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Read Scripture 1 Timothy

Read Scripture 2 Timothy

Word Study: Peace

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~Class Notes Chapter Ten~ Just Broken

Read Job 1:1-5. We learn a lot from these verses, so let’s unpack them. 1. We learn that there was a man from the land of _______, named ________. 2. Job was described as “______________________, upright, fearing _______, and turning away from evil.” 3. We learn that he had _____ sons and _____ daughters. 4. Job was considered an extremely __________________ man of his time. – He had ________ sheep, _________ camels, _______ oxen, _______ female donkeys, lots of servants, etc. – It is written (v.3) that he was the “greatest of ___________________ of the east.” 5. Job’s seven sons and three daughters __________ together on an appointed day of the __________. 6. Job was considered a family _______________. Let’s see what happens. Read Job 1:6-12. We read of the “___________ of God” (some translations say “angels of God”) coming to present themselves before God. One of God’s angels, the fallen angel we know as ______________, is also present. His name in this setting is equated to the Hebrew word for “________________” or “_______________”. God asks Satan, “From where do you ______________?” (v.7) And Satan tells God he has been roaming around the earth. In fact, he says he had been “_________________ around on it.” (v.7) God asked him if he had noticed __________, a righteous, blameless, honorable man of his time. God gave Satan permission to challenge ______________. Satan could do as he pleased, but he was not allowed to take _____________________. Read Job 1:13-19. NLet’s talk about each of these four events for a moment. 1. Job lost his ___________, _______________, and some servants. (v.14-15) ● ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. Job lost his _____________ and more ________________. (v.16) ● ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. Job lost his _____________ and more servants. (v.17) ● ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 4. Job lost his ________________ and more servants. (v.18-19) ● ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ So what did Job do? Read Job 1:20-22. In verse 22 it says, “Through all this Job did not sin nor did he ___________ God.” The Hebrew text for this better implies that Job: ___________________________. Read Job 2:1-6. In verse 3, God said Satan was ruining Job “______________________________”. “Skin for skin!” (v.4) What does that mean? _______________________________ Read Job 2:7-10. Satan struck Job with a ________________ ailment. Even when his wife taunted him, he _____________________________________. Job 2:11 tells us that that Job’s three friends heard about what Job was going through and came to ___________________ and ______________________ him. Verse 13 says that they sat on the ground with Job for ____ days and ____ nights with no one _________________. __________ was the first one to break the silence. The next many chapters contain the pleadings and opinions of his friends. ● One friend said that “According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble harvest it.” (4:8) – In other words: ___________________________________________ ● The second friend said, “Does God pervert justice or does the Almighty pervert what is right? If your sons sinned against Him, then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.” (8:3-4) – In other words: ___________________________________________ ● The third friend said “For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that your God forgets a part of your iniquity.” (11:6) – In other words: ___________________________________________ ● Later a fourth (and younger) friend came to visit Job.

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Read Scripture 1 Thessalonians

Read Scripture 2 Thessalonians

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The Day of the Lord

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Read Scripture Colossians

The Gospel of the Kingdom

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Colossians

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~Class Notes Chapter Nine ~ Twice Wrong

Read 2 Samuel 11:1. In this verse we learn a couple of things:1. It was ______________… which means it was time for _______________.2. David sent Joab and all of Israel’s military might to fight the Ammonites.3. David did _______________________ his army to ______________.Read 2 Samuel 11:2-5.We are introduced to ______________________, meaning “daughter of an oath”.She was the daughter of _________________, who was one of King David’s__________________________________.Bathsheba is the wife of __________________________.In verse 2 Bathsheba is described as ___________________________.● “Y apeh ”, which means ____________________________.● “ Tob ” is used to convey _______________________________________.So what happened with Bathsheba? There are several details that often getoverlooked. Let’s unpack the story…1. “ Now when _______________ came David arose from his bed ” (v.2)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. “ And from the roof he saw a _____________________________ ” (v.2)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. “ … and the woman was _______________________ in appearance ” (v.2)________________________________________________________4. “ So David sent and inquired about _________________________. ” (v.3)________________________________________________________5. “ Then David sent messengers and _________________________ .” (v.4)________________________________________________________6. “ She came to him, he _____________ with her ” (v.4)________________________________________________________The result of these actions? __________________________________________( Reference Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 )How do we know for sure that the baby was David’s?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unclean… what does that mean? ( Reference Leviticus 15:19-20; 15:18 )____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Read 2 Samuel 11:6-13. What does David do? ___________________________Notes on Uriah the Hittite: ( His name means ____________________________ .)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________King David urged Uriah to go ____________, wash his _____________, and seehis _________________.Verse 9 tells us that Uriah did _________________________. Verse 13 tells us that Uriah did ___________________________.Read 2 Samuel 11:14-17. Here is what we do know: ____________________________________________The next few verses (19-25) tell us of the conversation between Joab and themessenger, and then the messenger and David. Read 2 Samuel 11:26-27.The customary time period for mourning was __________________ .When the time of mourning was past, David ______________________________and she ______________________________________.Verse 27 says: “ But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord .”Read 2 Samuel 12:1-12. The Lord sent _______________ to speak to David, andhe speaks to David through _____________________.(Reference Exodus 22:1; Leviticus 20:10; Leviticus 24:17 )In the parable, the stealing and slaughtering of the lamb represented the______________________________ and the ____________________ by David.To “ ________________ the word of the Lord ” was to break His commandments.1. “ Sword shall never depart from your house ” (v.10)_____________________________________________________________2. “ Raise up evil against you from your own house ” (v.11)_____________________________________________________________3. “ Take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your companion,

