- The Lord gave Moses three signs to convince the people that God sent Him; staff into serpent, hand with leprosy, and Nile water turning into blood
- Moses try to say he was not eloquent of speech, but God responded saying He made Moses' mouth and would give him the words. (Moses used a poor excuse)
- This made God angry and he used Aaron, the Levite, to speak to the people.
- Why would God allow Aaron to speak for Moses?
- Why would God tell Moses that He would harden Pharaoh's heart? Wouldn't that make Moses' actions pointless?
- God says he will kill Pharaoh's first born son if he doesn't let Moses' people go.
- Why did the Lord come to kill him?
- Who is the "him" referred to here?
- Why does Aaron speak God's word to Moses to the people and show the signs?
- The people bowed and worshipped God when they heard that He had heard their cries.
ch. 5
- Moses and Aaron went before Pharaoh but he made the Israelites work even harder by no longer providing hay to make bricks. Pharaoh said the people were idle.
- The people responded negatively toward Moses and Aaron because of their increased burden.
- Moses question why God made the Israelites burdens worse by sending Moses.
Ch. 6
- God told Moses to wait and see His plan unfold against Pharaoh
- Moses told the people that God was still preparing to free them from the burdens and fulfill the promises to Abraham, but the people did not listen to Moses because of their broken spirit and heavy work load.
- What does Moses mean by uncircumcised lips?
- The genealogies of Aaron and Moses are given tracing their line back to Levi.
- Why does it repeat the uncircumcised lips part and that Pharaoh won't listen to Moses?
Ch.7
- God made Moses like God to Pharaoh and Aaron like a prophet
- Moses was 80 and Aaron was 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh. God again tells them to go to Pharaoh even though at first Pharaoh won't listen, eventually God promises to free His people.
- How did Pharaoh's sorcerers make their staffs turn into snakes?
- Aaron's staff snake ate Pharaoh's snakes
- 1st Plague:WATER INTO BLOOD
- How did Pharaoh's sorcerers turn the water into blood?
- Did they also kill the fish in the Nile?
- The Nile stayed as blood for 7 days.
Ch.8
- 2nd Plague: FROGS
- Why would Pharaoh plead with Aaron and Moses to take the frogs away if his magicians made frogs come up too?
- Moses cried out to God to remove the frogs as Pharaoh had requested but Pharaoh again hardened his heart the next day.
- 3rd Plague: GNATS
- Pharaoh's magicians couldn't produce gnats, and told Pharaoh that this act was from God, but still Pharaoh hardened his heart.
- 4th Plague: FLIES
- The Lord sent a swarm of flies on all of Egypt except in the land of Goshen when the Israelites still dwelt from the days of Joseph.
- Pharaoh said they could sacrifice to the Lord in Egypt, but Moses said that was against the Egyptian law and they would be stoned.
- Pharaoh promised to let the people go sacrifice to God, so Moses again pleaded before God to remove the flies. God did but Pharaoh again hardened his heart and refused to let them leave.
Job 21
- Job asks them to listen before continuing to mock him.
- Job asks why wicked prosper.
- Why does Job ask why people should pray to God?
- Job asks why God doesn't bring judgement immediately on the wicked.
Ch. 22
- Eliphaz begins recounting Job's wicked deeds; not feeding the hungry, cursing his brothers,
- Eliphaz rebukes Job for asking "what can God know?"
- Eliphaz pleads with Job to agree with God and be at peace
- If Job returns to God, God will again build him up.
- If Job prays to God, He will hear him and answer him.
Ch. 23
- How can Job say his complaint is bitter/defiant and not see that as wrong?
- Job thinks that if he could talk to God, his judge, he would be acquitted.
- Job is saying that he cannot see God anywhere he turns
- How can Job say he hasn't turned aside from God when he has complained so much?
- Job knows that God will do what He wants with Job, and that puts fear in Job.
Ch.24
- Job again asks why God does not cast judgement on the wicked and allows them to prosper.
Ch. 25
- Bildad replies that no one born of woman can be pure and no one escapes the light of God
- The son of man is a maggot in God's eyes
Ch. 26
- What is Abaddon?
- God has made everything and is in everything.
- God struck the fleeing serpent
- Is this a reference to the Garden of Eden?
- We hear a small whisper of God yet hear His great thunder also.
Luke 7
- Jesus marveled at the faith of the Centurion who simply asked Jesus to say the word and heal his servant from afar. Jesus said such faith isn't even in Israel.
