How to Study the Bible in 28 Days By Kay Arthur 1.

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How to Study the Bible in 28 Days

By Kay Arthur

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At the Feet of Jesus

• Mary of Bethany – pursued a “theological education” at the feet of Jesus

• Luke 10:38-42 “she has chosen the better way”

• When intellectual integrity and academic excellence are pursued with a heart fully devoted to the Lord, God is glorified, “ultimate goal”

Discover truth for yourself

• 15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.

16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth -- John 17:15-17

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Week One - Day One

• How Critical Is Knowledge?• “My word … which goes forth from My

mouth ..” Isaiah 55:11• 2 Peter 1:20-21, moved by the Spirit• 2 Timothy 3:16, God inspired

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Hosea 4:1-3, 6

Hosea 4:1 “Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. 2 There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea are dying. 6 My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.

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Question“Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledg-ment of God in the land.

Who is speaking?To whom?Why are these words being spoken?

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Hosea 4:1-3, 6



Key word

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Hosea 4:1-3, 6



Key word

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What do you learn about knowledge from the

• Setting? • Context?

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5 W’s and an H about knowledge

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•What is God’s concern about Israel’s knowledge

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•Knowledge of what or whom?

W •Where?

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•Who is saying this and to whom?

W•Wha

t is happening?

H •How

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Now V. 6

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•What is God’s concern about Israel’s knowledge

W•Who

is saying this?

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•Who is being affected?

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•What have these people done?

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•Who are these people?

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•What is going to happen to them as a result?

Who else will be impacted and why?

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Hosea 4:1-3, 6



Key word

Pretty sad

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Application

• What instruction will help you persevere in doing what God says?

• What will encourage you and give you hope?• When you studied knowledge, did you see

anything that parallels our situation today? What was it?

• Do you think people are being destroyed or ruined for a lack of knowledge of God? How?

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3. How has your knowledge of God helped you in a specific situation?

2. Has anything happened in your life as a direct result of your knowledge of God’s Word --- or your lack of knowledge of God?

1. Has anything happened in your family, your state, or your country because of a lack of knowledge of God --- of His Word/ Is anything being ruined? What?

4. What circumstances might you have handled differently had you known God’s Word better?

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• Do you have children? According to what you saw in Hosea, what might happen to them if you reject knowledge?

• Have you seen the effects of a lack of the knowledge of God in your country?

• Has God touched your mind and heart in any way as you have observed and applied these four verses from Hosea?

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• Vital to know God• Life can get distorted and out of whack• To know Him in truth through the Word• Compare people’s knowledge of God and the

way they handle life

Week One - Day Two

Highlight references to King Josiah, pronouns for him, references such as

“the king”, etc.

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• 2 Kings 22:1-10 - 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother's name was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David (13 generations back), not turning aside to the right or to the left.

• 3 In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the secretary, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the temple of the LORD. He said: 4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. 5 Have them entrust it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. And have these men pay the workers who repair the temple of the LORD- 6 the carpenters, the builders and the masons. Also have them purchase timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. 7 But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are acting faithfully."

• 8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD." He gave it to Shaphan, who read it. 9 Then Shaphan the secretary went to the king and reported to him: "Your officials have paid out the money that was in the temple of the LORD and have entrusted it to the workers and supervisors at the temple." 10 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

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• 2 Kings 22:11-17 11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes. 12 He gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king's attendant: 13 "Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the LORD's anger that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us."

• 14 Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan and Asaiah went to speak to the prophetess Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

• 15 She said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, 16'This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people, according to everything written in the book the king of Judah has read. 17 Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and provoked me to anger by all the idols their hands have made, my anger will burn against this place and will not be quenched.'

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• 2 Kings 22:18-19• 18 Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the

LORD, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: 19 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD. 20 Therefore I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'"

• So they took her answer back to the king.

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• 18 Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: 19 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD. 20 Therefore I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'"


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Summarize the chapter

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Week One - Day Three

• Mark references to “the house of the Lord”, pronouns, etc.

• Mark references to “the book of the law”

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• 18 Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: 19 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD. 20 Therefore I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'"


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• What do you learn about the house of the Lord?

