Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #1
Main reading: Genesis chap. 1
Creation
*1* Genesis 1:1 – What is the origin of the universe?
*2* Summarize what happened on each of the days of creation according to Genesis 1:
Day 1 —
Day 2 —
Day 3 —
Day 4 —
Day 5 —
Day 6 —
Day 7 —
*3* Special Assignment: As we study, please consider the contradictions between evolution and the Bible account of creation.
*4* Exodus 20:11 - How many days did God take to make everything?
*5* Special Assignment: Try to find and list other Bible passages that discuss creation.
Lessons about the Nature of God
*6* For each of the following characteristics of God, think how creation demonstrates that characteristic:
All-powerful –
All-knowing/all-wise –
Eternal –
*7* Genesis 1:26,27,31 – What words in these verses indicate God is singular?
*8* What words in these verses indicate God is plural?
*9* Who is called “God” in each of the following verses?
Matthew 16:16 –
John 20:28 –
Acts 5:3,4 –
Note: Our study will discuss the concept of one God in three individuals. To learn more, see our article on that subject on our web site at www.gospelway.com/instruct.
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #2
Main reading: Genesis chap. 2,3
Man and Woman in the Garden
*1* Genesis 1:26-28 – What is man’s relationship to God and to the animals?
*2* Genesis 2:16,17 - What command did God give man in the garden?
*3* Application: From this account, what can we learn about God’s right to expect obedience and about man’s power to choose right or wrong?
*4* Genesis 2:18,21-24 – Why and how was woman created?
*5* Romans 7:2,3 – How long should a marriage last?
*6* Application: List some lessons we can learn about marriage.
The First Sin
*7* Genesis 3:1-7 – Describe the first sin.
*8* Special Assignment: What can we learn about Satan?
*9* Genesis 3:15-19 - List some consequences of sin:
To the serpent –
To woman –
To man -
*10* Special Assignment: Who should be blamed for the existence of suffering and death? Explain.
*11* Genesis 4:1-5; Hebrews 11:4 - Who worshiped God acceptably, Cain or Abel?
*12* Application: What can we learn about worship?
*13* Hebrews 10:1-4,11-14,18 - What was the problem with animal sacrifices?
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #3
Main reading: Genesis chap. 6 & 22:1-18
The Flood
*1* Genesis 6:5-14,17; 7:19-24 - What did God determine to do about man’s wickedness?
*2* How did Noah and his family escape?
*3* Special Assignment: Here are other passages outside Genesis that confirm the account of the flood: 1 Chronicles 1:4; Luke 3:36; Ezekiel 14:14,20; Hebrews 11:7; Matthew 24:37-39; 2 Peter 3:3-7; 1 Peter 3:20,21. What are the consequences if we claim the flood was a myth?
*4* What evidence indicates whether or not the flood was worldwide?
*5* Application: List some lessons we can learn from the flood.
*6* 1 Peter 3:20,21 - Noah’s salvation from the flood pictures what New Testament practice?
The Call of Abraham
*7* Genesis 12:1-7; Hebrews 11:8-10 - What did God expect Abraham (Abram) to do?
*8* Genesis 12:2; 22:17,18; 26:3,4 - List three specific promises God made to Abraham regarding his descendants (seed).
*9* Acts 3:25,26 - The blessing God promised to come on all nations referred to what?
*10* Genesis 21:1-5 - How old was Abraham when the promised son was born? What was the son named?
*11* Genesis 22:1-3,9-13; Hebrews 11:17-19 - What did God command Abraham to do?
*12* List similarities to the sacrifice of Jesus (John 3:16).
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #4
Main reading: Genesis 41:14-45; Job chap. 1 and 42
The Story of Joseph
*1* Genesis 37:1-14 – Explain the meaning of Joseph’s dreams.
*2* Genesis 37:23-28 – What did envy lead Joseph’s brothers to do to him?
*3* Genesis 41:14-40 – How was Joseph enabled to rise from prison? What position was he given?
*4* Genesis 45:1-11 – When Joseph’s brothers came to buy food in Egypt, what reason did he give why God wanted him to be in Egypt?
*5* Exodus 1:7-12 - What happened among the Israelites that distressed the Egyptians?
*6* What did the king (Pharaoh) decide to do about this?
The Story of Job
*7* Job 1:1-3 - What kind of man was Job?
*8* Job 1:8-12 – Explain why Job suffered so terribly.
*9* Job 1:20-22; 2:10 - How did Job react to his suffering?
*10* Job 4:7-9; 22:5-11 - What did Job’s friends believe was the reason he was suffering?
*11* Job 38:4-7; 40:7-9; 42:1-6 - What answer did God give Job about his suffering, and what conclusion did Job reach?
