears as a visual binary. In turn, both stars that make up Mizar are spectroscopic binaries. Alcor is also a spectroscopic binary. Thus, Mizar’s four stars and Alcor’s two make up a total of six stars. Such groups of stars are called Multiple stars.

The birth of Christ is like a supernova which is exploding again and again, even in our day, as a briliant witness to every person living on earth.

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.”

Psalm 19:1

Faithful Witnesses


Algol (AL gahl) also called Beta Persei, is the second bright-est star in the constellation Perseus (PUR see uhs). It appears to be a single star, but it is actually a type of double star called an eclipsing binary. In such a binary, a pair of stars revolve around each other so that one periodically blocks (sub-tracts) the light of the other. The action reduces the brightness of the double star as viewed from the earth.

Algol’s variations in brightness can be seen with the unaided eye.

About every 3 days, Algol loses 2/3 of its brightness in a period of 5 hours. In another 5 hours, it returns to its normal magnitude of 2.3. (See the chart.)

The distance between the cen-ters of the two stars is about 7 mil-lion miles (11 million kilometers). One star has a surface temperature of about 22,000˚F (12,000˚C). The second, fainter star is only 1/3 as hot. A third, more distant star be-longs to the Algol system. It orbits the other 2 stars, but it does not take part in the eclipses.

Illustration – Abosolute Magnitude


Algol teaches you the lesson how God desired Israel to share their light with the world. He finally had to send them into captivity to accomplish His purposes. From the wise men’s personal study of the Scriptures and perhaps example they learned of Christ. So this lesser light—wise men (G5)—gives more light that Israel (B8) should have been giving as “God’s people” to the Romans and all the world.

The distant star in the Algol system which does not take part in the eclipse calls to mind the few faithful in Israel that recognized Christ when He came. How does Algol illustrate integrity?

The pair is 105 light years away. Algol is composed of a B8 star in mutual orbit with a G5 star. Most of the time the pair appears at a magnitude of 2.1; every 2.87 days it dims to magnitude 3.3 for 10 hours as the G5 star crosses in front of the B8 star.

Illustration

Perseus is a constellation of the north-ern sky. It lies between the constella-tion of Auriga and Cassiopeia. Mirfak, the brightest star in Perseus, is larger than the sun. Perseus contains the binary star Algol.

Illustration

“To Him give all the prophets witness,

that through his name whosoever believeth in him

shall receive remission of sins.”Acts 10:43

Algol


Double (two) and Multiple (two or more) Stars

The Big Diper forms part of the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The cup forms the hindquarters of the bear, the handle forms the tail, and fainter stars outline the head and legs. The star Mizar, at the center of the handle, has a nearby companion star named Alcor. These 2 stars have been used for hundreds of years as a test for keen eyesight. Viewed through a telescope, Mizar itself is a double star.

Another depiction of these stars is called the Plough. To some the bowl of the dipper forms the blade; the handle is a team of draft horses. To others the stars consti-tute just the handle of a plough. One person calls it the Heavenly Plough.

We are reminded by multiple stars traveling through space, such as Mizar, and its companion Alcor, of the wise men, also men of integrity traveling to Jerusalem, and onward to Bethlehem—shining as stars in the sky to Israel.

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9

Great Bear

Big Diper

Plough

Wise Men


ResearchWise Men

77 7 Seven – 7 7 7

Seven means spiritual perfec-tion. “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). Seven also reminds us of the perfect way God announced the birth of Jesus. He sent kings from the east to tell of the King of kings.

Seven - 7

Zahyin

“Now when Jesus was born

in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

“Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

for we have seen his star in the east,

and are come to worship him.” Matthew 2:1-2

TheHebrewNumber SEVENis the

Seventh Letterof the

Alphabet—Zahyin.

Sounds like Z as in Zohar.


“The wise men from the East were philosophers. They belonged to a large and influential class that included men of noble birth, and comprised much of the wealth and learning of their nation. Among these were many who imposed on the credulity [easiness to believe] of the people. Others were upright men who studied the indications of Providence in nature, and who were honored for their integrity and wisdom. Of this character were the wise men who came to Jesus.”*

See how many words you can make from the words wise men. Write them on the lines below.

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These philosophers were versed

in the principlesof nature and morality

and all sciences.

*The Desire of Ages 59

Wise men ask questions!

ReinforceColor this picture.


IllustrationNumeric Value Hebrew Type Hebrew Name

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Aleph

Bet

Gimmel

Dahlet

Hay

Vahv

Zahyin

Chet

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Yohd

Yohd Aleph

Yohd Bet

The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet – Aleph–Yohd Bet“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1

The numbers and letters of the Hebrew alphabet can teach many lessons. As we continue learning subtraction we will learn about some of these! God created this world in six days and rested on the seventh day. Six whole days filled with the knowlege of God. In a life time you can-not learn all of it. The wise men caught glimpses of information from the Scriptures and from nature about the Saviour’s birth and went seeking HIM. You too can look for knowlege in the Bible and nature about numbers and subtraction, and be like the wise men—seekers.*

Learn to pronounce and write

each Hebrew number 1-12.

1-12

*people who are seaching


1. The physical world is represented by the number six—the number of days in which it was created—but Creation was not finished until there was a SEV-ENTH day, a day of rest from the mun-dane, a day of involvement with God. The SABBATH remains the eternal reminder that this world cannot endure unless it is continuously permeated by the spiritual aspects represented by the SEVEN, which is symbolic of spiritual perfection.

2. The SABBATH coun-teracts the danger of being submerged in our earthly labor. Man is constsantly struggling to gain mastery over his environment during the weekdays. But upon the SEVENTH day, he ceas-es working and rests, relying completely on the Divine Provider.

3. The SEVENTH day is a fountain of blessing and holiness. It is like a signet attached to a ring after its completion.

4. SEVEN tells about the six physical di-rections of expansion—east, west, north, south, up, down, and plus one, represent-ing its own individual focal point.

5. The symbol for SEVEN in Hebrew signi-fies the spirituality of the SEVENTH day rest. This is seen in the curved top of the letter, whose head extends to both sides so that it faces backward and forward, indicat-ing its radiating effect on the last days of the preceding week and on the new days of the next week. It also points up and down which tells about heavens blessings coming down to bless man on the SEVENTH day SABBATH.

5. The significance of SEVEN is also reflected in its mathematical proper-ties. Within the common decimal meth-od—the following set of properties is common to one and SEVEN: (a) neither of these numbers can be expressed as the product of any two whole numbers other than itself and one; (b) neither is a prime factor of any other number between one and ten. This combination of properties can be found in no other number between one and ten. As such each of these numbers represents the Oneness of God and the spiritual les-sons He has instilled in Creation.

6. Each SABBATH day is a reminder of the better world to be enjoyed by man.

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7 7 7 7

Seven – Zahyin


ReinforceHow Many Wise Men?

RememberStore these facts in your mind.

8 9 10 11 12 13 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 1 2 3 4 5 6

14 15 16 17 18 19 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 7 8 9 10 11 12

Remember, when we add (+) one, we have one more;but when we subtract (–) one, we have one less.

(7 – 1 = 6)

Review “Dictionary of Terms”from Subtraction I

Thisrepresentsthe perfectnumberthat wentto see Jesus.

What were the wise men honored for?___________________________________

This represents those that went to see theKing of the Jews.

These represent all the wise men of the East.


Hebrew Scriptures

“The light of God is ever shin-ing amid the darkness of heathen-ism. As these magi studied the star-ry heavens, and sought to fathom the mystery hidden in their bright paths, they beheld the glory of the Creator. Seeking clearer knowl-edge, they turned to the Hebrew Scriptures. In their own land were treasured prophetic writings that predicted the coming of a divine teacher. Balaam belonged to the ma-gicians, though at one time a proph-et of God; by the Holy Spirit he had foretold the prosperity of Israel and the appearing of the Messiah; and his prophecies had been handed down by tradition from century to century. But in the Old Testament the Saviour’s advent was more clearly revealed. The magi learned with joy that His coming was near, and that the whole world was to be filled with a knowledge of the glory of the Lord.”*

*The Desire of Ages 59–60

“A lightto lighten the Gentiles,

and the glory of thy people Israel.”Luke 2:32

“The Lord hath madeknown his salvation:his righteousness

hath he openly shewedin the sight of the heathen.”

Psalm 98:2

“And the Gentilesshall come to thy light,

and kingsto the brightness of thy rising.”

Isaiah 60:3

Thewise men turned to the

Hebrew Scriptures.


ReviewPlace I

1. Find the difference.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13– 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7

14 15 16 17 18 19 20– 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7

2. The Hebrew Scriptures gave the magi clearer knowledge and proved what they had studied in the starry heavens.

ReinforceIn their libraries were “treasured prophetic writings.” In our libraries we also have “treasured prophetic writings” called the Bible. Vist a large library and examine their Bibles, or visit a library at a Christian college to see their collection of Bibles.

Some sights in the starry heavens: the stars, planets, moon,asteroids, comets, meteors, and the star of angels.


Example of Proving a Problem

Heaven 8 7 Perfect Man Christ – 1 + 1 Christ Perfect = 7 = 8 Heaven Man

Prove each problem as in the example above.Be careful to not miss any.

17 8 7 19+ 24 7 – 7 + + 26 7 9 + 14 + – 7 8 13 7 16 13 + – 7 – 7 15 7 19 15 + – 7 – 7 12 7+ 7 9 10 + 7 14 – 7 10 + – 7 12 17 16 18 – 7 18 – 7 + – 7 25

“Prove all things;hold fast

that which is good.”

I Thessalonians 5:21


3. Continue to find the differences and prove each problem you solve in the area provided around the Bible. Your life should re-volve around God’s Word.

“Examine me, O Lord, and prove me;try my reins and my heart.”

