Week 24

1 Week 24, Day 1: Monday, 15 June 2009 2 Kings 9, 10 What brings peace? (9:22) Is any compromise acceptable to the Lord? Does God always punish sin? (10:28-33) Proverbs 15 Do your words bring healing to others (15:4) What character trait is common among fools? (15:5) Who does the Lord love? (15:9) Who is pleasing to the Lord? (15:26) Are everyone’s prayers answered? (15:29) What type of person becomes wise? (15:31) 2 Corinthians 12 Why was Paul tormented? (12:7-11) Week 24, Day 2: Tuesday, 16 June 2009 2 Kings 11, 12 Why had the temple gone into disrepair, and why hadn’t the repair work been done? (12:4-14) What sort of person can you count on to accomplish important tasks? (12:14, 15) Proverbs 16 Do we often think too highly of ourselves? (16:2) Who does the Lord detest? (16:5) What should guard your mouth (6:23) Why might God keep what you want away from you? (6:26)

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2 Corinthians 13 How should Christians live? (13:11) CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING ANOTHER BOOK OF THE BIBLE Week 24, Day 3: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 2 Kings 13, 14 What is one way God dealt with the collective sins of nations? (13:3) Why did God deliver Israel? (13:4) How did Israel respond? (13:6) Are we at times limited by our own lack of zeal? (13:19) How do your compromises impact others around you? (14:4) Proverbs 17 Compare 17:9 with Proverbs 10:12. Fools are characterized by what? (17:10, 16) Who promotes love? (17:9) How are we to handle disagreements? (17:14) What are two examples of how not to handle disagreements? (17:19) Galatians 1 What did Jesus do? (1:3-5) How many ways are there to understand and approach God? (1:6-9) How does God feel about religion that perverts and distorts the truth of Jesus? (1:9) How will others view our lack of acceptance of other world views, and what was Paul’s response to that dilemma? (1:10) Did you choose God or did He choose you? Did you earn God’s acceptance? (1:15)

3 How will a life in Christ reveal itself to others? (1:23, 24) Week 23, Day 4: Thursday, 18 June 2009 2 Kings 15, 16 Is God always true to His word? (15:12) Who do you turn to in times of trouble, God or man? (16:7) What happened to Ahaz’s relationship with God when he turned to Assyria? (16:1018) Proverbs 18 What does Proverbs 18 say about a fool? (18: 2, 6, 7) What does Proverbs 18 say about what comes out of your mouth? (18: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 20, 21) Galatians 2 What deep motivation causes many to distort the freedom of the Gospel? (2:6) Is every Christian, despite their learning and experience susceptible to error and able to be taught by younger Christians who are inspired by the Holy Spirit? (2:11) What is another reason we might misrepresent the Lord and the Gospel? (2:12) How would living out verse 2:20 change your life? Why did Christ die? (2:21) Week 24, Day 5: Friday, 19 June 2009 2 Kings 17, 18 Why was Israel exiled (17:7-23) Can anyone worship God and other belief practices? (17:29-33) What was different about Hezekiah? (18:5-8) Might the world challenge your faith from an apparent position of overwhelming

4 strength? (18:19-37) Proverbs 19 What ruins a man’s life, and who does he blame? (19:3) Wise men are characterized by ______. (19:11) What does a man desire? (19:22) What happens when you don’t consistently study God’s Word? (19:27) Galatians 3 Can you earn a free gift? If you tried, what message would you be sending to the giver? (3:3) Does a loving parent love a child only when they do good things? (3:5) Who is cursed? (3:10) What did Jesus Christ do for all who believe in him? (3:13, 14) Can anyone follow the law? (3:22) If not, what hope is there? 3:22) What was the purpose of the law? (3:24, 25) What does Christianity have to do with bigotry, racism, and sexism? (3:28) Week 24, Day 6: Saturday, 20 June 2009 2 Kings 19, 20 Where do you go in times of trouble? (19:14) When Christians are attacked, who is really being attacked? (19:22) Compare 19:23 with Psalm 20:7 Will God’s timing require faith and patience on our part? (19:29) Does God often act in ways that are out of our control to glorify His Name before a watching world? (19:35)

5 What was God’s response to Hezekiah’s prayer? Did He change His mind? (20:4-6; compare with Numbers 23:19) Why did Hezekiah want years added to his life, to honor God or to honor himself? Did the kingdom benefit from Hezekiah’s added years or suffer? What might God have intended to reveal when He added years to Hezekiah’s life? (20:1-20) Proverbs 20 How are we to respond to the offenses of others? (20:22) How will God work to improve your character if you do not respond to His counsel? (20:30) Psalm 70 How does what you read about Hezekiah in 2 Kings this week bring greater appreciation to Psalm 70? Week 24, Day 7: Sunday, 21 June 2009 2 Kings 21, 22 Note: Manasseh was born during the years the Lord added to Hezekiah’s life. How does this fact add to contribute to your answer to Saturday’s last question for 2 Kings? What sort of fathers was Hezekiah in his last years? (21:1-6) Can nations be easily led astray by powerful leaders? (21:9) Did God know what Manasseh would do before he was ever born? (21; refer back to chapter 20) What is the impact the Word of God has on the reader when convicted by the Holy Spirit? (2:11, 12) Does God at times protect His people from the consequences that result from collective sin? (22:19, 20) Proverbs 21 What does God desire from you? (21:3)

6 What is different about how a wise man learns than how a mocker learns? (21:11) How does God get your attention? Who brings the wicked to ruin? (21:12) What does 21:13 say about how God works? When Proverbs talks about the mocker, who is it talking about? (21:24) How does God view the “good deeds” of those who persist in sin? (21:27) Who decides success in any and every matter? (21:30, 31) Psalms 71 Who do you turn to in times of trouble? (71:1) How have you responded to God’s blessings? (71:8, 14-16) What is part of our mission on earth? (71:18)