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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 4: Revelation 18:9-20

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Summary of Revelation 18:9-20

The evil kings will mourn Babylon when destruction comes to her. The merchants will cry because no one will buy their goods. They will be terrified at Babylon’s torment. All the sailors will mourn, too.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 4: Revelation 18:9-20

10a) The kings of the earth will mourn because they will lose money because the inhabitants are dead. The merchants will mourn because no one will be left to buy their goods. Those who earn a living by the sea will mourn because there will be no one to trade with. Everyone in these groups is out for themselves.

b) True treasure is found in God and His work. True treasure is stored in heaven. It cannot be stolen. It shows if that person, organization, or nation is out for themselves or helping others in this world. It also shows if you are for God, a believer, and doing His work in your life.

11) They are called to rejoice for God has kept His promises to remember His people and exercise judgment on the people’s enemies who have harmed them.

12) This is a hard one. There are so many evils and injustices in the world. Human trafficking, the drug epidemic, adultery, persecution — anything that harms others.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 4: Revelation 18:9-20

It’s interesting how selfish people can be even when they see the power of God firsthand.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 4: Revelation 18:9-20

What the merchants mourn are all luxuries, not necessities (food, clothing, shelter). These groups have used others for their profits and gains.

We do not rejoice in the actual judgment itself; instead, we rejoice in the fact that it is righteous judgment for actions against God and His people.

All of these groups are simply out for themselves. When you live a life like that, you should expect to not find fulfillment and to find judgment, too.

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BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 23, Day 4: John 18:15-18

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Summary John 18:15-18

Peter and another disciple follow Jesus to the high priest’s courtyard. Peter denied being a disciple of Jesus for the first time, as he stood by a fire warming himself.

BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 23, Day 4: John 18:15-18

10a) Peter had to get permission to enter the high priest’s courtyard.

b) He was questioned by a servant girl. She asked Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied, “I am not.”

11) Christ went to the cross for us and lived out God’s plan. Peter crumbled under pressure and fear.

12) In many ways. We all let our fears get the best of us and we do/say things we regret because of it. After all, we’re only human.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 23, Day 4: John 18:15-18

Many Bible scholars question why Peter caved under the questioning of a servant girl, a very low person, indeed, in that time. No one knows. All we know is Peter let his fear get the best of him.

End Notes BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 23, Day 4: John 18:15-18

Peter and John (most scholars believe this was John) follow Jesus to the house of Annas. John knew the high priest, so they were let in.

Peter was trying to blend into the crowd by warming his hands. He could have acknowledged Jesus but instead denied him here.

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BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 23, Day 4: Micah 4-5

by atozmom, posted in BSF People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided 2022/2023

SUMMARY OF MICAH 4-5

Micah 4

In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established. Many nations will come and be judged. Disputes will be settled. There will be no more war.

The Lord will gather the remnant and rule over them in Mount Zion. They will go to Babylon, but will be redeemed.

Micah 5

A ruler will arise from Bethlehem. He will shepherd the people. The people will live securely. The remnant will be at peace. Yet, God will destroy and take vengeance on the nations that have not obeyed Him.

BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 23, Day 4: Micah 4-5

9) That we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever.

10a) Jesus

b) Jesus will come from the clans of Judah. Jesus will shepherd his flock, and they will live securely.

11) Good question. It gives me hope on the days I feel little hope. It gets me through.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 23, Day 4: Micah 4-5

Simple message, but powerful. Jesus will come and save.

End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 23, Day 4: Micah 4-5

Micah 4

God will reign over Israel once she is restored during the Second Coming. The people will learn His ways. There will be no more war or fear.

Everyone will be blessed. The people will be gathered. But they will be punished in Babylon first and then delivered. Nothing and no one will be able to stand against the Lord.

Micah 5

The ruler or king will come from Bethlehem. He will care for his flock tenderly. He will bring peace.

God will deliver His people from their enemies (personified as Assyria here).

The remnant will win, and they will exalt the Lord.

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BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 23, Day 4: Matthew 22:41-23:12

by atozmom, posted in BSF Matthew 2021/2022

SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 22:41:23-12

Jesus asked the Pharisees questions now: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” The Pharisees answer, “The son of David.” “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’?” So he can’t be his son then. No one dared ask Jesus any more questions.

