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Jesus’ death is foretold in the Old Testament of the bible

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1)       What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out about the following :

§  Where is God’s deliberate plan for and foreknowledge of Jesus’ death found?

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1 Corinthians 15:3

3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.

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2)       Whom does ‘I’ refer to?

o   ‘I’ refers to the apostle Paul.

 

3)       Whom does ‘you’ refer to?

o   ‘You’ refers to disciples at the Corinthians church.

 

4)       What do the Scriptures refer to?

o   The Scriptures refer to the Old Testament of the bible.

 

5)       What did Christ do according to the Old Testament of the bible?

o   Christ died for our sins.

 

6)       How important did Paul consider it to be to pass the message he received to disciples at the Corinthians church?

o   He considered it to be of first importance.

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Luke 24:26-27

26”Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”

27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

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7)       What things did the Christ suffer?

o   Christ was

§  Mistreated.

§  And crucified.

 

8)       What is the glory Christ entered, given Acts 1:1-2?

o   Christ entered his glory in heaven.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Acts 1:1-2 that says,

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1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach

2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

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9)       Which Testament of the bible do Moses and all the Prophets belong in?

o   The Old Testament of the bible.

 

10)   According to verses 26 and 27 what is the source of Jesus’ explanation concerning his suffering and his entering his glory?

o   The Old Testament of the bible beginning with

§  Moses.

§  And all the Prophets.

o   Is the source of Jesus’ explanation.

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Luke 24:44-47

44He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

45Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

46He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

47and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

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11)   Whom does ‘he’ in verse 44 refer to?

o   ‘He’ in verse 44 refers to Jesus.

 

12)   Whom does ‘them’ in verse 44 refer to?

o   ‘Them’ in verse 44 refers to the disciples.

 

13)   Which Testament of the bible do the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms belong in?

o   The Old Testament of the bible.

 

14)   According to what Jesus said in verse 44 what did he tell the disciples while he was still with them?

o   Everything must be fulfilled that is written about him in

§  The Law of Moses.

§  The Prophets.

§  And the Psalms.

o   In the Old Testament of the bible.

 

15)   According to verse 45 how did Jesus enable the disciples to understand the bible?

o   Jesus opened their minds.

o   So

o   They could understand the bible.

 

16)   According to what Jesus said in verse 46 what is written in the Old Testament of the bible about that which would happen to the Christ?

o   The Christ would

§  Suffer.

§  And rise from the dead on the third day.

 

17)   According to what Jesus said in verse 47 what will be preached in Christ’s name to all nations?

o   Repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in Christ’s name to all nations.

 

18)   According to what Jesus said in verse 47 where would the preaching begin?

o   It would begin at Jerusalem.

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Acts 2:23

23This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

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19)   Whom does ‘this man’ refer to?

o   ‘This man’ refers to Jesus.

 

20)   Whom does ‘you’ refer to?

o   ‘You’ refers to the Jews.

 

21)   How did Jesus get handed over to the Jews?

o   Jesus got handed over to the Jews by God’s

§  Deliberate plan.

§  And foreknowledge.

 

22)   What did the Jews do to Jesus?

o   They put Jesus to death by nailing him to the cross.

 

23)   How did the Jews manage to put Jesus to death?

o   They put Jesus to death with the help of wicked men.

 

24)   Who was behind Jesus’ death ultimately?

o   God was.

 

25)   Where was God’s deliberate plan for and foreknowledge of Jesus’ death found from what we learned earlier?

o   It is recorded in the Old Testament of the bible.

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Conclusion

26)   Where is God’s deliberate plan for and foreknowledge of Jesus’ death found?

o   It is recorded in the Old Testament of the bible.

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Jesus’ death is foretold in the Old Testament of the bible

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God revealed his plan of salvation progressively with increasing specificity and clarity in the bible

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27)   What are we going to do?

o   We are going to find out about the following :

§  God revealed his plan of salvation progressively with increasing

Ø  Specificity. 

Ø  And clarity in the bible.

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Genesis 2:7

7Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

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28)   What did the Lord God use to form a man from?

o   The Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground.

 

29)   How did the man become a living being?

o   The Lord God breathed into the man’s nostrils the breath of life.

o   And the man became a living being.

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Genesis 2:15-17

15The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

16And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

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30)   According to verse 15 what did the Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden for?

o   The Lord God

§  Took the man.

§  And put him in the Garden of Eden.

o   To

§  Work it.

§  And take care of it.

 

31)   According to verses 16 and 17 what did the Lord God command the man?

o   The Lord God commanded the man that he

§  Was free to eat from any tree in the garden.

§  But must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of

Ø  Good. 

Ø  And evil.

 

32)   According to verse 17 what was the consequence if the man ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

o   He would certainly die.

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Genesis 3:9-12

9But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

11And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

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33)   Was it really the case that the Lord God did not know where the man was and why?

o   The Lord God knew where the man was.

o   He just wanted the man to talk to him.

