Week 15

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Week 15, Day 1: Monday, 13 April 2009 Joshua 9, 10 How great might be the opposition to God’s people? (9:2) What was the Israelites’ mistake in their dealings with the Gibeonites (9:14; see also Deuteronomy 7) Does God hold us to a higher standard than that used by the world? (9:18) What motivated the Israelite leaders more than public opinion? (9:18, 19) Seeing God’s power, did the Gibeonites fear for their souls or their lives? Did they seek mercy from God or from the Israelites? (9:24-26) What is the danger to a nation in entering into a pact with another nation? How can your commitments to unbelievers make you vulnerable? (10:6) Why would God use hail stones and stop the sun to defeat the Israelites’ enemies instead of simply allowing the Israelites to destroy them all by the sword? (10:11) Compare 10:27 with Deuteronomy 21:22, 23. Does God condone the annihilation of whole civilizations, men, women, and children, during warfare? Was there something different about this campaign? Why would God command such destruction? (10:42; see also Deuteronomy 7) Proverbs 13 Who enjoys violence? (13:2) What do the righteous hate? (13:5) How might riches affect your relationship with God? (13:8) What causes quarrels? (13:10) What is life like for the unbeliever? (13:14) What do fools hate? (13:19) What does the Bible say about what sort of company you should keep? (13:20) Compare 13:24 with 13:18. What do parents want for their children?

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Mark 15 Why did the chief priests hand Jesus over? (15:10) Take a moment and compare this chapter with Psalm 22:7-24 and Isaiah 53. Week 15, Day 2: Tuesday, 14 April 2009 Joshua 11, 12 Who hardened the hearts of the Israelites’ enemies? (11:20) How do you reconcile 11:20 with your understanding of God being merciful? How did the foot-mobile Israelite army have such amazing success over the massive, chariot equipped armies of so many kings? (12) How would things been different for the Jews had they not totally destroyed these kingdoms that inhabited the Promised Land? Proverbs 14 Who hurts the foolish (14:1) What does how you behave say about your relationship with God? (14:2) Is the lack of knowledge a deep rooted character problem? (14:6) How does 14:8 relate to 14:6? Should we attempt to make amends for our sin? (14:9) Can anyone completely understand what is in the heart of another or why others act the way they do? What does this say about how we should treat others? (14:10, 13) How does 14:12 relate to 14:6 and 14:8? What do the wise do differently that makes them wise? (14:8) What do the wise do when they sin? (14:9) Can we trust our own wisdom? (14:12) Compare 14:15, 16 with 14:8. Who finds love and faithfulness? (14:22) What brings life? (14:27)

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Does the King discipline His servants? (14:35) Mark 16 Did Mary do as she was instructed? (16:8) Who did Jesus appear to first? (16:9) What was different about Jesus’ appearances? (16:12) What happens to those who do not believe the Gospel? (16:16) Week 15, Day 3: Wednesday, 15 April 2009 Joshua 13, 14 Toward the end of Joshua’s days, what was left to be done, and what role were the Israelites to play? (13:1, 6) Did the Israelites do as they were instructed? (13:13) Why didn’t the Levites get an inheritance of Land? (13:14; Numbers 18:21, 23) Why did God reiterate the special relationship to be held by the Levites in 13:33? What did Caleb do differently from their peers that distinguished them? (14:8) How is Caleb’s character revealed by the Land he requests as His inheritance? (14:12) Proverbs 15 How should a Christian handle conflict? (15:1) What is the mark of prudence (15:5) Your words reflect what is in your ________ (15:7) How does God view ungodly worship? (15:8) What happens to those who lack prudence? (15:10) What defines a mocker? (15:12) What do verses 15:16, 17 offer as a warning concerning priorities in life? Compare 15:18 with 15:1.