Jesus tells the disciples and the crowds to obey the teachers of the law and the Pharisees but to not be like them because they do not practice what they preach. They are only concerned about appearances and prestige. Do not call them Rabbi. Only call God Father, and Jesus is their teacher. Those who are humble will be exalted. Those who exalt themselves will be humbled.

BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 23, Day 4: Matthew 22:41-23:12

9a) “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’?”

b) The he was the Christ, the son of David.

c) A lot. Every day I see more of Jesus in me, and as I do, I grow more with Jesus and get to know him. That is my prayer. To know Jesus and to grow to be more like him every day.

10a) He told them to practice what they preach and to not be concerned with just outside appearances. Instead, have everything they do for God.

b) Honor, prestige, and recognition. They want to sit at the place of honor at banquets and in the most important seats at they synogogue. The Pharisees wanted others to greet them in marketplaces and call them Rabbis.

c) Same probably. Recognition. But I don’t know. I shun that stuff, too. God should be my motivating factor in everything.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 23, Day 4: Matthew 22:41-23:12

I love here how Jesus says to practice what you preach, which is where our saying comes from. Neat!

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End Notes BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 23, Day 4: Matthew 22:41-23:12

Matthew 22:41-46

Jesus now tests the Pharisees and the leaders by asking them a question and connecting it to the Old Testament by using the concept of Christ. This was similar to the question he asked the disciples about who he was  Matthew 16:13-15

Bible scholars think that the Pharisees either forgot or did not know about Jesus’s connection to David with this answer. The Son of David is an Old Testament title for the Christ  Jeremiah 23:5-6, Isaiah 9:6-7, and Luke 1:31-33). 2 Samuel 7,

Jesus explains the Christ is David’s Son and his Lord.  Revelation 22:16 Romans 1:4 Jesus has to be both man and God.

Fun Fact:  Psalm 110,  is the most frequently quoted OT chapter in the NT.

Thus, Jesus says he is Son of God.

Instead of the Pharisees embarrassing and trapping Jesus, he embarrassed them. Thus, they would no longer debate him because they lost every time. Violence was next.

Matthew 23:12:

Now, Jesus turns to teaching his disciples and the crowds about the dangers of the Pharisees’ teachings.   (Matthew 15:7). (Matthew 16:5-12). Yet, the people had to honor and respect the Pharisees because they held authority ordained by God.

Moses’ seat is like a teacher’s seat. In synogogues of the day, there was a stone seat in the front where the teacher sat at times.

The Pharisees’ teachings make following the law a burden. They added many customs and traditions that were based on their beliefs and not Biblical teaching. Jesus makes Christianity easy to carry. (Matthew 11:30).

The Pharisees did works in order to be honored by men, not God.

The phylacteries, which are small boxes that contain the Scriptures that Pharisees wore on the arm and head, and the borders of their garments were in accordance with the law (Deuteronomy 11:18, Numbers 15:38-40). However, the Pharisees had made these bigger so they could be seen by others better. They wanted others to admire and honor them.

The people are equal with the religious leaders and others should not call them Rabbi. His point is to not honor those above others.

Instances where we see these titles used:

Greatness is how we serve and honor others; it is not measured by how many serve and honor you.

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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 23, Day 4: Genesis 38:1-12

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Summary of Genesis 38:1-12:

Judah left the family and went up to Adullam. He got married and had three sons. Judah got a wife for his firstborn, Er, but he was wicked so God put him to death. Onan, Er’s brother, was then to lie with Er’s wife, but he refused to have kids with her so he was put to death. The widow Tamar was sent to live with her father until Shelah, Judah’s final son, was of age. Judah’s wife died, and he went to Timnah.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 23, Day 4: Genesis 38:1-12

10) He married a Canaanite woman and so too did his sons.

11a) Er was wicked in the eyes of the Lord (that is all we are told). Onan refused to have children with Er’s widow, which violated Deuteronomy 25:5-10

b) God does not tolerate wickedness, and He enacts justice.

12) It helps me to not stray from God’s path, to remember Him, and hopefully to not sin as much.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 23, Day 4: Genesis 38:1-12

I really don’t remember this chapter in Genesis. It seems out of place to me, especially if this is Joseph’s remembrances.