 

34)   According to verse 10 why was the man afraid when he heard the Lord God in the garden?

o   He was afraid.

o   Because

o   He was naked.

 

35)   According to verse 10 what did the man do when he was afraid of seeing the Lord God face to face while being naked?

o   He hid.

 

36)   In accordance with verse 11 did anyone tell the man that he was naked?

o   No.

 

37)   In accordance with verse 11 how did the man know that he was naked?

o   He

§  Ate from the tree of the knowledge of

Ø  Good. 

Ø  And evil.

§  And hence was able to tell the difference between

Ø  Good. 

Ø  And evil.

 

38)   What is the nakedness of the man symbolic of?

o   It is symbolic of the sin of humanity.

 

39)   What did the man do with the command the Lord God gave him?

o   He broke it.

 

40)   According to verse 12 what excuse did the man give for breaking the command the Lord God gave him?

o   He blamed it on the woman.

o   That

o   The Lord God put there with him.

 

41)   According to verse 12 what did the woman do?

o   She gave the man some fruit from the tree of the knowledge of

§  Good.

§  And evil.

 

42)   According to verse 12 what did the man do with the fruit the woman gave him?

o   He ate it.

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Genesis 3:21

21The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

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43)   Where did garments of skin come from?

o   The Lord God

§  Killed some animals.

§  And made garments of skin from the carcasses.

 

44)   What did the Lord God use the garments of skin for?

o   The Lord God used the garments of skin to clothe

§  Adam.

§  And his wife.

 

45)   What of Adam and his wife would have been exposed, had the Lord God not clothed them?

o   Their nakedness would have been exposed.

 

46)   What were killed to cover the nakedness of Adam and his wife?

o   Animals were killed to cover the nakedness of

§  Adam.

§  And his wife.

 

47)   What is Animals being killed to cover the nakedness of Adam and his wife symbolic of?

o   It is symbolic of Jesus being sacrificed to atone for the sins of humanity.

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Genesis 4:1-5

1Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”

2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord.

4And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

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48)   According to verse 1 what happened when Adam made love to his wife?

o   She

§  Became pregnant.

§  And gave birth to Cain.

 

49)   According to verse 1 whom did Eve say helped her bring forth a man?

o   The Lord did.

 

50)   According to verse 2 who was the younger son Eve gave birth to?

o   Abel.

 

51)   According to verse 2 what was the profession of both Cain and Abel respectively?

o   Cain worked the soil.

o   Abel kept flocks.

 

52)   According to verses 3 and 4 what did both Cain and Abel bring as an offering to the Lord respectively?

o   Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil.

o   Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock.

 

53)   According to verses 4 and 5 how did the Lord regard the two brothers and the offering each brought?

o   The Lord

§  Looked with favor on

Ø  Abel. 

Ø  And his offering.

§  Bur did not look with favor on

Ø  Cain. 

Ø  And his offering.

 

54)   How did Cain feel as a result?

o   So Cain was very angry.

o   And his face was downcast.

 

55)   What was the Lord’s preference for an offering?

o   Fat portions from the firstborn of the flock.

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Genesis 8:20-21

20Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

21The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

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56)   According to verse 20 what did Noah build an altar to the Lord for?

o   He sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

 

57)   According to verse 20 what did Noah use for the burnt offerings?

o   He used

§  Clean animals.

§  And clean birds.

 

58)   How did Noah know the distinction between clean and unclean animals, clean and unclean birds?

o   Noah lived in a time before the giving of the Law of Moses that provides in Leviticus chapter 11 the difference between

§  Clean and unclean animals.

§  And clean and unclean birds.

o   It is not certain.

o   How

o   Noah knew.

 

59)   According to verse 21 what did the Lord find pleasing?

o   The aroma of the burnt offerings of

§  Clean animals.

§  And clean birds.

o   That

o   Noah sacrificed.

 

60)   According to verse 21 what did the Lord say in his heart that he would never do again upon smelling the pleasing aroma?

o   Never again would the Lord

§  Curse the ground because of humans.

§  And destroy all living creatures.

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Genesis 22:1-18

1Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

2Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

3Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.

4On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

5He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”

6Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together,

7Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

8Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

9When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.

10Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

11But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

12“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

13Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

14So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

15The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time

16and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

17I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,

18and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

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61)   According to verse 2 how did God test Abraham?

o   God told Abraham to

§  Take his only son Isaac.

§  Whom

§  He loved.

§  Go to the region of Moriah.

§  As sacrifice him there as a burnt offering.

 

62)   What is Abraham sacrificing his only son Isaac whom he loved as a burnt offering symbolic of, given John 3:16?

o   It is symbolic of God giving to the world his one and only son.

o   Whom

o   He loved.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud John 3:16 that says,

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16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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63)   What is Abraham sacrificing his only son Isaac in the region of Moriah symbolic of, given 2 Chronicles 3:1 and Hebrews 13:12?

o   It is symbolic of God sacrificing his only son Jesus on Mount Moriah since

§  Per 2 Chronicles 3:1 Moriah is the site of the temple in Jerusalem.

