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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 5: Read the Passages Accompanying the Following Questions

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 5: Various Passages

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Psalm 23: God gives His presence. He gives His comfort. He refreshes your soul. He gives you His strength and courage. He guides God prepares a table for you, anoints your head with oil. God gives His goodness and love and protection. This helps me to know I am not alone in my struggles.

Matthew 11:28-29: God gives rest and knowledge. This lets me know that God holds my burdens, too.

1 Corinthians 10:13: God won’t let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. He also provides a way out when you are tempted so that you can endure it. This is comforting when your temptation causes your suffering.

2 Corinthians 12:6-10: God offers His grace and strength in our weaknesses. This is encouraging when our sufferings seem to be unending.

Hebrews 4:14-16: God offers us mercy and grace in our time of need. Jesus knows our temptations and our weaknesses. Therefore, we can take comfort in the fact that God forgives us and offers us all that we need in our times of need.

Revelation 21:4: God promises that there will be no more tears, death, mourning, crying, or pain in the Second Coming. It is comforting to know that one day, all of humanity’s suffering will end.

11a) We are called to love each other as God has loved us. We should praise God for our sufferings that bear his name and be overjoyed when his glory is revealed and continue to do good in the work as we’ve been called to do. We are blessed as the Spirit of glory and God rests on us. Since God comforts us in our troubles, we are to comfort others in their troubles with God’s comfort. You will have patient endurance.

b) I think I’m good at encouraging others and helping others understand His word. I hope my life is a testimony to others as to what God can do in your life when you are faithful. I hope I help others.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 5: Various Passages

Some of the best Bible passages for being comforted during our sufferings and struggles and helping others, too.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 5: Various Passages

Suffering is a part of life, and while it’s never fun, having a healthy, Godly perspective can make it easier to bear. After all, you have to walk through your struggles anyway, so wouldn’t you rather have God by your side than no one?

It’s a choice. Go through life alone, or go through it with the help of God. It’s really that simple for choosing to believe in Christ, too.

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 4: Read the Passages Accompanying the Following Questions

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 4: Various Passages

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Psalm 73:26-28: So that we rely on God and come to Him. Suffering most definitely brings me closer to God. I pray more. I learn more. I change more.

Proverbs 3:11-12: God disciplines us because He loves us. God is trying to teach us things, and He uses suffering to do so. This brings us closer to Him, too.

Romans 5:3-4: Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. We all need perseverance and hope in our lives. When we suffer, we grow as people and we gain more hope for the future.

Romans 8:17: We share in Christ’s sufferings so that we can share in His glory. It’s hard for me to feel “glory” but I do anticipate it more when I suffer.

Romans 8:28-30: Suffering is for our good and for God’s ultimate purpose. We were predestined to be called, justified, and glorified. Sometimes suffering is exactly what we need to grow and to accomplish God’s purpose for our lives.

Philippians 3:8-9: Nothing is as important in this world as knowing Christ. And, because Christ suffered, we suffer and this draws us closer to Him.

Hebrews 5:8-9: Suffering teaches obedience to God and God’s will. Suffering can make us choose God and the harder path rather than the easier path.

9) Losing all of my animals in 14 months was very rough. It still hurts every day, and I miss them so. I don’t think I ever doubted God, but it was a very rough season where I leaned on Him the most.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 4: Various Passages

Suffering can be a very interesting thing. It hurts, but at the end, you come out stronger. As long as you keep that perspective, God will take you to heights you never imagined possible.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 4: Various Passages

Great passages about Christ’s suffering and how we can get through the times we suffer. It may be worth it to bookmark these passages and refer to them when you need them.

Lots of wisdom, advice, and reminders here.

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 3: Read the Passages Accompanying the Following Questions

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 3: Various Passages

6) Jesus suffered as it was God’s will for him to do so in order to be our sin offering/sacrifice for our justification/redemption. Jesus suffered by dying on the cross for our sins. He suffered thirst, hunger, and torture. He also suffered grief, sadness, and disappointment.

7) Christians suffer because Jesus suffered. They suffer because they believe in Jesus and the devil comes against believers/those that believe in Jesus. Christians become more like Christ when they suffer. I definitely didn’t suffer like the early Christians because of my beliefs, but I have suffered when I stood for a cause for Jesus.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 3: Various Passages

It’s always humbling to read that Jesus suffered for us, but even harder to fully comprehend the magnitude of it all. It’s great to ponder these passages because each time we do, we take it a bit more deeper and it hits a bit more home.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 3: Various Passages

God allowed Jesus to suffer. They worked together to save all of humanity.

Jesus suffered because of our sins and because of God’s love for us.

Jesus came to the earth to reveal to us the Father.

