IBC Richmond

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What makes you believe that God wants a relationship with his people in Exodus 24? Would you eat dinner with God (see Ex 24:11)? 2. Exodus 24:10 says, “They saw the God of Israel.” What do you observe from the context about this vision? How can this be understood in light of Exodus 33:20? 3. Why did the first covenant fail? Did God know Israel would fail to obey the coven...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. How can the 10 Commandments be categorized? How did Jesus speak of the Commandments? Is a Christian obligated to keep the 10 Commandments today? 2. The word “fear” is used twice in Exodus 20:20. What is the 3. difference between them? Why is first condemned and the second indispensable? 3. What does it mean to live as a sojourner (see Exodus 23:9)? Who is a sojourner? How...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What five crises did Israel face in Exodus 15-18? In what way is God testing you? What might be his best intentions for this season of testing? 2. Why did God judge Israel’s disobedience over 40 years? Why not destroy the older generation with pestilence as he suggested to Moses (Numbers 14:11-12)? What does God’s patience reveal about justice? 3. How did God provide food...

1. What does it mean to know God? How is God made known through the Egyptian plagues? How has God made himself known to you? 2. Have you ever asked God the same question as Moses, “Why did you ever send me” (Ex 5:22)? Why did Moses ask it? What causes you to doubt God’s call? How is that type of doubt overcome? 3. What can be learned from the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart? What part did God play in...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What commitment is inherent in the phrase, "the Lord our God"? It is used about 300 times in Deuteronomy. What expression do you use describing your relationship with God? 2. Read Deuteronomy 10:12-13. Does God require this of you? How telling are these commands as a description of your life? How were the commands for Israel's good? 3. If you are a Christian parent, how d...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Does God’s judgment on the older generation of Israel seem harsh to you (See Numbers 14:34)? What about God’s judgment of Korah’s rebellion? Do you worship a God of wrath and judgment as well as one of grace and forgiveness? 2. Discuss the test for adultery in Numbers 5. How is “jealousy” defined in this context? In what way does the practice make you feel uncomfortable o...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Hebrews is an inspired NT commentary on Leviticus. How does the book of Hebrews speak of Jesus as the High Priest? 2. Leviticus teaches that God is interested in every aspect of his people’s lives. What areas of life have you excluded God? 3. Since God desires his people to be holy (Lev 19:2), how are you living a holy, set apart life? 4. Does the book of Leviticus teach...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What is the Decalogue and the “Book of the Covenant”? Where are they found in Exodus? 2. How do the 10 plagues correspond to the Egyptian gods? How does this answer Pharaoh’s question, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go” (Ex. 5:2)? 3. Describe Moses as a leader. What were his strengths and weaknesses? How do you identify with his leadership?...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What can you say about God from the book of Genesis? If Genesis were the only biblical book accessible to you how much would you understand about the Gospel? • The biblical flood has become a sensationalized epic (Gen 6-9). Have you considered the horror of the worldwide flood? How do you feel about a God who destroyed all created life outside of a single boat. How does th...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What are the marks of Jesus? • How have you suffered because of being a Christian? How do you view suffering in light of 2 Timothy 3:12, "Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted"? • In what ways does God minister grace to your spirit? • Paul ends Galatians referring to his audience as "brothers." What significance does this term carry...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What does "Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches" mean in the local church? • How much time, effort, and money are you investing in the flesh? How much time, effort, and money are you investing in the Spirit? Compare the two. • What area of your spiritual life wearies you the most? How does the hope of reaping encourage your pers...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • Who are the spiritual in Galatians 6:1? • When have you observed a case of restoration in a church following Galatians 6:1? Why is church discipline often negligible? • What is the law of Christ? • How do you interpret "Let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone" (Gal. 6:5) in light of "For all who rely on works of the law are und...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What patterns and consistencies exist in the list of vices of the flesh? • Can a Christian live according the flesh? Can a Christian commit the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:19? • How does a person inherit (or not inherit) the kingdom of God? • What exercises do you regularly practice to put to death the flesh (vs. 24)?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • Is freedom absolute and autonomous in Galatians 5:13-15? • How have you practiced self-denial recently to resist opportunities for the flesh? • Have you experienced a disagreement in which Christians "bite and devour" and "consumed" one another? What lessons did you learn? • What role does love play in evangelism?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • How does a person “listen to Scripture” (vs. 21)? • Define allegorical interpretation? How does Paul apply Genesis 16 to the Galatian Church? • What is freedom? How is freedom more complex than doing what you desire? • How does the human propensity to addiction govern the use of Christian freedom?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • Give modern examples of the observance of days, months, seasons, and years in Galatians 4:10. Why does Paul reject such observances? • Ask yourself Paul’s question, “What then has become of your blessedness?" (Gal. 4:15) Why is joy a significant indicator of a healthy church? • Have you been sick recently? How did God use the illness to bless you through friendships (Gal....

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What is the similarity between a son and a slave in Galatians 4:1? How does this illustrate a spiritual reality for Christians? • What does “enslaved to the elementary principles of the world” (vs. 3) mean? Who does it apply to? • Describe the roles of each member of the Trinity at work in the Christian life according to Galatians 4:1-7. • When was the “fullness of time”?...