18 17 13 – 7 – 7 10 16 – 7 – 7 13 12 – 7 – 7 8 – 7 – 7

8 15 – 7 – 7

14 12 – 7 – 7

19 16 – 7 – 7

10 9 – 7 – 7

11 11 – 7 – 7

15 14 – 7 9 – 7 – 7

The Hebrew scrolls were a witness to the Wise Men!

How can a rolling pin

witness to you about the wise men?

Psalm 26:2


4. Do these problems and prove them. Think of the numbers as be-ing stars—the multitude of angels that made up the star the wise men saw. Remember the wise men were men of integrity. Men of integrity prove the sayings of men by the Word.

“And be not conformed

to this world:but be ye

transformedby the renewing of your mind,

that ye may prove what is

that good, and acceptable,

and perfect will of God.”Romans 12:2

Example6 – 6 = 00 + 6 = 6

14 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

15 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

11 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

9 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

18 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

17 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

8 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

12 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

7 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

10 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

13 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

16 – 6 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

17 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

How are angels witnesses? Think of several examples in the Bible.


5. Write your sixes and sevens.

6 7 – 6 – 6 – – – –

– – – – – –

7 8 – 7 – 7 – – – –

– – – – – –

“But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.”

Galatians 6:4

12 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

9 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

10 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

15 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

16 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

13 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

11 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

14 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

8 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

19 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

17 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

18 – 7 = ______

_____ + _____ = _____

6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7676


Zero – O

6. Subtract these zeros.

Z. 1 4 6 2 5 3 7 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0

E. 10 18 84 34 93 23 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0

R. 74 48 80 93 59 26 – 60 – 20 – 40 – 70 – 30 – 10

Example

7 – 0 = 7 14 – 0 7 14 – 0 7 14 – 0 = 14

The shape of a zero reminds us of the shape of the stars, moon, and planets. Zero means “nothing.” The angel star was nothing in comparison to what it represented.

What was that? When zero (0) is subtracted from any number, the number’s value does not change.


O. 342 863 846 552 653 465 – 201 – 502 – 703 – 101 – 500 – 250

S. 775 937 645 807 1403 2340 – 500 – 203 – 24 – 605 – 102 – 1100

Zero is an empty circle.It reminds us thatwe should be empty

of self.

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ReviewPlace II

Vertical Subtraction – Looking Up

The word vertical means directly overhead. Our greatest physical lights are overhead—the sun, other stars, moon, asteroids, comets, and meteors. The wise men were searching in the night among these lights in the heavens to learn more about the true God. They then turned to the Hebrew Scriptures to check further. As Christians, we also turn upward or overhead to seek God in heaven when in prayer or thought. Then we check our lives with the written Word.

Notice how the larger number in a problem is always put on top showing more value. As you do the following vertical subtraction prob-lems, think how things of greater value are in heaven and how the things of earth are of lesser value. May our thoughts dwell in heavenly places. When subtracting vertically, be careful to keep digits of the same place value directly below one another. When borrowing 1 from a digit and add-ing it to the digit to the right, you are adding 10 units to the right-hand digit.

Example of Borrowing

Problem Check 2 1

3 6 1 8 – 1 8 + 1 8 1 8 3 6


Living on earth can be a little of heavenif Christ makes up the difference.

1. Do these problems.

V. 209 834 236 323 629 235 – 28 – 67 – 88 – 287 – 460 – 47

E. 571 632 412 581 546 827 – 98 – 543 – 320 – 462 – 234 – 38

R. 369 912 619 458 862 235 – 238 – 57 – 227 – 271 – 567 – 59

Example of Vertical Subtraction

386 Heaven Check: 119 Difference – 267 Earth + 267 Earth 119 Christ makes 386 Heaven the difference.


Find the Answers.

T. What is 286 take away 77?

I. 39 less than 154?

C. From 686, subtract 453.

A. Take 85 away from 291.

L. 619 minus 291?

2. Set up these vertical problems and find the difference. Remember to check your work.

H. Deduct 37 from 128. Subtract 473 from 854.

E. What is 380 take away 263? From 495, subtract 396.

A. 300 decreased by 66. 564 less than 800.

Examples of Ways toIndicate Subtraction

Subtract 158 from 386; or, in other words, you would have 386 and want to take away 158.

From 422 subtract 251; or, in other words, you would have 422 and want to take away 251.


3. Solve the following vertical problems.

V. 556 415 895 659 311 296 – 48 – 367 – 38 – 93 – 64 – 36

E. 413 258 319 459 223 527 – 43 – 47 – 138 – 207 – 78 – 162

4.N. Take 242 away from 438. How much less than 339 is 146?

A. Add 364 and 591. The subtrahend is 736 and the minuend is 924. What is the difference?

B. 256 decreased by 68. Take 356 away from 697.

O. 628 decreased by 336. 436 less than 629.

V. 329 minus 266. Subtract 236 from 711.

E. 469 take away 172. 526 is how much less than 897?

Heavenly PlacesThink about all the places in the area where you live

that witness about heavenly places.

Name some!


5. Solve these problems. Be careful!

B. 3204 2286 2561 2400 2780 – 2213 – 1479 – 89 – 297 – 1547

E. 2210 3927 4900 6033 8050 – 1037 – 68 – 582 – 841 – 5868

L. 3268 3228 6239 2921 8742 – 539 – 339 – 4242 – 356 – 159

O. 2636 5423 840 3252 2980 – 394 – 629 – 502 – 496 – 896

W. 8425 2250 2568 4003 2529 – 2637 – 595 – 489 – 387 – 2286

“Whom have I in heaven but thee?and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.”

Psalm 73:25


ReviewPlace III

Subtraction in the Mind

Wise Men From the East


“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament.”

Daniel 12:3

“These men were men of noble birth, learned in art and science. They were astrologers, and in the heavens they had seen the glory of God. But they had not a full knowl-edge of the Author of the wonders they studied. The magi of the East varied in honor and integrity, some sinking to a low level, and using their knowledge of science to impose on the credulity of others for their own selfish ends; while others refused thus to dishonor themselves and deceive the people. The latter class were noble men, who followed the indications of God’s providence as revealed in the heavens and earth.”*

Another way to describe noble men is to use the word integrity. The wise men were noble men of integrity.

Wise Men are Noble Menand

Men of Integrity

Nobleness


One way to subtract num-bers in the mind is to first subtract those digits having the greatest place value, then those having next greatest, until you come to the one’s place. To be a noble person, or one with integrity, all the bad charac-ter traits must be subtracted from the life.

Example

Problem w = 752 – 438Think: 752 –400 = 352 352 – 30 = 322 322 – 8 = 314

Sometimes mental subtrac-tion can be even easier by adding or subtracting a number from both the minuend and the subtrahend to make a more simple number to work with. Notice in the next exam-ples more than one way to get the answer.

To continue to be noble or have integrity, add good character traits to yourself. If you only subtract, what might happen? (See Matthew 12:43-45 or Luke 11:24-26.)

Color the wise man.

“The just manwalketh in his integrity.”

Proverbs 20:7

“The integrityof the upright shall guide them.”

Proverbs 11:3

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind,

and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”Acts 17:11


Sometimes it is better to subtract from the minuend and the subtrahend. Do not forget, if you subtract from one, you must subtract

the same number from the other. If you add to one, you must add the same number to the other.

Example

Problem i = 296 – 58Solution I: 296 is just 4 less than 300 Add 4 to 296 and to 58 i = 300 – 62 i = 238

Solution II: 58 is 2 less than 60 Add 2 to 58 and to 296 i = 298 – 60 i = 238

Example

Problem s – 401 = 342Solution I: 401 is 1 more than 400 subtract 1 from 401 and 342 s = 400 – 341 s = 59

Solution II: 342 is just 2 more than 340 Subtract 2 from both numbers s = 399 – 340 s = 59


Practice using the examples for the following subtraction problems. Write out each step. Think about being noble and having integrity.

1. Subtract the digits in order of place value from the greatest to the least.

W. 594 – 344 = 852 – 238 = 955 – 461 = 594 – 486 =

2. Make the work simple by adding a number(s) to each one.

I. 97 – 68 = 259 – 78 = 487 – 248 = 359 – 88 =

3. Make the work simple by subtracting a number(s) from each one.

S. 53 – 37 = 204 – 57 = 562 – 303 = 827 – 88 =

4. In the following problem use whatever method works best for you. Check your answers by using addition.

E. 48 – 29 = 84 – 39 = 87 – 33 = 95 – 23 = 86 – 18 = 44 – 38 = 73 – 64 = 53 – 34 = M. 68 – 39 = 89 – 78 = 52 – 27 = 64 – 48 = 286 – 52 = 167 – 52 = 293 – 73 = 143 – 92 =


E. 357 – 83 = 289 – 94 = 434 – 73 = 249 – 64 = 734 – 89 = 376 – 89 = 447 – 68 = 923 – 77 =

N. 477 – 245 = 382 – 264 = 277 – 224 = 958 – 473 = 534 – 367 = 709 – 448 = 923 – 739 = 783 – 386 =

Write out synonyms for noble. You may use a dictionary.

Find the meaning of the word noble using the Strong’s Concordance.

Find a Bible text that speaks about noble men.

Synoyms: ________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

Strong’s Definition of noble: _____________________________

__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

Bible Texts: _____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________


ReviewWord Problems

Place I

1. Eastern tradition tells us there were twelve wise men who came to Bethlehem. Many pictures show three (probably because of the three types of gifts). We do not know for sure how many wise men there were. We do know they studied the starry heavens and the Hebrew Scriptures.

One verse they read was, “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth” (Numbers 24:17).

“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ

is in you, except ye be reprobates?”

II Corinthians 13:5

The Wise Men brought treasures of gold, frakincense, and myrrh

and presented these gifts to baby Jesus.


Work out the subtraction prob-lem. Prove your work and label each answer.

Remember how Balaam tried to curse Israel but blessed them instead? Numbers 24:7 was part of that blessing. He had Balak build seven altars. He offered fourteen animals on the altars. Seven were oxen and the rest were rams. How many were rams?