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Read Scripture Philippians

Joy

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~Class NotesChapter Eight ~ Surprise Blessing

Read Judges 13:1. The Israelites were in a repeated ____________ cycle: ● _____________________________________________________________. ● _____________________________________________________________. ● _____________________________________________________________. ● _____________________________________________________________. ● _____________________________________________________________. This punishment was not short-lived. It lasted __________ years. The Israelites were being ruled by the ________________________. Their ________________, _______________________, and _______________ were far beyond any other civilization at the time. ● They were the first ones to work with __________ / make ______________. ● They were the first ones to use ______________________________ in war. ● Their ___________, ________________, and architecture was all advanced. Read Judges 13:2-3. Did you notice #1… __________________________________________________ Did you notice #2… __________________________________________________ NOTE: These appearances are generally referred to as “theophanies” and are known to bring revelations and prophecies to certain individuals. But this is the first time we see God point to someone _________________. Did you notice #3… __________________________________________________ ● No _______________ meant ___________________ in the family business . ● No _______________ meant no one to _____________________________. ● Women who couldn’t __________________________ were often considered _________________________________. ● Most marriage contracts allowed for ________________ if the wife was __________________________________________. Did you notice #4… __________________________________________________ Let’s continue with our story. Read Judges 13:4-5. NOTE: The word “Nazarite” means ______________________. (Reference Numbers 6:2-8.) To summarize the Nazarite vow: 1. Do not _______________________________________________________. 2. Do not _______________________________________________________. 3. Do not _______________________________________________________. You have to wonder, why can’t he ___________________________? Did you notice the word _____________ in verse 5? Let’s see what happens… Read Judges 13:6-7; then 13:8. Read Judges 13:9. God heard Manoah, yet the angel came to the _____________ again… not Manoah. Read Judges 13:10-14. And Manoah was full of questions. The first being, _________________________? The response? ________________________. Read Judges 13:15-18. Jewish hospitality customs required that all strangers who approached your house were to be offered the opportunity to _____________, refresh themselves, and ________________________. But the angel tried to explain… I’m not here to ____________________; instead, you should _____________________________________. NOTE: The Hebrew word for ________________________ literally means _________________________________. It was the complete destruction, or sacrifice, of an animal (except for the hide). The angel said, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is _____________________?” (v.18) The Hebrew word for ___________________ used here is the word for _________________. This version of the word is used almost exclusively in describing God in the Old Testament. It literally means “of, from, or like _______”. Read Judges 13:19-23. A kid and grain offering signified two things: 1. The goat/blood sacrifice signified __________________________________. 2. The grain signified ___________________ for God’s provisions and goodwill. And then after Manoah placed the sacrifices on the rock, he and his wife watched while “He performed _______________________.” (Reference Judges 6:21) Verse 21 says that Manoah knew that this ________________________________. Read Judges 13:24-25. She had a son named ___________________, meaning _____________________.

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Read Scriptures: Ephesians

Heaven and Earth

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~Class NotesChapterSeven ~ Unexpected Favor

