Tag: 2nd Quarter 2013

Lest We Forget (Malachi)

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 22 to June 29

Leading Question: What does Malachi tell us that we need to know today? Note: Three issues/passages stand out as particularly significant for believers today: the predestinarian perspective on Jacob and Esau (1:2-3), tithing (3:10), Elijah the prophet...

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Heaven’s Best Gift (Zechariah)

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 15 to June 22

Leading Question: When times change, can the hope be the same? The crucial issue in this second lesson on Zechariah is last day events (eschatology), for the end-time picture portrayed in Zechariah 14, the last chapter...

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Visions of Hope (Zechariah)

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 8 to June 15

Theme: Visions of hope Leading Question: How can an intercessor be helpful as we stand before God? The study guides for the two lessons on Zechariah will focus on two significant passages, the story of Joshua and...

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First Things First (Haggai)

• Lesson 10 for the week of June 1 to June 8

Theme: First things first Leading question: To what extent should we take the initiative to do something instead of waiting for the Lord to do it for us or to prompt us to action? Haggai and Zechariah...

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The Day of the Lord (Zephaniah)

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 25 to June 1

Theme: The Day of the Lord Leading Question: What was happening in Jerusalem that made Zephaniah’s warning of the coming “Day of the Lord” so urgent? Zephaniah’s Day. The first verse of Zephaniah identifies the reign of Josiah...

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Trusting God’s Goodness (Habakkuk)

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 18 to May 25

Theme: Trusting God’s Goodness Leading Question: Does Habakkuk teach us how to ask questions, find answers or simply to trust? The opening paragraph of J. P. Hyatt’s commentary on Habakkuk in Peake’s Commentary on the Bible (1962) is a...

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God’s Special People (Micah)

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 11 to May 18

Theme: God’s Special People Leading Question: What kind of messiah would one expect if one only had the book of Micah? Introductory note: Micah’s ministry spanned some four eventful decades, years that witnessed the end of the Samaria...

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Eager to Forgive (Jonah)

• Lesson 6 for the week of May 4 to May 11

Leading Question: When Jonah threatened Ninevah with destruction in 40 days, did he do that on his own nickel or at the direction of the Lord? Note: Three of the minor prophets are especially important for exploring...

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Seek the Lord and Live! (Amos)

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 27 to May 4

Discussion issues: 1. Is the Day of the Lord good news or bad? Both in biblical times and in our day, “judgment” is a very ambiguous words . Psalm 96 and 98, for example, represent the positive...

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Lord of all Nations (Amos)

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 20 to April 27

Leading Question: What happens when God’s people hear that they are no better in God’s eyes than the more obvious “sinners” in the world? Discussion Issues: 1. Startling Comparisons: Israel and her neighbors. The book of Amos...

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A Holy and Just God (Joel)

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 13 to April 20

Leading Question: What do natural disasters tell us about the God we serve? Note on the book of Joel: The book of Joel offers several “special” themes that are worth pursuing in a Sabbath School study: Theology: What...

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Love and Judgment: God’s Dilemma (Hosea)

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 6 to April 13

Theme: Love and Judgment: God’s dilemma (second of two lessons on Hosea) Leading Question: How do we know when to use the heavy hand instead of the gentle hand with dealing with God’s people? The sharp contrasts...

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Spiritual Adultery (Hosea)

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 30 to April 6

Theme: Spiritual Adultery Leading Question: “Why should modern Christians read the “minor” prophets? All of our lessons this quarter focus on the so-called “minor” prophets, the last 12 books of the Hebrew Bible. The official study...

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Introduction to the Study of the Minor Prophets

• Introduction

Introduction to the Study of the Minor Prophets The twelve small books at the end of our English Bibles are known as the “minor” prophets simply because they are so much smaller than the “major”…