14 _______ _______– 7 _______ + _____ _______ _______ _______

2. Sing the enclosed song, “Numbers 24:17.” There are sixteen words in the phrase, “...there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel....” In the first half of the phrase there are eight words (with-out using the conjunction “and”), and in the last half are seven words. What is the difference in words in the first half of the phrase and the second half of the phrase?

– _______ + _______ _______ _______

“...Fear not: for God is come to prove you,and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.”

Exodus 20:20

“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face

toward the wilderness.”Numbers 24:1

Read Numbers chapters 22, 23, and 24.

These chapters tell the story of Balaam.

Reinforce


3. A star often represents (is a symbol of) a great person(s) or groups of people. (See the examples below.)

Examples of Bible verses where stars represent people or beings.

Genesis 22:17 = IsraelGenesis 26:4 = IsraelGenesis 37:9 = Joseph’s 11 BrothersExodus 32:13 = IsraelNumbers 24:17 = ChristDeuteronomy 1:10 = IsraelDeuteronomy 10:22 = IsraelDeuteronomy 28:62 = IsraelI Chronicles 27:23 = IsraelNehemiah 9:23 = IsraelJob 38:7 = angelsIsaiah 14:13 = angelsDaniel 8:10 = might and holy people

# of Star ReferencesChrist = 5 angels = 5Israel = 9 Satan = 3Miscellaneous = 4

Obadiah 4 = angelsMatthew 2:2, 7, 9, 10 = ChristHebrews 11:12 = IsraelII Peter 1:19 = ChristJude 13 = Satan and his angelsRevelation 1:20 = Churches (people)Revelation 2:28 = ChristRevelation 8:10 = SatanRevelation 9:1 = SatanRevelation 12:1 = Patriarchs and ApostlesRevelation 12:4 = angelsRevelation 22:16 = Christ

Seven representsSpiritual Perfection7

Example

= Jesus = Israel


Sing, Star Out of JacobNumbers 24:17 Karen Jaeger

Arranged by Ed Teale


In the verses listed on a previous page, there are fourteen verses re-lating to Israel and angels as the stars in the heaven. When the five verses about angels are deducted how many verses are there about Israel?

– _______ + _______ _______ _______

4. Notice that there are nine verses referring to Christ and Miscellaneous. When the four Miscellaneous verses are taken away how many verses are left that refer to Christ?

– _______ + _______ _______ _______

Reinforce There are many “stars” of integrity in your life. They are the people who have especially been a light to lead you to Jesus. Count them all up in your mind. Subtract the seven most important from the total. How many are left? Visit by phone, or contact by letter each one and say “thank you.”

(Examples: parents, grandparents, friends, and pastor.)


ReviewWord Problems

Place II

1. It is thought that the wise men came from the same section of the “east country” that Balaam came from. If so, their journey would be about 400 miles (640 kilometers) to Bethlehem. They journeyed only by night so as to keep the star in view. If their trip took 3 weeks and they traveled 133 miles (212.80 kilometers) the first week, how many more miles (kilometers) did they still need to go after the first week?

2. How far in two weeks would the wise men still need to travel if they traveled 150 miles (240 kilometers) in the first week?

3. The wise men stopped in Jerusalem which was about 395 miles (632 kilometers). How far was it from Jerusalem to Bethlehem?

Use a Bible map

to help with

solving these

problems.

Does the “Bright and Morning Star” guide you each day?

An Apollo space-craft took just three days to travel to the Moon, but it would take 850,000 years to reach the nearest star. In contrast, it took much longer for the wise men to travel from their home then to travel from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.


ReviewWord Problems

Place III

1. The sun is 865,000 miles (1,392,000 kilometers) in diameter while the moon is only 2,160 miles (3,476 kilometers) in diameter. How much greater in diameter is the sun than the moon?

2. The earth is about 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers) in diameter. How does it differ in size compared with the moon and sun?

3. The following is a list of the diameters in miles of the planets in our so-lar system: Mercury – 3,100; Venus – 7,700; Mars – 4,200; Jupiter – 82,700; Saturn – 75,100; Uranus – 29,200; Neptune – 27,700; and Pluto about 3,500. How does each planet differ from the sun in size? Are any of them close to the sun’s size?

The angel star was the “lesser light” (moon) to reflect the “greater light”—Christ (sun)

to the wise men. Let us be noble and have integrity as we reflect

the “Sun of Righteousness.”

SUN

EARTH

MOON

“Greater Light”and

“Lesser Light”


“...The moon and stars do not refuse to shine because they have not the brilliant light of the sun. Every person has his own peculiar sphere and vocation. Those who make the most of their God-given opportunities will return to the Giver, in their improvement, an interest proportionate to the intrusted capital.”* The wise men were just such men of integrity. In their gifts to the Christ-Child they returned interest proportionate to the riches that had been intrusted to them.

The moon returns its “interest”by reflecting the borrowed light of the sun.

What are you returning to God?

*Fundamentals of Christian Education 48


Remind1. When straightening the book shelves, think about the wise men studying the Hebrew scrolls.

2. When seeing a jet trail overhead in the sky, that can call your mind to the star the wise men saw in the sky.

3. When considering the difference in the size of a pea or bean and the bowl they are served in, you can be reminded of the difference in size and glory of the sun and moon.

4. When noticing someone who appears to have a noble bearing, wait to see if he also has integrity.

“Study to show thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.”II Timothy 2:15


RemainderLights

Sparkle or ShineSparkle, sparkle like a star,In its appointed path afar!Up above the world so bright,Guiding others with its light.

When a traveller is in the dark,He will thank you for the spark,Now he sees which way to go,Upon the path, from the foe. When the night is very dark,Teachers arise with a spark,Then they show their little light,Sparkle, sparkle all the night.

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

“Neither do men [men of integrity] light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

“Let your light so shine before men [witness], that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 5:14-16


ReflectRead and meditate on these thoughts.

How do stars produce energy?They change hydrogen into helium through a series of nuclear reac-tions. As a result of the reactions, a helium nucleus is created out of 4 hydrogen nuclei. When this nu-clear fusion takes place, energy is released. A similar process occurs when a hydrgen bomb explodes.

The Scriptures have such ex-plosive energy that its truth chang-es lives and inspires people to do great things as the wise men dem-onstrated to us.

Very large telescopes help people study the stars today. Who was the first observer using the “spyglass?” Galileo Galilei!

He once said, “The greatest astonishment is this—I have ob-served four planets which have their orbits around Jupiter.” These were later discovered to be moons of Jupi-ter. This man went on to say, “I give infinite thanks that I alone have been the first observer of amazing things.”

You can use your own “spy-glass”—binoculers to study the heavens at night like the wise men looked up to enjoy “amazing things.”

“Praise ye him, sun and moon:praise him, all ye stars of light.”

Psalm 148:3

“Thus saith the Lord,which giveth the sun for a light

by day,and the ordinances of the moonand of the stars for a light

by night,which divideth the sea

when the waves thereof roar;The Lord of hosts is his name.”

Jeremiah 31:35


ResearchMysterious Star

8 8 8 Eight – 8 8 8

“I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh:

there shall come a Star out of Jacob and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.”

Numbers 24:17

“The wise men had seen a mysterious light in the heavens upon that night when the glory of God flooded the hills of Bethlehem. As the light faded, a luminous star appeared, and lingered in the sky. It was not a fixed star nor a planet, and the phenomenon excited the keenest interest. That star was a distant company of shining angels, but of this the wise men were ig-norant. Yet they were impressed that the star was of special import to them. They consulted priests and philosophers, and searched the scrolls of the ancient records. The prophecy of Balaam had declared, ‘There shall come a Star out of Ja-cob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel.’ Could this strange star have been sent as a harbinger* of the

Eight - 8

ChetSounds like CH as in church.

*one that goes ahead to announce another’s coming


Promised One? The magi had wel-comed the light of heaven-sent truth; now it was shed upon them in brighter rays. Through dreams they were instructed to go in search of the newborn Prince.

“As by faith Abraham went forth at the call of God, ‘not know-ing whither he went’ (Hebrews 11:8); as by faith Israel followed the pillar of cloud to the Promised Land, so did these Gentiles go forth to find the promised Saviour. The East-ern country abounded in precious things, and the magi did not set out empty-handed. It was the custom to offer presents as an act of hom-age to princes or other personages of rank, and the richest gifts the land afforded were borne as an offering to Him in whom all the families of the earth were to be blessed. It was necessary to journey by night in order to keep the star in view; but the travelers beguiled the hours by repeating traditional sayings and prophetic utterances concerning the One they sought. At every pause for rest they searched the prophecies; and the conviction deepened that they were divinely guided. While they had the star before them as an outward sign, they had also the inward evidence of the Holy Spirit, which was impressing their hearts, and inspiring them with hope. The journey, though long, was a happy one to them.”* *The Desire of Ages 60

Angels do many other things besides makinga star in the heavens

to aid man in learning more about God.

“Are they not allministering spirits,

sent forth to ministerfor them who shall be heirs

of salvation?”Hebrews 1:14

Reflect

Christ also is called “a star.”


ReinforceFill in the blanks from the word list.

“I was contemplating the stars when I noticed a new star,

surpassing all the others in brilliancy, shining directly above my

head. I was so astonished at the sight I doubted my own eyes.”

The new star, discovered by ____________ ____________ in 1572,

was a surprise because people thought that stars never changed.

This was a __________________ that lay far beyond the moon in

the realm of the stars. All that remains today of this star is a

_____ ____________ called a __________________ ____________.

It can be seen only by a _________ _______________. The

new star the wise men had seen is no longer visable in the

heavens for it was “a __________ _____________ of ____________

__________,” that was directing them to _______________.

Word ListBethlehemdistant companygas cloudshining angelssupernovasupernova remnantTycho Brahex-ray telescopes

1

2

3 4

5

6 7

8


The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Chet“...God is the strength of my heart....”

