Discipleship Study #4 “GREAT STORIES OF THE BIBLE” …€¦ · “GREAT STORIES OF THE BIBLE”...

created by: Joshua Freeman Discipleship Study #4

“GREAT STORIES OF THE BIBLE” COURSE OVERVIEW

WEEK 1 : IN THE BEGINNING

v Lesson 1: Creation (Genesis 1:1-2:25) v Lesson 2: The Fall (Genesis 3:1-24) v Lesson 3: The Flood (Genesis 6:5-7:24) v Lesson 4: God’s Covenant with Noah (Genesis 8:1-9:17) v Lesson 5: Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

WEEK 2 : ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB

v Lesson 1: The Call of Abram (Genesis 12:1-20) v Lesson 2: God’s Covenant with Abram (Genesis 15:1-21) v Lesson 3: Isaac’s Birth and “Sacrifice” (Genesis 21:1-22:19) v Lesson 4: Jacob and Esau Compete (Genesis 27:1-28:22) v Lesson 5: Jacob and Esau Reconcile (Genesis 32:1-33:20)

WEEK 3 : THE STORY OF JOSEPH

v Lesson 1: Sold Into Slavery (Genesis 37:1-36) v Lesson 2: Prison and a Promotion (Genesis 39:1-41:57) v Lesson 3: Ten Brothers Go to Egypt (Genesis 42:1-38) v Lesson 4: The Brothers Return (Genesis 43:1-44:34) v Lesson 5: Joseph Reveals His Identity (Genesis 45:1-46:7)

WEEK 4 : MOSES AND THE EXODUS

v Lesson 1: Birth of Moses (Exodus 1:1-2:25) v Lesson 2: The Burning Bush (Exodus 3:1-4:17) v Lesson 3: The Ten Plagues (Exodus 6:28-11:10) v Lesson 4: Passover and Exodus (Exodus 12:1-42 v Lesson 5: Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 13:17-14:31)

WEEK 5 : THE LAW AND THE LAND

v Lesson 1: The Ten Commandments (Exodus 19:1-20:21) v Lesson 2: The Golden Calf (Exodus 32:1-34:35) v Lesson 3: Joshua Succeeds Moses (Joshua 1:1-18) v Lesson 4: Crossing the Jordan (Joshua 3:1-4:24) v Lesson 5: The Fall of Jericho (Joshua 5:13-6:27)

WEEK 6 : THE JUDGES

v Lesson 1: Israel’s Disobedience (Judges 2:6-3:6) v Lesson 2: Deborah Leads Israel (Judges 4:1-5:31) v Lesson 3: Gideon Defeats the Midianites (Judges 6:1-7:25) v Lesson 4: Samson Defeats the Philistines (Judges 13:1-16:31) v Lesson 5: The Story of Ruth (Ruth 1:1-4:22)

WEEK 7 : THE RISE OF ISRAEL

v Lesson 1: Samuel Listens to God (1 Samuel 1:1-3:21) v Lesson 2: King Saul (1 Samuel 8:1-10:27) v Lesson 3: David and Goliath (1 Samuel 16:1-18:16) v Lesson 4: David and Saul (1 Samuel 23:7-24:22) v Lesson 5: King David (2 Samuel 5:1-7:29)

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WEEK 8 : THE FALL OF ISRAEL

v Lesson 1: David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:1-12:25) v Lesson 2: King Solomon (1 Kings 2:1-3:28) v Lesson 3: Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 8:1-9:9) v Lesson 4: Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (1 Kings 16:29-19:18) v Lesson 5: The Fall of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1-30)

WEEK 9 : PSALMS AND PROVERBS

v Lesson 1: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalms 23:1-6) v Lesson 2: Have Mercy on Me (Psalm 51:1-19) v Lesson 3: Praise the Lord (Psalm 103:1-22) v Lesson 4: Godly Wisdom (Proverbs 1:1-4:27) v Lesson 5: Proverbs of Solomon (Proverbs 16:1-18:24)

WEEK 10 : THE PROPHETS

v Lesson 1: The Suffering Servant (Isaiah 51:1-53:12) v Lesson 2: Jeremiah’s Call and Message (Jeremiah 1:1-3:5) v Lesson 3: Daniel in the Lion’s Den (Daniel 6:1-28) v Lesson 4: The Story of Jonah (Jonah 1:1-4:11) v Lesson 5: Israel’s Day of Judgment (Malachi 1:1-4:6)