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 2: Genesis 3; Romans 8:18-25

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Summary of Genesis 3

The serpent questions Eve about what God said about the Tree of Knowledge. He tells Eve she will not die like God said when she eats the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Instead, her eyes will be opened and she will be like God, knowing good and evil.

Eve saw the fruit as pleasing and she wanted wisdom so she ate. She gave the fruit to Adam, who was with her, and he ate too. Their eyes were opened and they realized they were naked, so they covered themselves with fig leaves. The next time God walked in the garden, Adam and Eve hid from Him. God called to them, wishing to see them. Adam responded that he was naked and afraid. God knew they had eaten from the Tree of Knowledge, and Adam blamed Eve. Eve admits she did eat the fruit.

God punishes everyone involved in the Fall. The serpent is cursed above all and made to crawl on its belly. Enmity is put between Satan and mankind. Jesus will crush Satan. The woman will have pain during childbirth, and Adam will rule over her. Adam will toil for food all the days of his life and God cursed the ground. He will return to the earth as dust (or eventually die).

Adam named Eve, and God made them garments of skin to wear. Because of Adam’s disobedience, knowledge, and sin, Adam would not be allowed to live forever. God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, stationing cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the Tree of Life.

Summary of Romans 8:18-25

Sufferings are not worth comparing to our coming glory. We await our adoption and redemption into heaven. We wait for heaven patiently.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 2: Genesis 3; Romans 8:18-25

3) All people suffer as punishment for Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden and ushering in sin to the world. Also, Christ suffered, so we do, too.

4) Loss and grief. Prayer and time.

5) No matter our earthly sufferings, we can look forward to the glory that awaits us in heaven. I know that days are full of work and suffering, but I strive to do God’s will for my life through it all.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 2: Genesis 3; Romans 8:18-25

Great reminder that we do not belong on this side of heaven, and that no matter what happens here, it cannot compare to the glory we will experience one day!

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 18, Day 2: Genesis 3; Romans 8:18-25

The serpent deceived the woman who then told the man to eat. This brought in sin, pain, work, and suffering to all of humanity and the world.

Life in the spirit allows us to understand and endure suffering. We patiently await our future glory.

Suffering on earth is temporal; heaven is eternal.

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BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 2: John 13:31-35

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SUMMARY OF JOHN 13:31-35

God is glorified in Jesus, and God will glorify the Son in himself. Jesus will be leaving soon.

Jesus gives his disciples a new command to love one another as he has loved them.

BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 2: John 13:31-35

3a) 1) Now the Son of Man is glorified and 2) God is glorified in him.  If God is glorified in him, 3) God will glorify the Son in himself, and 4)  will glorify him at once.

b) Jesus is equal to God and will have sovereign, authority, and power over all. He sits at God’s right hand.

c) The world’s definition of glory is high renown or honor won by notable achievements. God’s glory is His magnificence of who He is and what He does. It is His holiness, and we see it in all of creation. It is His holiness on display for all to see. Great definition of the glory of God HERE

4) We all are God’s children, and here Jesus is calling them his and is putting himself in the role of teaching them. They have a lot of growing up to do, and he meant it with care and tenderness. The disciples may have seen Jesus in a new light and seen him as more of a father figure.

5a) To love one another as Jesus has loved them. It’s important because it’s how we show Christ to others and how we grow closer to Christ.

b) In every situation to be honest. I always need to be more loving and compassionate towards others.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 2: John 13:31-35

I love looking at the word “glory” and how even that word is insufficient to describe God.

End Notes BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 2: John 13:31-35

Fun Fact: Jesus used the word “glory” here 5 times.

The cross will bring Jesus glory.

Fun Fact: This is the only place in the Bible where Jesus calls his disciples “children.”

Love is how Christians interact with the world and would be the mark of Christians in the world.

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BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 5: Isaiah 6:9-13

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SUMMARY OF ISAIAH 6:9-13

God describes Isaiah’s mission, which is to preach to people who won’t hear except for the remnant until destruction/judgment comes. But a holy seed (Jesus) would rise from the stump of David to save us all.

BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 5: Isaiah 6:9-13

12a) God gives Isaiah his commission. He tells him to preach to the people even though they won’t hear him, but this would prove their guilt.

b) Till destruction or judgment comes. Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate, The LORD has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many.

13a) Unsure as of the moment. I need healing of my knee right now that is inhibiting me from one task I believe. Unsure on any others. All of my tasks seem difficult at the moment.

b) He gives His word, His hope, and strong will to keep pressing on. The glimpses of hope are enough.