§  And per Hebrews 13:12 Jesus was crucified outside the city gate of Jerusalem.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud 2 Chronicles 3:1 that says,

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1Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.

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·    The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 13:12 that says,

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12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.

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64)   Why did God not tell Abraham exactly where to sacrifice Isaac until they got near?

o   It was so.

o   That

o   Abraham would have to keep listening to God’s voice.

 

65)   What might have happened to Abraham’s attentiveness to God’s voice while Isaac was growing up and Abraham was fulfilled?

o   He might not have been

§  As attentive to God’s voice.

§  As he should have been.

 

66)   According to verse 3 how promptly did Abraham set out to do what God told him?

o   Early the next morning Abraham got up to make preparation to set out.

 

67)   According to verse 3 what preparation did Abraham make?

o   He

§  Loaded his donkey.

§  Took with him

Ø  Two of his servants. 

Ø  And his son Isaac.

§  And cut wood for the burnt offering.

 

68)   According to verse 4 how long did it take Abraham to get to the destination?

o   Three days.

 

69)   According to verse 5 what was Abraham’s instruction for his servants?

o   Stay there with the donkey.

o   He and the boy would

§  Go over to the place to worship.

§  And then return.

 

70)   According to verse 6 what were Abraham and Isaac carrying respectively as they proceeded?

o   Abraham

§  Took the wood for the burnt offering.

§  And placed it on his son Isaac.

o   He himself carried

§  The fire.

§  And the knife.

 

71)   What is Isaac carrying the wood for the burnt offering symbolic of, given John 19:16-17?

o   It is symbolic of Jesus carrying his own cross.

o   As

o   He went out to Golgotha.

o   Where

o   He was crucified.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud John 19:16-17 that says,

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16Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

17Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).

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72)   What did Isaac being able to carry the wood for the burnt offering indicate in terms of his age?

o   It indicated that Isaac

§  Had strength.

§  And was not at a tender age.

 

73)   According to verse 7 what did Isaac ask Abraham about that was missing and that was needed for the burnt offering?

o   The lamb for the burnt offering was missing.

 

74)   According to verse 8 how did Abraham say the lamb would be made available?

o   God himself would provide the lamb for the burnt offering.

 

75)   According to verse 9 what did Abraham build for making the burnt offering when they reached the place?

o   He

§  Built an altar.

§  And arranged the wood on it.

 

76)   According to verse 9 how did Abraham prepare Isaac as the burnt offering?

o   He

§  Bound Isaac.

§  And laid him

Ø  On the altar. 

Ø  On top of the wood.

 

77)   How old was Abraham for the current episode of sacrificing Isaac, given Genesis 21:5?

o   He was probably over 110 years old.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Genesis 21:5 that says,

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5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

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78)   What did Abraham being able to bind Isaac and lay him on the altar seemingly without any struggle indicate?

o   It indicated that Isaac voluntarily became the sacrifice.

 

79)   What is Isaac voluntarily becoming the sacrifice symbolic of, given John 10:17-18?

o   It is symbolic of Jesus voluntarily laying down his life in obedience to his Father’s command.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud John 10:17-18 that says,

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17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.

18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

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80)   According to verses 10 to 12 what stopped Abraham as he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son?

o   The angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven for him to not lay a hand on the boy.

 

81)   According to verse 12 on what basis did the angel of the Lord say he knew that Abraham feared God?

o   He knew.

o   Because

o   Abraham had not withheld from him

§  His son.

§  His only son.

 

82)   What does fearing God mean in this case?

o   Fearing God in this case means obeying God.

o   As

o   We can tell from verses 16 to 18 that conveys the idea.

o   That

o   God blessed Abraham.

o   Because

o   He obeyed God as in fearing him by not withholding from him his son.

 

83)   What went through Abraham’s mind when God told him to sacrifice Isaac as a burnt offering, given Hebrews 11:19?

o   Abraham reasoned that God could even raise Isaac from the dead.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 11:19 that says,

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19Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

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84)   What is Isaac's deliverance from death symbolic of?

o   It is symbolic of Jesus’ resurrection.

 

85)   In accordance with verses 16 to 18 whom did the angel of the Lord imply that he is by what he said to Abraham?

o   The angel of the Lord implied that he is God.

o   Whom

o   Abraham had not withheld his son from.

 

86)   Whom can we speculate the angel of the Lord to be?

o   The angel of the Lord is Jesus himself.

 

87)   Why can’t the angel of the Lord be God the Father, given Timothy 6:15-16?

o   God the Father lives in unapproachable light.

o   Whom

o   No one

§  Has seen.

§  Or can see.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud 1 Timothy 6:15-16 that says,

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15... God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

16who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

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88)   According to verse 13 what did Abraham see as he looked up?

o   He saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket.

