Bible Verses
“A soft answer turns away …..”
wrath
Name three daily activities in the apostles’ life of worship during the early days of the apostolic church.
Prayer, fasting, encouraging one another in God’s word, preaching, hymn-singing
Talk about three types of attitudes we should have towards wealth on earth
free sharing
how did Jacob, Joseph and Moses had their times of loneliness?. Pick one of these characters and describe a period in his life when he was lonely and how God showed Himself to him.
free sharing
In James 3, the Bible compares the tongue to many things. Explain two of these metaphors
Little spark, rudder of the ship, bits in horses’ mouths
“Seek first His ….”
Seek first first the kingdom of God and His righteousness
Name two people in the Bible, as mentioned in Lesson 1, whom God took notice of and helped.
Hagar, Zacchaeus, woman who offered the two copper coins
What did Abram give to King Melchizedek?
1/10 of his possessions
“And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.” Who said these words?
Esther
What does it mean to give false testimony against your neighbor? Give two illustrations – one example from the Bible and one in real life
free sharing; ex. Jezebel framed Naboth
“What profit is it to a man...“
if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?
What happened to Jacob when he rested at Bethel while he was fleeing from his brother? What did he do or say as a thanksgiving to God? (Gen 28:17–22)
He had a dream about angels going up and down the ladder that leads to heaven. He realized that God was with him. He set up an altar and poured oil on the rock that he had slept on. He vowed to worship God and give a tenth of all that he had.
What were the purposes of tithes during the OT?
The levites were not allotted lands; serving God was their full-time job
"Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” Who said these words?
Joseph
What advice does Proverbs 10:19 give?
In a multitude of words, sin is not lacking. But he who restrains his lips is wise.
“Flee also youthful lusts, . . . “
but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
In Ezra 7:10, Ezra made a resolution for God. What was that resolution?
He devoted himself to the study and observance of God’s laws and to also teach the laws to all Israel.
In Malachi 3, two important points are raised concerning the giving of tithes. What are the two points?
1. not offering tithes is equivalent to robbing God;
2. Blessings will follow if we give tithes
On two separate occasions, the Ephraimites were not involved in the war against the Canaanites. Describe how two judges – Gideon and Jephthah – handled the situations differently, and to what results
Gideon pacified them with nice words;
Jephthah started a war
Who were Ananias and Sapphira? What did they do? What were the consequences of what they did? Where is their story recorded in the Bible?
Acts 5 – lied to the Holy Spirit by saying they offered everything their land was worth when they in fact kept some money for themselves. They died on the spot, one after the other
Fruit of the Holy Spirit
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control
How were Samuel, Daniel and Timothy prepared at a young age to do the work of God?
Serving in the temple
Studies the languages and literature of the world
Trained in the words from mother and grandmother
In the Book of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes there are many that encourage us not to be lazy. Paraphrase one of these proverbs.
(Prov 6:6-8, 6:10-11, 26:15, 31:15, Eccl 10:18)
What were the three temptations that Satan tried on the Lord Jesus after He fasted for 40 days in the wilderness? How did Jesus Christ reply in each case?
Turn stone to bread - do not live by bread alone by the word of God
Jump off the temple - do not tempt the Lord
All the wealth the world - worship God and God only
Matthew 12:36-37 tells us that we will be held accountable for our words on Judgment Day. What's the verse?
36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.