Psalm 73:26

The Hebrew number eight as a numeral is the super abundant number as it means “one who abounds in strength.” The wise men were men of integrity and strength.

The number eight is involved in various aspects of the Temple service:• The eight holy vestments of the High Priest (Exodus 28).• Eight varieties of spices, four for the oil of ointment, and four for the in-cense.• Eight poles, for carrying the vessels in the Sanctuary, two each for the Ark, Table, Golden Altar, and Copper Altar.•Seven days were occupied with the consecration of the priesthood, and on the eighth day they entered upon their work (Levitius 8:33).• The Feast of Tabernacles lasted eight days.• You might like to find other eights in the Sanctuary.

8Eight

The priests were to be men of integrity.

8888888



9 10 11 12 13 14 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 1 2 3 4 5 6

15 16 17 18 19 20 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 7 8 9 10 11 12

ReinforceEight Things

There were eight things that helped these wise men go to search out the Prince of princes.

1. Light in 5. Scrolls heaven

2. Luminous 6. Dreams star

3. Counsel of 7. Holy Spirit Priests

4. Counsel of 8. Encouragement Philosophers of one another


Jerusalem

*The Desire of Ages 60-61

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,thou that killest the prophets,

and stonest themwhich are sent unto thee,

how often would I have gathered thy children together,

even as a hen gathereth her chickensunder her wings, and ye would not.”

Matthew 23:37

“...Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.”

Matthew 2:1

“They [wise men] have reached the land of Israel, and are descend-ing the Mount of Olives, with Je-rusalem in sight, when, lo, the star that has guided them all the weary way rests above the temple, and after a season fades from their view. With eager steps they press onward, confidently expecting the Messiah’s birth to be the joyful burden of every tongue. But their inquiries are in vain. Entering the holy city, they re-pair to the temple. To their amaze-ment they find none who seem to have a knowledge of the newborn King. Their questions call forth no expressions of joy, but rather of sur-prise and fear, not unmingled with contempt.

“The priests are rehearsing traditions. They extol their religion and their own piety, while they de-nounce the Greeks and Romans as heathen, and sinners above others. The wise men are not idolaters, and in the sight of God they stand far higher than do these, His professed worshipers; yet they are looked upon by the Jews as heathen. Even among the appointed guardians of the Holy Oracles their eager ques-tionings touch no chord of sympa-thy.”*

Reflect

“O Jerusalem,wash thine heart from wickedness,

that thou mayest be saved.How long shall thy vain thoughts

lodge within thee?”Jeremiah 4:14

These priests were not men of integritylike the wise men.

These leaders were not helpful.Remember the eight helpful things,

as you do your problems.


ReviewPlace I

1. Find the difference, however, there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek (or wisemen) in God’s sight.

8 9 10 11 12 13 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

14 15 16 17 18 19 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

2. 11 13 9 8 16 13 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

10 15 17 14 9 10 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

16 11 13 8 17 12 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

14 15 20 19 18 21 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

“For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.”

Romans 10:12


“The wayof the wicked is as darkness:

they know not at what they stumble.”

Proverbs 4:19

“He that followeth me

shall not walk in darkness.”

John 8:12

“But priests and rulerswere in greater darknessthan these [wise men].”

These priests could have shared many wonderful things about God with these “heathen” magi. But the priests and rul-ers were in greater darkness than these. We are told: “The children of Israel did not walk in the light given them by Him who had been their invisible leader through forty years of wilderness-wandering. Had they cherished the light and practiced the gracious lessons given them by Christ, forming characters in accor-dance with the principles of truth, they would have retained God’s favor. Great wisdom and knowledge would have been given them. God would have made them channels through which He could communi-cate truth, and by which He would have been made a praise in all the earth. Thus His wisdom and match-less love would have been sounded through the world.”*


Reflect


3. As you do these subtraction problems, think about the cells and the courses of priests and how that one course could have shared with the wise men, as the cells in the body must contribute to oth-er parts of the body.

Remember, eight in Hebrew means “to make fat,” “cover with fat,” or “to super abound.”

As a participle it means “one who abounds in strength.”As a noun it means “super abundant fertility, and oil.”*

How abundant in knowledge the priests could have been in sharing with the wise men.

Eight also reminds us of a beginning of a new order of things. Each new course of priests brought a new beginning.*

12 8 17 19 11 14 9– 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

18 10 12 19 8 16 20– 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

14 11 19 13 11 14 9– 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

16 8 15 12 15 10 16– 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

9 14 11 13 17 8 18– 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

20 19 15 13 9 18 16– 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

*Numbers in Scripture 196


4. 10 take away 8 = ______ 10 less 8 = ______ 10 – 8 = ______

15 less 8 is ______ 15 – 8 is ______ 15 take away 8 is ______ 9 – 8 = ______ 9 less 8 = ______ 9 take away 8 = ______

5. Fill out these sentences with the correct words.

A. When we subtract we have ____________.

B. ___________ means the same as ______ ________.

C. When we add the answer of our subtraction problem with the subtrahend (see dictionary), we _________ our ____________. (See dictionary.)

D. ______ ________ is eight (8) from seventeen (17)? ______

E. Eight (8) ____________ from eleven (11) is three (3).

6. Subtract and prove these problems with addition.

15 8 12 8 – 8 + – 8 + 15 12

10 8 17 8 – 8 + – 8 + 10 17

“For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.”

Psalm 18:28


Reinforce1. In family worship, listen carefully to Father’s instruction. Subtract out all your other thoughts that keep you from listening. Then, like the wise men, you will know about Je-sus. Can you think of seven more things that can help you learn more about the King? List to the right.

(Example: Bible and song.)

2. As a family, be like one course of priests or group of cells sharing with others the message that Jesus is coming! Each family member, take eight tracts about Jesus’ coming to hand out, mail, or leave in appropri-ate places.

3. How many total tracts are there? In your mind subtract yours out. How many are left?

7 Things

TractsLike the Leaves

of Autumn

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________


7. Remember, seven reminds us of spiritual perfection (Jesus), and eight reminds us of the beginning of a new order of things (like a new course of priests or cells in the body). Find the differences to the problems below.

8 19 14 9 11 7 10 16 – 7 – 8 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 7 – 8 – 7

13 8 9 11 13 15 14 17 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 8 – 7

15 10 16 12 12 18 18 19 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 7 – 8 – 7 – 8 – 7

17 20 – 8 – 8


8. Remember what are the meanings of these numbers.

Do these subtraction problems.

7 9 16 10 12 4 10 12 14– 2 – 2 – 8 – 4 – 7 – 3 – 1 – 4 – 6

13 8 9 11 13 15 14 15 5– 4 – 2 – 4 – 6 – 5 – 6 – 8 – 8 – 3

10 10 16 12 13 3 6 10 5– 8 – 7 – 7 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 3 – 5 – 1

6 10 7 8 7 5 11 2 9– 5 – 6 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 4 – 7 – 1 – 3

6 9 11 10 8 7 8 9 17– 1 – 6 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 8

11 5 9 8 8 12 11 11 12– 3 – 2 – 7 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

10 4 3 7 6 7 8 13 9– 8 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8

14 13 11 13 16 15 16 19 9– 7 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 8 – 1

14 4 12 11 15 11 17 12 13– 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 1

6 16 13 15 12 10 17 16 12– 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 2

17 15 18 20 14 18 14 19 18– 6 – 3 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 7 – 8

14 13 – 5 – 8

Draw a symbol of what each number may mean to you.

Reinforce


Two Ways

Example

HORIZONTAL V E R T I C A L

The answer is the same whetheryou subtract horizontally or vertically.

The final result of serving God is always eternal life.

7 – 2 = 5 7 – 2 5

There are two ways to serve God—like the wise men or like the faithful ones of Israel (Joseph, Mary, Shepherds, Anna and Simeon). The wise men did not have as much information as those in Israel but they still served God the best they knew how.

There are two ways to do subtraction problems. You have been doing more vertical problems than horizontal problems. Go back in subtraction I and look for horizontal problems.

“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous....”Psalm 1:6

Quick Art © Wheeler ArtsDaisies-eps

Quick Art © Wheeler ArtsDaisies-eps


1. Use the numbers below and make a horizontal and a vertical problem with them.

T. 7, 3 9, 7 12, 7 8, 6 11, 8 10, 4

W. 18, 8 16, 5 14, 3 19, 8 21, 7 20, 8

Horiz-

O- 13 – 8 = ______ 16 – 8 = ______ 21 – 8 = ______ntally

W. 17 – 8 = ______ 13 – 8 = ______ 12 – 8 = ______

Vertic-

A- 10 12 9 11 16 19lly – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

Y. 21 13 17 20 15 18 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

S. 54 106 98 69 86 189 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8

Example vertical 8, 6 8 – 6 = 2 8 – 6 horizontal 2

This boy is laying in what position?


2. As your knowledge increases in spiritual information, God expects more from you in your life. As the problems increase in numbers below, subtract them vertically and horizontally.

I. 72 45 75 89 85 96 – 61 – 24 – 43 – 36 – 22 – 54

N. 878 928 847 756 896 987 – 625 – 724 – 703 – 543 – 374 – 563

C. 397 957 584 678 878 759 – 253 – 735 – 362 – 454 – 527 – 438

R. 968 427 683 578 738 564 – 236 – 325 – 383 – 242 – 426 – 243

E. 68 – 45 = _____ 47 – 34 = _____ 76 – 34 = _____

A. 54 – 32 = _____ 49 – 28 = _____ 86 – 24 = _____

S. 89 – 46 = _____ 36 – 23 = _____ 87 – 34 = _____

E. 79 – 34 = _____ 69 – 39 = _____ 57 – 25 = _____

“...And multiply your seed sown,and increase the fruits

of your righteousness.”

II Corinthians 9:10

In what position is this

stock of grain?


Wise men are a reflection of Him.