14) That there will be a remnant who hears His word and turns to Him. So all of his preaching wouldn’t be in vain.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 5: Isaiah 6:9-13

I love how God calls people. Clear and concise in this case. Now, we just need to hear Him in the same way.

End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 5: Isaiah 6:9-13

God gives Isaiah his commission. He tells him to preach to the people even though they won’t hear him, but this would prove their guilt. God’s word can bring you understanding, make him return to Him, and bring healing to your life.

It’s hard to preach fruitlessly to those who won’t hear, so Isaiah asks for how long. God answers till destruction comes. Yet, there will be a remnant who will hear.

The message is always more important than the messenger.

We know that Isaiah saw God in His glory, which would be Jesus before he was human. We are priviledged to have this knowledge because the Apostle John quotes Isaiah 6:10 and says so (John 12:41).

But God tells Isaiah there is hope: a holy seed (Jesus) would rise from the stump of David to save us all. Hope we all need.

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BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 3: Isaiah 6:1-4

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SUMMARY OF ISAIAH 6:1-4

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 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. 3 And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”

4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 3: Isaiah 6:1-4

6) Isaiah had a vision of the Lord seated on a throne. He was wearing a robe. Seraphim were above him and they were calling to each other how holy God is and how the earth is filled with his glory. The temple filled with smoke. I love how the seraphim are worshipping God because I am to be better at worshipping, too.

7a) They were calling to each other about God’s glory, and it was their voices that caused the doorposts and thresholds to shake and the temple to fill with smoke.

b) God is holy. All of earth is filled with His glory. God is here with us since the earth is filled wtih him. He is holy.

8 ) I’d say my thoughts about what God is like comes from many sources: from what I believed of him as a child, from what you picture in your mind, and from His word. The more I learn about God, the more reverence and awe I have of his graciousness towards me.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 3: Isaiah 6:1-4

I love this image of seraphim around God. I can’t wait to see what heaven is like!

End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 3: Isaiah 6:1-4

Note how the Lord is sitting on a throne in heaven. This has been verified by almost everyone in the Bible who has been blessed by a vision of God:

Fun Fact: The throne of God in heaven is mentioned 35 times in the book of Revelation.

God’s throne is lifted up. The train of his robe fills the temple, which is a sign of honor and prestige.

Seraphim are angels (otherwise called cherubim (Psalm 80:1; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 10:3) or as the living creatures of Revelation 4:6-11. Interestingly, this is the only place in the Bible where these angels that surround God are called seraphim.

The two wings cover the eyes becuase they cannot look upon the Lord. The two wings cover their feet as a sign of humility. The six wings was seen by John in his vision, too  Revelation 4:8.

The three “holys” refer to God as the Trinity.

Note the seraphim are merely singing about God in his presence, not directly to God.

Repetition is the same as us saying “very.” It’s meant to up the intensity level.

Holy is being set apart, which is the epitome of God. He is the only thing not created. He is the great “I am.” Holiness is God.

The power of their songs shook the doorposts. How cool?!

These angels only exist to praise and worship God. That’s a job I want!

The smoke is reminiscent of God as smoke in the Old Testament (Exodus 13:21-22), (Exodus 19:18), and (1 Kings 8:10-12).

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BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 2: Isaiah 1:1 and Others

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ISAIAH 1:1

“The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.”

BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 2: Isaiah 1:1 and Others

3a) Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah

b) The spiritual climate was tumultuous to say the least. The people were ungodly and were moving further away from God, as were some of Judah’s kings. Uzziah and Jotham did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Ahaz did not. He practiced child sacrifice amongst others horrors. and Hezekiah did what was right. The service of the temple of the Lord was reestablished under his reign.

4)

1:2-3: God’s children have rebelled against him (His people).

1:16-18: Isaiah beseeches God’s people to stop doing wrong.

9:19; 22:5: God will bring judgment on those who have turned from Him by scorching the land and the people.

9:6; 11:1-3: Jesus will save God’s people.

27:6; 32:1-2: 40:1-2; 43:1-2: Israel will be saved. Kings will rule in righteousness and with justice. Israel’s sins will be paid for; they will be redeemed.

5a) I loved the redemption (Isaiah 43:1-2). God will summon me by name and be with me. It’s so full of hope.

b) God’s promises.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 2: Isaiah 1:1 and Others

Isaiah was my first study in BSF so many years ago, and I am looking forward to this part of the study again!

End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 18, Day 2: Isaiah 1:1 and Others

About the Book of Isaiah

This is the first and largest of the Major Prophets books.

Isaiah was a prophet mainly to the Southern kingdom of Judah from between 740 to 680 B.C.  Israel, the Northern kingdom fell to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. during Isaiah’s ministry.