WEEK 11 : WEEK OF REST (NO ASSIGNMENTS) WEEK 12 : THE LIVING WORD

v Lesson 1: The Word Became Flesh (John 1:1-18) v Lesson 2: Gabriel’s Message (Luke 1:1-80) v Lesson 3: The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-40) v Lesson 4: John the Baptist (Luke 3:1-20) v Lesson 5: Baptism and Temptation (Matthew 3:13-4:17)

WEEK 13 : THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS

v Lesson 1: Sermon on the Mount – Part 1 (Matthew 5:1-6:4) v Lesson 2: Sermon on the Mount – Part 2 (Matthew 6:5-7:29) v Lesson 3: The Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 13:1-58) v Lesson 4: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) v Lesson 5: Lost and Found (Luke 15:1-32)

WEEK 14 : THE MIRACLES OF JESUS

v Lesson 1: Feeding the Five Thousand (Luke 9:1-36) v Lesson 2: Walking on Water (Matthew 14:22-36) v Lesson 3: Healing a Blind Man (John 9:1-41) v Lesson 4: Healing a Demon-Possessed Man (Mark 5:1-20) v Lesson 5: Raising Lazarus from the Dead (John 11:1-57)

WEEK 15 : THE CROSS OF CHRIST

v Lesson 1: The Last Supper (Luke 22:1-46) v Lesson 2: Arrest and Trial (John 18:1-40) v Lesson 3: The Crucifixion (John 19:1-42) v Lesson 4: The Resurrection (John 20:1-21:25) v Lesson 5: The Ascension (Acts 1:1-11)

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WEEK 16 : THE CHURCH IS BORN

v Lesson 1: The Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-47) v Lesson 2: Growth and Persecution (Acts 3:1-4:37) v Lesson 3: The First Martyr (Acts 6:8-8:8) v Lesson 4: Sharing the Word (Acts 8:26-40) v Lesson 5: Good News for All (Acts 10:1-11:18)

WEEK 17 : THE TRAVELS OF PAUL

v Lesson 1: The Road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-31) v Lesson 2: The First Missionary Journey (Acts 13:1-14:28) v Lesson 3: The Council at Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-41) v Lesson 4: More Missionary Journeys (Acts 16:1-20:38) v Lesson 5: The Trip to Rome (Acts 25:1-28:31)

WEEK 18 : PAUL TO THE CHURCHES

v Lesson 1: More than Conquerors (Romans 8:1-39) v Lesson 2: The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-6:10) v Lesson 3: The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-20) v Lesson 4: Rejoice in the Lord (Philippians 4:2-9) v Lesson 5: The Supremacy of Christ (Colossians 1:1-23)

WEEK 19 : PAUL TO THE LEADERS

v Lesson 1: Elders and Deacons (1 Timothy 3:1-16) v Lesson 2: The Love of Money (1 Timothy 6:3-21) v Lesson 3: Good Soldiers of Christ (2 Timothy 2:1-26) v Lesson 4: All Scripture is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:10-4:8) v Lesson 5: The Coming of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11)

WEEK 20 : THE APOSTLES TEACHING

v Lesson 1: The Most Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 13:1-13) v Lesson 2: A New Creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 4:1-6:2) v Lesson 3: A Living Hope (1 Peter 1:1-2:26) v Lesson 4: Faith and Works (James 1:1-2:26) v Lesson 5: Love One Another (1 John 3:11-4:21)

WEEK 21 : THE REVELATION

v Lesson 1: A Voice and a Vision (Revelation 1:1-20) v Lesson 2: Messages to the Churches (Revelation 2:1-3:22) v Lesson 3: The Throne of Heaven (Revelation 4:1-7:17) v Lesson 4: Hallelujah! (Revelation 19:1-20:15) v Lesson 5: The New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:1-22:21)

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GREAT STORIES OF THE BIBLE

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“IN THE BEGINNING”:

WEEK 1 - LESSON 1: CREATION Read Genesis 1:1-2:25 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage?

b. What does this passage tell us the reason for mans creation was (Gen. 1:26)?

c. What does it mean to be made in the image of God (Gen 1:26a)?

d. Because we are made in the image of God, how does what we do or don’t do reflect upon God?

e. Why do you think God allowed them to eat of every tree except for one?

f. Man was created to help and serve God, why was woman created?

g. How is a woman serving God by fulfilling her God-given role? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 1 - LESSON 2: THE FALL Read Genesis 3:1-24 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Who does the serpent represent and why is he so dangerous?

c. What did Adam and Eve do wrong?

d. Why was God justified in the punishments He gave?

e. What are ways the devil can tempt you to disobey God and how can you prepare and resist the temptations?