 

89)   According to verse 13 how did Abraham handle the ram?

o   He sacrificed

§  It as a burnt offering.

§  Instead of his son.

 

90)   According to verse 14 what did Abraham call that place?

o   He called that place The Lord Will Provide.

 

91)   According to verse 14 what has become a common saying from what Abraham called that place?

o   To this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

 

92)   What is the Lord providing a ram as a burnt offering in place of Isaac on Mount Moriah symbolic of?

o   It is symbolic of the Lord providing on Golgotha

§  Jesus as an atoning sacrifice.

§  In place of humanity.

 

93)   According to verses 15 to 18 what did the Lord swear by myself that he would surely do for Abraham as the angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time?

o   Abraham’s descendants would be

§  As numerous as the stars in the sky.

§  And as the sand on the seashore.

o   His descendants would take possession of the cities of their enemies.

o   Through his offspring all nations on earth would be blessed.

 

94)   Who is the offspring of Abraham that is referred to?

o   Jesus.

 

95)   According to verse 18 what is the reason for the Lord’s blessings upon Abraham?

o   It is because Abraham had obeyed the Lord in not withholding from him

§  His son.

§  His only son.

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Exodus 12:1-22

1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,

2“This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.

3Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.

4If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.

5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.

6Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.

7Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

8That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast.

9Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs.

10Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it.

11This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.

12“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.

13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

14“This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance.

 

21Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.

22Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning.

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96)   According to verse 1 where were Moses and Aaron and the Israelites when the Lord gave them the instruction for the Passover?

o   They were in Egypt.

 

97)   According to verses 1 and 2 who decided when the first month of the calendar year is for the Israelites?

o   The Lord did.

 

98)   According to verse 3 what is each man to do for his family on the tenth day of the first month of the calendar year?

o   Each man is to take

§  A lamb for his family.

§  One for each household.

 

99)   According to verse 4 what should be done if any household is too small for a whole lamb?

o   They must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are.

 

100)  According to verse 4 how do they determine the amount of lamb needed?

o   They are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.

 

101)  According to verse 5 how do they choose the lamb?

o   The lamb must be year-old males without defect.

o   It may be taken from

§  The sheep.

§  Or the goats.

 

102)  What is the lamb without defect symbolic of, given 1 Peter 1:18-19?

o   The lamb without defect is symbolic of Jesus.

o   Whom

o   We are redeemed with.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud 1 Peter 1:18-19 that says,

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18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,

19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

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103)  According to verse 6 until when should the lamb be taken care of?

o   It should be taken care of until the fourteenth day of the month.

 

104)  According to verse 6 when on the fourteenth day of the month must the lamb be slaughtered?

o   It must be slaughtered at twilight.

 

105)  When does the day start in the Israelites’ calendar?

o   It starts at 6pm.

 

106)  Does the twilight refer to the sunrise or sunset?

o   It refers to the sunset.

o   Soon after

o   The day starts.

 

107)  According to verse 7 what are the Israelites to do with the blood of the lamb?

o   They are to

§  Take some of the blood.

§  And put it on the

Ø  Sides. 

Ø  And tops of the doorframes of the houses.

o   Where

o   They eat the lambs.

 

108)  According to verse 8 when are the Israelites to eat the Passover lamb?

o   They are to eat the Passover lamb that same night.

 

109)  According to verses 8 and 9 how are the Israelites to eat the Passover lamb?

o   They are to eat

§  The meat roasted over the fire with the

Ø  Head. 

Ø  Legs.

Ø  And internal organs.

§  Along with

Ø  Bitter herbs. 

Ø  And bread made without yeast.

o   They are not to eat the meat

§  Raw.

§  Or boiled in water.

 

110)  According to verse 10 what should be done with meat that is left till morning?

o   It must be burnt.

 

111)  According to verse 11 in what manner should the Israelites eat the Passover?

o   They are to eat the Passover meal

§  With

Ø  Their cloak tucked into their belt. 

Ø  Their sandals on their feet.

Ø  And their staff in their hand. 

§  And in haste.

 

112)  According to verse 12 what did the Lord do on the night the Israelites ate the first Passover meal in Egypt?

o   The Lord

§  Passed through Egypt.

§  Struck down every firstborn of both

Ø  People. 

Ø  And animals.

§  And brought judgment on all the gods of Egypt.

 

113)  According to verse 13 how did the Lord refrain from striking the Israelites?

o   The Lord would pass over the Israelites.

o   When

o   He saw the blood on their houses.

o   No destructive plague would touch them.

o   When

o   He struck Egypt.

 

114)  What is the blood that saved the Israelites from the Lord symbolic of, given 1 Peter 1:18-19 discussed earlier?

o   The blood is symbolic of the redeeming blood of Jesus.

 

115)  According to verse 14 how are the Israelites to commemorate the Passover for the generations to come?

o   They are to celebrate the Passover

§  As a festival to the Lord.

§  As a lasting ordinance.