*12* Application: List some lessons we can learn from the book of Job.
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #5
Main reading: Exodus chap. 14; 20:1-17
Call of Moses and the Plagues on Egypt
*1* Exodus 2:1-10 – How did Moses’ mother save him? Who found and adopted Moses?
*2* Exodus 3:1-10 - How did God call Moses? What did He want Moses to do?
*3* Exodus 4:1-9 - What evidence did God give to convince people to believe He sent Moses?
*4* Skim Exodus 7-11 and list several of the plagues.
*5* For each of the passages below, describe what purpose the plagues served:
a) Exodus 6:1 -
b) Exodus 7:5 –
c) Deuteronomy 4:32-40 –
The Passover, The Red Sea, and the Giving of the Law
*6* Exodus 12:1-14,24-30 – What did God command the Israelites to do? Why?
*7* 1 Corinthians 5:7 - Who is our Passover Lamb? Explain the connection to the Passover.
*8* Exodus 14:5-10,21-31 – What happened to Israel and to the Egyptians at the Red Sea?
*9* Exodus 20:1-17; Deuteronomy 5:6-21 – List briefly the Ten Commands:
#1 –
#2 –
#3 –
#4 –
#5 –
#6 –
#7 –
#8 –
#9 –
#10 –
*10* According to Galatians 3:24,25, Colossians 2:13-17 what is our relationship to the old law? [Cf. Hebrews 10:1-10; 7:11-14; 8:6-13; 9:1-4; 2 Cor. 3:6-11; Galatians 5:1-6; Romans 7:1-7.]
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #6
Main reading: Numbers 13:26-14:1-11,26-35 ; Joshua 6:1-21
The Tabernacle and the Journey to Canaan
1. Application: Hebrews 8:1-6 – Explain some things we can learn about the New Testament from the work of the Old Testament priests in the tabernacle.
2. Numbers 13:27-33 - What report did ten of the spies give regarding the land?
3. Numbers 14:1-11 – How did the people respond to the spies’ report?
4. Numbers 14:29-35 – What consequence did God bring on the people?
5. Deuteronomy 18:18,19 (cf. Acts 3:20,22,23) – What promise did Moses give the people? How was this promise fulfilled?
Conquest of Canaan
6. Joshua 1:1-9,16-18 - What task did God assign to Joshua? What should he do to succeed?
7. Joshua 2:1,8-22 - Who protected the men that Joshua sent to spy out Jericho? In return what promise did the spies give her?
8. Application: Joshua 6:1-5,20-23; Hebrews 11:30 - What did Israel do so the walls of Jericho would fall? Explain how this illustrates the meaning of true faith.
9. Special Assignment: Joshua 21:43-45; 23:14 - Some people claim that Israel has never received the promised land, so they will receive it at Jesus’ second coming. What did Joshua say about the fulfillment of this promise?
10. Joshua 24:15 - In his final speeches, what choice did Joshua challenge Israel to make?
11. Hebrews 4:1-11 –What promise does God still have waiting for us?
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #7
Main reading: Judges 2:11-19; 1 Samuel 8:1-20
The Judges
1. Judges 2:11-19 (cf. 3:7-11) - What sin did Israel repeatedly commit during this period? What consequence did God bring for their sins?
2. What role did the judges have in this period?
3. Application: What lessons should we learn from this cycle of sin, oppression, and deliverance?
4. Judges 7:1-23 - From an original force of 32,000 men, God reduced Gideon’s army to how many men?
5. How did they attack the enemy?
6. 1 Samuel 8:1-9 - What demand did Israel make? How did God view this demand?
A Related Book: Ruth
7. Ruth 1:6-8,16-18 - When Naomi urged Ruth to return to Moab, how did Ruth respond?
8. Ruth 2:1-12 - How did Ruth obtain food for herself and Naomi?
9. In whose fields did she go?
10. Ruth 4:9-12 - What did Boaz do for Ruth?
11. Ruth 4:13,17 - What place did Boaz and Ruth have in Israelite history?
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #8
Main reading: 1 Samuel 17:4-11,32-51; 1 Kings 3:16-28
Life of Saul(1 Samuel 9-31)
1. 1 Samuel 15:17-23 - What sin led to Saul’s ultimate rejection as king?
2. 1 Samuel 28:3-19; 1 Chronicles 10:13 - What final sin did Saul commit? What consequence did Saul suffer?
Life of David (1 Samuel 16-31; 2 Samuel; 1 Chronicles)
3. 1 Samuel 17:4-11,32-51 – Describe the man who defied Israel. How did David defeat him?
4. 2 Samuel 7:12-16 - What promise did God make regarding David’s seed?
5. 2 Samuel 11:1-5,14-17,26,27 - What sins did David commit here?