This was the time period we’ve been studying (2 Kings 15 through 21 and 2 Chronicles 26 through 33)

Isaiah was a prophet with Hosea and Micah. The other prophets Elijah, Elisha, Obadiah, Joel, Jonah, and Amos had already passed.

Keep in mind, before Isaiah, the judges ruled Israel. Then Saul, David, and Solomon ruled. Israel broke into two kingdoms in 917 B.C.

Israel in the north had 18 kings who did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Judah in the south had 11 kings before Isaiah, with some bad and some good.

Israel is in the crosshairs of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon who were all fighting for power.

Fun Fact: Isaiah is the most quoted prophet in the New Testament. In fact, he is quoted more than any of the other prophets combined (21 times).

Isaiah predicted the Son of God a lot in his book.

Fun Fact: There are seven men in the Bible called Isaiah, which mans “salvation of the Lord.”

When you consider that Jesus began his ministry by quoting Isaiah (Luke 4:16-21), that should tell you the importance of this book.

Facts About Isaiah

  • Isaiah was married
  • He was the father of at least two sons (Isaiah 7:3 and 8:3)
  • He lived in Jerusalem (Isaiah 7:3, 22:1, 37:2, 38:5, and 39:3)
  • He was advisor to the kings of Judah
  • The book of Isaiah was written about the same time as Homer was writing The Illiad and The Odyssey
  • Isaiah is the most eloquent book in the Old Testament
  • Isaiah speaks about the nature of God and His plan for the earth

Organization of Isaiah

  • Isaiah 1-12: Isaiah warns Judah when the nation is prosperous under Jotham and Ahaz
  • Isaiah 13-23: Isaiah speaks to the nations around Judah
  • Isaiah 24-35: Earth’s future and messages to Judah as Assyria is about to invade
  • Isaiah 36-39: The crises of King Hezekiah (an interlude)
  • Isaiah 40-48: Prophecies of Babylon 200 years into the future
  • Isaiah 49-55: Hope through Jesus
  • Isaiah 56-66: Warnings to Judah and more about the future

Fun Facts about the Book of Isaiah

  • The Bible has 66 books; Isaiah has 66 chapters
  • 1st 39 chapters address judgment and hope like the Old Testament
  • Last 27 chapters announces hope in Christ like the New Testament
  • Sin, salvation, and hope are the major themes like the New Testament

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BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 18, Day 3: Matthew 17:6-13

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SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 17:6-13

Peter, James, and John fell down to the ground when they heard God speak, afraid. Jesus came and touched them. He told them to not be afraid. When they looked up again, everyone was gone except Jesus. Jesus told them to tell no one about his Transfiguration until he has been risen from the dead.

The disciples were confused again, so they asked Jesus why Elijah must come first. Jesus explained that Elijah has already come, but no one recognized him (meaning Elijah was in the work of John the Baptist).

BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 18, Day 3: Matthew 17:6-13

7a) Peter, James, and John fell down to the ground when they heard God speak, afraid.

b) Jesus came and touched them. He told them to not be afraid. He comforted them, cares about them, and understands their fear.

c) I think when I learned that not everyone went to heaven as a kid. I realized it was His will, and not mine. Also, when I learned as an adult the true meaning of Romans 1:20. We are responsible for our eternal salvation, not God. I still walk in his ways and understand a bit more every day.

8a) Malachi predicted Elijah (identified as John the Baptist by Jesus in this passage) would precede Jesus. Luke 1:17 says how John the Bapist will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous — to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

b) John the Baptist told everyone to repent and turn to the Lord. Yet, he too was persecuted, imprisoned, and then killed.

c) Jesus uses the present tense. “Elijah comes and will restore all things.”

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 18, Day 3: Matthew 17:6-13

What a moment! I wonder how I’d react if God appeared in a cloud to me? Everyone in the Bible is afraid. I wonder if I would be, too.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 18, Day 3: Matthew 17:6-13

Note it was when God spoke that the disciples fell on their faces. They were cool with seeing Jesus transfigure, two dead guys alive, and God appear in a cloud, but the second God spoke, they were afraid.

The Transfiguration is yet another confirmation of Jesus’s divinity that the disciples needed. Mankind constantly needs to be reassured.

It is significant and fitting that only Jesus remains. This is truth for all of us. Jesus is there always; others may come and go from our lives, but not Jesus.

Not many would believe the Transfiguration story, so Jesus did not want more people doubting him.

Now the disciples were confused since clearly Jesus came before Elijah since he had just appeared. First, Malachi was most likely referring to the Second Coming when Jesus would come a final time. Second, as Jesus explains, Elijah had come already in the work of John the Baptist who ministered in the spirit and power of him. (Luke 1:17).

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