2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 1 - LESSON 3: THE FLOOD Read Genesis 6:5-7:24 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Summarize what has happened between Adam and Eve and the events in this chapter (i.e. Why did God bring a flood?).

c. Why was Noah chosen to live through the flood? What does it mean to be righteous?

d. Genesis 6:22 says “Noah did all that God commanded him.” How do you think this fact affected the outcome of Noah and his family? Why do you think this statement was included in the text?


your life?

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WEEK 1 - LESSON 4: GOD’S COVENANT WITH NOAH Read Genesis 8:1-9:17 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What were the promises made by God in his covenant to Noah (Gen 8:20-9:17)?

c. What guidelines did God give Noah regarding the new covenant (Gen 9:1-17)?

d. Why did God give Noah guidelines as he did Adam and Eve?

e. What guidelines do you know about that God has given us today from the New Testament? Why does he give these to us and why is he justified in punishing us if we do not follow them?


your life?

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WEEK 1 - LESSON 5: THE TOWER OF BABEL Read Genesis 8:1-9:17 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Shinar when you look it up in your Bible Dictionary?

c. What do you learn about the tower of Babel (try looking up “babel”) from your Bible dictionary?

d. Why were they trying to build a tower that reached into the skies and who were they trying to glorify?

e. Why was the place called Babel? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB”:

WEEK 2 - LESSON 1: THE CALL OF ABRAM (ABRAHAM) Read Genesis 12:1-20 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What were the promises God gave to Abram (Abraham)? What were the conditions accompanying the promises?

c. Look up the names “Abram” and “Abraham” in your Bible dictionary. What does each name mean?

d. What do you learn about Abram (Abraham) from the Bible dictionary?

e. What do you learn from the dictionary about “Negev” (also written as “Negeb”)?

f. How was the blessing to Abram (Abraham) jeppardized? What do you think about the decision Abram made concerning Sarai?


your life?

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WEEK 2 - LESSON 2: GOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAM Read Genesis 15:1-21 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Look up Eliezer in your dictionary. What do you find?

c. What was it that Abram longed for according to this passage?

d. What did God mean by verse 5 and why would that be important to Abram?

e. This is often called the Abrahamic Covenant. What was the main promise made by God?


your life?

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“ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB”: WEEK 2 - LESSON 3: ISAAC’S BIRTH AND ‘SACRIFICE’

Read Genesis 21:1-22:19 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Isaac from your dictionary?

c. How do the events in chapter 21 relate to the promise God made Abram previously?

d. What do you learn about Ishmael from the dictionary?

e. Why do you think God asked Abraham to sacrifice his promised son?

f. What do you think about the story in chapter 22:1-19? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 2 - LESSON 4: JACOB AND ESAU COMPETE Read Genesis 27:1-28:22 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about deception in this section? Is it ever encouraged by God?

c. How did you feel when Isaac refused to go back on his word when he found out Jacob had stolen his older brothers (Esau’s) blessing? Why didn’t Isaac just “change his mind”?

d. How did God fulfill his previous promise to Abraham in this section? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 2 - LESSON 5: JACOB AND ESAU RECONCILE Read Genesis 32:1-33:20 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. When you look up Peniel in the dictionary, what do you learn?

c. Why did Jacob become afraid? What happened previously to change the relationship he had with his brother?

d. Who did Jacob turn to when he became afraid?

e. Why was Jacob renamed Israel? What does the dictionary say about Jacob and Israel?

f. How did Esau react when he saw his younger brother Jacob?

g. What do you find out about Succoth from the Dictionary? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE STORY OF JOSEPH”:

WEEK 3 - LESSON 1: SOLD INTO SLAVERY Read Genesis 37:1-36 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. In verse 3, what was Israel’s first name before God changed it? This name would later be given to the people of God who descended after this individual.

c. Why did the brothers of Joseph hate him?

d. What was the point of Joseph’s dream concerning his brothers?

e. What does your dictionary tell you about a cistern?

f. What can you learn about the Midianites from the Bible dictionary? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 3 - LESSON 2: PRISON AND PROMOTION Read Genesis 39:1-41:57 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. When you look up “Ishmael” in your dictionary, what do you learn?

c. What does your dictionary say about the “Ishmaelites”?

d. What was Joseph being tempted with in Genesis 39? How did he react to the temptation?

e. What happened to Joseph at first when he did the right thing concerning temptation?

f. How did God use the experience and turn it into something good as seen in the entire reading?


your life?