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• The book of the law?• ______________________________________

____________________________________• What do you learn about the value of knowing

God and His Word?• ______________________________________

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Week One - Day Four

• How old was Josiah when he became king?• ____________________________________• How long did Josiah rule?• ____________________________________• Where did he rule?• ____________________________________

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• What was Josiah like?• _____________________________________• What happened in the 18th year of his reign?• _____________________________________• Now, do your math! How old was he?• _____________________________________

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Cross-reference – same markings• 2 Chron 34:1 - Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned

in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. 3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles, carved idols and cast images. 4 Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles, the idols and the images. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, 7 he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem. 8 In the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, to purify the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city, with Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the temple of the LORD his God. 9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the temple of God, which the Levites who were the doorkeepers had collected from the people of Manasseh, Ephraim and the entire remnant of Israel and from all the people of Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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• 10 Then they entrusted it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the LORD's temple. These men paid the workers who repaired and restored the temple. 11 They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to purchase dressed stone, and timber for joists and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin. 12 The men did the work faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites-all who were skilled in playing musical instruments- 13 had charge of the laborers and supervised all the workers from job to job. Some of the Levites were secretaries, scribes and doorkeepers. 14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD that had been given through Moses. 15 Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD." He gave it to Shaphan. 16 Then Shaphan took the book to the king and reported to him: "Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them. 17 They have paid out the money that was in the temple of the LORD and have entrusted it to the supervisors and workers." 18 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king. 19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his robes. 20 He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king's attendant:

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• 21 "Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the remnant in Israel and Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the LORD's anger that is poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book." 22 Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him went to speak to the prophetess Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District. 23 She said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, 24'This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people-all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah. 25 Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and provoked me to anger by all that their hands have made, my anger will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.' 26 Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: 27 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD. 28 Now I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place and on those who live here.'"


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• What new insights into Josiah’s life did you find in 2 Chronicles?

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• How old was Josiah when he began seeking the Lord?__________

• How old was Josiah when he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem? ______

• What did Josiah “purge”? ________________• Why? ________________________________

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Week One - Day Five

• 2 Chron 34:3 “In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David.”

• Why? • Zeph 1:1 – “The word of the LORD that came

to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:”

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“When I destroy all people on the face of the earth,” declares the LORD, 4“I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem.Judah Summoned to Repent2 Gather together, gather yourselves together, you shameful nation, 2before the decree takes effect and that day passes like windblown chaff, before the LORD’s fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the LORD’s wrath comes upon you.3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

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Draw a cloud around every “seek”Judah Summoned to Repent2 Gather together, gather yourselves together, you shameful nation, 2before the decree takes effect and that day passes like windblown chaff, before the LORD’s fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the LORD’s wrath comes upon you.3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

he began to seek the God of his father David.”

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Draw a cloud around every “seek”

Judah Summoned to Repent2 Gather together, gather yourselves together, you shameful nation, 2before the decree takes effect and that day passes like windblown chaff, before the LORD’s fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the LORD’s wrath comes upon you.3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

he began to seek the God of his father David.”

Zephaniah

2 Chronicles

SCRIPTURE INTERPRETS SCRIPTURE

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Josiah Listened!

• Zephaniah’s ministry 636 – 623 BC• Josiah became king about 640 BC, in 636 Josiah

about 12• Josiah about 16 when he began to seek the

Lord• At 20 Josiah began to purge Judah and

Jerusalem• Zephaniah’s ministry ended when Josiah was

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Week One - Day Six

• Reread 2 Kings 22:3-20 (next slide)– What did Josiah realize and why?– What was his response to the “words of the book

of the law”?– Why as this wrath coming?– When would it come? Why this timing?– Why not sooner?

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• 15 She said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, 16 ‘This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people, according to everything written in the book the king of Judah has read. 17 Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and provoked me to anger by all the idols their hands have made, my anger will burn against this place and will not be quenched.’”

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Why not sooner?

• 27 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD.

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• What do you learn from these verses?• What does this tell you about God? About His

character, His ways?• What can you learn from all this for your own

life?• Is there any application for you to make?• Any principles or precepts for you to

embrace?

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• Why has America lost its founding fathers’ reverence for God?

Week One - Day Seven

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Deuteronomy 17:14-20 14 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and

have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, "Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us," 15 be sure to appoint over you the king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your own brothers. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not a brother Israelite. 16 The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more of them, for the LORD has told you, "You are not to go back that way again." 17 He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold. 18 When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites. 19 It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees 20 and not consider himself better than his brothers and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.

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List what you learn

• Appoint a king from their countrymen• He should not multiply horses (point of no return)• He should not multiply wives, nor silver or gold• He should copy the law onto a scroll for himself• The king should read what he copied to learn

to fear the Lord, observe the law• Results: he won’t think greater of himself than he

should; he won’t quit following the law; and then his sons will continue to be in Israel

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When the King came to power

• Not seek to increase the herd of horses• Not add wives nor concubines• Not seek gold and silver• Copy the law for himself, read it, and observe

the law

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Shaphan took the book to the king

• The book of the law was lost and was only discovered in the eighth year of his reign at 16 years of age

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• 2 Kings 23:1-3 23:1 Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 He went up to the temple of the LORD with the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets-all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the LORD. 3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the LORD-to follow the LORD and keep his commands, regulations and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, thus confirming the words of the covenant written in this book. Then all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.