 

116)  According to verses 21 and 22 what did Moses do after he had received the instruction for the Passover from the Lord?

o   He

§  Summoned all the elders of Israel.

§  And disseminated to them the instruction for the Passover.

 

117)  According to verses 21 and 22 what were the Israelites to do at once upon receiving the instruction for the Passover?

o   They were to

§  Go at once.

§  And select the animals for their families.

§  And slaughter the Passover lamb.

o   They were to

§  Take a bunch of hyssop.

§  Dip it into the blood in the basin.

§  And put some of the blood

Ø  On the top. 

Ø  And on both sides of the doorframe.

o   And they were not to go out of the door of their house until morning.

 

118)  What was the time and date when Moses and Aaron told the Israelites to slaughter the Passover lamb and celebrate the first Passover?

o   It was the fourteenth day of the first month of the first calendar year of the Israelites after sunset.

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Leviticus 16

1The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord.

2The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.

3“This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place: He must first bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

4He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.

5From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

6“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.

7Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

8He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.

9Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering.

10But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

11“Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.

12He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain.

13He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die.

14He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.

15“He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it.

16In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

17No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel.

18“Then he shall come out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.

19He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

20“When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.

21He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task.

22The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.

23“Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there.

24He shall bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area and put on his regular garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people, to make atonement for himself and for the people.

25He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

26“The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.

27The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and intestines are to be burned up.

28The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.

29“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work—whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you—

30because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.

31It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance.

32The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments

33and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the tent of meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the members of the community.

34“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.” And it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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119)  How did the two sons of Aaron die when they approached the Lord, given Leviticus 10:1-2?

o   They died.

o   When

o   They offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Leviticus 10:1-2 that says,

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1Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command.

2So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.

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120)  What is the Most Holy Place?

o   The Most Holy Place is the inner sanctuary of the tent of meeting.

 

121)  What is the tent of meeting?

o   The tent of meeting is the portable sanctuary constructed by Moses as a place of worship for the Israelites after their Exodus from Egypt.

o   Until

o   They entered Canaan.

 

122)  How is the tent of meeting organized?

o   The tent of meeting has

§  An outer sanctuary called the Holy Place.

§  And an inner sanctuary called the Most Holy Place.

 

123)  What is in the Holy Place?

o   The Holy Place has

§  On the east side the entrance.

§  On the north side the table of showbread.

§  On the south side the golden lampstand.

§  And on the west side the altar of incense just in front of the curtain that separates

Ø  The Holy Place. 

Ø  From the Most Holy Place.

 

124)  What is in the Most Holy Place?

o   The Most Holy Place has

§  The Ark of the Covenant.

§  And the atonement cover, also called the mercy seat,

Ø  That is like a lid covering the Ark of the Covenant. 

Ø  And that has on top of it two cherubim (angels), one at each end, facing each other.

 

125)  How does one get from the Holy Place to the Most Holy Place?

o   One gets

§  From the Holy Place.

§  To the Most Holy Place.

o   Through the curtain behind the altar of incense.

 

126)  According to verse 2 what was the Lord’s warning for Aaron concerning coming into the Most Holy Place?

o   Aaron was not to come.

o   Whenever

o   He chose

o   Into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain to the front of the atonement cover.

o   Or else

o   He would die.

 

127)  According to verse 2 why would Aaron die?

o   The Lord appeared in the cloud over the atonement cover.

o   Aaron would be staring into the cloud over the atonement cover.

o   The moment

o   He came through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.

 

128)  Who could enter the Most Holy Place, given Hebrews 9:7?

o   Only the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place

§  Once a year.

§  On the Day of Atonement.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 9:7 that says,

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7But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

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129)  Who could enter the Holy Place, given Hebrews 9:6?

o   Priests could enter regularly into the Holy Place to carry on their ministry.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 9:6 that says,

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6When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry.

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130)  According to verse 3 what offerings must Aaron bring for entering the Most Holy Place?

o   He must bring

§  A young bull for a sin offering.

§  And a ram for a burnt offering.

 

131)  According to verse 4 what sacred garments was Aaron to put on?

o   He was to

§  Put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body.

§  Tie the linen sash around him.

§  And put on the linen turban.

 

132)  According to verse 4 what must Aaron do before putting on the sacred garments?

o   He must bathe himself with water.

 

133)  According to verse 5 what offerings was Aaron to take from the Israelite community?

o   From the Israelite community he was to take

§  Two male goats for a sin offering.

§  And a ram for a burnt offering.

 

134)  According to verse 6 by what means was Aaron to make atonement for himself and his household?

o   He was to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for

§  Himself.

§  And his household.

 

135)  According to verses 7 to 10 what was Aaron to do with the two goats he took from the Israelite community?

o   He was to

§  Present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

§  Cast lots for them—

Ø  One lot for the Lord. 

Ø  And the other for the scapegoat.

§  Bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord.

§  Sacrifice it for a sin offering.

