Bethany Bible Study

Jude 1 Author: Family: Written to: Jude (full name maybe Judas or Judah) half-brother of Jesus (Mathew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?) Time: 65-80 AD Written to: Jewish Believers. General epistle (not written to any specific church)

Brief Review of Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13 JERUSALEM IN RUINS (SPIRITUALLY) (part-2) FAILURE #4: What did Sabbath require? How was Sabbath violated? How did Nehemiah react? Is the principle of sabbath relevant and applicable today? FAILURES #5: How were the Jewish people unequally yoked? What are the dangers of being unequally yoked? How did Nehemiah react? Do we see such marriages/relationships today? What do the four prayers...

Nehemiah 12 THE DEDICATION OF JERUSALEM WALLS PURIFICATION (27-30): Why was it important to hold a dedication service? What is the significance of dedication? Why were the Levites invited from surrounding areas? What role did the Levites play in the temple? What did they cleanse? Why is cleansing important? How can sinners approach a holy God? WALL DEDICATION WORSHIP SERVICE(31-47): Who all partic...

Nehemiah 13 JERUSALEM IN RUINS (SPIRITUALLY) JERUSALEM IN DECLINE: What is the context for this spiritual decline? How long did Nehemiah stay in Jerusalem? Why did he return? How long was he away? What did he expect to see on his return and what did he observe? FAILURES #1 and #2 (1-9): What are the two failures identified? How did Israelites discover their failure #1? How did they react? How was...

Nehemiah 11 JERUSALEM RESETTLEMENT JERUSALEM RESTTTLEMENT(1-36): Why is Jerusalem called the ‘holy city’? Why was it critical to repopulate the city? Who were the initial occupants? How were other settlers selected? Why was there a reluctance to return to Jerusalem? What were the broad categories of people who returned? JERUSALEM PRIESTS and LEVITES (12:1-26): List the priest sand Levites during d...

Nehemiah 10 ISRAEL’s COVENANT WITH GOD THE COVENANT (29-39): What were the three main elements of the covenant?

Nehemiah 10 ISRAEL’s COVENANT WITH GOD THE COVENANT (1-28): What prompted the signing of the covenant? Who initiated the covenant? Who are the parties to the covenant? Who signed the written covenant? Who consented verbally to the agreement? Is the covenant binding? ELEMENTS OF THE COVENANT (29-39): What were the three main elements of the covenant? What would be the outcome of keeping the covenan...

Nehemiah 9 LONGEST PRAYER (CONTD.): REVIVAL THROUGH WORSHIP & CONFESSION GOD’s FAITHFULNESS & MAN’s UNFAITHFULNESS (16-36): How did God display his faithfulness? How did the people respond? Did God forgive or abandon? Did people continue to repeat the same mistakes? How does God respond to repeated failures? THE DECISION (37): What did Israelites decide at the end of their prayer of reflec...

Nehemiah Chapter 9 LONGEST PRAYER: REVIVAL THROUGH WORSHIP & CONFESSION ASSEMBLY (1-3): Who all gathered? What was the purpose of the gathering? How long did they read the Word and Worship? What is the basis for true revival? CALL TO WORSHIP (4-5) : Who lead the call to worship? What are some reasons to praise God? GOD’s FAITHFULNESS & MAN’s UNFAITHFULNESS (6-36) : How did God display his...

Nehemiah Chapter 8 Context Shift from physical rebuilding (walls) to spiritual restoration Focus moves from Nehemiah to Ezra the scribe Takes place during Feast of Trumpets (7th month, 1st day) Reading God's Word (v.1-8) People gathered at Water Gate, requested to hear the Law Ezra read for 6 hours from elevated wooden pulpit 13 Levites helped translate/explain (Hebrew to Aramaic) People's respons...

Nehemiah 7 REBUILDING OF GODLY COMMUNITY BEGINS FIRST STEPS (1-3): What was Nehemiah’s focus after completion of walls & gates? Who did he appoint to govern? Why were the chosen? Who else were appointed? What instruction were given? Why is continued security important? NEHEMIAH’s BURDEN (4-5): What was the condition of the city? What was missing? How did Nehemiah go about resolving the problem...

Nehemiah 6 ATTACKS ON NEHEMIAH | WALL FINISHED!! DECEPTIVE INVITATION (1-4): What was the condition of the walls? Who invited Nehemiah and what prompted the invite? Why did Nehemiah reject the invitation? What reason did he give? How could Nehemiah discern their evil motive? Do all have discernment? Was God’s work a priority for Nehemiah? SLANDER & LIES (5-9): What lies did the letter contain?...