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Josiah’s response

• Tore down altars to multiple gods

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Inductive Bible Study

• Go directly to the Word of God– Observing– Interpreting– Applying– Discovering truth for yourself– Using scripture to interpret scripture

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Week 2 – Day 8• Book by book – the way it’s written• 40 men• 1400-1800 years• Some history, law, biography, prophecy,

proverbs, poetry• All have a divine purpose• OT – 39 books; quoted by Jesus often

THE VERY WORD OF GOD

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Observation, Interpretation

• Observation is seeing (discovering) what the text says (peeling the onion)– Foundation for Interpretation

• Interpretation is discovering what the text means– Cross-references that apply– Main point– Word translation

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Application• To experience transformation, make

application• Process of conforming to the Word of God• What to do• How to live• Order your life in the light of truth

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Truths

• For doctrine (teaching)• Reproof• Correction• Instruction• Answers for life

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Read and Ask

• What am I to believe?• Where am I wrong?• How can I make it right?• How am I to live?

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Start with People

• Main characters• People groups• Author• Recipients

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Read Jonah Chapter 1 (only)

• Pray• Who• Journal

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Week 2 – Day 9

Yellow• The Lord (noun, pronoun, synonym for)

Blue• Jonah (noun, pronoun, synonym for)

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Pray!

• Talk to the Author• Thank Him for speaking

through His Word• Honor and respect it with

integrity• Learn truth and be

changed• Handle it accurately

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5 W’s and an H about the Lord

W •Who

W

•What

W

•When

W

•Where

W •Why

H •How

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Jonah 1:1

• Learn of the Lord? That He spoke to Jonah.• Learn of Jonah? Who he is.

“The word of the Lord came to Jonah

son of Amitt ai:”

Finish Chapter 1

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Reflect• Meditate• Chew• Mull it over• What has God just taught you about Himself?• Do you believe it? If not, why not.• What does this mean to your relationship with

God?• What about Jonah’s relationship with God?• Have I acted that way?

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• Geographical references– Nineveh– Tarshish

• Time

Week 2 – Day 10

JoppaTarshish, Spain

3 insights about Jonah based on this information

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Conversation with God

• God has spoken; any response?; journal and record your response

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• The other characters– Captain of the ship– Sailors– Pronouns also

• 5 Ws and an H– Who– What– When– Where– Why– How

Week 2 – Day 11

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Context:

• What is it?– Critical setting that rules all interpretation– Determines meanings of words• Car trunk or• Elephant trunk

• How important is it?– Never take God’s Words out of context

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Look at what you learn about ….

• Nineveh (verse 2)• Joppa (verse 3)• Direction of Tarshish in respect to Nineveh• Modes of transportation (verse 3)• The sailors– Their worship (verse 5)– Power they ascribe to other gods (verse 6)– Connections they make between actions and

calamities (verses 7-8)

SPIRITUAL SETTING

CULTURAL SETTING

GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING

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Look at what you learn about ….

• The sailors– How they learn things they don’t know (verse 7)– Their respect for gods (verse 10)– Their take on killing innocent people (verse 14)

CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL SETTING

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• Key words– Usually repeated in the text which means it is

important– Help unlock the meaning of the text– Help you understand what the text is about– Repetition essential component of learning

• Mark them• Label them

Week 2 – Day 12

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Jonah 1 : mark key words

• A. Calamity• B.• C.• D.• E.

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Week 2 – Day 13

• From the presence of the LORD– 2 times in v. 3– Again in v. 10

• Ask what it means– To run away from God’s presence• Make sense? (He is omnipresent and omniscient)

– Physical or moral (hiding or disobedience?)

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Calamity: v. 4, 11-12

• Wind• Storm• Sea

• Jonah believed God was in control v. 12• Sailors did too v. 14-16• What can we say to people who disbelieve?

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Did you notice? Prayer

• Also synonyms (call, cry)• Mark prayer in Chapter 1

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We read Jonah 1 how many times?

• Hiding God’s Word in your heart

• Brings the truth of remembrance

• Live pleasing to Him

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Week 2 – Day 14

• The Best Interpreter of Scripture– God explains truth with truth– Learn the whole counsel of God– Scripture is the most valuable commentary on

scripture– Cross-references, textual footnotes

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The sailors

• Jonah 1:14 “Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.”– Understood the sanctity of life– Accountability to God– Genesis 9:5-6

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Jonah 1:17 “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the

fish three days and three nights.”

