Genesis 44 - Job 10 - Mark 14 - Romans 14

Genesis 44
- Joseph tests his brothers and has his servant hide their money in their sacks again AND put Joseph's cup into Benjamin's sack.
- After they ride off Joseph sends his servant to question them about the "missing" cup.
- They said to Joseph's servant that which ever brother had the cup should die and the rest of them would be Joseph's servants.
- What is Judah referring to when he references God finding out their guilt when they didn't steal the cup?
- Joseph tests them further by saying they are free to go and only Benjamin will stay with Joseph.
- Judah recounts just to Joseph that taking Benjamin away from Jacob will kill him.
- Judah tells Joseph that he had made a pledge of safety with Jacob in order to bring him.
- Judah begs to be allowed to stay instead of Benjamin for his father's sake. (It's amazing how much they care about their father now, when only Reuben cared when they "killed off" Joseph)
- Why weren't the brothers jealous of Jacob's overwhelming favoritism toward Benjamin?

Job 10
- Is it wrong to complain to God?
- Is it possible that Job did not sin, since Romans says "all have sinned"?
- Is Job bitter or deeply saddened?
- Job wants to ask God why He has sent affliction on Job.
- If Job has not sinned, then why could he not speak rightly before God?
- Job is aware that God has given him life and steadfast love and that God's care has preserved his spirit.
- Job knows that God has a purpose for his trials, but still Job wishes he had never been born.
- Job says that it doesn't matter whether he has sinned or not or if he is in the right, because he still cannot lift his head before God.
- Job asks God to cease and let him find cheer. Job knows that God has allowed these trials to happen and wants God to stop them.
- Does Job blame God for his suffering now? Is that not a sinful response?

Mark 14
- The chief priests didn't want to kill Jesus during the Passover Feast.
- A woman came and washed Jesus' head with expensive perfume. The disciples rebuked her for wasting money that could have gone to the poor but Jesus said this was a noble thing she had done.
- Judas went to the chief priests and they offered him money to betray Jesus.
- Jesus ate the Passover Supper with his disciples and told them that one of them would betray him. Jesus says it'd be better if "that man" was never born.
- How did Judas live so long with Christ performing miracles and NOT believe that Jesus was the Christ?
- He broke the bread (His body) and the drank the wine (His blood poured out for them)
- Jesus told Peter he would deny Him three times that night but he, like the rest, denied that would ever happen.
- Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane with Peter, James, and John (who all fell asleep 3 times) and prayed that if it were possible that God would remove this cup from Him. but Jesus ultimately submitted to His father's will.
- Why was removing the cup not possible when Jesus had said "all things are possible" if you have faith?
- Judas comes and kisses Jesus and they arrest Him.
- Why is the verse about the young man becoming naked added?
- Peter follows Jesus to the counsel.
- Weren't the Counsel and the chief priests the ones who had amassed charges against Jesus all along?
- Why didn't they share these things at this hearing?
- In Mark, Jesus answers directly that He IS in fact the Son of God, which they saw as blasphemy and arrested him and beat him.
- Peter does deny Jesus 3 times before the rooster crowed twice (which the first time it crowed is omitted from some texts)
- Peter wept when he knew what he had done.
- Why had Peter followed Christ and done nothing?

Romans 14
- We should not quarrel with fellow believers over "opinions".
- What topics fall under the "opinion" category?
- Let God judge the other person's motives and opinions not you.
- We can honor God in many different ways with our actions. We should do what we are convicted is right before God.
- Wether we live or die we are to do it to the Lord. That is why Christ died for us.
- Paul tells the Romans that we each will give our own account before the Lord.
- We should not judge others, thus putting a stumbling block in their way.
- What we do (eat, drink, etc.) should not cause others to struggle.
- Righteousness, peace, and joy are our goals before God.
- Whatever is not done in faith is sin, so if you think it is wrong to eat or do something and do, yet do it anyway it is sin for you, though it may NOT be sin for another person.