Bethany Bible Study

Hebrews Chapter 11:32 Faith of Judges: Barak BARAK’s CALL: What environment were the Israelites facing during the time of Barak? How did Barak receive his call? What was God’s mission for Barak? BARAK’s VICTORY OF FAITH: Why did Barak feel like a misfit to complete the mission? How did he respond to the mission? How was he equipped for the mission? How did Barak achieve victory? What role did Debr...

Hebrews Chapter 11:32 Faith of Judges: SAMSON SAMSON’s BEGINNING: What was unique about the birth of Samson? What role did his parents play in his upbringing? What was Samson’s calling? SAMSON’s VICTORIES: What was the condition around Samson’s time as a judge? What were some victories in the life of Samson? What was the secret of his strength and victory? SAMSON’s DECLINE AND ENDING: Why did Sams...

Hebrews Chapter 11:32 Faith of Judges: Gideon JUDGES: Who lead Israel before Judges? How many Judges ruled Israel and what are their names? What was the condition of Israelites during that time? FAITH IN ACTION: What qualified Gideon to be listed among the heroes of faith? Did Gideon have any failures? (Judges 6-8) Reflection: What can we learn from the faith of Gideon?

Hebrews Chapter 11:29-30 Faith of Joshua and Rahab FAITH OF JOSHUA & ISRAELITES: Who commissioned Joshua to lead Israel and what was the charge given to him? What gave Joshua the confidence to lead? What was needed for the walls to fall down? What was the significance of making seven rounds? What was the outcome of the victory? FAITH OF RAHAB: Who was Rahab? What inspired her faith? How was sh...

Hebrews Chapter 11:23-29 FAITH OF MOSES FAITH AT BIRTH (23): Who exercised faith at the birth of Moses? How does faith give courage to act? Why was Moses considered a ‘proper child’? FAITH AT YOUTH (24-26): Who raised Moses? What critical choice did Moses make? What was the trade-off? Was Moses better off or worse because of his choice? FAITH AS AN ADULT (27-29): Why was Moses not afraid of Pharao...

Hebrews Chapter 11:20-22 FAITH AT FINAL MOMENTS OF LIFE Isaac | Jacob | Joseph FAITH OF ISAAC (20): Who was the recipient of Isaac’s blessing? Were the two sons blessed equally? Why is Isaac’s act of blessing a commendable act of faith? Was Isaac’s faith honored by God? FAITH OF JACOB (21): Who was the recipient of Jacob’s blessing? Why was that unusual? Why is Jacob’s faith commendable? Was Jacob...

Hebrews Chapter 11:8-19 Faith of Abraham ABRAHAM’S FAITH: THE CALL TO GO (8-10): At what season of his life was Abraham called? Why was Abraham’s response commendable? Did Abraham settle in the promised land? Why or why not? ABRAHAM & SARAH’S FAITH: THE CONCEPTION (11-12): What was the promise made to Sarah? What was her first response? What changed and what was the result? How does God’s deal...

Hebrews 11:1-7 FAITH DEFINED | FAITH PRACTICED FAITH (1-3): How is faith defined? What lead to good testimony of elders? What is the relevance of including testimonies of men and women of faith? Is faith a spiritual gift given to some or is it given to all? How is faith & sight connected? What is evidence of faith? How do we grow in our faith? How were the worlds created? Where must our faith...

Hebrews 10:19-38 RESPONDING TO THE NEW COVENANT RESPONSE TO NEW COVENANT(19-25): What is the new and living way? Using the phrase “let us ..”, how are we to respond? Why must there be a sense of urgency to our response? WARNING OF APOSTASY (26-31): Who is it addressed to? Why is there a danger of apostasy? What is the consequence? ENCOURAGEMENT TO PERSEVERE (32-38): How can believers be strengthen...

Hebrews 10:1-18 Shadow versus Reality INFERIOR SACRIFICES (1-4): What made the animal sacrifices inferior? Why were the sacrifices repeated? What is impossible? What are the ‘good things’ to come? Why is the sacrifice of new covenant superior? THE PREPARED LAMB (5-10) When was the lamb prepared? What was unique about this lamb? What was the passion of Jesus? Is sanctification a one-time experience...

Hebrews 9:11-28 Blood of Christ |Death & Judgement of man THE BETTER MEDIATOR? (11-15): What ‘good things’ does Christ offer? How was the sacrifice of Christ superior? What did the death of Lord Jesus Christ on the cross accomplish? What must follow our salvation? How were the old testament (pre-Christ) believers saved? Does the cross apply to those under the old covenant? What is the signific...

Hebrews 9:1-10 The Tabernacle | Service of the Priests THE OLD TABERNACLE: STRUCTURE & FURNISHINGS (1-5): What did the tabernacle signify? What were the main divisions of the tabernacle? What furnishings were present in the tabernacle? Where was the veil and what was its significance? Why learn about the tabernacle today? THE OLD TABERNACLE: PRIESTLY SERVICES (6-10): Who could access the taber...