§  And present the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness.

 

136)  According to verses 11 to 14 what should Aaron do with the bull to make atonement for himself and his household?

o   To make atonement for himself and his household Aaron should

§  Slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.

§  Take

Ø  A censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord. 

Ø  And two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense behind the curtain, i.e., entering into the Most Holy Place.

§  Put the incense on the fire before the Lord.

§  Let the smoke of the incense conceal the atonement cover so that he would not die.

§  Take some of the bull’s blood.

§  Sprinkle some of the blood with his finger on the front of the atonement cover.

§  Then sprinkle some with his finger seven times in front of the atonement cover.

 

137)  According to verse 15 what should Aaron do with the goat chosen by lot for the sin offering for the people?

o   To sacrifice the goat for the sin offering for the people Aaron should

§  Slaughter the goat.

§  Take its blood behind the curtain, i.e., entering into the Most Holy Place.

§  And sprinkle it

Ø  On the atonement cover. 

Ø  And in front of it as he did with the bull’s blood.

 

138)  According to verse 16 what did Aaron sacrifice the bull and the goat to make atonement for?

o   He made atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the

§  Uncleanness.

§  And rebellion.

o   Of the Israelites.

 

139)  According to verse 16 what did Aaron enter the Most Holy Place for?

o   Aaron entered the Most Holy Place to make atonement for it because of the

§  Uncleanness.

§  And rebellion.

o   Of the Israelites.

 

140)  According to verse 16 why was Aaron to do the same for the tent of meeting?

o   It was because the tent of meeting was among the Israelites in the midst of their uncleanness.

 

141)  According to verse 17 could anyone be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron went in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he came out?

o   No.

 

142)  According to verse 17 what atonement would Aaron have made when he came out of the tent of meeting?

o   He would have made atonement for

§  Himself.

§  His household.

§  And the whole community of Israel.

 

143)  According to verse 18 what atonement was Aaron to make after he came out of the tent of meeting?

o   He was to

§  Proceed to the altar that was before the Lord.

§  And make atonement for it.

 

144)  According to verses 18 and 19 how should Aaron cleanse and consecrate the altar from the uncleanness of the Israelites?

o   He should

§  Take

Ø  Some of the bull’s blood. 

Ø  And some of the goat’s blood.

§  Put it on all the horns of the altar.

§  And sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times on the altar

Ø  To cleanse it. 

Ø  And to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

 

145)  According to verse 20 what should Aaron do next after he had finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar?

o   He should bring forward the live goat, i.e., the scapegoat.

 

146)  According to verse 21 what was Aaron to do with the live goat?

o   He was to

§  Lay both hands on the head of the live goat.

§  Confess over it all the

Ø  Wickedness. 

Ø  And rebellion of the Israelites.

§  Put all their sins on the goat’s head.

§  And send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task.

 

147)  According to verse 22 what happened to the goat next?

o   The man who took care of the goat should release it in the wilderness.

o   The goat carried on itself all the sins of the Israelites to a remote place.

 

148)  According to verses 23 and 24 what was Aaron to do before putting on his regular garments?

o   He was to

§  Go into the tent of meeting.

§  Take off the linen garments.

§  Leave them there.

§  Bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area.

§  And put on his regular garments.

 

149)  According to verses 24 and 25 what should Aaron do next after he put on his regular garments and came out of the tent of meeting?

o   He should

§  Make atonement for himself by sacrificing the ram he brought for a burnt offering.

§  Make atonement for the people by sacrificing the ram taken from the Israelite community for a burnt offering.

§  And burn on the altar

Ø  The fat of the sin offering of the bull he brought. 

Ø  And the fat of the sin offering of the goat taken from the Israelite community.

 

150)  According to verse 26 what must the man who released the scapegoat do before he might come into the camp?

o   He must

§  Wash his clothes.

§  And bathe himself with water.

 

151)  According to verse 27 what must be done with the bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering after their blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement?

o   They must be taken outside the camp.

o   Their

§  Hides.

§  Flesh.

§  And intestines.

o   Were to be burned up.

 

152)  According to verse 28 what must the man who burned the hides, flesh and intestines of the sin offering do before he might come into the camp?

o   He must

§  Wash his clothes.

§  And bathe himself with water.

 

153)  According to verses 29 and 30 what is to be a lasting ordinance for the Israelites?

o   On the tenth day of the seventh month members of the community of the Israelites,

§  Whether native-born.

§  Or foreigners residing among them.

o   Must  

§  Deny themselves.

§  And not do any work.

o   Because

o   On that day atonement would be made for them, to cleanse them.

 

154)  What is the tenth day of the seventh month?

o   It is the Day of Atonement.

 

155)  According to verse 30 what is the consequence for the Israelites of the atonement made on the Day of Atonement?

o   They will be clean from all their sins before the Lord.