• Matthew 12:38 “Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

• 39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

• 40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

MARK IT

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Leisure with God

• Observ• Absorb truth• Instruct you• Encourage you• Find wisdom, understanding, counsel, and

hope

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• Psalm 119:169 “Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.”

• Read Chapter 2 OUT LOUD• Saying and hearing helps recall

Week 3 – Day 15

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Color code Chapter 2 the same• The Lord• Jonah• Where (double green underline)• When ( or purple)• 4 Ws and 1 H• Where is Jonah at the beginning? The end?• List observations• Slide 60

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Week 3 – Day 16

• 1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, 2saying, "I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.

Sheol (the place of the dead) Gen 37:35

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Mark Prayer

• Also synonyms (call, cry)• Mark prayer in Chapter 2 also

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Answer some questions

• Where was Jonah when he cried out (2:2)• What was Jonah’s assessment of his condition,

and why did he think he was in this predicament?

• After willfully disobeying God, did Jonah have the right to pray?

• What did God do? What does this tell you about God? What can we learn from this for our lives?

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Talk to God• Have you ever chosen not to pray because you

thought it wouldn’t do any good?• Why did you think that way?• Have you learned something today that would

challenge this thinking?• Talk with Him about today’s study.

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Week 3 – Day 17

• Chapter Themes• At a glance charts• Summarize the first

2 chapters of Jonah

Jonah 1 - theme

Jonah 2 - theme

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Week 3 – Day 18

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• Get your hiliter’s ready, take notes

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Hello, Nineveh!

• Jonah 3• Pray over this chapter• Mark it as before• Slide 84

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What did you learn about:

• The Lord • Jonah

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Observe

• New key people? • New key words of phrases?

Did you see any truths that encourage you?

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Week 3 – Day 19• Chapter 3: mark references to Nineveh-double

underline green– Who– What– Where– When– Why– How

• Most important location in the book of Jonah– Color it also– All pronouns also

Jonah

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Info about Nineveh

A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

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“the Word of the Lord”

• Shade it green• Mark it• Compare “the word of the Lord” in Chap 3

with “word of the Lord” in Chap 1 v 1

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“fasting”

• Mentioned twice• Insights– Who fasted– Why did they fast– How much did they fast– How long– Result

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“sackcloth”

Investigate meanings, definitions, uses in other places in the Bible

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Plumbline

• Your own personal inductive study of the Bible is your plumb line for checking everything

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Concordance

• Lists words used in the Bible• Where it is found• Brief definition• Greek word for it• www.preceptaustin.org

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References to Jonah

• 2 Kings 14:25 - geneaology• Matt 12:39-41• Luke 11:29-30, 32• Try fasting and sackcloth and see what other

teachings are in the Bible

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After reading Chap 3 Ask• How many times has God spoken to me about

something I need to do, some issue I need to resolve?

• How long do I take to obey? Why? What is true if I don’t obey at all?

• What soul-searching situations has God placed me in?– How serious should I be about fasting?– Why don’t I fast more?

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Week 3 – Day 20

• Do Chap 4 on your own– Look for new key words

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Week 3 – Day 21• Contrasts and comparison• Abrupt ending

•What did you learn about God?

•What struck your heart?

•What insights about God will you take away?

•Will they impact the way you live?

•How?

•Write out your thoughts

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“appointed”

• Note what God appoints and why• What does this tell you about God?

“compassion, compassionate”

• Check out other references• Ex 34:5-7

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Record what He reveals about Himself

• Through actions• Judgments• Statements about His character

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Mark “relent”

• Jon 3:9-10 also• What does 4:2 tell you about Jonah– What’s he aware of?

Key word

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Mark “compassion”

• How does this key word help you understand the book of Jonah?

• Did you notice Jonah had compassion? What was the object of Jonah’s compassion?

• By the way, did you mark anger and

angry?– Why was God angry with Nineveh?– Why was Jonah angry?

Key word

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Comparisons and Contrasts

• Comparisons illumine, illustrate and strengthen authors’ points: like, as

• Contrasts show differences: but– Prov 13:20– 1 Thess 5:4-10– Find a contrast in Jonah 4, what is the point

made?

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“death”

• Sovereign God was allowing something that wasn’t pleasing to me. Ever been there?

• Why did you want out?• What can you learn about Jonah from marking

death?– What did God ask Jonah?– What are some things you have been tempted to

be angry about?

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Contrast

• Do I have more compassion for things that make me comfortable than for people who make me uncomfortable?

• Who are you more like, God or Jonah?• Application:– Do you need to make any changes?

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