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WEEK 3 - LESSON 3: TEN BROTHERS GO TO EGYPT Read Genesis 42:1-38 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Why did Jacob send his sons to Egypt originally?

c. What do you learn about Benjamin from your dictionary?

d. Why was Jacob afraid to send Benjamin to Egypt?

e. Why do you think Joseph didn’t tell them who he was and treated them the way he did? Why was he putting his brothers to the test?


your life?

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WEEK 3 – LESSON 4: THE BROTHERS RETURN Read Genesis 43:1-44:34 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Judah when you look his name up in your dictionary?

c. What prompted the second trip to Egypt?

d. Why were they so afraid of returning to their father without Benjamin?

e. Why do you think Joseph planted evidence in Benjamin’s bag? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 3 - LESSON 5: JOSEPH REVEALS HIS IDENTITY Read Genesis 45:1-46:7 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What does Joseph say about how God used the evil his brothers did to him?

c. How did Joseph treat his family once he revealed himself? What did he do for them?

d. How did God bless the brothers of Joseph through Pharaoh?

e. What does your dictionary tell you about the word Pharaoh?

f. What do you learn about the land of Goshen from the dictionary?

g. Where does God speak to Israel (Jacob) in a vision? What can you learn about this town from your dictionary?


your life?

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“MOSES AND THE EXODUS”:

WEEK 4 - LESSON 1: THE BIRTH OF MOSES Read Exodus 1:1-2:25 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What were the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob)?

c. How did the Egyptians treat the Israelites?

d. According to Ex. 1:17, why did the midwives not do as Pharaoh ordered?

e. What does your Bible dictionary teach you about the man Levi and those called “Levites”?

f. Look up “Moses” in your Bible dictionary. What do you learn?

g. Where did Moses hide and what can you learn about the people and who they were named after from the dictionary?

h. What do you learn about Zipporah from the Bible and from the dictionary?

i. What covenant did God remember when the Israelites groaned about slavery? Explain that covenant.


your life?

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WEEK 4 - LESSON 2: THE BURNING BUSH Read Exodus 3:1-4:17 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What was Jethro’s relationship to Moses?

c. What do you learn about Horeb (Mount Horeb) from your Bible dictionary?

d. According to Exodus chapter 3, why did God (the LORD) come to talk to Moses?

e. What was the promise God gave Moses that he was to tell the Israelites (those descendants of Israel [Jacob])?

f. According to Exodus 4, what excuse does Moses use for not going before the king?

g. Why does God get angry with Moses?

h. Who does God send with Moses to the King?

i. What can you learn from your Bible dictionary about Aaron? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 4 - LESSON 3: THE TEN PLAGUES Read Exodus 6:28-11:10 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What were the 10 plagues God brought upon Egypt through Moses?

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c. According to Exodus 7:5, what was God interested in the Egyptians knowing? What two things in this verse will demonstrate it to them?

d. What do you learn from the Bible dictionary under the term “Plague” (may need “Plagues of Egypt)?


your life?

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WEEK 4 - LESSON 4: THE PASSOVER AND EXODUS Read Exodus 12:1-42 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about the Passover from your dictionary?

c. Why was it important to be ready to leave their homes and to do everything the LORD instructed them to do the night of the Passover?

d. How many years did the Israelites live in Egypt?

e. What do you learn about circumcision from your dictionary? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 4 - LESSON 5: CROSSING THE RED SEA Read Exodus 13:17-14:31 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. According to Exodus 13:8ff, what was the response to be when children asked why they were participating in the ceremony of unleavened bread?

c. Who did God originally give the promise of this land two (hint: it is in an earlier week and lesson)?

d. What can you learn about the Philistines from your dictionary?

e. What do you learn when you look up “Feast of Unleavened Bread”?

f. Look in the back of your Bible or Dictinary at the maps, where is the Red Sea and what borders it?

g. In a previous lesson you read about someone that lived in Succoth (also spelled Sukkoth) for a while, who was he?

h. When the Israelites became afraid at the sight of the Egyptian army, what

was Moses’ response to them in your own words (Ex. 14:13-14)? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE LAW AND THE LAND”:

WEEK 5 - LESSON 1: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Read Exodus 19:1-20:21 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What were the 10 commandments given to Moses and God’s people? Interestingly, the first five deal with relationship to God and the later five deal with relationship to other humans.

