Chapter 17
FOR FUN: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…” If someone wanted to show how much they loved you what proof would suffice?
Verse 7 –“Is the Lord amongst us or not?” How do you recognize that the Lord is with you?
FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH- verse 16: It is the Lord who will have war with the Amalek from generation to generation.
Verse 16- What are you thought about this truth?
Verse 16 – What are your thoughts when you think about your suffering because God is having a battle with His enemy?
Chapter 18
Verse 17- This advise was a straight forward approach. How do you respond to advice from someone who uses this type of approach?
How has your experience been when receiving advise from a non-blood family member?
Do you receive advise with the same enthusiasm as from a blood relative?
Chapter 19
Verse 8- “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” Think about their recent past, has then been true?
As believers we want to think this is true in our lives. Here is a short list of things we know God has said. How are you doing in the obedience level? Please look up and the read the verses. Allow the Holy Spirit speak to you.
Forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32)–
Seeing everyone as more important than you ( Philippians 2:3) –
Love the unlovely (Matthew 6:44) –
Gossip (Proverbs 20:19) (sharing information you have not asked permission to share)-
Being joyful in trials (James 1:2)
Accepting authority put into place by God (Romans 13:1) –
Willing to suffer in the flesh (1st Peter 4:1)-
Your will and work is for His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13)-
Obey Christ in your thoughts (2nd Corinthians 10:5)-
Taking the Sabbath rest (Exodus 20:8-11)-
Complaining (Philippians 2:14)-
Controlling anger (James 1:19-20)-
Self-control (frivolous spending, over-eating, procrastination, activities before responsibility, procrastination…just to name a few) (1st Corinthians 7:5, Galatians 5:23, Matthew 6:21)
FROM THE PASTOR:
God wants me to overcome my flesh, die to my fleshly desires:
Rom 8:7-8 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Gal 5:16-17 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
1 John 2:16-17 For all that is in the world— the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.
I have committed to God several times with all my heart that I have died to my flesh(self), only to realize I have sinned again by giving in to self and my selfish desires including; pride, lust and fantasies .
Rewrite a verse which speaks to your disobedience. Then write a prayer and have a conversation with God about it. Your area of disobedience may not be in this list. Use the area of your biggest struggle in which the Holy Spirit wants your heart.
Chapter 20
Verses 2-17 – Use one or more of the verses and rewrite it using only the personal pronoun. For example, verse 3: God You have told me I cannot put my quilting, my family, my activities or my pleasure as an excuse or reason to keep from spending time with You.
Verse 19 – Why do you think the children of Israel thought they would die if God spoke to them?
PAST LESSONS – An altar is built for God (Genesis 8:20). A pillar is an outward sign or object when God has met with you (Genesis 28:18). An oath is from an inward pledge or vow (Genesis 28:28).
Verse 25-26 – God was specific on how to build His altar. How could you profane an altar in your life?
Chapter 21
Verses 2-11 – How has God entrusted you with people in your life?
Are you using Biblical truths when you have interactions with them?
FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH – verse 6: An ear pierced slave gave up his/her freedom or rights. Slaves were only given the rights God had outlined for the masters.
We should be ear-pierced slaves for God. Have you given up your right to yourself? A few examples:
To be wronged and not try to make it right – Romans 12:19-20
To not rebel against authority – 1st Peter 2:13-15
Putting yourself before others- Philippians 2:3-4
How do you process 21:12-14?
This chapter deals with personal and property injury. How do you see our system of justice being different if this was instituted?
Chapter 22
Verse 16 – go back to Genesis 34. Does this change your view of Shechem? In view of this verses was Simeon and Levi guilty?
Verse 20 – Define how you sacrifice to the Lord.
Does your definition help you understand the judgement God could inflict on nations within the earth?
Thinking of the past few chapters of laws given to Israel and using these laws, how would you judge the United States?
How do these laws within this chapter relate to the Sovereignty of God?
How do you relate these laws within this chapter to our community?
How are grace, mercy and love applied in this chapter?
grace –
mercy-
love-
FROM THE PASTOR – What character(s) of God do you see?
How have you seen it/them in your life or in the lives of those you know?