Week 26

1 Week 26, Day 1: Monday, 29 June 2009 1 Chronicles 13, 14 What did not happen during the reign of Saul? (13:3; see 1 Samuel 7) Why would God destroy Uzzah for such a seemingly small offense? (13:10; see Leviticus 16:2, Numbers 3:31, Numbers 4:5, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 35:12, Exodus 37:5, and Exodus 40:21) What does this say about our sinfulness and the Holiness of God? Was David’s response to Uzzah’s death appropriate? (13:11; see Proverbs 3:11) What did David do before deciding on battle? (14:10, 14) Does God at times reveal very specific answers to His children in prayer? (14:15) Proverbs 29 How does a nation remain stable, and what tears a nation down? (29:4) What traps and destroys an evil person? (29:6) Can a man of integrity always live in peace in this world? (29:10) What should we remember when we are being oppressed? (29:13) What does the Lord understand about raising His children? (29:15) Why is daily Bible study so important? (29:18) What does God understand about dealing with His servants? (29:19, 21) What motivates you to do what you do on a daily basis? (29:25) Compare 29:26 with 29:13. Ephesians 3 God’s gift of grace makes you a ________. (3:7) What is God’s intent? (3:10) How did God accomplish His purpose? (3:11)

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How does Jesus change our relationship with God? (3:12) What is at the root and the heart of our spiritual development? (3:17-19) What should we remember when we pray? (3:20) Week 26, Day 2: Tuesday, 30 June 2009 1 Chronicles 15, 16 What did David learn after his first attempt to move the ark? (15:2) What was David’s big mistake that led to Uzzah’s death? (15:13-15) How important is it to earnestly seek the God’s revelation in His Word and to live by it? What was at the heart of Michal’s ill will toward David? (15:29; refer back to 1 Samuel 18:20-30, 1 Samuel 25:44, and 2 Samuel 3:13-15). When should we seek the Lord’s face? (16:11) Proverbs 30 What did Agur want to know concerning the Holy One? (30:4) See Ephesians 3 and 4 for the answers that Agur sought. What did Agur understand about his own sin nature? (30:7-9) What can we learning about being judgmental from 30:10-14? How does 30:23 relate to David’s marriage to Michal? What life lessons does Agur want us to learn from observing nature? (30) Ephesians 4 What are we? (4:1) Does 4:2 describe you? Why does God give each of us different callings? (4:12) What does God expect from our spiritual development? (4:14, 15)

3 Why do unbelievers act the way they do? (4:17-19) How are we to regard our former way of life? (4:22, 23) What are we all to do? (4:25-32) Week 26, Day 3: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 1 Chronicles 17, 18 Was Nathan’s first response to David in accordance with God’s will? (17:2) Did God stop loving Saul? (17:13) How does answered prayer encourage your prayer life? (17:25) Why was David victorious over his enemies? (18:6, 13) Proverbs 1 What does the Word of God enable? (1:2-4) Why do the wise speak in riddles or parables? (1:6) Who will not gain enlightenment from the reading of God’s Word? (1:7) Who lives in safety? (1:33) Ephesians 5 Who are we to imitate? (5:1) How are we to live? (5:3, 4, 18-21) Of what can we be sure? (5:5:5) Why should we live differently (5:8-13) What is God’s standard for marriage? (5:21-33) Week 26, Day 4: Thursday, 2 July 2009 1 Chronicles 19, 20

4 Can misunderstandings get quickly out of hand? (19) How important is sound, godly counsel? (19:3-6) Joab had the advantage of interior lines, enabling his units to rapidly support each other and concentrate at critical times and places while his larger enemy remained separated from each other. Who was responsible for Joab’s victory? (19:13) What was the first major indicator that David had begun to lose focus? (20:1) Notice how devastating this downward slide will impact David and all of Israel. (Compare with 2 Samuel 11:1) Though David did not participate in the spring conquests, what did David do? (20:2) Proverbs 2 What are three conditions for understanding the fear of the Lord? (2:1-5) How does the Lord give wisdom? (2:6) Ephesians 6 How important is godly parenting? (6:1-4) How are we to treat those with authority over us? (6:5-8) How are we to treat those under our charge? (6:9) How does God expect us to deal with the devil? (6:11-13) What is the “full armor of God?” (6:14-17) What is the “Sword of the Spirit?” (6:17) When should we pray? (6:18) Week 26, Day 5: Friday, 3 July 2009 1 Chronicles 21, 22 Did David want to count Israel’s troops for God’s glory or for his glory? (21:1-7) Who suffered for David’s sin? (21:11-14)

5 How did David prepare his son for success? (22) Why was David no allowed to build the Temple of the Lord? (22:8) What was David’s ultimate hop for his son? (22:12) What command was passed to every Jewish leader from the time of Moses? (22:13; see also Deuteronomy 31, Joshua 1, and Joshua 10.) Proverbs 3 What are we inclined to do concerning God’s Word that Proverbs warns us against? (3:1; see also Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:12, Deuteronomy 8:1, and 2 Kings 17:38.) How are we to resist this temptation? How are we to walk daily? (3:5-8) Philippians1 How long is the sanctification process in a Christian life? (1:6) What does sanctification look like? (1:9-11) How does our example under trails impact others in the church? (1:14) Have there always been those who seek to exploit the Gospel? (1:15-18) What do we represent in our actions? (1:27) What has been granted to us? (1:29) Is suffering an honor most Christians desire? Week 26, Day 6: Saturday, 4 July 2009 1 Chronicles 23, 24 What major portion of David’s reign is excluded in 1 Chronicles? (2 Samuel 11, 12, and 1 Kings, and Psalm 51) What was the duty of the Levites? (23) Were ministerial duties chosen by ministers or appointed to them? Was is based on individual desires, passions, and skills or something else? (24) Proverbs 4

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Compare 4:1 with 3:1. Do you sense the father’s urgency in his appeal to his son? Compare 4:4-6 with 3:1-4. Compare 4:18 with Ephesians 1:6-11. Psalm 74 Can it often feel as if God has completely abandoned you? (74:1) Week 26, Day 7: Sunday, 5 July 2009 1 Chronicles 25, 26 Who taught ministers how to minister? (25:6) Was ministerial training considered to be important? (25:7) How were tough decisions often made to avoid any perceptions of favoritism? (26:13) Did ministry often involve service that is often not considered spiritual? (26) Proverbs 5 How hard is it for a sinner to stop sinning? (5:6, 22, 23) Psalms 75 Is God’s timing our timing? (75:2) Compare 75:7 with Proverbs 29:13.