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(2)

(3)

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(10)

c. What mountain were the commandments given on? What do you learn about the mountain when you look it up in your dictionary?

d. What was God’s promise of keeping Israel as his special possession contingent on (Ex. 19:5)?


your life?

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WEEK 5 - LESSON 2: THE GOLDEN CALF Read Exodus 32:1-34:35 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Look up “Ten Commandments” in your dictionary, what do you learn?

c. Why did they build a golden calf to worship? How did God feel about this?

d. What do you learn about the Golden Calf from your dictionary?

e. What reason did Moses give for God to spare the people?

f. Who was Joshua son of Nun? What do you learn about him from the dictionary?


your life?

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WEEK 5 - LESSON 3: JOSHUA SUCCEEDS MOSES Read Joshua 1:1-18 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What river was Joshua commanded to lead Israel across? When you look this river up, what do you learn about it?

c. What promise does God make to Joshua in this chapter? What is the condition that immediately follows?

d. What did God tell Joshua would bring him prosperity and how does it relate to us today?


your life?

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WEEK 5 - LESSON 4: CROSSING THE JORDAN Read Joshua 3:1-4:24 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Shittim from the dictionary?

c. What previous event does the Jordan River crossing remind you of (especially about crossing on dry ground)? Who was the leader in the previous event (hint is found in Joshua 4:22-24)?

d. What was the purpose of the twelve stones?

e. What does the dictionary teach you about the city of Jericho?

f. What do you learn about the Ark of the Covenant from the Bible dictionary? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 5 - LESSON 5: THE FALL OF JERICHO Read Joshua 5:13-6:27 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. According to scripture, why did Joshua need to circumcise Isralites again? What leader previously had the Israelites circumcise themselves?

c. What do you learn from the dictionary about Gilgal?

d. Who did Joshua see as he neared Jericho that he bowed to?

e. How was Jericho defeated?

f. Who was spared in Jericho? What do you learn about her from the dictionary?


your life?

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“THE JUDGES”:

WEEK 6 - LESSON 1: ISRAEL’S DISOBEDIENCE Read Judges 2:6-3:6 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What does Judges 2:10 have to do with Israel’s unfaithfulness to God?

c. When God raised up judges, how did Israel respond to them?

d. Why was God not going to get rid of the rest of the nations in the land he promised them after Joshua died?

e. God tested Israel, how did they make out on the test? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE JUDGES”:

WEEK 6 - LESSON 2: DEBORAH LEADS ISRAEL Read Judges 4:1-5:31 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Ehud from your Bible dictionary?

c. What do you learn about Deborah from your dictionary?

d. What do you learn about Mount Tabor from your dictionary?

e. How did Jael kill Sisera?

f. Who predicted that a woman would kill Sisera rather than Barak? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE JUDGES”:

WEEK 6 - LESSON 3: GIDEON DEFEATS THE MIDIANITES Read Judges 6:1-7:25 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Gideon from the dictionary?

c. What do you learn about Midian from your dictionary?

d. What did Gideon ask God to do as a sign that he will help Gideon in battle?

e. What other things and names did you need to look up in your dictionary? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE JUDGES”:

WEEK 6 - LESSON 4: SAMSON DEFEATS THE PHILISTINES Read Judges 13:1-16:31 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What does your dictionary teach you about a Nazirite?

c. Why did Manoah’s wife think they would die?

d. What do you learn about angels from your dictionary?

e. According to chapter 13, who was the angel that appeared to Menoah and his wife?

f. What mistakes did Samson make?

g. Who does Samson defeat? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE JUDGES”:

WEEK 6 - LESSON 5: THE STORY OF RUTH Read Ruth 1:1-4:22 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What do you learn about Ruth and Naomi from your dictionary?