Hebrews : Chapter 8 The NEW COVENANT is BETTER THE EXALTED PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST (1-5): Where is Jesus seated today? What must the priest bring? Why is Jesus disqualified for this office based on law? What did Moses build and what was it patterned after? What is the significance of the tabernacle and temple? What is different about the ‘true tabernacle’? BETTER PROMISES (6): What are the ‘better pr...

Hebrews 7:22-28 Jesus, the Great High Priest (cont.) FROM LAST WEEK: Could Melchizedek be Jesus Christ? A BETTER COVENANT (22): What is the foundation for a better covenant? PERFECT PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST (23-28): Why is the priesthood of Christ unchanging? How is it different from Aaronic priesthood? What does it mean for Christ to ‘save to the uttermost’? What are some qualities of Jesus as the pe...

Hebrews 7:1-21 Melchizedek| Superior Priesthood of Christ Melchizedek (1-3) What do we know about Melchizedek? What is the relevance of the ‘order of Melchizedek’? Could Melchizedek be Jesus? Melchizedek Versus Aaronic Priesthood (4-10): Why is Melchizedek greater than Abraham? How was the Aaronic priesthood established? What was the role of priests? How is Melchizedek superior to Aaronic Priestho...

BETTER| INHERITING PROMISES | HOPE Hebrews 6:9-20 BETTER (v.9): What “better” things must follow our salvation experience? What other ‘better’ things are mentioned in Hebrews? RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD (10-12): In what way is God righteous? What does God expect from believers? INHERITING PROMISES & CHRISTIAN HOPE (13-20): What are the two immutable things mentioned? What do we need to inherit promi...

Hebrews - Chapter 6:4-8 Apostasy & Eternal Security FALLING AWAY & FRUIT of BELIEVERS (4-8): Who is this passage addressed to? What are some privileges that this group has received? What do we mean by apostasy? Can a born-again Christian fall away?...What do they fall away to? Is apostasy same as backsliding? Is our salvation eternally secure? What are some ‘impossible’ in the context of o...

Hebrews 6:1-6 Foundational Principles | Apostasy FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES (5:12, 6:1-3): What are the foundational principles of our faith? When were these principles introduced? When did the full revelation come? What should be the goal of every believer? FALLING AWAY (4-6): Who is this passage addressed to? What are some privileges that this group has received? What do we mean by apostasy? Can a...

Hebrews 4:14-5:14 Throne of God |Priesthood of Jesus Christ THRONE OF GOD (14-16) :What must we hold fast to? What heavens has Jesus passed into? How is the throne of God referred in Hebrews different from the one seen in the Old Testament? How will the throne referred in Revelation be different? HIGH PRIESTS (5:1-4): How were the high priests chosen? What was their role? Do we need high priests t...

Hebrews - Chapter 3:11-4:13 The Promise of REST REST IS A CHOICE: What are some types of ‘rest’? What is the focus of superior ‘rest’ in new testament teaching? Have you chosen to enter into that rest? ENTERING INTO REST (3:12-19): Is unbelief a sin? Why must we exhort one another? When should we respond? Until when must we remain stedfast? How are we partakers of Christ? What rest is promised to...

Hebrews - Chapter 3:1-11 Jesus Christ is superior to Moses Hebrews 3:1-11 Our Identity & Calling (1): Who are we? What is our calling? What must we consider about Christ? What made Christ an apostle? Jesus Versus Moses (2-6): What made Moses a remarkable man of God? How were Jesus and Moses similar? How is Jesus superior to Moses? Why does Jesus deserve more glory in the house? What must we ho...

Hebrews - Chapter 2:9-18 Superiority of Jesus Christ as the Son of Man 8 Questions Who is Son of man? Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus become the Son of man? Why were we created? Did Jesus have to be made perfect? How can we be the brethren of Jesus? What did Jesus accomplish at the cross? How does temptations faced by Jesus benefit us?

Hebrews - Chapter 2:1-8 Superiority of Jesus Christ to Angels as Son of God and Son of Man (Contd.) PAY ATTENTION! (1-4): Why must we pay attention? What are some signs of drifting away among believers? What makes the salvation great? Is disobedience to the message delivered by angels punishable? Can we escape the gospel message? How was the message of Jesus Christ confirmed? MAN VERSUS ANGELS (5-...

Hebrews - Chapter 1:4-14 SUPERIORITY OF LORD JESUS CHRIST (to angels) Angels - an Introduction: What does ‘angels’ mean? What are some prominent angels mentioned? How did angels interact with Jesus? Is there a hierarchy among angels? What is the relation of angels to man? What are some examples of angels in old and new testament? Jesus versus Angels (4-13): Why is Jesus compared to angels? In what...

Hebrews SUPERIORITY OF JESUS CHRIST 1:1-3 INTRODUCTION: Who is the author? When was it written? Who is the intended audience? What is the focus? REVELATION OF GOD (1-2): How did God speak in times past and in these last days? Why is revelation through Christ superior? How does God speak to us today? JESUS versus Prophets (2-3): How is Jesus is superior to the prophets?