Old Testament: Nahum 1 - 3, Habakkuk 1 - 3, Zephaniah 1 - 3, Haggai 1 - 2
Both Jonah and Nahum focus attention on Nineveh. Jonah preached in Nineveh, they repented, and God spared them. But generations passed and Nahum prophesied destruction for Nineveh about 150 years after Jonah. Nahum 1:3 says, "The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished." How do God's actions toward Nineveh demonstrate His mercy and His judgement?
Why does Nahum 2:1 tell Nineveh, "Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!" when Nahum 2:7 says, "It is decreed that Nineveh be exiled and carried away"? (Though Nahum prophesies against Nineveh, it is also a warning to Judah to trust God and not run to Assyria or Egypt for help.)
Why does Nahum, chapter 3, describe the destruction of Thebes?
What does Habakkuk complain about in the first 4 verses of chapter 1?
Habakkuk 2:14 says, "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." When and how will this be fulfilled?
Habakkuk says in 3:17-18, "Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior." Can you trust God and rejoice in Him even when you aren't seeing evidence of His blessing?
Zephaniah 1:18 says that God will "make a sudden end of all who live on the earth." When will this happen and why will God do it?
What is commanded in Zephaniah 2:3 and what hope is offered?
How does Zephaniah 3:12-13 describe the remnant that God says He will leave?
According to Haggai, chapter 1, why weren't Israel's harvests matching their expectations?
According to Haggai 2:3 those who could remember the temple before it was destroyed were not impressed with the temple that was being rebuilt. Why do you think this was?
Psalms 144 - 146
What is David asking for in 144:5 when he says, "Part your heavens, Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke"?
Psalm 145:18 says, "The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." What do you need to do to have God be near to you?
Why does Psalm 146 teach us not to put our trust in human beings?
New Testament: Revelation 8 - 14
In chapter 8, why are the prayers of God's people pictured as being offered to God along with incense. What does this tell you about prayer?
Chapter 9 closes by saying that the people who were not killed by the plagues so far still did not repent. What can cause a person to stubbornly refuse to repent?
Why was John told not to write what the seven thunders said?
What will the two witnesses in chapter 11 be sent to do?
According to 12:12 why is Satan filled with fury?
Chapter 13 describes the "beast." Many people have tried to guess who this might be and those guesses have included world leaders including several US presidents. What information does this chapter give that would help identify the beast?
Chapter 14 warns against worshiping the beast and taking his mark. 14:12 says, "This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus." Where will people get the faith and strength to exercise patient endurance?
No comments:
Post a Comment