Exodus 38 - proverbs 14 – john 17 – Colossians 1

Exodus 38
- Bezalel made the alter of Burnt Offerings and all of its needed utensils
- The alter was hollow with four rings and two long poles to make it easier to carry.
- The alter and the Basin were both made with bronze. (Why not gold?)
- The court's pillars were made of bronze with silver in them.
- Which metal was most valuable to the Israelites?
- The Court was made to God's previously states specifications.
- Oholiab helped Bezalel make the Tabernacle.
- They used about 2,210 pounds of gold, 8388 pounds of silver, and 6,450 pounds of bronze for the Tabernacle.
- There were 603,550 men over 20 who were old enough to give amongst the Israelites.
- How did they move all of this added weight with them through the wilderness?

Proverbs 14
- A wise woman builds her house.
- The upright fear the Lord.
- The prudent find wisdom in perserving his way.
- Bitterness is only know in the heart.
- The backslider will be filled with bad fruit.
- The wise think before they act.
- A quick temper leads to foolish words
- Why would it say that the rich have many friends?
- Steadfast love and faithfulness are the fruit of the good.
- We can find refuge and confidence and life in the fear of the Lord.
- Slow to anger shows great understanding.
- Tranquility brings life but envy brings evil.
- Giving to the needy honors God.
- (v.32) Is this talking about the evil man's death or the righteous men?

John 17
- Jesus asked God to glorify HIm so that He could glorify God.
- Jesus is asking God to give back the glory He had with God before the world existed showing Jesus' eternalality.
- Jesus says that He has given those who would believe the words God sent Him with.
- Jesus is praying for those who would believe, not the world as a whole.
- Jesus prays for unity for the believers after He leaves them.
- Jesus says not one has been lost under His care, except the "son of destruction" (Judas).
- Did Judas lose his salvation?
- God's Word is Truth.
- Jesus wants God to protect them and set them apart from the world.
- Jesus also prays this prayer for future believers as well.
- Jesus says over and over that His prayer is that they (believers) will be in Him as He is in God. This phrased is echoed over and over again in different ways.

Colossians 1
- Did Timothy convince Paul to write a letter to the Colossians?
- Epaphras was the one who was ministering to the Colossians and made their faith known to Paul.
- They pray continuously for enlightenment and increased faith and understanding of God's Word for the Colossians.
- Paul reminds them to continue in good works, but also that their hope is ultimately in Christ alone who drew them out of darkness
- All things were created for Him and through Him (Is the "Him" God or Jesus or are they saying the two are one?)
- Later in the verse it uses "He" to describe Christ (make peace by blood of cross, etc..)
- God reconciled to Himself all things through Christ.
- Paul reminds them that they were hostile and evil toward God but now through Christ they are holy and blameless (which is how husbands are to hold their wives in Ephesians 5)
- Now their faith can be stable and not shift from the hope they have in the true gospel.
- Paul can rejoice in his suffering for their sake.
- Paul is stewarding the message of the Gosepl which God gave him on the road to Damascus.
- The OT mysteries are now revealed and made known through Christ.
- Paul strives to preach the gospel to everyone so that they may be united under Christ.
- Paul gives Christ credit for the energy he has to preach the gospel under extreme persecution.