Sunday, January 7, Genesis 19 - 20, Matthew 5
- In Genesis 19, why would Lot be more protective of his guests than of his daughters (offering them to the mob outside in place of the two angels)?
- In Genesis 19:16, Lot hesitated to leave and had to be led by the hand out of the city. Why would he hesitate?
- In Genesis 20 Abraham again lied about Sarah being his sister. This, however, was during the time between the promise that Sarah would become pregnant and the birth of Isaac. How did God protect Sarah from being taken by Abimelek?
- Jesus said, in Matthew 5:9, "Blessed are the peacemakers." What do you have to do to be a peacemaker?
- Why did Jesus say you are blessed if people insult you and persecute you?
- Matthew 5:23-24 emphasizes the importance and urgency of reconciliation. Is there anyone you need to be reconciled with?
- Genesis 21:17 says of Ishmael, "God heard the boy crying." This was after Abraham had sent Ishmael and his mother Hagar away. What does this show you about God?
- The name for God, "Jehovah-Jireh" or "The Lord Will Provide" comes from Genesis 22:14. What had God provided?
- David wrote in Psalm 5:3, "in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly." What does it mean to wait expectantly? What attitude should we have if the wait is longer than expected?
- Why did Abraham buy a cave from Ephron when Ephron offered to give it to him?
- God had given Abraham and his descendants a destiny in the Promised Land. If Isaac married a Canaanite, there was a risk that Abraham's descendants would blend with the Canaanites and lose their identity. If Isaac went back to the land of Abraham's relatives to get a wife, he might get comfortable and never go back to the Promised Land. This led to the unusual arranged marriage story in Genesis 24. How has God's purpose for your life guided your decisions?
- Why does Jesus say in Matthew 6 that if you give to the needy you shouldn't announce it to others?
- In Matthew 6:5-7, in what two ways did Jesus tell us not to pray?
- Jesus commands us in Matthew 6:33 to "seek first his kingdom and his righteousness." What do you need to do to obey this command?
- Why did Esau trade his birthright for stew? His decision is mentioned in Hebrews 12:16. Why was this so significant that it would be used as an example for us of what not to do?
- In Genesis 26 God repeated promises to Isaac that He had also made to his father Abraham. What mistake did Isaac make in this chapter that was a repeat of a mistake his father had made?
- In Psalm 6 David asks God for mercy. Why can we ask God for mercy?
- In Genesis 27 Jacob stole Esau's blessing. If "Every good and perfect gift is from above," (James 1:17) how can someone steal a blessing?
- Why did Esau marry Mahalath?
- At the end of Genesis chapter 28 Jacob made a conditional promise to tithe. What were the conditions? Should your tithe be conditional?
- In Matthew 7:1-5 Jesus warns us not to judge lest we become like a person offering to remove a speck from someone's eye while they have a plank in their own eye. How can you avoid being judgmental in the way Jesus is warning about?
- Jesus said in Matthew 7:7, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." Are there things you should be asking for or seeking that you have failed to?
- In Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus compares the wise and foolish man. What do you need to do to be like the wise man?
- Why did Laban deceive Jacob by giving him Leah as his wife instead of Rachel?
- Why did Leah have children before Rachel?
- Why did Bilhah and Zilpah have children with Jacob?
- David refers to the Lord as, "the righteous God who probes minds and hearts." Are you comforted and encouraged knowing that God knows your thoughts and motives?
- In Genesis 31, why did Jacob and his family move away from Laban?
- Why did Jacob and Laban have such different views of who had wronged the other?
- Who was Jacob wrestling with in Genesis 32? What was the point of this confrontation? Why did Jacob go away limping?
- Esau had once wanted to kill Jacob. Why was his attitude different in Genesis 33?
- Why was Jesus amazed in Matthew 8:10?
- In Matthew 8:26 Jesus rebuked His disciples for lack of faith when they were afraid they were going to drown. Is this because they should have known that Jesus wasn't going to let them drown or that they would go to heaven if they did drown?
- Why did the people in Matthew 8:34 plead with Jesus to leave?
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