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It seems strange to me that Judah did this. Perhaps he is reminded daily of his sin against his father when he sees him so he leaves. Yet, he violates God’s wishes by marrying a Canaanite woman, which we see a lot in Genesis. (Genesis 24:3, 28:1, 28:8

Being required to marry the widow of your brother was one of God’s ways to care for widows. Widows would probably have lived the rest of their lives struggling if not provided for. Onan refused to have kids with Tamar because they would not be his (they would be considered kids of the one who died, in this case Er). Thus, only obeying God half-way is still a sin.

Judah was afraid his last son would face God’s judgement too so he sent Tamar away.

BSF Study Questions Genesis Lesson 23, Day 4: Genesis 30:25-31:16

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Summary of passage:  Jacob asks Laban if he may return to his home country with his wife and children and flocks.  But Laban asks him to stay for he knows he has prospered only because of Jacob so he offers Jacob to name his price to stay.  Jacob says he will stay if Laban will give him as wages every speckled or spotted sheep and every dark-colored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat that is born.  He will separate out the current speckled and spotted and dark-colored animals and those will be cared for by Laban’s sons, which will decrease the odds of these being born.

Laban divided the animals as agreed upon and separated the flocks.  Jacob then placed tree branches in the water troughs so when the flocks came to drink they would mate. Jacob, caring for the solid-colored animals, kept his flocks separate from Laban’s and he only kept the strong ones.  The weak ones went to Laban.  Jacob grew exceedingly prosperous.

Laban’s sons were jealous of Jacob’s wealth.  The Lord told Jacob it was time to return to his homeland.  Jacob called Rachel and Leah to him and told them how he has worked for Laban despite the wages being constantly changed but God has been with him and has blessed him with their father’s livestock.

Jacob recounts a dream where God acknowledged Laban’s treachery and told Jacob to leave for home at once.  Rachel and Leah agree and say all Jacob has gained from their father should be theirs anyways as an inheritance.

Questions:

8a)  He did his job.  His employer’s flocks multiplied under his care and God’s blessing.  He gave over 14 years of work for Laban in exchange for room and board and his daughters.

b)  Jacob worked hard for Laban, never resenting it, always doing what he was told, and never grumbling.  He increased his employer’s wealth FIRST and then worried about his own.  Laban prospered.  He obeyed Laban in everything he was asked to do.  He worked at it with all his heart since he was truly working for the Lord.  Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for the wrong (as Laban will be).  He respected Laban.  Wealth was not Jacob’s goal.

Even though Laban tricked him repeatedly, Jacob repaid him with blessing by multiplying his flocks.  He was humble.  He depended on God for his well being. He did not worry.  He trusted God to take care of him.

c)  Personal Question.  My answer:  To be working for God, not others.  I try to keep this in the forefront of my mind especially since my writings bring me no monetary rewards as of yet.  I try to give my worries to Him as much as possible.

9a)  Selfish, conceited, unfair, manipulative, greedy, taxing, unscrupulous, a cheat, downright conniving

b)  Laban culled out the speckled, spotted, and dark-colored animals and removed them a three-days journey away, leaving Jacob with only the solid-colored animals.  This meant less likelihood speckled, spotted, and dark-colored animals would be born with those genes removed from the gene pool.  And less animals Jacob would receive as his compensation for his long years of work.

10a)  Personal Question.  My answer:  Homeschool, write, and maybe someday do worship music.  Taking care of family and home.

b)  Personal Question.  My answer:  By trying my best, working for God, following His Word when a dodgy situation arises, and praying throughout it all.  Give God the credit by merely saying so, acknowledging it’s all through His power (as everything we do is from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night).

Conclusions:  Pleasantly surprised this lesson was on work.  Thought it would be on trickery.  Always a good reminder you are working for God.  For if you work for man you are destined to be unfulfilled, unhappy, and unsatisfied with life.

Equally important is giving God the credit for all that you do.  Saying so out loud to others is a powerful testimony that I’m sure puts a smile on God’s face when He hears it.

Note on Selective Breeding:  Scholars are unsure exactly the methods Jacob used as described here in Genesis.  Jacob thought the branches would somehow give him speckled offspring and he culled out the strong to breed with the strong.  Point being is: God increased Jacob’s lot despite the methods used.