“Broken” may describe you now, or in the past, but “broken” does not need to define your tomorrow. Read Ruth 2:1-7. Naomi’s husband had a wealthy relative named _____________, which means __________________________. Biblical law established a plan by which even the most destitute in Israel could ________________________________________. (Leviticus 19:9-10; 23:22) Ruth saw the necessity of ___________________________________________. The servant told Boaz that she had asked to _________________ from their crops and had been working hard all day long. Read Ruth 2:8-13. Boaz encouraged Ruth to: ● Stay _______________________________________________________ ● Stay _______________________________________________________ ● Drink from __________________________________________________ And he instructed his young men _____________________________________. Read Ruth 2:14-16. Boaz _________________ her. Read Ruth 2:17-23. ● First, we see Ruth _______________________ in the fields until evening. ● Then she _____________________ what she had gleaned. ● She _______________ about an ephah of ______________. ● After beating her grain, she ___________________________. When Naomi learned that is was Boaz who had helped Ruth, she knew __________________________________________________________________. The Hebrew word for “one of our closest relatives” is ________________. ● The goel would avenge the _____________________________________. ● The goel could _______________________________________________. ● The goel could _________________________________ for family members that had been ______________________________________. ● If he was single or widowed, the goel could __________________________ when someone died without an heir. Ruth worked in Boaz’s field until the end of the ____________________________. ● The beginning of the barley harvest season was ______________________. ● The barley harvest season ended in _______________, and then blended into the wheat harvest, which continued _____________________. Read Ruth 3:1-4. Naomi gave Ruth strict instructions on what to do. She was to: 1. _____________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________________________ 5. _____________________________________________________________ 6. _____________________________________________________________ Read Ruth 3:5-13. Ruth’s response in verse 9: “So spread your covering over your maid, for you are a close relative.” She is offering ____________________________________. He told her that he was aware of _____________________________ who was a ___________________________________. Let’s see what happened. Read Ruth 3:14-18. He ________________ Ruth early, gave her a __________________________, and _______________________________ just before dawn. Read Ruth 4:1-6. The unnamed relative ______________________ his right to become the goel in verse 6, and _____________________________ to Boaz. A formal contract was then publicly sealed: the relative removed his _________________ and gave it to __________________. Read Ruth 4:9-10. By purchasing all of Naomi’s property and goods, Boaz is now obligated to __________________________ and _______________________, both in __________ and _________________. By acquiring ____________ as part of the deal, he could now ___________________ and give her the opportunity to ___________________________, the first of whom would then become the _______________________________________. Read Ruth 4:11-12; then Ruth 4:13-17. If we go back a chapter or two… _______________________________________. The same Boaz… who is ______________________________________________. Boaz and Ruth had a son, Obed, who is __________________________________.

~Class NotesChapter Six ~ The Wrong Choice

Turn with me in your Bibles to Ruth 1:1-2. We learn many important things:

* The people of Israel had ___________________, thus they were still be governed by ___________________ . ● ___________________________________________* There was an ___________________ in the land. ● ____________________________________________* We are introduced to Elimelech and his family. ● Elimelech means ___________________ . ● Naomi means ____________________________. ● Mahlon means ___________________ . ● Chilion means ___________________ .* Elimelech and his family were from ___________________ (meaning “House of Bread”), located in the land of ___________________ (meaning “Praise”). ● ____________________________________________

NOTE: Did you know there were TWO Bethlehems in Israel?

Elimelech was a ___________________ in Bethlehem. During the famine, he and his family went to ___________________ in Moab. ● Moab means ___________________ . ● ____________________________________________ The inhabitants of Moab were called ___________________ . They were descendants of ___________________ .(Reference Genesis 19:37)The Moabites epitomized everything that the Israelites were supposed to ___________________ . Because of their pagan practices, and the fact that they also contributed to the downfall and oppression of the Israelites, they were a people ___________________ .While the Israelites were again in a period of turmoil and punishment, Elimelech chose to ___________________ his family and leave ___________________ . He chose to leave ___________________ . He chose to leave ___________________ . He chose to leave ___________________ .Think about it: This family, who were inhabitants of a land called ___________________ (Ephrath), left the ___________________ (Bethlehem) in the ___________________ (Judah) to go ___________________ (Moab).11 Read Ruth 1:3-4.What happened next? Naomi’s sons took for themselves ___________________ as ___________________ . (Reference Deuteronomy 23:3)Had Naomi given up on God?Ruth (meaning ___________________ ), she married the firstborn, Mahlon.Orpah (meaning ___________________ ), she married the second born, Chilion.They lived in Moab for ___________________ years.Read Ruth 1:5Read Ruth 1:6 “ she had heard… that the Lord had visited His people in __________________.”Let’s see what happened with Naomi. Read Ruth 1:7-14.Interestingly enough, she told them to return home to their ___________________ homes, not the ___________________.The father’s house is generally considered a place of ___________________ .The mother’s house is generally considered a place where you go to _________________________.So what happened? Read Ruth 1:15-18.Ruth, who was living up to her name ( ___________________ ), was determined to ___________________ , regardless of the situation and the personal cost.Challenge #1: The IsraelitesChallenge #2: The Journey HomeRead Ruth 1:19-22.Verse 19 says that ALL the city was ___________________ and they asked, “ ___________________ ?”She replied (in verse 20), “ Do not call me __; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very ______ with me. ”Psalm 147:2-3 says, “ The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds .“

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