ReviewPlace II

The star that led the wise men was to represent Jesus. “...I am...the bright and Morning Star” (Revela-tion 22:16). The angels formed this star showing how they represented the Light—Jesus. The priests and rulers were also called to represent the Light to the wise men and to be like the “Star” and shine in the darkness of this world. Instead they were like the fallen star (Satan) whose light went out. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the Morning!” (Isaiah 14:12). Think of the difference between Christ, a shinning Star, and Satan, the fallen star, whose light went out. You can be like the angel star and not like Satan, the fallen star. The differ-ence is the Light!

Star of Heaven Star of heaven, burning bright;I would be like you—a light.Teach me how to shine with love,Reflecting Jesus above.

Reflect

“Cultivate your talents with persevering earnestness. Train and discipline the mind

by study, by observation, by reflection.

You cannot meet the mind of God unless you put to use every power.

The mental faculties will strengthen and develop if you will go to work in

the fear of God, in humility, and with earnest prayer.”

Life Sketches 275


1. Do these vertical problems and find the sum or difference.

A. 14000 25823 25832 39280 21862 – 3020 – 4904 – 4647 – 23609 – 3872

N. 28632 22110 25990 34796 38259 – 15864 – 4639 – 2269 – 2876 – 1584

G. 57932 55852 40909 42528 15609 + 2907 + 14847 – 29876 – 37097 + 597

E. 46246 22148 23456 45655 72359 – 5324 – 4548 – 5432 – 29867 – 2196

L. 32860 35286 73219 26341 39621 – 2549 – 17177 – 4568 – 2186 – 4563

2. 2873 minus 2654. Take 1870 away from 2372. 426 less than 928.

3. 9465 decreased by 7327. Subtract 1297 from 2486. 827 is how much less than 973?

“What we shall be in heaven is the reflection

of what we are now in character and holy service.”

Christ’s Object Lessons 361


4. What is the difference between the sun and the meteor that reaches the earth’s surface?

Do these problems. See the example of borrowing.

S. 45001 54098 21607 20099 13101 – 16150 – 36389 – 4256 – 8370 + 543

T. 25870 65790 37263 57309 30486 – 658 – 45622 – 476 – 1498 – 6758

A. 39584 46874 32376 20124 11732 – 7682 – 36876 + 48367 – 8668 – 6876

R. 76626 32526 21486 92654 38542 – 24382 – 31107 – 10212 – 4838 – 2873

“Take time for reflection and for humble, earnest prayer.”

4 Testimonies 117

Then you will bea reflection

of the Star of heaven.


Horizontal SubtractionWhen looking horizontally at a light it does not seem as bright

as when overhead. But is there a difference? It is the same light! Most of the Jews did not recognize the bright Light among them—Jesus.

When the wise men came looking for that Light the leaders were not aware of Him.

D. 359 – 136 = _____ 228 – 216 = _____ 426 – 224 = _____

I. 760 – 430 = _____ 489 – 326 = _____ 565 – 134 = _____

F. 336 – 215 = _____ 462 – 242 = _____ 359 – 257 = _____

Example

249 – 238 = 11 Think: 8 is 1 less than 9. 3 is 1 less than 4. 2 from 2 is zero. The difference is 11.

1. Do the following problems. Find the difference! Remember to subtract ones from ones, tens from tens, hundreds from hundreds, and so forth.

“I saw Satan planting his banner in the households of those who profess

to be God’s chosen ones; but those who are walking in the light should be able to discern

the difference between the black banner of the adversary and the blood-stained standard

of Christ.”Christian Service 209


2. Sometimes in subtraction it requires borrowing. It is God’s plan to share our light with others. They will need to borrow!

Do the following problems horizontally,borrowing where necessary.Notice the difference!

F. 327 – 298 = _____ 93 – 74 = _____ 338 – 229 = _____

E. 495 – 387 = _____ 345 – 253 = _____ 726 – 435 = _____

R. 427 – 349 = _____ 786 – 698 = _____ 200 – 86 = _____

E. 105 – 96 = _____ 81 – 74 = _____ 106 – 67 = _____

Example

Think: • 7 is less than 9. • Borrow 1 from the ten’s place and 3 1 5 1 add to the 7–(17). 4 6 7 • Subtract 9 from 17 = 8. – 3 7 9 • 5 is less than 7. 0 8 8 • Borrow 1 from the hundred’s place and add to the 5–(15). 3 15 17 • Subtract 7 from 15 = 8. 4 6 7 – 3 7 9 = 8 8 • 3 from 3 = 0. • The difference is 88.

“...Freely ye have received, freely give.”

Matthew 10:8


3. A way to check if you are sharing your light is that others are being added to the faith. The best way to check subtraction is by using addition. Subtract the subtrahend from the minuend, and the difference is left. Add the difference to the subtrahend; the sum should be the same as the minuend.

Solve and check these problems horizontally.

N. 837 – 258 = 392 – 269 = 407 – 348 = 128 – 76 = 86 – 38 = 253 – 84 = 136 – 46 = 882 – 794 =

C. 830 – 452 = 48 – 39 = 830 – 78 = 226 – 69 = 62 – 44 = 220 – 83 = 290 – 276 = 45 – 38 =

E. 408 – 328 = 580 – 346 = 800 – 647 = 754 – 678 = 287 – 89 = 240 – 50 = 768 – 469 = 643 – 582 =

Example

Subtract: 237 – 81 = 156 Check: 156 + 81 = 237

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,

and he that hath no money; come ye buy, and eat;

yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”

Isaiah 55:1


ReviewValue

Place III

God often brings information to men in unusual ways. He values men and desires to attract them to Himself. He brought wise men from a hea-then country to the rulers to tell of the newborn King. How carefully we must be to pray that we will recognize God’s voice speaking to us through others. God often uses man sharing with man (horizontal—side by side). God estimates man of great value. We are told, “The Lord is disappointed when His people place a low estimate upon themselves. He desires His chosen heritage to value themselves according to the price He has placed upon them. God wanted them, else He would not have sent His Son on such an expensive errand to redeem them. He has a use for them, and He is well pleased when they make the very highest demands upon Him, that they may glorify His name. They may expect large things if they have faith in His promises.”*



Horizontal Subtraction

1. Estimate an answer then solve each horizontal problem. Check your answer.

E. 568 – 221 = 659 – 297 = 835 – 429 =

S. 3,031 – 672 = 2,809 – 435 = 2,187 – 794 =

T. 7,823 – 2,839 = 8,259 – 4,984 = 9,015 – 7,699 =

I. 85,946 – 18,684 = 78,003 – 35,762 = 32,210 – 6,190 =

M. 122,738 – 1,938 = 328,900 – 34,650 = 809,202 – 13,076 =

A. 830,712 – 101,606 = 343,921 – 1,052 = 681,930 – 92,072 =

T. 13,532,239 – 8,236,742 = 15,417,308 – 2,307,515 =

Example

• Subtract: 89,427 – 39,354 = h • Estimate: 89,000 – 39,000 = 50,000 • Think: 7 –4 = 3 • Write h = __ __, __ __ 3 12 – 5 = 7 = __ __, __ 7 3 3 – 3 = 0 = __ __, 0 7 3 9 – 9 = 0 = __ 0, 0 7 3 8 – 3 = 5 = 5 0, 0 7 3

• Compare: 50,073 is close to 50,000. • Check: 50,073 + 39,354 = 89,427. • Answer: 50,073.


E. 96,040,828 – 24,045,669 = 70,002,116 – 20,007,362 =

32,297,431 – 278,172 = 36,134,294 – 7,198,327 =

The word estimate comesfrom the same rootas the word esteem.

Estimate means “an opinionor judgment especially of thevalue or quality of something,”

or “an approximation of the sizeor cost of something.”

Esteem means “to think well or highly of.”

Good men “esteem othersbetter than themselves”

(Philippians 2:3).The priests should have

esteemed the wise men betterthan themselves and followed

their example in seeking Christ.Color these words as you read them.


ReviewWord Problems

Place I

1. Because of their number, David had placed (divided) the priests into twenty-four courses (groups). (See I Chronicles 24:1-18; II Chronicles 8:14.) Each course was to serve their turn in performing the duties of the sanctuary. Remember how Zacha-rias was serving when the angel ap-peared to him? He was of the eighth course (Abijah [or Abia]).

When eight courses had served how many more were left to serve? Label and prove your answer.

_____ _________ – _____ ________

= ______ _________

_____ _________ + _____ ________

= ______ _________

We do not know which course was serving when the wise men came to the temple. We do know that some of the priests were not men of integrity.

24 Courses

“And he appointed...the courses

of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges,

to praise and minister before the priests,

as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses

at every gate....”II Chronicles 8:14


2. Sixteen (16) courses had served. How many are left to serve? Label and prove your answer.

_____ _________ – _____ ________

= ______ _________

_____ _________ + _____ ________

= ______ _________

3. Twenty-one courses were finish-ing their responsibilities. How many were left to serve? Label and prove your answer.

_____ _________ – _____ ________

= ______ _________

_____ _________ + _____ ________

= ______ _________


The courses (body) of priests remind me of cells. Your body is made up of cells. Each one has a different shape depending on its job. Their shapes are: round, oval, spiral rods, long, and many other shapes. Inside each cell are many parts that make a whole cell, like one course of priests, is made of many people. Each has a job and each does that job. Some priests cared for the sac-rifices, some ______________, some ___________, and some ___________ ______ ____________. The cells in your body carry oxygen and food; some keep the waste cleaned up; some keep bones and muscles strong; and some act as messengers; and some do other things.

Each cell helps make up tis-sue, and tissue makes up organs, and organs make up systems. Each cell must work correctly to keep the whole body in health and in proper working order.

Typical Cell

Neuron Cell

Bone Cell

Gut Cell

Muscle Cell

Mitosis Cell

Blood Cell


ReviewWord Problems

Place II

1. All through Bible history God has had lights or lives which shine be-fore the world. Adam’s light shone for 930 years. Adam’s son, Seth, was a bright light for God for 912 years. How much longer than Seth did Adam have an opportunity to shine?

