The Lord is God
Questions for Study 4
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TIMELINE FROM MOSES TO DAVID
ISRAEL'S HISTORY
PALESTINE AND SYRIA
EGYPT AND SINAI
THE DIVISION OF THE PROMISED LAND
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS TIMELINE
I. Follow Them as Long as You Live (1-14)
1. What two promises did the Israelites receive if they followed the decrees and laws? (1-2) Was anyone able to keep all the laws? (Rom. 3:10-12; 3:23; 2:17-24) How then are we justified and how does this clarify the purpose of the law? (Rom. 3:21-22; 7:7; 13:9)
2. What does it mean to add and subtract from the law? (2) How did the religious leaders do this in Jesus' day? (Mark 7:9; Luke 11:38-39; 12:1)
3. What is to be learned by what happened at Baal Peor? (3-4; Num. 25:1-3) What will happen when we follow the Lord's commands? (5-6) Did or will this ever happen? (Mark 16:15; Acts 28:28-31)
4. How do verses 7-8 apply to us? (John 14:23) What are we who have God in us suppose to do with our children? (9-10)
5. How did God confirm his covenant, the Ten Commandments with Israel? (11-14) How did Jesus confirm the new covenant with us? (Jer. 31:31-32; Luke 22:20; and 2 Cor. 3:6; Heb. 8:13, 9:15)
II. The Lord Your God is a Consuming Fire (15-31)
6. What is the nature of an idol? (15-18) What does it mean to bow down to created things in our day? (19) How is Egypt's slavery like the slavery to the sinful nature? (20; Rom. 6:6, 22)
7. How is God described in verses 21-24? (Consider Num. 20:9-12.) What will happen if they broke the covenant? (25-28) What hope is there for a nation that repents? How is the heart of God revealed in verses 30-31?
III. The Lord is God (32-40)
8. How did God's dealing with Israel show his love for them and commitment to the promises made to Abraham? (32-34; Gen. 15:13-16) Why did God show such a fearful display in Egypt and Mt. Sinai? (35-26) What was God's Presence to Israel and is to us? (37-38; Ex. 13:21-22; John 14:16-17)
9. With many enemies before them and battles to be waged, who should we remember is in control? How is following God's ways good?
IV. Cities of Refuge (41-49)
10. What did the provision of cities of refuge tell us about God's knowledge of man's sinful nature? (41-43) What can be learned from verses 44-49?
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