Jesus and the Apostles’ View of the Bible

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 11 to April 18

Opening Question Did the New Testament authors quote from or use the Old Testament in irresponsible ways, or were they on to something? Introduction Some modern scholars have concluded that the New Testament apostles and...

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The Origin and Nature of the Bible

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 4 to April 11

Opening QuestionDid God tell the prophets and apostles exactly what to write in the Bible? IntroductionWhere did the Bible come from? What drove the writers to put their thoughts to paper? How did the documents...

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The Uniqueness of the Bible

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 28 to April 4

Opening QuestionWhy do many people say the Bible must be interpreted? Can’t it just be read and understood? IntroductionWe begin a new study this quarter on the uniqueness of the Bible and how to read...

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General Introduction

• Introduction

This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2020. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an introduction to...

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From Dust to Stars

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 21 to March 28

Relevant Verse: Daniel 12 Theme: Waiting Leading Question: Are you watching the clock or the clouds? Daniel 12 brings the vision to a close with the intervention of Michael in time of unprecedented distress. The...

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From North and South to the Beautiful Land

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 14 to March 21

Relevant Verse: Daniel 11 Theme: Caught between North and South Leading Question: How to deal with difficult truth in a sensible manner? Daniel 11 begins with the words of the human-like divine High Priest conveying...

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From Battle to Victory

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 7 to March 14

Relevant Verse: Daniel 10 Theme: Earthly crisis worked out on a cosmic stage Leading Question: How does my prayer intersect with God’s cosmic concern? Between Daniel’s confessional prayer in chapter 9 and the remarkable vision...

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From Confession to Consolation

• Lesson 10 for the week of February 29 to March 7

Relevant Verse: Daniel 9 Theme: Prayer Leading Question: How does prayer change perspective of perplexing events? In 539/538 B.C.E., the first year of Darius the Mede (probably the same year that Daniel was thrown to...

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From Contamination to Purification

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 22 to February 29

Relevant Verse: Daniel 8 Theme: The divine touch Leading Question: Where is God in a world overcome by horror? In this lesson study, we look into Daniel 8 from a dual perspective. First, we recognize...

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From the Stormy Sea to the Clouds of Heaven

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 15 to February 22

Relevant Verse: Daniel 7 Theme: Suffering is not forever Leading Question: In what way is a heavenly court system beneficial? “To Daniel was given a vision of fierce beasts, representing the powers of the earth....

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From the Lion’s Den to the Angel’s Den

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 8 to February 15

Relevant Verse: Daniel 6 Theme: Being in the world but not of the world Leading Question: How can believers be in the world but not of the world? Daniel 6 recounts the attempt of jealous...

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From Arrogance to Destruction

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 1 to February 8

Relevant Verse: Daniel 5 Theme: Tragedy Leading Question: Is there a time when it is too late to repent? The story of the great feast of Belshazzar, the mysterious handwriting on the wall, and Daniel’s...

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From Pride to Humility

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 25 to February 1

Relevant Verse: Daniel 4 Theme: How to govern: Practice righteousness, show mercy to the poor! Leading Question: Why do only merciful people find mercy with God? As Daniel and the exiles left their land for...

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From Furnace to Palace

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 18 to January 25

Relevant Verse: Daniel 3 Theme: “Our God is able!” Leading Question: When should Christians obey the authority of the state? When should they resist? This is often cited as a great example of divine victory...

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