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Galatians

The Law

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Seven Jewish Feasts

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The New Humanity

2 Corinthians

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2 Corinthians

Response to Grief

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~ Class Notes Chapter Five ~ Broken Wall

Once upon a time, there was a woman named ____________________________.Rahab lived in the town of ____________________________ , and was located about 5 miles west of the Jordan River and about 6 miles north of the Dead Sea. (See map.)

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The city was an ____________________________ -shaped mound, covering an area of approximately ____________________________ acres. With a circumference of only a ____________________________ , it housed up to ____________________________ people, with many more living in the surrounding farms and villages.

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Rahab lived ____________________________ .

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Turn Joshua 2:1. ____________________________ sent ____________________________ to check out Jericho.They should note the topography, the ____________________________ supply, the supply, and the ____________________________ strategies of the land where the Israelites were headed. They came into the house of ____________________________ , and ____________________________ there. There are two kinds of harlots/prostitutes, mentioned in the Old Testament:

* _________________________________________________* _________________________________________________ NOTE: The Greek word for “harlot” is _. It comes from the same root word as the English term for ____. The Hebrew word for “harlot” is ______. It is linked to a verb that means “something done______________________ as a way of life.”

Read Joshua 2:2-5.So the king sent his ____________________________ to find out what happened…Read Joshua 2:6-7.Rahab didn’t ____________________________ . Instead, she ____________________________ .Why the stalks of flax? The stalks of flax were , or ____________________________ from nearby trees. The dried flax was used to make ____________________________ , but Rahab used them ___________________.Read Joshua 2:8-14. Rahab’s conversation with the spies confirms that the people of Jericho exactly who the ____________________________ were, and what God had done for ____________________________ .She was a ____________________________ woman in need of ____________________________ .Rahab offered to ____________________________ the spies, but the spies had to promise to ____________________________ her and ____________________________ from the wrath of battle.Read Joshua 2:15-21. Rahab helped the spies ____________________________ .The ____________________________ would mark her ____________________________ for ____________________________ . The ____________________________ itself was important.Read Joshua 6:17. As promised by ____________________________ , Joshua would ____________________________ the ____________________________ .Read Joshua 6:22-23. Read Joshua 6:25.When the city fell, that the ____________________________ is the ____________________________ where Rahab was living?

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But here is what we do know: ● Rahab married an ____________________________ , named Salmon. ● Rahab is mentioned ____________________________ times in the ____________________________ . The first time she is mentioned is found in ____________________________ .For Rahab, it was her ____________________________ about her ____________________________ that made the difference. She chose to ____________________________ the brokenness behind and ____________________________ , seeking ____________________________ .1 John 1:9 says,“ If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness .”

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~ Class Notes Chapter Four ~ Lost to Legacy

Turn in your Bibles to Genesis 38:8. “Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was __________.” Let’s set the stage by discussing ________________. Judah was the ______ son born to _____________ and his first wife, __________. He eventually became a leader of one of the _____________________ of Israel. You may have heard some of the tales of Judah: ● Judah convinced his brothers to spare ___________________ life and instead sell him into _________________. (Genesis 37)● Judah brought _________________ to Egypt to see _________________, thus reuniting the family of ______________. (Genesis 43) ● Eventually, the tribe of Judah led the other tribes on their march toward _________________________________. ● The tribe of Judah was the _______________ of the tribes, and included an estimated _________________ +/- people (according to the census). We pick up our story when he stopped in Addulam. The Bible tells us that there Judah ______________________________, known only as the daughter of Shua.Judah’s wife ___________________ and bore a ____________ to Judah. And they named him ________. Then she conceived again, and gave birth to ____________ who they named ______________. They conceived a third time, giving birth to a _________ named Shelah. (Genesis 38:2-5) Judah arranged marriages for his sons. For his firstborn, as we are told in verse 6, he __________________________ his ________________ to a girl named Tamar. Read verse 7. Judah’s firstborn son was so ________ that God _______________. Read verse 8. Judah instructed his ________________, Onan to _____________ the widow Tamar and _______________ a ____________________________. This practice is called a “levirate marriage”. Read Genesis 38:9. Let’s see what happened. Read Genesis 38:10. Two sons of Judah were __________________ by the Lord, one for unspecified _________________________, the other for deliberately ___________________ against his ______________________________. Read Genesis 38:11. Back to Tamar… She took her father-in-law’s _________________. She went to her father’s house to _______________ for her _______________________ to be of age to marry. Read Genesis 38:12. It had been a ____________________ amount of time. It was time to _______________________________________. Read verse 13. Read Genesis 38:14-19. Cultic prostitution, which was acceptable by many pagan cultures including the Canaanites, was when a _______________________ would position herself by the __________________________ gate and wait to be _______________________. This act was a symbol of hope for _______________________________________. She wanted his _____________, the _______________ it came on, and his __________________, also known as his _________________________. When she asked for those ________________________, she was asking for ___________________ items that were clearly __________. Read Genesis 38:20-23. Read Genesis 38:24. Judah, who was guilty of the ___________________ he was accusing her of, was ready to _______________ her for her _________________. Read verses 25-26. As soon as Judah saw ________________________ Tamar ___________________, he rescinded her ______________________________. Even though her __________________ scheme was immediately made clear, Judah _____________________ his part and took ___________________ for his actions. Read Genesis 38:27. She had ________________. The _________________ was named ___________________, which means “breach” or “pushing through” (reference verses 28-29). The second __________ was named _______________, which means “brightness” (verse 30). Judah did not have _____________________ with Tamar again (v.26). Tamar’s _______________________ came through the birth of those two boys. There isn’t much more written in the Bible about Tamar, but she is mentioned in the _________________________.

