Key Words
According to the Key CR Exodus 16:4, what was the reason why God rained manna from heaven for the Israelites?
Nasa —> to test or prove
This ancestor of Jesus, who is named in the OT Key CR Judges 6:25, lived in the walls of the city of Jericho.
Rahab - married Salmon
According to the Key CR Galatians 2:9, who were the three main leaders (“pillars”) of the Jerusalem church?
James, Peter, and John
God calls us to an active response in saving faith. In this NT Key CR, Paul uses the metaphors of a runner and a boxer to illustrate that he lives his life with directed effort and purpose in mind, rather than living aimlessly.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
In James 1:27, James states that religion that is pure and undefiled before God is to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. Which Key CR in Proverbs notes that God maintains the cause of the widow?
Proverbs 15:25
Similar to James 1:2, the NT Key CR 1 Peter 1:6-7 calls believers to rejoice when facing THIS, because the tested genuineness of faith will result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Peirasmos —> trials/temptations
According to the OT Key CR Judges 3:9-10, who was the judge who delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia, and whose brother was he?
Othniel, younger brother of Caleb, son of Jephunneh
In the OT Key CR Exodus 18:13-16, who was sitting alone from morning to evening to settle disputes between the people?
Moses
The OT Key CR Psalm 1:1-3 talks about how those who delight in God’s Word and put it into practice will be like an unshakable TREE who will flourish. Which NT Key CR lists CHARACTERISTICS of the FRUIT that grows from such a tree, one that is led by seeking and doing what God wants?
Galatians 5:22-23
James 2 states that if we keep the whole law but fail in one point of it, we have become guilty of all of it, because the same God who said, “Do not commit adultery” also said, “Do not murder,” and that committing either makes you a transgressor of the law. Which Key CR in Proverbs also starts mentioning “6 or 7” things that God hates?
Proverbs 6:16-17
The Key CR’s Matthew 19:16-22 (Rich Young Ruler), 1 Corinthians 2:6, Philippians 3:8-16, and 1 John 4:18 all relate to which Greek Key Word, which is referred to in James 1:4 as the final outcome of trials for the Christian?
Teleios —> perfect; mature
According to the OT Key CR Obadiah 1:1, 10, 15, which nation would receive judgment from God due to their violence against Israel?
Edom (Esau’s descendants)
After the Babylonian exile, Ezra was part of the group that was allowed to leave Babylon and come back to repopulate Judah during the time of Artaxerxes. According to the OT Key CR Ezra 7:6, what was Ezra skilled in? (DAILY DOUBLE)
He was a scribe skilled the Law of Moses
In the Key CR John 8:31-32, Jesus tells the believers that if they ABIDE in His Word, they will know the truth, and the truth will set them free. Which other Key CR in Paul’s epistles encourages believers to remain in the Word, as it is able to ”make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus”?
2 Timothy 3:14-17
James 3:2 states that we all stumble in many ways (and that as a result, not many should seek to become teachers). Which OT Key CR echoes the sentiment that we need to guard this part of the body?
Proverbs 21:23
The Key CR 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 is all about what Key Word? DAILY DOUBLE
Agapao
When God appeared to Moses on Mount Sinai and commanded him to go to Pharaoh to tell him to let the Israelites go, Moses initially refuses. In the OT Key CR Exodus 4:1-7, what were the first two supernatural signs that God gives Moses the power to do, in order to convince the Israelites to believe that God had sent him?
Turning his staff into a serpent; turning his hand leprous like snow
In the OT Key CR 1 Samuel 25:36-42, who demonstrated wisdom and discretion in her actions, in order to save her household from the reckless actions of her husband?
Abigail
Jesus states in the NT Key CR Matthew 25:35-40 that at the resurrection, He will say to the righteous that when He was hungry, they gave Him food, when He was thirsty, they gave Him drink, when He was a stranger, they welcomed Him, when He was naked, they clothed Him, when He was sick and in prison, they visited Him. Which NT Key CR reiterates that the love of God abides (meno) in the one who has the world’s goods, sees his brother in need, and opens his heart to him?
1 John 3:17-20
(answer is a Key Word): The Key CR Proverbs 22:3 states that the wise person responds to seeing danger by hiding himself. In James 1:14, how does the person who allows himself to fall into temptation respond to danger?
Exelko —> lured, drawn and dragged away (like hunted prey)
The NT Key CR Mark 11:24 tells believers to do THIS, in faith (similar to the end of James 5, where believers are called to do this, in a range of circumstances).
Proseuchomai —> pray
2 Kings 17:6-7 describes an event in Israel’s history that mirrors what James describes happened to the NT believers in James 1:1. What happened 2 Kings 17:6-7, who was involved, and why did this happen?
OT Diaspora - Assyria conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and took them as exiles, in response to Israel sinning against God and worshipping other gods.
In the NT Key CR Acts 9:36, what was the name of the disciple who was full of good works and acts of charity?
Tabitha (Dorcas)
Ezekiel 36:26-27 states that God will give believers a new heart, put His Spirit in us, remove our heart of stone, and give us a heart of flesh, so that we will walk in His law and obey what He wants us to do. Which OT Key CR talks about God’s Word being not far from us, but in our heart, so that we are able to obey it?
Deuteronomy 30:9-14
In the OT Key CR Deuteronomy 24:14-15, God commands the Israelites to give the poor and needy workers their wages on the same day, before the sun sets, because he needs it. Which Key CR in Proverbs echoes this command?
Proverbs 3:27-28