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The Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study Volume 1

Lesson 1: The Clampetts Strike Oil	The Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study Volume 1	Lesson 3: The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale
Lesson 2: Getting Settled	The Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study Volume 1	Lesson 4: Elly Needs a Maw

The Clampetts Strike Oil

The Biblical principle is Blessings, and our key scripture is
Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

It's the very first story about a man named Jed! After a hard Life in the mountains, Jed heads for the good Life in Beverly Hills when he sells his oil-filled swamp for $25 million and moves his family to the kinder climate of California.

Getting Settled

The Biblical principle is Change, and the key scripture can be found in
Ecclesiastes 3:1,2b: There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: … a time to plant and a time to uproot.

Watch what happens when the Clampetts arrive at their mansion and encounter a cement cattle pond, a stove with no stovepipe, and one lone "chicken" - with pink feathers and stretch legs too! Lucky for the Clampetts, there's no place like home!

The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale

The Biblical principle is Truth, and the key scripture is
Proverbs 23:23: Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.

A simple misunderstanding causes complicated consequences after Mr. Drysdale asks the Hillbillies to hide their still from his wife, and the Clampetts assume it's because Mrs. Drysdale must be a drinking woman!

Elly Needs a Maw

The Biblical principle is Motives, and the key scripture can be found in
1 Chronicles 28:9: "… For the Lord searches every heart and understands every
motive behind the thoughts."

Track the effects of multiple motives as Jed looks for a maw for Elly, the Widow Fenwick looks for a fellow real estate investor and Mr. Drysdale looks for a way to land both of them at his bank. It's the tale of the matchmaker banker and the mismatched millionaires!