- Jesus resurrected a dead son of a widow and people there glorified God and saw Jesus as a great prophet.
- Why would John ask Jesus if he was the one, after John himself had said Jesus was the one when he baptized Jesus?
- Jesus says none born of women is greater than John but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater then John.
- Jesus asked the Pharisees why they were upset that John didn't drink or eat bread and were upset that Jesus did eat and drink wine.
- Jesus said, "Wisdom is justified by all her children."
- A woman came and washed Jesus' feet with ointment and her tears at a Pharisees house.
- They knew she was a sinner, and wondered why Jesus allowed her to wash His feet.
- Jesus asked Simon which person in His parable would be more grateful of being forgiven a debt. Simon replied the one forgiven of the bigger debt.
- Jesus forgave the woman of her many sins and said her faith had saved her and she could go in peace.
Ch. 8
- Mary Magdalene, who had had 7 demons cast out of her, and several other women went with Jesus and his disciples.
- Jesus tells the parable of the sower to the people listening. He explains it to His disciples.
- The seed is the Word of God, path = devil taking the word away from people, rocky soil = people who are excited but have no root, thorns = hear word, but give into worldly temptation and bear no fruit, good soil = hear word and bear much fruit in patience.
- Why does Jesus add patience to bearing fruit?
- Jesus tells them to hear carefully because to those who have, more will be given, but to those who lack even what they have will be taken away.
- Jesus says His mother and brothers are those who "hear the word and do it!"
-The disciples got into a boat with Jesus and when a storm came they panicked and woke Jesus up. He stopped the storm and rebuked them for their lack of faith.
- The demons in the man pleaded with Jesus not to torment them, and he let them go into a herd of pigs.
- The people of the town were afraid of Jesus then asked Jesus to leave.
- the man begged to go with Jesus but He told the man to proclaim what God had done for him to those around him. That's just what he did.
- A woman who had bleeding touched Jesus in a crowd and He felt power go out from Him. His disciples were surprised to hear this because they were in a crowd.
- Jesus told the woman that her faith had made her well.
- The girl had died while Jesus was on His way to the house. Jesus took James, John, and Peter into the room, but the people grieving laughed at Jesus who then healed the girl. They were all amazed.
Ch.9
- Jesus sent the disciples out to preach the gospel and heal wherever they went.
- Herod was worried that Jesus might be John the Baptist, who he had killed, come back from the dead. Herod wanted to see Jesus.
- The apostles came back to him with stories of what they had done and Jesus feed the 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and 2 fish and had plenty left over.
- Jesus asks Peter who he says Jesus is and Peter responds, "The Christ of God"
- Jesus says he must be killed and raised the 3rd day.
- Why doesn't Jesus want His disciples to tell others about this prophecy?
- What does it mean to take up your cross and follow me?
- Didn't everyone there with Jesus eventually taste death? What did Jesus mean in verse 27?
- Jesus took James, John, and Peter up on the mountain to pray and Jesus was transfigured before them and spoke with Moses and Elijah.
- Peter asked if he should prepare them all tents, but then a loud voice told them to listen to Jesus, God's chosen one.
- Jesus sounded impatient when the disciples couldn't cast out a demon from the boy. He asked how long he would be with them?
- Jesus again foretells of His death, but what it meant was concealed from them.
- Jesus tells them that whoever receives Him will receive God who sent Him.
- Whoever is the least will be great among them
- The disciples tried to stop a man casting out demons in Jesus name, but He told them that whoever is not against you is for you.
- Why did James and John want to call fire down upon the village that did not receive Jesus?
- Jesus set Himself toward Jerusalem.
- Why didn't Jesus want the man with Him to bury his father or for another to say good bye to his family?
Ch. 10
- Who were the 72 that Jesus sent out?
- Jesus tells them to go out and find places to spread the good news and to let their peace be on those places. If those places won't receive them kick the dust off their sandals and leave that city.
- Jesus casts woes on Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum for not repenting.
- Why didn't Jesus go to Sidon or Tyre if they would have repented?
- The 72 return rejoicing that evil spirits listen to them because of His name. Jesus tells them not to celebrate in this, but in the fact that their names are written in heaven.
- Jesus thanks God for helping the children believe.
- A lawyer tested Jesus by asking what he should do to inherit eternal life. He agrees with what Jesus says but asks who his neighbor is.