Nehemiah 5 OPPRESSION FROM INSIDERS GREED & SELFISHNESS OF THE RICH(1-5): Why was there an outcry against the rich? In what ways were the rich oppressing and exploiting the poor? Were the rich helping the poor by lending? What Jewish laws were being broken by the rich? NEHEMIAH’s RIGHTEOUS ANGER (6-13): How did Nehemiah confront and challenge the rich? What example did he give them? What corre...

Nehemiah 4 DEFEATING OPPOSITION THROUGH PRAYER OPPOSITION THROUGH MOCKERY(1-6): Who opposed the work? When did the opposition begin? How did they mock? How do we respond to mockery? How does Nehemiah respond? How is his prayer answered? OPPOSITION THROUGH CONSIPIRACY OF VIOLENCE(7-9): How does Nehemiah respond? INTERNAL FATIGUE & THREAT OF VIOLENCE (10-23): How do Jews respond to physical weak...

Nehemiah 3 COOPERATIVE REBUILDING of WALLS & GATES REBUILDING OF GATES AND WALLS (1-32): Who were the builders? What was the scope of the work? How many gates are mentioned? Do any the gates exist today or have historical/prophetic significance? How did Nehemiah get the cooperation of a diverse group of people? Are there anyone who did not participate? What can we learn from non-cooperative pe...

Nehemiah 2 MEETING WITH THE KING NEHEMIAH’S REQUEST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM CALL TO BUILD

Nehemiah 1 NEHEMIAH’s REACTION TO BROKEN WALLS NEHEMIAH’s ENQUIRY (1-3): What is the time frame for Nehemiah’s ministry? What did Nehemiah learn about the condition of Jews? NEHEMIAH’s REACTION (4): How did Nehemiah react to the news? Is it surprising? NEHEMIAH’S PRAYER (5-11): Who is the prayer addressed to? How does he frame the confession? What is the covenant promise? What was his primary pray...

Ezra 10 CORPORATE REPENTANCE CORPORATE RESPONSE (1-4): How did people respond to Ezra's public confession? Who emerged as leader from the group and what did he propose? EZRA's PROCLAMATION (5-8): What was the content of the proclamation? What was the penalty for disobedience? EZRA's ADDRESS (9-17): How does Ezra confront the sin of people? How do people respond? How were the individual cases revie...

EZRA 9:1-15 EZRA’s PRAYER OF CONFESSION REPORT:HOLY SEED CORRUPTED(1-2): What report did princes give Ezra? What contributed to the spiritual decline among Israelites? What prompted the princes to come forward? Did the news come as a surprise to Ezra? What does the law and the new testament exhort about separation? EZRA’S REACTION (3-4): How did Ezra react to the report? How do other observers rea...

EZRA 8:1-14 EZRA’s LEADERSHIP: RETURN | RECRUITMENT | STEWARDSHIP THE RETURN WITH EZRA (1-14): How many family heads are listed? How many returned with Ezra? FASTING & PRAYER, RECRUITMENT OF LEVITES(15-23): Which prominent group was missing? How did Ezra solve the problem? Why did they fast & pray? STEWARDSHIP OF PRECIOUS METALS (24-34): How did Ezra demonstrate stewardship? Was anything l...

EZRA 7:11-28 Decree of king Artaxerxes | Ezra’s response King’s Decree (11-26): What was the main content of the decree? What was the task given to Ezra? How was the generosity of king expressed? Why was the king generous towards Ezra? Were there any limits? What was the provision regarding taxes? What additional authority was given to Ezra? Ezra’s Response (27-28): How did Ezra respond to the dec...

EZRA 7:1-10 EZRA & HIS MISSION EZRA's BACKGROUND (1-5): What can we say about the lineage of Ezra? What else do we know about Ezra? GOD's FAVOR ON EZRA (6-9): When did Ezra begin his journey back? What was the secret of Ezra's success? How can we say God's favor was on Ezra? EZRA's 3MISSION (10): What was Ezra's 3-fold mission? Are all believers called to have the same mission as Ezra?

EZRA 6 Ezra 6 Summary: Restoration Completed Through God’s Favor Ezra 6 marks the completion of the temple reconstruction , affirming that when God begins a work, He brings it to completion despite delays, opposition, or limited resources. 🔍 Key Events and Themes Search for Cyrus’ Decree : At the governor’s request, King Darius orders a search for King Cyrus’ original decree authorizing the templ...

EZRA 5 Ezra 5 Summary: Rebuilding Resumes Under God’s Favor The chapter begins with the resumption of the temple reconstruction after a 16-year pause. Initially, the work had stopped due to opposition from the Samaritans, fear, discouragement, and misplaced priorities among the Jews. However, prophets Haggai and Zechariah revived the mission through God’s word, stirring the hearts of leaders and p...