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Compare 15:26, 29 with 15:8. Compare 15:31 with 15:5. How does someone become wise? (15:33) Romans 1 Who is Paul? Who are you? (1:1) Who is Jesus? (1:4) Where does obedience come from? (1:5) How did Paul serve God? (1:9) What is the fruit of godly fellowship? (1:12) What is the Gospel and what does it reveal? (1:16, 17) What do the wicked do with the truth? (1:18) What happens to those who choose to suppress the truth? (1:21, 22) What are the consequences for those who refuse to glorify God? (1:24-28) What are the traits of the ungodly? (1:29-32) Week 15, Day 4: Thursday, 16 April 2009 Joshua 15, 16 Did the tribe of Judah follow God wholeheartedly as Caleb did? (15:63) How about Ephraim (16:10) What does verse 16:10 indicate about when Joshua was written? Proverbs 16 Can you trust your own judgment? (16:2) Does God work everything out to fulfill His plan? (16:4) Who does the Lord detest? (16:5; see also 11:20, 12:22, 15:8, 15:9, 15:26, 17:5, 20:10, 20:23; Deut 22:5, 16 and Deut 23:18) How does a man avoid evil? (16:6)

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Compare 16:9 with 16:4. What does this tell you about your life? Who will prosper? (16:20) Your speech reflects your _______ (16:23) Compare 16:25 with 16:2. What is one reason why God might not give you what you desire? (16:26) Romans 2 Why can’t we condemn others? (2:1) Who receives God’s wrath and anger (2:8) Does God show favoritism? (2:11) Who is held accountable by God and why? (2:12-16) How does the world respond to religious hypocrisy? (2:24) What makes God’s people God’s people? (2:29) Week 15, Day 5: Friday, 17 April 2009 Joshua 17, 18 Did the Manassites follow God wholeheartedly? (17:12) Why were the tribes of Joseph complaining about their inheritance? (17:15-17; compare with 13:6) What is the answer to Joshua’s question in verse 18:3? What lesson can we learn for our lives based on the way the Jews responded to God’s commands? Proverbs 17 How does 17:2 relate to the book of Romans? What does the Lord test? (17:3) How should Christians deal with offensive behavior? (17:9) What are two destructive ways to deal with disagreeable people? (17:19) Are you even tempered? (17:27)

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Romans 3 Who is righteous by their own merit? (3:9-20) Why does God give us the Law? (3:20) How can the unrighteous be made righteous? (3:21-26) How does God justify us? (3:30) Week 15, Day 6: Saturday, 18 April 2009 Joshua 19, 20 How did the Israelites handle the potentially highly contentious issue of land allocation, and what can we learn from this in our own dealings? (19:51) What was the purpose of the cities of refuge and the avenger of blood? (Joshua 20) To whom did God’s laws apply (20:9) Proverbs 18 If you are unfriendly, what are you doing? (18:1) What do fools like to do? (18:2) How much talk is actually worth anything? (18:4) Does gossip affect your heart? (18:8) Where do the wise place their faith as opposed to the unwise? (18:10, 11) Do you ever answer before listening? (18:13) How does 18:18 relate to how the Israelites divided the Promised Land in the Book of Joshua? Do we reap what we sow? (18:20) Compare 18:23 with 18:10, 11. Psalm 43 Does is sometimes seem like God has rejected us? (43:2) What must we remind ourselves during discouragement? (43:5) Week 15, Day 7: Sunday, 19 April 2009

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Joshua 21, 22 Did God fulfill His promise to the Jews? (21:45) What was Joshua’s warning to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh? (22:5) How long can the consequences of sin affect a people? (22:17) Why were the Jews so upset about the second alter, for the sake of God’s glory, for the salvation of potential sinners, or for themselves? (22:20) What does Joshua 22 reveal to us about relationships and human nature? Proverbs 19 When a man messes up his life, who does he tend to blame? (19:3) What does 19:4-7 say about what most people pursue and care most about in life? How do the wise deal with offensive behavior? (19:11) How much responsibility does God place on parents for the disciplining of their children? (19:18) What does a man desire? (19:22) Where can it be found? How can you be at peace and content? (19:23) Psalms 44, 45 Where should children hear about God? (44:1) Through whom does success come? (44:1-8) Does God allow you to endure trials only to discipline you, or are there other reasons? (44:17) Leaders should lead in behalf of __________, ___________, and ___________.(45:4)