2. Another light was Enoch who was taken to heaven after he lived on earth for three hundred and sixty-five years. His son Methuselah, the oldest man recorded in the Bible, let his light shine on earth nine hun-dred and sixty-nine years. Methu-selah sparkled for God how much longer on earth than his father?

3. Noah’s life illuminated the earth six hundred years before the Flood. After the Flood his brightness was only seen for three hundred and fifty years. How many years longer did he shine before the Flood than after the Flood?

Can you think of other bright lightsin the Old Testament?

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ReviewWord Problems

Place III

*The Ministry of Healing 483

Do the Following Exercises:

• Estimate how much the groceries will cost as you help Mother gather them. Compare with the receipt.

• Estimate how much money is in your parents’ check book. Add and subtract to get an exact total.

• Visit a building supply store. Take plans to build a bird house or feeder. Estimate how much it will cost to build. Add and subtract to get an exact total.

The Israelites did not place the proper estimate on people of other countries. Therefore the leaders did not follow the principle of this coun-sel when meeting the wise men:

“So frail, so ignorant, so liable to misconception is human nature, that each should be careful in the estimate he places upon another. We little know the bearing of our acts upon the experience of others. What we do or say may seem to us of little moment, when, could our eyes be opened, we should see that upon it depended the most important re-sults for good or for evil.”*

“Pride goeth before destruction,

and an haughty spirit

before a fall.”Proverbs 16:18

“For none of us liveth

unto himself.”Romans 14:7

RemindPlace I - II - III

1. When cutting an orange in half, think of the sections as being cours-es of priests. One course was serving when the wise men came seeking.

2. When seeing a star or bright street light, ask the Lord to help you shine like the angels did and maybe you will lead wise men to Jesus.

3. Think of ways to share about Jesus with people from other countries.

Reflect

Our sun is alone in space, but many stars have one or more suns nearby as companions. Remember, double stars are called binaries.

Stars are rarely entirely alone within a galaxy. Most are concen-trated in groups called clusters. Globular clusters are big and round. Galactic clusters are small and formless.

God most often has more than one witness to an event just as stars are usually grouped together with one another.



RemainderBirth Announcement

Why do you thinkthe wise men

were called wise?

“Can two walk together,

except they be agreed?”Amos 3:3

Let us remember the ways that God announced the birth of Je-sus through people who walked with Him in integrity, and through the scrolls of the prophets.

1. Zacharias and Elizabeth2. Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem3. Shepherds4. Angels5. Simeon and Anna6. Bible Scrolls7. Wise men

The Jewish leaders could have been wise like those who were truly looking for the coming of the Deliverer. But they were asleep in tradition. Jesus is soon coming the second time. Are you walking with Him? Will you be awake or asleep? Do you understand the prophecies in the scrolls of the prophets?


Wise Men Have Integrity —3 Stories to Read

1. Julius Drusus, a Roman tri-bune, had a house that in many places, it lay exposed to the view of the neighborhood. A person came and offered that for five talents he would so alter it that it should not be liable to that inconvenience. “I will give thee ten talents,” said Dru-sus, “if thou canst make my house conspicuous in every room of it, that so all the city may behold in what manner I lead my life.” —Arvine

2. During the American Revolu-tion, while General Reed was Presi-dent of Congress, the British Com-missioners offered him a bribe of ten thousand guineas to desert the cause of his country. His reply was “Gentlemen, I am poor, very poor; but your King is not rich enough to buy me.”

3. Among the Alps alone are found men rustic without being ferocious, civilized without being corrupted. The following trait is as characteristic as it is singular. Frantz went one evening to Gas-pard, who was mowing his field.

“My friend,” said he, “the time is come to put up this hay. You know there is a dispute about the mead-ow, to whom it belongs, you or me; to decide the question I have as-sembled together the appointed judges at Salenche; so come with me tomorrow and state your claims.” “You see, Frantz,” answered Gas-pard, “that I have cut the grass; it is therefore, absolutely necessary that I should put it up tomorrow; I cannot leave it.” “And I cannot send away the judges, who have chosen the day themselves. Besides, we must know to whom the meadow be-longs before it is cleared.” They de-bated some time. At length Gaspard said to Frantz, “Go to Salenche, tell the judges my reasons as well as your own for claiming the meadow, and then I need not go myself.” So it was agreed. Frantz pleaded both for and against himself, and, to the best of his power, gave in his own claims as well as those of Gaspard. When the judges had pronounced their sentence he returned to his friend, saying, “the meadow is yours; the sentence is in thy favor, and I wish you joy.” Frantz and Gaspard ever afterwards remained friends. —Paxton Hood


ResearchHerod—Wise Men

9 9 9 Nine – 9 9 9

The number nine reminds us of divine completeness. Jesus was coming to earth to give a com-plete picture of what God was like to man. So, in divine wisdom, the wise men carried the last public an-nouncement of the birth of Jesus. It would be years before John the Bap-tist made the next public announce-ment of Jesus’ work.

Did the Jewish leaders listen? Did Herod?

“When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”

“The arrival of the magi was quickly noised throughout Jerusa-lem. Their strange errand created an excitement among the people, which penetrated to the palace of King Herod. The wily Edomite was aroused at the intimation of a pos-sible rival. Countless murders had stained his pathway to the throne. Being of alien blood, he was hated

“When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled....”

Matthew 2:3

Nine - 9

Tet

The Wily Edomite

Sounds like T as in Testimony.


by the people over whom he ruled. His only security was the favor of Rome. But this new Prince had a higher claim. He was born to the kingdom.

“Herod suspected the priests of plotting with the strangers to excite a popular tumult and unseat him from the throne. He concealed his mistrust, however, determined to thwart their schemes by supe-rior cunning. Summoning the chief priests and the scribes, he ques-tioned them as to the teaching of their sacred books in regard to the place of the Messiah’s birth.”*

Herod was not a man of integ-rity, but was sly and evil.

Herod’s Problem

Was Evil Surmising!

“He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and

...evil surmisings,perverse disputings

of men of corrupt minds.”

I Timothy 6:4–5

Years later another Herod and Pilate

were troubled. Read Early Writings 172.2

*The Desire of Ages 61-62

“And it came to pass,when Ahab, saw Elijah,that Ahab said unto him,

Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

“And he answered,I have not troubled Israel; but thou,

and thy father’s house,in that ye have forsaken

the commandments of the Lord,

and thou hast followed Baalim.”I Kings 18:17–18


The Numerical Hebrew Alphabet—Tet

The Hebrew symbol for nine teaches a lesson. On the right side it por-trays a man with his head bowed in humility while on the left side it de-picts a person standing up straight and tall in pride. This shows how Jesus came in humility to this earth to help prideful man.

The Hebrew symbol for nine also speaks with the curving in-wards on its right side which shows a person who keeps within the knowledge of his char-ity that only God will see and reward him accordingly. He will not show outward of his charity.

The numeral nine is the last of the single numer-als, beyond this there are combinations of digits. It, therefore, marks the end. It is the number of final-ity or judgment. But nine is also three times three, and three signifies Divine completeness. In this les-son one sees how God gave through Jesus the hope for the coming judgment!

Galatians 5:22-23 lists the fruits of the Spirit, which are nine. They are love, joy, peace, longsuf-fering, gentleness, good-ness, faith, meekness, and self-control or the character that all should develop on earth. Display-ing these and increasing in them, brings the believer the happiness here which shows pictures of heaven.

“...Fear God, and give glory [show Christ’s character to the world] to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and wor-ship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of wa-ters” (Revelation 14:7).

2

3

4

5

9 Nine1



10 11 12 13 14 15 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 1 2 3 4 5 6

16 17 18 19 20 21 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 7 8 9 10 11 12

Reinforce – Announcements

Announcement 1 Announcement 2 Announcement 3



Prophecies Luke 2:10-14 Luke 1:60-66

Luke 1:28-33 Matthew 1:20-21 Luke 2:17

Luke 2:25-32 Luke 2:36-38 Matthew 2:1-2


Inquiry


“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes

of the people together, he demanded of them

where Christ should be born.”

Matthew 2:4

“This inquiry from the usurper of the throne, and made at the re-quest of strangers, stung the pride of the Jewish teachers. The indiffer-ence with which they turned to the rolls of prophecy enraged the jealous tyrant. He thought them trying to conceal their knowledge of the mat-ter. With an authority they dared not disregard, he commanded them to make close search, and to declare the birthplace of their expected King.”*

“And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

“And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel” (Mat-thew 2:5-6).

Wherein the

Old Testamentscrolldid the Jewishteachers

find the birthplaceof Jesus?

Bethlehem of Judea!


“Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

“And he sent them to Bethle-hem, and said, Go and search dili-gently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also” (Matthew 2:7-8).

“Herod now invited the magi to a private interview. A tempest of wrath and fear was raging in his heart, but he preserved a calm ex-terior, and received the strangers courteously. He inquired at what time the star had appeared, and professed to hail with joy the inti-mation of the birth of Christ. He bade his visitors, ‘Search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.’ So saying, he dismissed them to go on their way to Bethle-hem.”* *The Desire of Ages 62

Herodacteda lie.

Define jealousy:

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

___________________________

___________________________

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“His [Herod’s] jealousy was roused.”YI, October 19 , 1899

“Can a man take firein his bosom,and his clothesnot be burned?”

“For jealousyis the rage of a man,

therefore he willnot spare in the day

of vengeance.”Proverbs 6:27, 34


The word Bethlehem means “house of bread.” How fitting that the “Bread of Life” was born in the “House of Bread”—Beth-lehem. An earlier name was Ephrath (or Ephratah) which means “fertility.” The hills and valleys around Bethlehem were covered with vines, fig trees, olive groves, and grain. It was referred to as the breadbasket of Judea. Here, from “little” Bethlehem, came many famous people.