- Jesus tells a parable about a man stripped and beaten who is passed by a priest, a Levite, and then finally a Samaritan who cared for the man and paid for his lodging. The lawyer agreed that the Samaritan who showed mercy was the man's neighbor.
- Jesus encouraged the lawyer to go and do likewise.
- Jesus went to Mary and Martha's house. Martha was "busy serving", but Mary served alone.
- Why is Martha's serving seen as a bad thing?
Ch. 11
- The Lord's Prayer = And he said to them, “W
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- Jesus tells the disciples to ask, seek, knock, and find.
- Jesus also asks what parent will give their kid something bad if they ask. God will do even more than a human father will do.
- The people accused Jesus of casting out demons by Beelzebub, but Jesus corrected their thinking.
- Jesus says whoever is not with Him is against Him.
- How do spirits enter a person's body? (v.24)
- A woman in the crowd blessed Jesus' mother Mary who bore Him, but He said rather bless the person who hears God's Word and keeps it.
- Jonah was a sign to Ninevaclass=blsp-spelling-error id=SPELLING_ERROR_37>h as JeNT>sus
- Do not put a lamp under a basket. The eyes are the light of the body.
- The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus didn't wash his hands before eating, but Jesus told them to wash the inside of the cup, not just the outside.
- Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for seeking the best seats of the house.
- A lawyer said Jesus had insulted them, and Jesus called woes upon the laywerclass=blsp-spelling-error id=SPELLING_ERROR_41>s for adding extra burdens on the people.
- Jesus said some that He will send will be killed just like prophets have been killed through out history from Abel to Zechariah.
- The scribes and Pharisees continued to question and press Him to find fault in Him.
1 Corinthians 8 -12
- 8:1 is a reply to a question the Corinthians had asked Paul in their letter to him.
- Knowledge puffs up by love build up.
- Why is knowledge in quotes?
- Paul says that idols do not really exist and there is only one true God.
- What types of gods and lords does Paul refer to here?
- Paul reminds them that they exist through Jesus.
- If people feel that food sacrificed to idols is bad (have a weaker faith).
- Eating or not eating is not the issue, but we shouldn't cause others to stumble because of our beliefs.
- If you cause a weaker member to stumble you sin against Christ.
- Paul says that if he knows eating meat will cause someone to struggle he will never eat meat.
Ch.9
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- Paul says he has the right to eat and drink or take a wife.
- The plowman is commanded to muzzle his ox for his sake, not for the ox's sake.
- Paul says he has the right to collect material goods from them, but he doesn't enact that right which could cause some to stumble.
- Paul says he is a steward of the gospel, and woe to him if he doesn't preach it.
- Paul says he is free from all, but he has made himself a servant to win more people for Christ.
- Paul says that a runner runs to win the race and a beliver must beat (discpline) their own body for the sake of the Gospel.
- Pasul doesn't want to be disqualified from the eternal rewards.
Ch. 10
- Paul looks back at the cloud and rock the people of Moses were under pointing out that the "rock" was Christ.
- We must not put Christ to the test or complain as those with Moses did.
- All temptations are common to all man. We shouldn't be surprised by them.
- God will not let you be tempted beyond your ability and will always provide a way of escaping.
- Paul tells the Corinthians to flee idolatry and not try to divide their alegiance between God and demons.
- All things are lawful but not all things are good.
- We should seek the good of our neighbor not our own good.
- Do everything for the glory of God, whether it's eating or drinking.
Ch.11
- What does Paul mean when referring to wives covering their heads?
- God is the head of Christ, Christ is the head of man, man is the head of his wife.
- Why was it disgraceful for women to have short hair?
- Why does paul say women should cover their heads because of the angels?
- Why is it disgraceful for men to have long hair?
- Paul addresses the divisions in the church and the fact that people are overeating and getting drunk during the "Lord's supper"
- The Lord judges us to discipline us.
-Paul says that he will answer their other questions when he comes to them.
Ch. 12
- Paul says we are given the Spirit for the common good.
- Gifts are wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, working of miracles, prophecy, tongues, interpretations of tongues, but the Spirit gives gifts as He wills.
- The body of believers are all different but under one body- Christ Jesus
- Paul uses a metaphor about certain parts of the body wanting to stand alone and how absurd that would be, so it is with the body of Christ.
- Paul continues this analogy by saying all parts of the body big and small are important, just as the people in the body of believers are important.
- If one part suffers, the whole body suffers; if one part rejoices the whole body does also. This is how the church should be too.
- Paul says that they don't all have th same giftings, but should seek the higher ones.
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