Week 13

Week 13, Day 1: Monday, 30 March 2009 Deuteronomy 15, 16 Did God want His people to hold each other in long-term debt? (15:1-3) Did God want His people to let their brothers fall into poverty? (15:4) Who repays the debts God’s people cancel? (15:10) As leaders who are put in positions of judgment, what should guide our decisions? (16:20) Proverbs 30 What is the name of his son? (30:4) What does the Psalmist know about human nature and his own weakness? (30:8, 9) Compare 30:19 with Deuteronomy 7:4. What do fools do? (30:32) Mark 5 What did Legion know about Jesus that the Scripture scholars of the day could not accept? (5:7) Who did Jesus want the formerly possessed man to witness to? (5:19, 20) Where is your mission field? Were Jairus and the bleeding woman worried about their spiritual condition or their physical issues? (5:24, 5:26). In healing, what is the ultimate aim of Jesus? Week 13, Day 2: Tuesday, 31 March 2009 Deuteronomy 17, 18 Based upon what He knows about human nature, what did God know the Israelites would be tempted to do with sacrifice to Him? (17:1) Do you give God your best and first or worse and what is left? Who did God demand put accused to death? (17:7) What warning did God give for kings, and why? (17:16, 17) As you read the Bible, see how many times the kingdom suffers for failing to obey these commands. Can we still learn from these verses today? As a leader, what should you take away from 17:18-20.

Based upon what you have read about leadership and human nature, why do you suppose God did not want the Levites to have any possessions? (18:1) Do God’s people use psychics? (18:11) What does God desire of His people? (18:13) What was the test of a prophet? (18:22) Proverbs 31 How do Proverbs 31:8, 9 relate to what you read in Deuteronomy 15 and 16? What makes a wife of noble character? (31:30) Mark 6 Was John the Baptist “judgmental?” (6:18) Why do you think God allowed John the Baptist to be executed under such unjust conditions? (6:25-29). How do you think this impacted the faith of the disciples? Does God want you to take an active role in His redemptive mission? (6:7, 37) What limited the disciples’ understanding? (6:52) Week 13, Day 3: Wednesday, 1 April 2009 Deuteronomy 19, 20 What was the role of the Avenger of Blood? (19:6) What was God’s rule for dealing with false witnesses? (19:19) Do you think this helped limit false accusations? What were the Israelites to have courage in battle? (20:4) What happened to the Israelites when they went to battle without God’s support? Number 14:41-44 Who did God want to fight in battles? (20:5-9) Did God prescribe unconditional warfare for the Israelites? Why did God set such rules of conduct? (10-20) Proverbs 1 Why were the Proverbs provided to you by God? (1:1-4) Who will not benefit from the Proverbs? (1:7)

How does God attempt to get your attention? (1:23) Is there a point of no return? (2:28) To have wisdom what must you choose? (1:29) Mark 7 What do evil thoughts from an evil heart lead to? (7:21-23) Week 13, Day 4: Thursday, 2 April 2009 Deuteronomy 21, 22 Does God expect you to go out of your way to help strangers even if it is very inconvenient? (22:1-4) How does God feel about cross dressing? (22:5) Is God concerned with nature conservation? (22:6) Does God demand that you consider the welfare of others in all that you do? (22:8) How much does God want His people to remember the importance of remaining holy? (22:9, 10, 11) How much does God care about the sanctity of marriage? (22:13-29) Proverbs 2 How does 2:8 apply to what you have read in Deuteronomy? Under what conditions will you understand the fear of the Lord? (2:1-5) Why should you invest your time in reading the Bible? (2:6, 1:33) When will wisdom enter your heart? (2:6-10) Compare 2:11, 12 with 1:32 and 2:14 with 1:29 Does God offer blessings or curses? (2:21, 22; remember theses verses when you get to Deut 30:19) Mark 8 Did the Pharisees lack evidence to believe in Jesus or the heart? (8:11, 12)

What did the Pharisees and Herod have in common? (8:15) What is on your mind? (8:33) What is required of God’s people? (8:34-38) Week 13, Day 5: Friday, 3 April 2009 Deuteronomy 23, 24 With over one million people living together in encampments, where very strict sanitation rules required to prevent disease? (23:9-13) Should believers charge other believers interest on loans? (23:19, 20) Did God desire for newly married men to go to combat? (24:5) Does God make provisions of protection for the poor? (24:6) Would Joseph’s brothers have survived their actions under God’s laws? (24:7) Is God concerned about maintaining the dignity of the poor? (24:10-22) Proverbs 3 What should define your character? (3:3) How do you respond to the Lord’s discipline? (3:11) How do you find the wisdom described in 3:13? (see Proverbs 1:7). How important to you is this wisdom? How does 3:27 relate to Deuteronomy 1-4? Mark 9 When did the kingdom of God come with power? (9:1) Did Moses make it to the Promised Land? (9:4) Can we go to the Lord with our disbelief? (9:24) How important is prayer for the sick? (9:29) How terrible is it to cause others to sin? (9:42) How does 9:43-47 relate to Proverbs 4:24-27? What is one indicator of your saltiness? (4:50)

Week 13, Day 6: Saturday, 4 April 2009 Deuteronomy 25, 26 Deut 25:32 gives context for 2 Corinthians 11:24. Deut 25:4 gives context for 1 Corinthians 9:9 and 1 Timothy 5:19. Does God care about legacy? (25:6) Does God take responsibility seriously? (25:9, 10) Why was God’s punishment so harsh in 25:11, 12? How does it relate with 25:5-10 and Genesis 38:9, 10? Why did God tell the Jews not to forget the sins of the Amalekites? (25:19) What is the first thing God wants from his people? (26:10) What are some of the elements of worship? (26:1-15) Does God expect a certain level of dedication? (26:16) Proverbs 4 Does God expect obedience? (4; Compare with Deut 26:16-19) Is character development a life-long process? (4:18) Do sinners understand their own depravity? (4:19) The product of your life is determined from what comes from your __________. (4:23) To help guard your heart, watch your _____ (4:24), your (4:25), your ______ (4:26, 27) Psalm 37 What are some of the risks of living in a sinful world? (37:1) How should we live? (37:3) If you desire a deeper relationship with the Lord, what will He give you? (37:4) What advice does David offer this fast-paced world? (37:7). Why is worrying dangerous? (37:8) Compare 37:9, 10 with Proverbs 2:21, 22.

What happens to the wicked during crisis? (37:19) What will keep your feet from slipping? (37:31) How does this relate with Bible study? Where do you take refuge? (38:40) Week 13, Day 7: Sunday, 5 April 2009 Deuteronomy 27, 28 What is the first thing God desires of His people? (27:6) Does God intend for His people to review, study, and obey His word? (27:1-9) What were the blessings and curses God set before the Israelites? (28:9-68) What happens to the love of man apart from the love of God? (28;56) Where do we learn how to obey? (28:58) Proverbs 5 How do we develop our character? (5:1-2) Compare 5:6 with 1:32. Do people fall into sin or gradually slip into sin? What is key to your defense against sin? (5:8) Compare with 6:27. When do many first start to realize the consequences of sinful living? (5:12) Psalms 38, 39 How did David feel about his sin? (38) Compare 38:19 with Proverbs 16:7.