Monday: 16-Jan Mark 2; Job 25-28 Mark 2: Consider the healing of the paralytic man. What surprises you about this? Why? What does Jesus teach about fasting and the Sabbath? Does this have any significance for you? Job 26: What did Job commit himself to do (v11)? Why was he surprised at the friends’ ignorance…
Sunday: Luke 5; Job 21-24 Luke 5: Who were Simon’s partners (verse 10)? What did Jesus do after he healed people, according to verse 16? What is Jesus’ teaching about fasting? (33-35) Job 21: When does Job think the wicked will receive their due? Job 22: Of what does Eliaphaz accuse Job? Job 23: Why…
Thursday 12-Jan Luke 4; Job 17-20 Luke 4: Compare the end of the temptation in Luke 4, with the end of the temptation passages in Matthew 4 (which we read yesterday). What did you notice? Where does Jesus go to teach? Why were the poeple so angry with Jesus when he was in Nazareth that…
Wednesday 11-Jan Matt 4; Job 13-16 Matt 4: In what way did John’s arrest mark a turning point in Jesus’ life? Where did Jesus’ first disciples come from? Job 13: What two things does Job ask God to do? Job 14: What is Job’s perspective on life after death? Job 15: What does Eliphaz accuse…
Tuesday 10-Jan Luke 3; Job 10-12 Luke 3: What kind of leaders did Luke mention and why do you think he did this? What differences do you see between Luke and Mark’s account of John the Baptist? Job 10: What does Job hope for? and how does he criticize God? Job11: What does Zophar recommend? Job12: What does Job conclude to his…
Monday 9-Jan Mark 1 Job 7-9 Mark 1: What are Jesus’ first words in this gospel? What does this word, ‘Repent’ mean to you? Job 7: What does Job ask God concerning his transgression? Job 8: What is Bildad’s assessment of God’s judgment on Job? Job 9: What does Job wish he had so he could bring his case before the Lord?…
Sunday 8-Jan Matt 3 Job 4-6 Matthew 3: What does it mean to ‘bear fruit worthy of repentance’? According to John, what is the difference between John’s baptism and Jesus’ baptism? Job 4 & 5: What point does Eliaphaz seem to be making in these two chapters? In 5:17, how does Eliaphaz seek to comfort Job? Job 6: What did Job seem…
Those of you in PR most likely have a day off due to the celebration of Three Kings Day! How appropriate that our reading yesterday was from Matthew 2! Contrary to the images of the creche scenes with camels and wise men, we know from this chapter that Jesus was a ‘young child’, not a newborn infant when the wise men arrived.…
Thursday: Matthew 2; Job 1-3 Matthew 2: Why did Joseph, Mary and their newborn flee to Egypt? How much time (approximately) might have passed between Jesus’ birth and their flight to Egypt:? Job 1: Who suggested Job for this ‘test’? Job 2:What further harm did Satan want to try against Job? How was He limited? Job 3: What did Job curse and…
Wednesday: January 4 Luke 2: what did Mary treasure in her heart? (Hint: there are two times this phrase is used in this chapter) Genesis 10. How many different languages were spoken? Who founded Nineveh? Genesis 11: Pay special attention to the family of Terah in Ur of the Chaldeans. (verses 26-32) as this is where Abram (Abraham) comes into the Biblical…
