2 Corinthians 2
- In 2 Corinthians 2:6 Paul refers to someone who had been punished by the church in Corinth. What did Paul tell them in verse 7 they should do now?
- What does Paul mean in 2 Corinthians 2:15, "we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ"?
- What does 2 Corinthians 3:16 mean, "But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away"?
- How does the transformation that Paul talks about in 2 Corinthians 3:18 happen?
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 shows that while we may have trouble, God will prevent it from being overwhelming, "hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." How has God worked in your life to keep you from being destroyed even though you may have been struck down?
- Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:18, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." What do you need to do to fix your eyes on things that are unseen but eternal?
- Why does Paul say he would "prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord"?
- 2 Corinthians 5:15 says, "And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again." Are you living for the one who died for you?
- "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21) What does it mean that Jesus was made to be sin for us?
- Paul refers to having "weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left." (2 Corinthians 6:7. What does this mean? Do you have the weapons he is talking about?
- What does the command in 2 Corinthians 6:14, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers" apply to?
Ezra 1 - 10
- Ezra 1:1 says, "the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation." How does God move the heart of a king?
- How many people returned from captivity to Israel in Ezra, chapter 2?
- Why were there two different reactions to the laying of the foundation of the temple in Ezra 3:12?
- Why did work on the temple stop in Ezra, chapter 4?
- How did work on the temple start again in chapter 5?
- Ezra 6:22 says, "For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel." King Darius had made it possible for the temple to be completed, but the people recognized that it was God who changed his heart. Do you recognize God's hand when people show you favor?
- What was Ezra commissioned to do in chapter 7?
- In Ezra 8:21-23, Ezra and those with him fasted and prayed for a safe journey. Why didn't he ask for soldiers and horsemen to protect them?
- Why was Ezra so troubled in chapter 9 at the fact that Israelites had intermarried with neighboring people?
- Chapter 10 names more than 100 men who had married foreign wives. Verses 16 and 17 shows that the leaders spent 2 months determining what to do in each case. Why would it take this long?
Psalm 78
- Psalm 78:5-8 describes the importance of telling the next generation God's Word. What opportunities do you have to pass faith on the next generation?
- Psalm 78:38 says, "Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath." Why is God slow to anger?
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