For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 5: Romans 15:4
11a) Unsure. I love the Old Testament prophets!
b) It encourages me that I’ll learn great things in God’s word.
12a) People are all sinners. They all turn from God at some point. They are wicked inside. Yet, there are those who follow him and follow him with all their hearts. These are whom God rewards.
b) God never gives up on His people. He is greater, and His love is infinite.
13) I have immense hope for the future. God has never failed, and He won’t even in the face of chaos.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 5: Romans 15:4
I can’t wait to dive into the Old Testament even more!
End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 5: Romans 15:4
God’s word is full of hope. Do you see it? Feel it? Live it? Breathe it?
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 4: 2 Chronicles 7:14
8a) 17 Old Testament books. 18 if you count the Book of Revelation
b) Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Elisha
9a) The details of the encounter: “I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.” I love Isaiah’s answer: Here am I! That should be all of our responses to God’s call on our lives.
b) “Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. “I have put my words in your mouth.” The details here of what God said. I think we all want God to call us in this fashion!
10) The truth of their prophecies lend them credibility for current people and future generations so that they can be believed. Speaking into current situations grabs people’s attention and is a chance to bring more people to God. Both reinforce the truths of God, His word, and His chosen prophets.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 4: 2 Chronicles 7:14
Another great lesson on following God’s words and calling for your life.
End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 4: 2 Chronicles 7:14
Humble yourself, pray and repent, seeking God’s face. Turn your heart and your life over to God. God will hear and forgive you if you do.
“I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’ 2 All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations—
Ezekiel 20:4-7:
God reminds his people that he chose them and swore to the descendants of Jacob and revealed himself to them in Egypt. He said to them, “I am the Lord your God.” He swore to bring them out of Egypt into a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt.
BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 3: Isaiah 65:1-2 and Ezekiel 20:4-7
5a) God promised his people to be their God, to bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey, and to provide for them. He called them to not defile themselves with the idols of Egypt. To follow his ways and obey him fully, to keep his covenant, and keep Sabbaths holy. Then they will be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Then they will be his people and he will be their God.
b) They turned to false gods at every turn. They did not obey his laws or his wishes. They disbelieved the prophets. They intermarried with pagans. In short, they did not put him first in their lives.
6a) God called out to them by name and held out his hands. He also said he would destroy them in Deuteronomy 30:15-18 and not live long in the Promised Land. The Assyrians would capture them says 2 Kings 17:6. Lord sent Babylonian Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders to destroy Judah in 2 Kings 24:2. Yet, God still tried to return his people to him. 2 Chronicles 36:15 says,”The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.”
b) That God never gives up on His people. He punishes them but always gives them a road to redemption.
7a) Psalm 86:11 says, “Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Ezekiel 11:19-20 says if we follow God and his laws, we will be His people. So, if you want to be God’s, do what he says!
b) Busyness of life. Others. Sin. Temptations to sin. Selfishness.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 3: Isaiah 65:1-2 and Ezekiel 20:4-7
I love how we see just how much God loves us in these verses. He never stops pursuing us, no matter how much we fall.
End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 3: Isaiah 65:1-2 and Ezekiel 20:4-7
Isaiah 65:1-2:
God held out his hands to Israel who rejected him or sought him insincerely, following their ways rather than the Lord’s. Yet, God is found by those who seek him sincerely.
Ezekiel 20:4-7:
God is speaking of an oath He made to his people while in exile in Egypt. He repeats his promise he made to Abraham and promises to bring them out of Egypt to the promised land. However, they must throw away the idols of Egypt.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Isaiah 28:23:
Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say.
John 10:27:
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 2: Psalm 73:24; Isaiah 28:23; and John 10:27
3a)
Psalm 19:1-6; Romans 1:18-20: God communicates with people through the sights of the universe and his creation
Psalm 119:105; John 17:17: God communicates with people through His Word.
Amos 3:7; 2 Peter 1:20-21: God communicates with people via his servants the prophets.
Hebrews 1:1-2: God communicates with people through Jesus.
Isaiah 30:21; John 14:26: God communicates with people through the Holy Spirit.
b) I liked John 14:26 because I feel like the Holy Spirit is personalized and speaks to me when I need it the most.
4a) It gives us comfort to know that God is in control, even if we have no understanding of world events, He does.
b) Through Bible Study, prayer, reading His word, and listening for His voice in Nature and within via the Holy Spirit. You have to drown out all the other voices by knowing truth and believing truth only.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 2: Psalm 73:24; Isaiah 28:23; and John 10:27
Great verses! I love lessons like these where you are comforted by God’s truths and words.
End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 11, Day 2: Psalm 73:24; Isaiah 28:23; and John 10:27
Psalm 73:24:
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
We all should expect to be guided by God’s words and wisdom.
Isaiah 28:23:
Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say.
We all should listent to hear God’s voice and pay attention to it when we hear it.
John 10:27:
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
True believers hear Jesus’s voice and knows it when they do. Then, they respond and follow him.