c. What town was Elimelech from originally? What does the dictionary teach you about this town?

d. What did Boaz command the reapers to do in order to help Ruth?

e. What do you learn about Rachel and Leah from the dictionary?

f. Who were Obed’s son and grandson? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE RISE OF ISRAEL”:

WEEK 7 - LESSON 1: SAMUEL LISTENS TO GOD Read 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What did you look up in your dictionary? Summarize anything learned from it.

c. Who was Hannah, what was her desire, and what did she promise to God?

d. Who was Eli and how was he connected to Hannah?

e. What does the word Samuel mean? What can you learn about him from research?

f. How do we know Hannah was still able to see her son, Samuel?

g. Who were Hophni and Phinehas? What can you tell about them?

h. How was Samuel to answer God and what was God’s instructions to him? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 7 - LESSON 2: KING SAUL Read 1 Samuel 8:1-10:27 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Explain the request and reasoning of the elders of Israel to Samuel.

c. According to God, what was wrong with Israel’s request?

d. What did Samuel warn Israel about and what was their response?

e. How did Saul come into contact with Samuel? What did God say about Saul’s role in Israel?

f. From previous stories and your dictionary, find out and report on who is Rachel.

g. What have you learned about Mizpeh (Mizpah) of Benjamin? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 7 - LESSON 3: DAVID AND GOLIATH Read 1 Samuel 16:1-18:16 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. King Saul was rejected by God because he directly disobeyed God (15:1-35). Who was chosen to replace Saul?

c. What do you think about 1 Samuel 16:7 and what God looks at in someone? How does that change how we are to look at others?

d. How did David feel about fighting Goliah? Why?

e. What did David take as a weapon to fight Goliath? Why is this important?

f. Who was David’s best friend?

g. Why did Saul become angry with David in chapter 18? What was Saul’s solution and David’s response?

h. How did David go above and beyond to win Michal over?

i. What does your dictionary teach you about the Philistines? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 7 - LESSON 4: DAVID AND SAUL Read 1 Samuel 23:7-24:22 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Why was Saul pursuing David?

c. Why would David not take the life of Saul?

d. Why or why not could David trust Saul’s “well wishes” after David reveals himself?

e. What do you think about David and Saul after reading these few stories?

f. What can we learn about seeking revenge from this verse? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 7 - LESSON 5: KING DAVID Read 2 Samuel 5:1-7:29 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. Jerusalem will become the city where a temple is eventually built. What do you learn when you look up the city in your dictionary?

c. In his encounter with Philistines and so many other situations, there is something David always did. What was it? What can we learn from it?

d. The Philistines moved the ark on a cart in 1 Samuel 6:10-11. However, the people of God, Israel, had strict guidelines of how the ark was to be moved as outlined in Exodus 25:12-15. What was David’s mistake in how he moved the ark?

e. Why was Uzzah killed and was this fair for God to do (see also Numbers 4:15)?

f. What do you learn about the ark from your dictionary?

g. What can we learn from Michal and David’s discussion in 2 Samuel 6:12-23? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE FALL OF ISRAEL”:

WEEK 8 - LESSON 1: DAVID AND BATHSHEBA Read 2 Samuel 11:1-12:25 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What was the sin of David?

c. Who was the prophet that helped David realize his sin?

d. What does your dictionary teach you about Nathan the prophet?

e. What alternate name was given to baby Solomon and what does the name mean?


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WEEK 8 - LESSON 2: KING SOLOMON Read 1 Kings 2:1-3:28 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:


b. What was David’s instruction to his son Solomon in 1 Kings 2:2-4?

c. What is another name for the City of David?

d. Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother, what have you previously learned about her?

e. What does your dictionary teach about Abishag the Shunammite?

f. What individuals did you look up in your dictionary and what did it teach you? What did you learn from looking these individuals up in your concordance and reading those verses?

g. What do you think about Solomon’s request to God when offered anything he desired? Why did God respond to the request the way He did?


your life?

