Old Testament: Job 1 - 21
What did Satan believe would cause Job to curse God?
How did Job respond when his children were killed and his animals were killed or stolen?
Why did Job's wife tell him he should curse God?
If Job refused to curse God, why would he curse the day of his birth in chapter 3?
In 4:8 Eliphaz implies that Job was reaping what he had sown. What his basis for saying this?
What do you think of Eliphaz's advice in 5:8, "But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him"?
According to 6:21, why did Job think his friends had failed to be helpful?
Why does Job say in 7:11, "I will complain in the bitterness of my soul"?
In 8:5-6, Bildad says, "But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty, if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state." Why was Bildad convinced that Job just needed more earnest prayer?
In 9:33 Job wishes he had a mediator. Who is our mediator?
11:13-16 shows that Zophar also believed that Job needed to pray and repent and his troubles would be over. What do you think motivated these three men to continue to argue with Job when they initially had come to comfort him?
In 12:5 Job says, "Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune." This was evident in Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. How can you avoid having contempt for misfortune and be compassionate toward those in difficult circumstances?
Job says in 13:15, "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him." What did Job base this hope in?
Job describes God's forgiveness in 14:17, "My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin." Do you believe that God has forgiven your sin and has put them in the past?
In 15:4, Eliphaz told Job, "you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God." What did he mean by this and was it true?
Job told his friends that if their situation was reversed "my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief." (16:5) How would your encourage and comfort someone in Job's situation?
18:21 implies that Bildad thought Job was an evil man who did not know God. Why did he say this?
In chapter 19, even though Job says, "All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me," (19:19) he also says, "I know that my redeemer lives." (19:25) Who did he think was his redeemer?
What was Zophar's purpose in chapter 20 in describing all the bad things that will happen to the wicked?
Psalms 86 - 88
David wrote in 86:11, "give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." What is an undivided heart and what do you have to do to have one?
Psalm 87 proclaims that God will record, "This one was born in Zion," of people from other nations who had been enemies of Israel. What is the significance of God saying that these were born in Zion?
Psalm 88 is written in a place of deep trouble. Verse 3 says, "I am overwhelmed with troubles." But verse 9 says, "I call to you, Lord, every day." How can you pray with persistence and faith even when you are going through great trouble?
New Testament: Acts 21 - 24
Did Agabus tell Paul not to go to Jerusalem?
Why was Paul dragged from the temple and beaten in chapter 21?
In chapter 22 the crowd listened quietly until Paul said one word that enraged them. They began to shout and throw dirt in their anger. What was the word that angered the crowd?
What did the Sadducees and Pharisees disagree about in chapter 23?
Why was Paul sent to Caesarea?
In 24:25 Felix stopped Paul because Felix was afraid. What was he afraid of?
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