Old Testament: Ezekiel 17 - 32
What is the point of the parable in chapter 17 involving two eagles and a vine?
What is the meaning of the statement in 18:4, "everyone belongs to me"?
In 18:30 God calls the people of Israel to "Repent! Turn away from all your offenses," and in 18:31 to "get a new heart and a new spirit." Why is God willing to forgive our sins and to change our heart?
Why does God say, "I will not let you inquire of me," in 20:3 and 20:31?
Why did God tell Ezekiel to groan in chapter 21?
In 22:30 God says, "I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one." What does it mean to stand in the gap?
What is the point of the allegory in chapter 23 of the two prostitutes named Oholah and Oholibah?
Why was Ezekiel not to mourn openly when his wife died?
In chapter 25, what did God say was going to happen to Ammon? Why?
27:12-24 describes the nations that Tyre traded with and what they traded for. 27:33 says, "When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth." Why did this come to an end?
According to 28:5, what did wealth do to the heart of the king of Tyre?
Chapters 25-28 are prophecies of judgement on four nations (Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia) and two cities (Tyre and Sidon). Based on 28:25-26, what is the reason for God bringing judgement on these neighbors of Israel?
Chapter 29 speaks of Babylon's conquest of Tyre and Egypt. What does God say, "he and his army did it for me" (29:20)?
Chapter 31 is aimed at Pharaoh king of Egypt, but it speaks mostly of what happened to "Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon" (31:3). What was the point of speaking to Egypt about what happened to Assyria?
32:10 says that Egypt's destruction will cause "many peoples" to be appalled and fearful. Why would others outside of Egypt be afraid after hearing of Egypt being conquered?
Psalms 124 - 127
Psalm 124:2-3 says, "if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive." The psalm goes on to say in 124:7, "We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped." This shows that God's provision is not always an overwhelming victory, but can be more like a small tear in a net, just enough to allow a bird to escape. Do you thank God for small, simple victories?
125:1 says, "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever." How do you build a trust in the Lord that will not be shaken?
126:5-6 says, "Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them." What are you sowing that may be challenging and even sorrowful now that will result in joyful reaping later?
How should the principle in 127:1, "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain," impact the way you pursue goals in your life?
New Testament: Hebrews 1 - 7
Based on chapter 1, who is Jesus and what are angels?
2:17 says that Jesus became fully human. 1:3 says, "The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." How can both of these views of Jesus both be true?
2:18 says, "Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted." How does Jesus help us when we are being tempted?
3:1 commands, "fix your thoughts on Jesus." How do you do that?
Why are we told in 3:13 to encourage one another daily? Do we need encouragement every day?
4:16 teaches us to "approach God’s throne of grace with confidence." Why are we able to do this? What do we have to do to maintain that confidence?
5:12-14 contrasts milk and solid food. What does a person need to do to be ready for solid food?
What is the anchor referred to in 6:19?
Based on chapter 7, what is the most important difference between Old Testament priests and Jesus our High Priest?
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