6. 2 Samuel 12:1-14 - What consequences did David suffer?
Life of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11; 2 Chronicles 1-9)
7. 1 Kings 3:5-15 - In response to God’s offer, what did Solomon request? What blessings did God grant him?
8. 2 Chronicles 6:3-11; 7:12-22 - What did God promise Solomon that He would do when the people prayed in the temple (v14)?
9. 1 Kings 3:16-28 - When two women both claimed the same baby, how did Solomon reveal who was the true mother?
10. 1 Kings 11:1-8 - Describe Solomon’s wives.
11. 1 Kings 11:9-13 - What consequence would happen because of Solomon’s idolatry?
12. Special Assignment: Summarize the lessons we should learn from these kings about the importance of obedience.
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #9
Main reading: Psalm 22:1-18; Proverbs 31:10-31; Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Psalms
1. Below are several Messianic psalms. For each one, summarize the subject discussed.
Psalm / Fulfillment / Subject16:10 / Acts 2:24ff; 13:35ff
22:1,6-8 / Matt. 27:39-46
22:16-18; 34:20 / Matt. 27:35; John 19:23f
110:1,4 / Matt. 22:43f; 26:64; Acts 2:34f; Heb. 5:6-10; 6:20; 7:24
118:22f / Acts 4:11; Matt. 21:42
Proverbs
2. Proverbs 1:7 - Some proverbs emphasize the value of wisdom. Others emphasize the source of wisdom. What is the source of wisdom?
3. Proverbs 2:1-12 - How should we search for wisdom?
4. Proverbs 10:26 - Some proverbs describe the differences or similarities between things. A sluggard (lazy man) is compared to what?
5. Proverbs 6:16-19 – Some proverbs encourage people to do right or warn of the danger of doing wrong. What kind of things are listed here?
6. Proverbs 31:10-31 – Some proverbs picture the character or work of certain people or aspects of creation. List some things this passage says about a virtuous woman.
Ecclesiastes
7. Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 - List some things the author tried. What did he conclude?
8. Ecclesiastes 12:13,14 - What conclusion did He reach about the meaning of life?
Song of Solomon
9. Song of Solomon 3:6-11 - Whose coming is here described?
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #10
Main reading: 2 Kings 17:7-23; Isaiah chap. 53
Kings of Judah — The Southern Tribes
1. Rehoboam: 1 Kings 12:1-24 - When the people requested Rehoboam to lighten their burden of service, what did he decide and why? What happened as a result?
2. Uzziah: 2 Chronicles 26:1-5,16-21 - What sin did Uzziah commit when he was older? What punishment did he receive for his sin?
3. Hezekiah: 2 Kings 19:14-19,35-37 - What did Hezekiah do when Jerusalem was besieged by Assyria? What happened as a result?
Kings of Israel — the Northern Tribes
4. Jeroboam: 1 Kings 12:25-33 – What did Jeroboam fear? What did he do to prevent this?
5. Ahab: 1 Kings 16:29-33 - How is Ahab’s wickedness described?
6. 1 Kings 21:1-16 - What sin led to Ahab’s final downfall?
7. 2 Kings 17:7-23 - For each passage below, list the sin that contributed to Israel’s downfall:
17:7,12 –
17:8,11,15 –
17:13,14 –
17:15 –
Prophets of Judah - the Southern Tribes
8. Isaiah: Isaiah 43:10,11 - What claim does God here make? Answer:
9. Special Assignment: What is said about Jesus is the following verses from Isaiah 53?
Prophecy in Isaiah 53 / Fulfillment / Teaching about Jesusv4 / Matt. 8:17
v1 / John 12:38; Rom. 10:16
v7(8) / Acts 8:32-35
Theme of the Bible – Worksheet #11
Main reading: 1 Kings 18:17-40; Jonah chap. 3&4.
Prophets of Judah - the Southern Tribes (cont.)
1. Micah: Micah 1:1,2; 6:1,2 - What did God say He would do against the people?
2. Micah 1:6-9; 4:1,2; 5:2 - Though the nation would be destroyed, what would happen later?
3. Obadiah: Vv 11-13 - What sins did Edom commit, and what lessons should we learn?
Prophets of Israel - The Northern Tribes
4. Elijah: 1 Kings 18:17-40 – Describe Elijah’s showdown with the prophets of Baal, and explain its purpose.
5. 2 Kings 2:7-12 - How did Elijah leave the earth?
6. Elisha: - 2 Kings 5:1,9-14 – Describe the blessing God gave Naaman through Elisha.
7. 2 Kings 6:11-20 - What did Elisha do to the Syrians sent to capture him?
8. Amos: - Amos 5:10-13; 8:4-6 – List some sins that led to the downfall of Israel.