 

156)  According to verse 31 what is again emphasized for the Day of Atonement as a lasting ordinance?

o   It is a day of Sabbath rest.

o   The Israelites must deny themselves.

 

157)  According to verse 32 who would perform the function t of atonement that Aaron did on the Day of Atonement?

o   The priest who is

§  Anointed.

§  And ordained to succeed his father as high priest.

o   Is to make atonement.

 

158)  Who was the first high priest, given Exodus 29:9?

o   Aaron was.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Exodus 29:9 that says,

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9... Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons. The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance. Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

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159)  Whose descendants were all the priests?

o   All the priests were Aaron’s descendants by ancestry.

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160)  According to verses 32 and 33 what is the high priest to do on the Day of Atonement?

o   He is to

§  Put on the sacred linen garments.

§  And make atonement for

Ø  The Most Holy Place.

Ø  The tent of meeting.

Ø  The altar.

Ø  And the priests.

Ø  And all the members of the community.

 

161)  According to verse 34 what is to be a lasting ordinance for the Israelites again?

o   Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.

 

162)  What is the high priest entering the Most Holy Place through the curtain to make atonement symbolic of, given Hebrews 9:11-12?

o   It is symbolic of Jesus entering

§  The Most Holy Place of the perfect tabernacle, i.e.,

§  The presence of God in heaven.

o   Once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

o   The tabernacle is the same as

§  The tent of meeting.

§  Or the temple.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 9:11-12 that says,

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11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.

12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

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163)  Why does atonement need to be made every year and not once and for all, given Hebrews 10:1-4?

o   It is impossible for the blood of

§  Bulls.

§  And goats.

o   To take away sins.

o   They are just an annual reminder of sins.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 10:1-4 that says,

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1The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.

2Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.

3But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.

4It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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164)  According to verse 34 how did Aaron respond to what the Lord commanded through Moses?

o   Aaron did what the Lord commanded through Moses.

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Hebrews 7:14-28

14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

15And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

17For it is declared:

 

“You are a priest forever,

    in the order of Melchizedek.”

 

18The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless

19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

20And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

21but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

 

“The Lord has sworn

    and will not change his mind:

    ‘You are a priest forever.’”

 

22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

23Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.

25Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

26Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

27Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.

28For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

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165)  According to verse 14 who is Jesus descended from?

o   Jesus is descended from Judah.

 

166)  According to verse 14 what did Moses say in regard to the tribe of Judah about priests?

o   He said nothing.

 

167)  Who is Melchizedek, given Hebrews 7:1-3?

o   Melchizedek

§  Is priest of God Most High.

§  And remains a priest forever.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 7:1-3 that says,

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1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,

2and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

3Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

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168)  According to verse 1 what was Melchizedek?

o   Melchizedek was

§  King of Salem.

§  And priest of God Most High.

 

169)  According to verse 2 what does the name Melchizedek mean?

o   It means king of righteousness.

 

170)  According to verse 2 what does king of Salem mean?

o   It means king of peace.

 

171)  According to verse 3 what is the nature of Melchizedek’s priesthood?

o   Melchizedek

§  Has

Ø  No father or mother. 

Ø  No genealogy.

Ø  And no beginning of days or end of life. 

§  And resembles the Son of God.

o   He remains a priest forever.

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172)  What is the staffing of the Levitical priesthood based on?

o   The staffing of the Levitical priesthood is based on the regulation.

o   That

o   All priests are Aaron’s descendants.

 

173)  What is the demonstration of the power of an indestructible life in verse 16?

o   Jesus’ resurrection is the demonstration of the power of an indestructible life.

 

174)  According to verse 17 what is the declaration concerning Jesus being a priest?

o   Jesus is a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

 

175)  According to verses 18 and 19 what does the former regulation refer to?

o   It refers to the law of Moses.

 

176)  According to verses 18 and 19 why is the former regulation set aside?

o   The former regulation is set aside.

o   Because

o   It

§  Was weak and useless.

§  And made nothing perfect.

 

177)  According to verse 19 what replaces the former regulation?

o   A better hope is introduced.

o   By which

o   We draw near to God.

 

178)  According to verses 20 and 21 how did Jesus become a priest?

o   Jesus became a priest with an oath sworn by the Lord.

 

179)  According to verse 21 what is the oath sworn by the Lord?

o   The Lord has sworn that Jesus is a priest forever.

 

180)  According to verse 22 what has Jesus become because of the oath?

o   Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

 

181)  What is the better covenant, given Jeremiah 31:33?

o   Let’s take a look at the passage.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Jeremiah 31:33 that says,

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33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel

    after that time,” declares the Lord.

“I will put my law in their minds

    and write it on their hearts.

I will be their God,

    and they will be my people.”

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182)  According to verse 23 why have there been many priests of the Levitical priesthood?

o   There have been many priests of the Levitical priesthood.

o   Since

o   Death prevented them from continuing in office.

 

183)  According to verse 24 why does Jesus have a permanent priesthood on the contrary?

o   Jesus has a permanent priesthood.

o   Because

o   He lives forever.