1 2 3

Elimelech Naomi Boaz (Ruth 1:2) (Ruth 1:2) (Ruth 2:4)

4 5 6

Jesse Joab Abishai (I Samuel 16:1) (II Samuel 2:32) (II Samuel 2:32) (3 great warriors (3 great warriors of David’s army) of David’s army)

7 8 9

Asahel David Jesus Christ (II Samuel 2:32) (I Samuel 17:12) (Luke 2:7) (3 great warriors of David’s army)

Bethlehem


ReviewDifferences

Place I

1. Herod was troubled. What was the difference between the troubled Herod and the wise men? Find the difference.

10 11 12 13 14 15 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9

16 17 18 19 20 21 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9

2. Write each difference for these problems.

14 17 10 13 12 16 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9

19 15 20 18 11 14 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9

21 16 10 13 18 17 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9

15 12 11 19 21 20 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9

“...The LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians [Herod] and Israel [Wise Men].”

Exodus 11:7


3. Make two problems from each picture. See the example below for a pattern to do this.

How did Herod become King?


What kind of fire did Herod have in his heart?


4. Write out all the eights and nines.

8 9– 8 – 8 – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____

20 – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____

9 10– 9 – 9 – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____

21– ____ – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____ – ____

5. Prove the answer of these problems.

15 13 12– 8 + – 8 + – 9 +

10 10 9– 9 + – 8 + – 8 +

12 16 17– 8 + – 8 + – 9 +

13 15 17– 9 + – 9 + – 8 +

Did Herodreally want

to findthe baby

Kingto worship

Him?

What wouldthis kind of thinking be

called?

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

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________________

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HerodNeededIntegrity

Color the words and the picture.

20 11 19– 9 + – 8 + – 8 +

18 18 14– 9 + – 8 + – 9 +

16 21 19– 9 + – 9 + – 9 +

11 14 20– 9 + – 8 + – 8 +

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust

in the least is unjust also in much.”Luke 16:10


Example

Problem Check 11 11 8 9 – 8 – 9 + 3 + 2 3 2 11 11

Herod was afraid that his throne would be taken from him. He was not a man of integrity. Many of his own family members had died at his hand. Herod did not understand that Christ came to set up a spiritual kingdom.

“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (I Corinthians 2:14).

6. Do these subtraction problems. Then match each subtraction crown with the correct checking throne representing the spiritual kingdom. Write the number in the crown in the correct throne.

9 9– 9 –

14 14– 9 –

10 10– 8 –

16 16– 8 –

9 8+ 5 + 14

8 9+ 8 + 16

9 8+ 0 + 9

8 9+ 2 + 10

2

3

4

5


15 15– 9 –

12 12– 8 –

18 18– 9 –

13 13– 8 –

17 17– 8 –

18 18– 8 –

19 19– 9 –

20 20– 8 –

9 8+ 6 + 15

8 9+ 4 + 12

9 8+ 10 + 19

8 9+ 5 + 13

8 9+ 10 + 18

9 8+ 10 + 19

8 9+ 9 + 17

8 9+ 12 + 20

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

“The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few

but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.”—Jimmy Carter


Do You Remember?Finish each line of problems.

7. 5 16 – 5 – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___

8. 6 17 – 6 – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___

9. 7 18 – 7 – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___

10. 8 19 – 8 – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___

11. 9 20 – 9 – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___ – ___

12. What does subtraction mean? ____________________________________

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13. What does the subtraction sign mean? ____________________________

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14. Do you remember what the addition sign means? __________________

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Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of the cart of integrity.


Borrowing

1. Borrow and subtract.

B. 31 27 44 61 64 64 – 14 – 18 – 37 – 17 – 15 – 38

O. 84 97 95 48 75 63 – 56 – 29 – 46 – 29 – 48 – 39


Example 4 1

5 4 • 9 is greater than 4. – 2 9 • Borrow 1 ten. 2 5 • Add the 1 ten to the 4 which makes 14. • Because you borrowed 1 ten you have only 4 tens left. • Subtract 9 from 14. • 2 from 4 is 2. • The answer is 25.

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he....”Proverbs 23:7

Thinking wrong thoughts is borrowing trouble. Herod had wrong thoughts—he was jealous. He began to think:

“Had One been born who had a better right to rule? Was he to be superseded? Why had he not heard of this wonderful event?”*

This led him to make unwise choices. God does not want us to think wrong thoughts but borrow only the best.

When there is not enough in the ones’ place, we borrow from the tens’ place. See the example below.


R. 753 645 752 675 942 684 – 127 – 217 – 415 – 337 – 728 – 438

R. 548 657 464 868 495 567 – 239 – 438 – 257 – 559 – 379 – 248

O. 567 842 782 693 814 672 – 219 – 738 – 635 – 468 – 617 – 427

W. 787 466 345 942 856 386 – 369 – 247 – 236 – 826 – 329 – 278

2. Study the example. Then do the following subtraction problems the same way. You will be practicing borrowing from hundreds’ place.

Example

400 1 4 1

537 500 + 30 + 7 5 hundreds + 3 tens + 7 ones – 264 – 200 + 60 + 4 – 2 hundreds + 6 tens + 4 ones 273 200 + 70 + 3 2 hundreds + 7 tens + 3 ones

A. 385 473 736 829 549 548 – 292 – 392 – 574 – 555 – 367 – 463

A borrowed cloak does not always keep one warm. Why?


B. 976 386 429 758 739 946 – 486 – 95 – 243 – 364 – 496 – 572

C. 564 624 461 635 562 352 – 182 – 264 – 370 – 273 – 371 – 161

Bible Principles Concerning Borrowing:Copy out these texts:

Matthew 5:42 _______________________________________________________

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Deuteronomy 15:6 ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________(The wise men had borrowed truth from Israel

through the sacred writings.)

Psalm 37:21 _________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________(The wise men brought back to Israel

the light they had borrowed.)

Proverbs 22:7 ________________________________________________________

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Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.—Shakespeare


Borrowing From MoreThan One Place

The Holy Spirit can give us right thoughts. The Word also puts good thoughts in our mind. Herod could have had both of these to help him be rid of his jealousy.

“Charity...

Thinketh no evil.”I Corinthians 13:5

“Jealousy, envy, pride,and uncharitable feelings,

self-righteousness,easily provoked,

thinking evil,harshness, cold,unsympathetic,

these are the attributes

of Satan.”(Fundamentals of Christian

Education 278)

Example

4 1 2 1

5 3 6 • 6 is less than 8. – 1 7 8 • Borrow from ten’s place. 3 5 8 • 16 – 8 = 8. • 2 is less than 7.

• Borrow from hundred’s place. • 12 – 7 = 5. • Now subtract 4 – 1 = 3. • The answer is 358.

Evil Thinking


1. Borrow and subtract.

E. 452 703 460 331 350 564 – 369 – 496 – 192 – 292 – 87 – 299

M. 559 664 964 582 437 421 – 239 – 374 – 769 – 397 – 273 – 334

P. 540 632 338 265 225 934 – 86 – 389 – 239 – 92 – 93 – 282

T. 780 572 625 336 483 344 – 295 – 503 – 264 – 268 – 409 – 277

I. 543 950 307 500 385 738 – 207 – 762 – 36 – 260 – 298 – 540

E. 352 946 774 857 294 628 – 260 – 673 – 594 – 398 – 208 – 483

D. 405 400 368 704 400 706 – 347 – 328 – 299 – 536 – 325 – 439

“...Today you are to give yourselves to God, that He may make of you vessels unto honor,

and meet for His service.Today you are to give yourself to God,

that you may be emptied of self,emptied of envy, jealousy, evil surmising, strife, everything that shall be dishonoring to God.”

I Selected Messages 191


“We wait for light,but behold obscurity;

for brightness

but we walk in darkness.”Isaiah 59:9

ReviewQuestions?

Place II

“It was in harmony with Herod’s jealous nature to be trou-bled over news of this character [a baby King born];

• but why should the leading men among the Jews be so perplexed and terrified?

• Had they studied and explained the Scriptures in vain?

• Why were they not intelligent in regard to this great event foretold by prophecy, which meant so much to them?

• They had traced down the chro-nology, and knew that this was the time when the Messiah should appear. Why, then, were they so alarmed?...

“The Jewish rulers were in ignorance of the coming of the Just One, because they had not been making ready for Him. They had been separating from God by wicked works. The positions in the service of the priesthood were filled by men wholly unfitted for the work—men who had not hesitated to stoop to falsehood and even murder to gain the coveted honor. They were not

Blackness flies on the wings of the morning

and out of the heart of darkness

comes the light.


ready for Christ’s coming. They had not heard the angel’s message, ‘Be-hold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.’ They had not heard the song of the heavenly host, because they were estranged from God. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. The Lord could not enlighten them; for so great was the darkness surrounding them that they would not have made a right use of the light.”*

The word horizontal reminds us of being flat or level. When we are flat or level we could be in prayer seeking God’s will. Another meaning for level is even-tempered, calm, serene, peaceful and dispassionate. This does not describe Herod or the leaders, but rather men of integrity like the wise men.


In Prayer Seeking God’s Will


Horizontal Subtraction

1. Subtract and write the difference of these horizontal problems. Check your problems.

L. 3150 – 685 = 2549 – 479 = 240 – 204 = 4660 – 836 = 3596 – 2429 = 2932 – 2377 = 7090 – 6278 = 9000 – 2982 = 5982 – 5899 =

E. 2287 – 2029 = 8293 – 38 = 4975 – 3938 = 130 – 43 = 1381 – 1000 = 1211 – 1012 = 2008 – 495 = 2364 – 998 = 493 – 276 =

V. 9256 – 496 = 7650 – 161 = 6772 – 1186 = 7378 – 505 = 7310 – 461 = 6427 – 537 = 4682 – 23 = 4648 – 754 = 4796 – 229 =

E. 2839 – 259 = 2992 – 263 = 3352 – 470 = 2497 – 404 = 2202 – 68 = 260 – 27 = 2554 – 608 = 364 – 287 = 2450 – 396 =

L. 3683 – 2907 = 2373 – 686 = 2594 – 828 = 7650 – 476 = 539 – 267 = 3042 – 98 = 1422 – 1386 = 3000 – 634 = 1703 – 168 =

What is another meaning for horizontalbesides flat or level? __________________

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2. Set up these horizontal problems.

