Prayer Watch Bible Studies: Week 23, June 3

Sunday, June 3, 2 Kings 14 - 15, Luke 13

Why did Amaziah fail to listen to Jehoash when he warned him not to go to war in 2 Kings 14:9-10?
How long was Shallum king of Israel?
What was the point of the parable of the fig tree in Luke 13:6-9?
Luke 13:14 says that the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus healed someone on the Sabbath. You would expect people who witnessed a healing to be excited. Why would the synagogue leader react this way?
In Luke 13:23 Jesus was asked if only a few people would be saved. He said that the door was narrow, but that "people will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God." (Luke 13:29) What was the answer to the question?

Monday, June 4, 2 Kings 16 - 17, Psalm 67

Why did Ahaz want to have an altar built that duplicated one he had seen in Damascus?
According to 2 Kings 17:7-20 why was Israel taken captive by the Assyrians?
How did Samaria become mixed with various religious practices?
Psalm 67 is a prayer. Verse 2 says, "so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations." What needs to happen for God's salvation to be known among all nations?

Tuesday, June 5, 2 Kings 18 - 19, Luke 14

In 2 Kings 18 why did Hezekiah break the bronze snake that Moses had made centuries earlier?
In 2 Kings 18:19-35 the Assyrians tried to undermine the faith of those in Jerusalem, telling them not to listen to Hezekiah and not to trust in the Lord. How can you maintain faith in the Lord in the face of attack?
Isaiah gave Hezekiah's officials a command and a promise in 2 Kings 19:6-7. What was the command?
In Luke 14:8 Jesus said, "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor." What opportunities do you have to apply this principle in places other than a wedding feast?
According to Luke 14:33 what do we need to give up to be a disciple of Jesus?

Wednesday, June 6, 2 Kings 20 - 21

Thursday, June 7, 2 Kings 22 - 23, Luke 15

How did Josiah react in 2 Kings 22 when the Book of the Law was read to him?
In 2 King 23:15-17 Josiah fulfilled a prophecy that had been made about him, by name, many years earlier in 1 Kings 13:2. If God knew far in advance that this would happen, why did it take so long for the high place that Jeroboam established to be torn down?
In Luke 15 Jesus describes a shepherd who would leave 99 safe sheep to go find one lost sheep. Who do you know who is a lost sheep who needs someone to go help find them?
How would you explain to the angry brother in Luke 15:28 a different way of looking at his brother's return?

Friday, June 8, 2 Kings 24, Psalm 68

Who did Nebuchadnezzar take into captivity in 2 Kings 24? Who did he leave behind?
Psalm 68:5 says "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling." What attitude should we have toward the fatherless and widows?
Psalm 68:6 says, "God sets the lonely in families." How does He do that?
Psalm 68:19 says God "daily bears our burdens." What does this mean?

Saturday, June 9, 2 Kings 25, Luke 16

In 2 Kings 25 who was taken away captive to Babylon? Who was left behind? Who fled to Egypt?
How can you obey Luke 16:9?
In Luke 16:13 Jesus said, "You cannot serve both God and money." What do you need to do to avoid serving money?
What can you conclude about hell from the story Jesus told in Luke 16:19-31?

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