 

184)  According to verse 25 how is Jesus able to save completely those who come to God through him?

o   It is because Jesus always lives to intercede for them.

 

185)  According to verse 26 what qualities enable Jesus to truly meet our need as a high priest?

o   Jesus is

§  Holy.

§  Blameless.

§  Pure.

§  Set apart from sinners.

§  And exalted above the heavens.

 

186)  According to verse 27 what is the contrast in effectiveness of making atonement between Jesus and the regular high priest?

o   The regular high priest needs to offer sacrifices day after day,

§  First for his own sins.

§  And then for the sins of the people.

o   But Jesus sacrificed for their sins once for all.

o   When

o   He offered himself.

 

187)  According to verse 28 what is the chronological relationship between the law and the oath?

o   The oath came after the law.

 

188)  What is the contrast in the quality of the appointees for the high priest between the law and the oath?

o   The law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness.

o   But the oath appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

 

189)  How has the Son of God been made perfect forever, given Hebrews 2:10?

o   The Son of God has been made perfect forever through what he suffered as the pioneer of our salvation.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 2:10 that says,

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10In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.

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190)  What does it mean for Jesus to be made perfect through what he suffered, given Hebrews 5:8-10?

o   For Jesus to be made perfect through what he suffered was for him to learn obedience from what he suffered in becoming the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 5:8-10 that says,

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8Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered

9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

10and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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191)  How did Jesus learn obedience from what he suffered, given Mark 15:34 and Luke 23:46?

o   Jesus learned obedience from what he suffered.

o   When

o   He

§  Doubted God’s goodness for his suffering per Mark 15:34.

§  But submitted to God anyway per Luke 23:46.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Mark 15:34 that says,

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34And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

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192)  What was Jesus doubting in the midst of his suffering on the cross as he questioned God for forsaking him?

o   Jesus was doubting God’s goodness in the midst of his suffering on the cross.

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·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Luke 23:46 that says,

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46Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

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Isaiah 52:13-53:12

52:13See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

52:14Just as there were many who were appalled at him—his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—

52:15so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.

53:1Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

53:2He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

53:3He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

53:4Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.

53:5But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

53:6We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

53:7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

53:8By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.

53:9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

53:10Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.

53:11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.

53:12Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

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193)  Whom does the current passage of the bible foretell of?

o   It foretells of Jesus.

 

194)  What circumstance does the current passage of the bible foretell of Jesus in?

o   It foretells of Jesus in the circumstance of atoning for the sins of humanity.

 

195)  What resulted in Jesus’ appearance being so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness in verse 52:14?

o   It was the flogging.

o   That

o   Jesus was subjected to.

 

196)  What does Jesus sprinkling many nations in verse 52:15 remind us of that was done by the high priest to make atonement for himself and the Israelites on the Day of Atonement?

o   Jesus sprinkled many nations with his blood.

o   As

o   The high priest sprinkled the blood

§  Of the bull.

§  And of the goat.

o   To make atonement for

§  Himself.

§  And the Israelites.

 

197)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:4 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   He

§  Took up our pain.

§  And bore our suffering.

 

198)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:5 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   He was

§  Pierced for our transgressions.

§  And crushed for our iniquities.

o   The punishment that brought us peace was on him.

o   By his wounds we are healed.

 

199)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:6 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

 

200)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:8 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   For the transgression of my people he was punished.

 

201)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:10 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   The Lord makes his life an offering for sin.

 

202)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:11 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   By his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many.

o   And he will bear their iniquities.

 

203)  What is the verbiage in verse 53:12 that relates to the substitutionary atonement that Jesus made?

o   He

§  Bore the sin of many.

§  And made intercession for the transgressors.

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John 1:29

29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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204)  What substitutionary atonement did Jesus make?

o   Jesus took away the sin of the world.

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Mark 10:45

45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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205)  What substitutionary atonement did Jesus make?

o   Jesus gave his life as a ransom for many.

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Matthew 26:26-30

26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

27Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

28This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

29I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

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206)  According to what Jesus said in verse 28 what substitutionary atonement did he make?

o   Jesus’ blood was poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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Romans 3:25

25God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.

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207)  How did God present Christ as a sacrifice of atonement?

o   God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement through the shedding of his blood.

 

208)  Why did God present Christ as a sacrifice of atonement?

o   God did so to demonstrate his righteousness.

o   Because

o   In his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.

 

209)  Why was it necessary for Christ’s blood to be shed, given Hebrews 9:22?

o   Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Hebrews 9:22 that says,

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22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

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210)  How does humanity secure the benefit of Christ’s atonement?

o   The benefit of Christ’s atonement is to be received by faith.

 

211)  What confirms Christ’s atonement to be substitutionary atonement of the sins of humanity indeed?

o   That humanity can secure the benefit of Christ’s atonement for their sins by faith alone confirms that it is substitutionary atonement indeed.

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