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Read Scripture, 1 Corinthians

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1 Corinthians

Angel of the Lord

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Romans, part 1

Romans, part 2

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Romans

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~ Class Notes Chapter Three ~ When You Don’t Have a Choice

Genesis 11:30 says, “And ____________ was ______________; she had no child.” Turn in your Bibles to Genesis 16:1. We learn three things:

1. _____________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________

_________________ were obtained in any number of ways: ● ____________________________________________ (Numbers 31:32-35) ● _______________________________________________ (Leviticus 25:39) ● _______________________________________________ (Leviticus 25:44) ● ________________________________________________ (Exodus 21:2-6) ● ________________________________________________ (Genesis 12:16)

After considering her circumstances and all of her options, Sarah concluded that __________________________________________________________________. Read Genesis 16:2. It was acceptable for a ____________ wife to present her ___________________ to her ______________ as a ___________________ in order to bear a _________ in the _____________________________. NOTE: At this point in the story, Sarah is approximately _______ years old. Sarah did NOT ______________________________________________________. Read Genesis 16:3-4. First, Hagar ___________________________ quickly. Then, Hagar’s ___________________ toward ______________ changed. Read Genesis 16:5-6. What does Sarah do? ________________________________________________ In this story of Sarah and Hagar, we see _________________________________. The end of verse 6 tells us that Sarah treated Hagar so ____________________ that Hagar decided to __________________________. Read Genesis 16:7. This verse tells us “the ____________ of the _________ found her…” Hagar was headed _______________, through the ___________________, to ________________. Read verse 8. The _____________ of the _____________ is addressing ________________ by ________________________ and ___________________. Read Genesis 16:9-10. The angel of the Lord told Hagar to ___________________________ and ___________________________________. Then the angel made an unsolicited ___________________ to _______________. Read Genesis 16:11-12. Imagine God saying, “I ___________ you, I _________ you, I’ve _________ you.” Read verse 13. Hagar acknowledges the angel by a unique name: “________________________”. Our next fact is found in Genesis 16:15. Abraham has a ____________________! Abraham was _______ years old when he left Haran (Genesis 12:4) and came to Canaan. He was __________ years old when Ishmael was born. Genesis 17 opens up by God ________________ to ____________________. For the first time on record, God specifically brings ________________, by name, into the Promise. God changed her ________________ and promised to ________________ her and give Abraham a _____________ by her. If we were to fast forward, we would land in Chapter _____ and the story of King Abimelech. Abraham told his __________________________ for the second time, and both he and Sarah landed in a heap of trouble with God. God protected Abraham, Sarah, and His covenant in the outcome of that storyline. Sarah was _________________ and __________________. Read Genesis 21:1-2. Sarah ______________________ and _________________ a son… at the _______________________ time. It had been _______ years since they moved to Canaan. Scripture tells us that Abraham was ________ years old when his heir to the Promise was born. In obedience, they called him _______________, which means _____________________. Read Genesis 21:8.Read Genesis 21:9-11. Read Genesis 21:16-21. Hagar’s story is another example that even in the darkest of times, there is ____________________________________. Back to _____________… she lived a total of __________...

~ Class Notes Chapter Two~ Family Matters Beginning

Please turn in your Bibles to ________________________, where we will meet today’s character. One important detail about _________________ can be found in verse ______. Our girl ______________ is __________________. And she is ______________ to a guy named _________________. NOTE: The name ___________ means _____________________. If we were to go back and read ___________________, we would read about the construction of the ________________________, located in the southern region of Babylonia, not far from the city of ____________. Genesis 11:4 says, “And they said, ‘Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name; lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.’” NOTE: “Babel” is linked to a Hebrew word meaning ___________________. Back to our story – Abram’s father (Genesis 11:31) took his family away from _______. They likely traveled approximately _______ miles NW, along an ancient trade route that paralleled the Euphrates River, to the town of ____________. Let’s read Genesis 12:1-3. God promised Abram: 1. _______________________________________ 2. _______________________________________ 3. _______________________________________ 4. _______________________________________ 5. _______________________________________ Read Genesis 12:4-5. To continue with our story, circumstances forced Abram to move on again. There was an extreme famine in the land, so Genesis 12:10 tells us that they picked up and moved toward a more fertile land: _________________. Let’s read Genesis 12:11-13. Read Genesis 12:14-16. The Hebrew word for ________________ refers to her ______________________. It was customary in those days to pay a __________________ to the closest living _______________________ who was ___________________________________. Sarai considered herself an _____________________ of this story. But she wasn’t. Read Genesis 12:17-20. In those days, ____________________ was the basis for wealth. God protected ______________ and ______________ in this story. Do you see it? NOTE: Genesis 13:2 tells us, “Now Abram was very _________ in ______________________, in _______________ and in ______________.” Over the course of the next several chapters, Abram had many adventures and chats with God. God repeatedly reassured Abram of His promises to him. Each time, God expanded the Promise to include a little more detail and insight. Now fast-forward to Genesis 20.We pick up our story in Genesis 20:1-2. Read Genesis 20:3-7. Notes on this: If we read Genesis 20:12-13, we learn something new about Sarah and Abraham’s relationship. “This is my ________________. He is also my ____________________.” God ________________ her. He __________________ her… He ______________ her… He __________________ her. He brought her ________________________. Jeremiah 29:11 says: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans for hope and a future.” His plans… ___________________________!

Broken, Not Bound Bible Study by Tiffany Grayson (v.2019)

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The Holy Spirit

Acts Chapters 8-12

Acts Chapters 13-20

Acts Chapters 21-28

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Acts, part 2

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New Testament Overview

Acts Series, Part 1

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New Testament BooksPaul’s LettersActs, part 1

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