Bible Study Intensive

This story takes place in the time of the judges before a king was in place to rule over the nation. The Talmud speculates that Samuel wrote the book, but there is no author named so we can say that for certain.

The name of the book comes from the 12 leaders whose leadership was from the time of Joshua to Samuel. We will look at the book as a series of snapshots taken over a period of 200-300 years. None of the judges ruled over the entire nation, but each of the 12 judges ruled over a geographic area for a period of time.

The next series of books we will be digging in are the historical books. We don’t know who wrote the book of Joshua, but it was someone who knew his exploits before and mentions the memorials after his death. The book of Joshua provides the means by which God fulfilled His part of the covenant. 

We ended our last lesson with grumbling by the people and seeing this is a consequence for their disbelief. We will start to see what is further revealed by the Lord.

The Hebrew title of this book is “In the Wilderness”. When the book was translated into Greek it was changed to numbers, because that is what the first chapters describe, census taking. Interesting in what we will learn about Jesus in this book.

By this time you know what we are digging to find, glimpses of Jesus. Guess what?!! By studying this book, that is often ignored by Christians, we will see in the images of Leviticus, the person of Jesus and His role. Put on your Indiana Jones hat and let’s go digging!!

**We will use the same study sheet for weeks 13 & 14 ** God, through the Holy Spirit, directed Moses in the Genesis Chapter 1 to spend 31 verses and 3 verses in Chapter 2 to describe the creation of the world. Starting in Exodus Chapter 25 through 31 God explained to Moses the way in which the tabernacle was to be constructed. Then in Chapters 35 through 40 the actual construction was described. I...

**We will use the same study sheet for the next two weeks** God, through the Holy Spirit, directed Moses in the Genesis Chapter 1 to spend 31 verses and 3 verses in Chapter 2 to describe the creation of the world. Starting in Exodus Chapter 25 through 31 God explained to Moses the way in which the tabernacle was to be constructed. Then in Chapters 35 through 40 the actual construction was describe...

As we left the class that people had stated their desire to do everything the Lord has commanded. End of Story, Huh?!!?? In Chapter 19 the people agreed to accept the terms of the covenant. In Chapters 20-23 the terms of the covenant are written out. Next comes the ratification in Exodus 24.

God’s people who were once slaves are now free and starting on their journey. Will they see God and catch glimpses of Jesus as they begin their long walk to the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?

From the time of Moses up to the time of Jesus and beyond, the Israelites celebrated the Passover. In the Last supper Jesus presented new meaning to this ancient feast of deliverance.

At the end of last week we observed the plagues and the ramifications of a hardened heart like Pharoah’s. This week, we see God’s answer for the hardened heart: the ultimate picture of Jesus in the Old Testament.

We are just beginning digging into Exodus last week. Thought this was going to be about Moses, but guess what it’s not about him, it’s about God. The very real story of God’s people suffering and being freed by a loving God who sends a Savior is a story told throughout the rest of the Old Testament. Jesus is the One.

Digging in the Old Testament and Finding Jesus - Exodus

It felt like we stopped last week’s lesson at a very critical juncture. We left Jacob anticipating the events that will transpire as he reunites with his brother Esau the next day.

Last week a beautiful picture was painted for us regarding Abraham and his son. We saw Abraham was more afraid of losing his relationship with God than he was surrendering his most precious possession. The whole scene points to God offering His most precious Son for us. Realize what God was willing to do for you.

Faith that saves is not merely faith that believes in God, or tries hard to obey His commands. Saving faith is putting all our hopes in what God has promised, specifically His Son, Jesus Christ. His life, death, resurrection. Abraham rejoiced as he had this faith. Don’t you think that should also be our attitude also?

From last week’s lesson, we learned that all those who have hidden themselves in the ark of Jesus Christ will be protected from the coming destruction just as Noah and his family were protected from the flood. Our Savior will safely deliver us to a new heaven and earth. On to another digging expedition!

What happened in the garden regarding the serpent is critical for us to understand. We begin this week to analyze this relating the fulfillment as seen in the New Testament.

Nancy Guthrie in her book, "The Promised One?" says the Old Testament is an uncompleted story. As it ends, the people are still waiting for the fulfillment of the Promise. The Old Testament was to provide the context with which we could understand the necessity of suffering and the certainty of glorification. It is the foundation of all we need to know about Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. Salvati...

The verses 1-16 of Chapter 16 are special greetings that Paul was sending. At least 26 different people are named, two unnamed saints and churches that met in homes. He closed with greetings from nine believers who were with him in Corinth when he wrote the letter. *Note - This week and prior week are using the same study guide.

The verses 1-16 of Chapter 16 are special greetings that Paul was sending. At least 26 different people are named, two unnamed saints and churches that met in homes. He closed with greetings from nine believers who were with him in Corinth when he wrote the letter. *Note - The next two weeks will use the same study guide.

We are in the midst of Paul sharing his insight about how to live for God. Last week we studied patterns for living God’s way. Believers may hold different convictions about many matters, but they must hold them in love. Today we will dig in to discover how we are to glorify God. You might be surprised!

Are you awake now? Can you hear what Paul is saying? He has laid out all the theology of the church, and taught us what it takes to have victory in our Christian life, now here are the practical exercises.

Paul has presented every doctrine a Christian needs to know and believe. In Chapter 8 we learned about living victoriously because God gave us the Holy Spirit. One of the commentaries I studied said in the Christian life, doctrine and study always go together. What we believe determines how we live. We are off on an adventure to see how to translate learning into loving! Are you up for the challen...