Bible Characters
Son of Herod the Great and Malthace, a Samaritan woman who killed John the Baptist
Herod Antipas
“All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must do to them. This, in fact, is what the Law and the Prophets mean.
Matthew 7:12
He refused to yield to temptation.
He was zealous for your name.
He gave ev’rything he could give you,
And I long to do the same.
SONG 161 To Do Your Will Is My Delight
You can live forever on earth.
Psalm 37:29; Matthew 5:5.
Where would the Messiah be born?
Bethlehem Ephrathah
Son of Eliab of the tribe of Reuben and the brother of Abiram and Nemuel.
Daʹthan
Mention the five poetic books of the Bible.
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Songs of Solomon
Throw your burden on Jehovah;
Trust in him to sustain and save you.
He will always give protection.
He is loyal; he is true.
SONG 33 Throw Your Burden on Jehovah
God’s Kingdom is a real government in heaven.
Daniel 2:44; 7:13, 14; Matthew 6:9, 10; Revelation 11:15
When would the Messiah arrive? (70 weeks)
The “seventy weeks” of years—490 years—began in 455 B.C.E., the year that Persian King Artaxerxes gave Nehemiah the commission to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. The 69 weeks “until Messiah the Leader” ended in 29 C.E.a
A Christian woman in the Joppa congregation abounding in “good deeds and gifts of mercy,”.
Dorʹcas
He will render judgment among many peoples And set matters straight respecting mighty nations far away. They will beat their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Nor will they learn war anymore.
Micah 4:3
‘Lord, here I am!
Send me, send me!
I’ll sing your praises faithfully.
No greater honor could there be, Lord.
Here I am! Send me, send me!’
SONG 75 “Here I Am! Send Me!”
God cares about your suffering.
Psalm 34:17-19; Isaiah 41:10, 13.
How would the Messiah “cause sacrifice and gift offering to cease”?
After the Messiah’s perfect sacrifice, other sacrifices would no longer be needed nor mandated by God.
He was the son Hillel from the tribe of Ephraim.
Abdon
The Rock, perfect is his activity, For all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness who is never unjust; Righteous and upright is he.
Deuteronomy 32:4
Young man and young woman,
do give your heart to me.
My foe who now taunts me
will then be made to see.
SONG 135 Jehovah’s Warm Appeal: “Be Wise, My Son”
Dead loved ones will be resurrected.
Job 14:13-15; John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15
Who were then first disciples to meet Jesus?
Andrew and John
He tried to hinder those desiring to show hospitality to the brothers and to expel these from the congregation.
Di·otʹre·phes
7 “Keep on asking, and it will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened to you; 8 for everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking, it will be opened.
Matthew 7:7, 8
There is a need in each heart
God put within from the start:
Yearning to know what life is for,
Thirsting for something more.
SONG 162 My Spiritual Need
Not all religions please God.
Jeremiah 7:11; Matthew 7:13, 14, 21-23
Prophecy: “He poured out his soul to the very death.” (Isaiah 53:12) What was the fullfillment
Fulfillment: “After having Jesus whipped, [Pilate] handed him over to be impaled. Some hours later, “Jesus let out a loud cry and expired.”