From 8471 take away 2596. Subtract 248 from 280. Decrease 239 by 107. From 636 subtract 178. Take 260 away from 1090. 786 less than 1010.

Now, solve the above problems horizontally.

3. Solve and check these problems horizontally.

F. 2510 – 1034 = 300 – 204 = 2268 – 1774 = 1101 – 38 = 1727 – 1386 = 1010 – 412 = 1021 – 284 = 2870 – 1324 = 3000 – 6 =

L. 2440 – 356 = 1674 – 1281 = 1300 – 1151 = 867 – 282 = 500 – 185 = 2761 – 1065 = 1307 – 1175 = 265 – 116 = 2380 – 586 =

A. 2020 – 1121 = 1038 – 862 = 258 – 96 = 3223 – 2045 = 825 – 439 = 1007 – 38 = 453 – 296 = 3057 – 2679 = 7842 – 204 =

T. 2506 – 1607 = 2021 – 1104 = 3114 – 2086 = 6000 – 6 = 3526 – 827 = 140 – 65 = 5793 – 3916 = 1310 – 711 = 1221 – 1074 =

Prayer is the KeyThat Unlocks Heaven’s Storehouse!


4. Set up these horizontal problems.

424 less than 1700. Take 50 away from 1083. Subtract 703 from 1100. 2204 increased by 694. From 7000 subtract 536. 580 decreased by 396.

Now solve the problems above horizontally.

“Seek the Lord,and his strength:

seek his face evermore.”Psalm 105:4

“Pray without

ceasing.”I Thessalonians 5:17

“O come, let us worship and bow down:

let us kneel before the Lord our maker.”Psalm 95:6


ReviewThe Rulers

Place III

“The priests and rulers be-gan to ask themselves what these things meant. The shepherds had borne witness regarding the visit of the angels; now men from the far East bore the tidings, ‘We have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.’ Men of another nation and faith were the first to herald the advent of the Messiah. If the report of the wise men were true, they, the rulers, stood in an unenviable position before their own people; for they had been passed by, while strangers were enlightened.

“Herod was surprised that the Jewish rabbis—men looking upon themselves as favored above all other people—should apparently be in darkness, while those they termed heathen had received a sign from heaven that the King had been born. He was filled with perplexity. Why had the wise men made the long journey to Jerusalem with the inquiry, ‘Where is he that is born King of the Jews?’ Had a king been born? Making an effort to appear gratified by the news, though his heart burned with jealousy at the mention of a rival, Herod gathered the chief priests and scribes

“Deceit is in the heart of them

that imagine evil.”Proverbs 12:20

“A clean glove often hides a dirty hand.”

–English Proverb


together, and demanded of them where Christ should be born. ‘In Bethlehem of Judea,’ they answered; ‘for it is written by the prophet: And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my people Israel.’ ”*

Vertical is being upright.Was Herod upright?

Were the priests and rulers upright?Were the wise men upright?

Are you upright?

Herod wanted to destroy the Christ-Child, but God interfered with his murderous plans.

“He disappointeth the devicesof the crafty, so that their hands

cannot perform their enterprise.”Job 5:12

How did God work against Herod’s plan? See Matthew 2:12-15. Do you think God can disappoint the plan of wicked men in the last days who try to destroy God’s people?

Upright = honest,honorable, morallycorrect; vertical,

perpendicular, and erect.


“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”—Shakespeare

Herod’s heart burned with jealousy.


Vertical Subtraction

“A wicked man hardeneth his face:

but as for the upright, he directeth his way.”Proverbs 21:29

1. Do not recopy your problem but subtract in your mind and write down the answer. Check using addition.

U. 38,187 64,571 67,118 13,152 – 25,132 – 23,240 – 5,867 – 74

P. 60,005 93,274 5,000 23,900 – 9,897 – 73,958 – 4,997 – 3,458

R. 705,239 50,000 99,005 89,239 – 704,875 – 29 – 26,207 – 79

I. 2,399,257 507,000 403,020 504,204 – 92,848 – 203,000 – 79,908 – 453,792

G. 300,088 4,242,453 5,795,242 700,058 – 8,909 – 2,958,694 – 3,758,054 – 294

H. 854,005 7,294,859 3,908,006 800,500 – 77,006 – 5,394,869 – 993,897 – 2,483

“I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles,

the character of an ‘Honest Man.’ ”—George Washington


T. 30,007,274 9,006,004 107,349,000 874,297,305 – 539,352 – 5,394,869 – 339,454 – 83,568,709

2. Subtract and write the remainder.

InteGrity 36,789,432 29,297,344 400,000,000 547,539,432 – 29,889,765 – 787,329 – 469 – 346,447,504

WisDom 5,748,876 69,000,042 25,999,509 559,000,000 – 697,492 – 998,657 – 997,429 – 39,000,800

GiveThanks

“Surelythe righteous shall give thanks

unto thy name:the upright shall dwell

in thy presence.”Psalm 140:13

“Gratefulness is the

poor man’s payment.”

—English Proverb

“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.”—Jacques Maritain (1958)


ReviewWord Problems

Place I

1. There were nine important people we learned about in our lesson that came from Bethlehem. Four of these were soldiers. Write the list of nine important people in the column on the right.

(Put Bible texts with your an-swers.)

How many were not soldiers? ______

2. Eight of these people were in the same family.

Elimelech was the husband of

__ __ __ __ __. Boaz was the rela-

tive of __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

Jesse was the father of

__ __ __ __ __. __ __ __ __,

__ __ __ __ __ __ __, and

__ __ __ __ __ __ were David’s half sister’s sons.

1. _______________________

2. _______________________

3. _______________________

4. _______________________

5. _______________________

6. _______________________

7. _______________________

8. _______________________

9. _______________________

Which Man was a distant relative of all of these yet closer than a

brother? __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __.


3. Notice the following announcements as shown on page 80. (A) Add up each column. (B) Then add the three columns together. (C) Subtract the first column from the other two columns.

(B)_________________

(C)_________________(A)

“...Where is he that is born King of the Jews?for we have seen his star in the east,

and are come to worship him.”Matthew 2:2

Heavenly Men Women

Prophecies Zacharias MaryAngels Joseph Anna Shepherds Simeon Wise men


ReviewWord Problems

Place II

1. The Waldensians were people of integrity. They, like the wise men, were level and pure and not jealous and deceitful like the leaders of the Roman church and Jewish church. It is believed the Waldensian church was started by Peter Waldo about A.D. 1160. It remained God’s voice in the wilderness until about 1527 when changes came into that church. How long was the Walden-sian church’s purity maintained?

2. Israel had a history of serving God (level) and then of falling away from Him. King David began his reign over Israel in 1048 B.C. He was a level king. King Solomon began his reign in 1015 B.C. His younger years were spent in serv-ing God but later he left God, and then, in his old age, he finally came back to Him. The kingdom of Israel was divided at his death in 975 B.C. Rehoboam became king of Judah in 975 B.C. How long was it from the beginning of King David’s reign to the division of Israel?

“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:

and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

I Corinthians 10:11


3. After Rehoboam came Abijah in 957 B.C., Asa in 955 B.C., Je-hoshaphat in 912 B.C. and Jehoram in 896 B.C. How long did each king reign?

Look up these kings by using your Strong’s Concordance and then mark an L by those that were good kings.

David _______Solomon _______ (part of his life)Rehoboam _______Abijah _______Asa _______Jehoshaphat _______Jehoram _______

“Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed

nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by nor out-lived, nor, I believe, in the long run denied.”

—Eudora Welty

Integrity


ReviewWord Problems

Place III

Being upright—having integrity in business is the duty

of a Christian.

1. Paul Garret owned a mill. He sold $47,132.25 worth of flour one week and $63,454.32 the second week of the month. How much more did he sell the second week?

2. The third and fourth week of the month Mr. Garret sold a to-tal of $231,109.45 with a total of $71,321.06 being sold the last week. How much was sold during the third week?

3. Mr. Garret always paid a double tithe on his income. He paid a triple (30%) tithe on his largest week of business each month. Which week would he have paid his triple tithe? How much was the tithe?

“They that are of a froward heart

are abomination to the Lord:but such as are upright

in their way are his delight.”Proverbs 11:20


Reinforce Make eight small loaves of bread. Choose eight neighbors and deliver each of them a loaf of bread with a tract about Jesus. Tell them what you have learned in school about Bethlehem and your nine subtraction prob-lems.

“I am the bread

of life.”– Jesus

John 6:35

The wise men had integrity

as they went about the business of finding the ONE

spoken about in the Scriptures.


RemainderWisemen Came

From the East, to Jerusalem, to Bethlehem

The town of Bethlehem was not only fertile with an abundance of food, but many important people came from it. The most important was named: “...Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). If only the priests, people, and Herod had been wisemen with integ-rity, and ready to receive Him as were the wisemen from the east.

’Tis Shining StillA beautiful star arose one night,Divinely it shone with purest light;Its wonderful rays the wisemen ledTo find the Saviour’s lowly bed.

They knew by the word of truth divine,’Twas time that the guiding star should shine;They follow’d its light which shone afar—’Twas Christ, “The bright and morning Star.”

We’ll follow its light, like those of old,The “Light of the World,” by seers foretold;We’ll follow His light till we shall comeTo perfect rest in heav’n, my home.

’Tis shining still, ’tis shining still,That beautiful star, o’er plain and hill;’Tis shining still, ’tis shining still,Salvation’s star of God’s good will.

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