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WEEK 8 - LESSON 3: SOLOMON’S TEMPLE Read 1 Kings 8:1-9:9 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. Look up the term Levite in your Bible Concordance. What other forms of

“Levite” can you find? c. Look up the term “cherubim” in your Concordance. Where does this term first

occur in Scripture?

d. What does the Bible dictionary teach you about cherubim?

e. According to 1 Kings 8:1-9:9, what was placed inside the ark or the

covenant? f. What does your dictionary teach you about the Ark of the Covenant?

g. According to the passage, what did Solomon offer up to the Lord as peace offerings?

h. What city was Solomon in the FIRST time God appeared to him?

i. What does God say to Solomon the SECOND time He appears to him? 2. W hat lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 8 - LESSON 4: ELIJAH AND THE PROPHETS OF BAAL Read 1 Kings 16:29-19:18 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What does your dictionary teach you about the god Baal? c. Where is the god Baal mentioned in the New Testament (hint: use

concordance)? d. What kind of King was Ahab son of Omri according to Scripture? Why? e. What does your dictionary teach you about Elijah? f. What did Elijah do for the widow of Zarephath? g. What kind of man was Obadiah? What can you tell me about him?


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WEEK 8 - LESSON 5: THE FALL OF JERUSALEM Read 2 Kings 25:1-30 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. Who captured Jerusalem in this chapter?

c. Who was Zephaniah and what does your dictionary teach you about him? d. What can you find out about King Nebuchadnezzar? e. What was Jehoiachin’s fate? f. What else did you look up that is not mentioned above?


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“PSALMS AND PROVERBS”:

WEEK 9 - LESSON 1: THE LORD IS MY SHEPHARD Read Psalm 23:1-6 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What are some key points of the passage? c. What does verse 3 teach you? d. What is your reaction to verse 4? e. Explain the analogy used about the shepherd (God) and His sheep

(Christians). 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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WEEK 9 - LESSON 2: HAVE MERCY ON ME Read Psalm 51:1-19 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. How did you feel as you read this Psalm? In what ways can you relate? c. How does this Psalm relate to salvation and baptism? d. What is the importance of verse 13 to your life as a Christian?


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WEEK 9 - LESSON 3: PRAISE THE LORD Read Psalm 103:1-22 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What is the point of this Psalm? c. What do you think about verse 17-18? d. How did this Psalm make you feel as you read it?


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WEEK 9 - LESSON 4: GODLY WISDOM Read Proverbs 1:1-4:27 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What is a proverb? c. What are some themes you find in this section? d. According to these proverbs, why is wisdom important? e. Who wrote these proverbs?


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WEEK 9 - LESSON 5: PROVERBS OF SOLOMON Read Proverbs 16:1-18:24 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What can you learn about the use of words (tongue) in this selection? c. What themes do you find in this section? d. What can you learn about wisdom in this section? e. Explain what is meant by Proverbs 18:20-21.


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“THE PROPHETS”:

WEEK 10 - LESSON 1: THE SUFFERING SERVANT Read Isaiah 51:1-53:12 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. Who was being spoken of in Isaiah 52:13-52:12? c. What conversion story in the book of Acts quotes from a part of this

Scripture? d. What are the key thoughts running through these chapters? e. What is Zion?


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“THE PROPHETS”:

WEEK 10 - LESSON 2: JEREMIAH’S CALL AND MESSAGE Read Jeremiah 1:1-3:5 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What can you learn about Jeremiah from your Bible Dictionary? c. What was Jeremiah’s message in the selected reading? d. What is a Prophet?


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“THE PROPHETS”:

WEEK 10 - LESSON 3: DANIEL IN THE LION’S DEN Read Daniel 6:1-28 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What can you learn about King Darius? c. Why does Scripture say Daniel was not harmed by the lions? d. Where was Daniel living at the time? e. What does your Bible Dictionary teach you about Daniel?


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“THE PROPHETS”:

WEEK 10 - LESSON 4: THE STORY OF JONAH Read Jonah 1:1-4:11 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. What can you find out about Nineveh? c. Why did Jonah not want to preach to Nineveh? d. What does this story teach us about how God see’s the lost and how our

attitudes should be? 2. What lessons can you learn from today’s passage that you need to implement into

your life?

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“THE PROPHETS”:

WEEK 10 - LESSON 5: ISRAELS DAY OF JUDGEMENT Read Malachi 1:1-4:6 1. On this sheet, think about and answer the following questions:

a. What did you find interesting, confusing, or concerning in this passage? b. List the Major Prophets. c. List the Minor Prophets. d. Who did Malachi prophesy to? e. What was the message of Malachi? f. How did Israel rob God according to Malachi?


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