Week 36

1 Week 36, Day 1: Monday, 7 September 2009 Song of Solomon 3, 4 What do you think Beloved means when she says, “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires?” (3:5) Is physical attraction part of God’s plan for a marriage? (4:1-15) Proverbs 7 What do the simple lack? (7:7) What can how you dress reveal about you? (7:10) What do sinners call adultery? (7:18) 2 Timothy 1 What characterizes the Spirit God gave us? (1:7) What is our calling? (1:9) Week 36, Day 2: Tuesday, 8 September 2009 Song of Solomon 5, 6 How important is respect and friendship in a marriage, and does it add to attraction? (5:10, 16) Compare 6:3-9 with Proverbs 5:15-19. Proverbs 8 Who has access to wisdom? (8:4) What does wisdom detest? (8:7, 13) What goes with wisdom? (8:12) Who finds wisdom? (8:17) What is different about wealth gained wisely vice wealth gained through ungodly scheming? (8:18) What was the Lord’s first creation? (8:22) 2 Timothy 2

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How should we face hardships? (2:3) Is Bible knowledge vital to discerning between sound doctrines and godless chatter? (2:14-18) What must Christians do? (2:19) Are you a holy instrument for God’s purposes? (2:20, 21) What must we pursue? (2:22) Week 36, Day 3: Wednesday, 9 September 2009 Song of Solomon 7, 8 What must a wife be assured for a marriage to thrive? (7:10) Why does Beloved keep repeating the statement of 8:4? How strong is love? (8:6, 7) How important is remaining a virgin before marriage? (8:8-12) CONGRATULATIONS OF FINISHING ANOTHER BIBLE BOOK Proverbs 9 Where should you go if you have made poor decisions? (9:1-6) How do fools respond to correction? (9:7, 8) If you want to be wise, where must you start? (9:10) 2 Timothy 3 What are the traits of the ungodly? Do they often present themselves as religious? (3:1-9) What will definitely happen to you if you are living a godly life? (3:12, 13) What are the Scriptures able to do? (3:15) What do we know about the Bible? (3:16, 17)

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Week 36, Day 4: Thursday, 10 September 2009 Isaiah 1, 2 What do you remember about the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.? (1:2) Had Israel shown less sense than a donkey? (1:3) What does sin do to your heart? (1:5) What becomes of a sinful nation? (1:7) Compare 1:11-17 with 1 Samuel 15:22 and Proverbs 11:20, 15:8, 15:9, 15:26, 16:5. To what does God compare those who turn away from Him? (1:21) What happens to those who forsake the Lord? (1:28) What is the world like under the rule of the Lord? (2:4) Are God’s people to establish covenants with the ungodly? (2:6) How do Christians compromise today for the sake of prosperity and comfort? (2:7) Compare 2:22 with Psalm 9:10, Psalm 20:7, Psalm 44:6, Psalm 49:6, 13; Psalm 118:8, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 29:25 Proverbs 10 How does ill-gotten gain impact your relationship with the Lord? (10:2, 3) What is the way to life? (10:17) What characterizes the speech of the wise? (10:19-21) 2 Timothy 4 What will Jesus do? (4:1) What will men do to suit their own evil desires? (4:3, 4) If everyone were to abandon you for your faith, who would remain with you to give

4 you strength? (4:17) CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING ANOTHER BIBILE BOOK! Week 36, Day 5: Friday, 11 September 2009 Isaiah 3, 4 What happens to the government and civil institutions when nations turn from God’s ways? (3:4-6, 12) How does the Lord cleanse His church? (4:4) Proverbs 11 What is essential for wisdom? (11:2) What are verses 11:3, 11:5 and 11:6 telling you? Who holds their tongue? (11:12) Compare 11:21 with 2 Timothy 4:1) Titus 1 What leads to godliness? (1:1, 2) What are the required traits of church leaders? (1:6-9) Week 36, Day 6: Saturday, 12 September 2009 Isaiah 5-7 Why would Israel be destroyed? (5:7) Are there many calling for the Lord’s judgment who risk punishment themselves? (5:18-21) Why would God judge His people? (5:24) What is man’s response to entering the presence of Holy Father? (6:5) Is 7:14 a messianic prophecy, a near-term prophecy or both?

5 Consider 7:16 in context with 2 Kings 15:29-30 and 2 Kings 16:9. Proverbs 12 From whom should you accept advice? (12:5) Can the wicked ever be genuinely kind though they may do “good” deeds? (12:10) Are wise men wise in their own eyes? (12:15) How do wise people respond to insults? (12:16) How might verses 12:25, 26 relate with 12:4? How do you become righteous and immortal? (12:28; see Daniel 12:12, Matthew 25:46, Romans 6:23, Romans 1:17, Philippians 3:9, Galatians 2:16, John 3:16, John 5:24, John 6:40, John 6:47, John 17:3 Psalm 103 What does God do for His children? (103:3-5) What was different between what God revealed to Moses and what God revealed to the rest of the Israelites? (103:7) In addition to holy and just, what other traits describe our Heavenly Father? (103:8) Aren’t you glad you don’t get what you deserve? (103:10) In describing how far God has removed our transgressions from us, why do you think verse 103:12 uses the words “as far as the east is from the west” rather than “as far as the north is from the south? (hint: if you travel east will you ever travel west? If you travel north, will you ever travel south?) Do you think ancient believers understood that the earth is round? How much value in placed in obedience in Psalm 103 despite the fact that the Lord removes transgressions from His chosen ones? Week 36, Day 7: Sunday, 13 September 2009 Isaiah 8, 9 Does God use ungodly nations as instruments for His purposes? (8:1-10)

6 Who are we to fear? (8:13) In whom should you trust? (8:17) Where must you turn for the truth, and what will happen if you don’t? (8:20-22) Proverbs 13 How dangerous are careless words? (13:3) What do the righteous hate (13:5) What do the wise know how to do? (13:10) Life is hard for whom? (13:15) Psalms 104, 105 Compare 104:24 with Proverbs 8:22. What should meditation upon God’s Creation cause you to do? (104:33) Have you ever taken the time to write down the history of how God has blessed your life? (105)