Old Testament 150 Reading Challenge
5 May
2014 to 28th November 2014
Week 19: Bible Reading Plan and Discussion Starters
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Welcome to The Salvation Army's Challenge to read
150 popular chapters from the Old Testament within 7 months,
reading just
5 chapters per week.
Monday, September 08 , 2014 --- 1 Kings 18 --- Elijah challenges the 450 prophets of
Baal, and proves that there is only one God
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V1&2, the third year since what?...can you imagine the impact this
drought had upon the land, the food, and upon Elijah’s popularity?
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V18, what was the basis of
Israel’s trouble? Do you think natural problems we face today could be caused
or used by God to bring us closer to Him?
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V24, can you imagine the confidence needed to issue this challenge? How
confident would you be in today’s society to stand up for Jesus, and for what
the Bible teaches, when vastly outnumbered by those who believe differently?
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V37, what was the purpose behind this elaborate challenge?
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V43-44, what can this teach us about God’s timing, and our need for
obedient faith and persistence?
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V3, given the miraculous and powerful things Elijah had just done in
God’s Name, why do you think Elijah was now afraid of Jezebel?
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How quick are we (like Elijah) to forget the wonderful things that God
can do for, in and through us, as we give in to fear (of ridicule, of
persecution, of the unknown future)? What is the answer to this?
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Compare verses 14 and 18, is it easy to get discouraged if we are the
only Christians in our workplace, or belong to a small church in a big town, or
feel that overwhelmed by the command to proclaim the Gospel?...what do these
verses teach us?
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V21, Elisha appears to have not only followed Elijah as per the Lord’s
command, but also ensured that he left his past behind him by slaughtering the oxen he was driving and
burning the plough. What are the benefits of ‘burning our bridges’ when it
comes to obeying God’s call?
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V11, why do you think Queen Vashti refused the King’s command?
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V12, what caused the King’s anger? The wine, the Queen, his pride, or a
mixture of these?
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V19-22, if you were the King, how would you have responded to Queen
Vashti?
Thursday, September 11 , 2014 --- Esther
2 --- Esther is chosen by
the King, and Mordecai overhears a conspiracy
- v10, why do you think Mordechai advised Esther not to reveal her nationality? Do you think there was already an atmosphere of Jewish persecution? How easy or difficult would this have been?
- v10, why do you think Mordechai advised Esther not to reveal her nationality? Do you think there was already an atmosphere of Jewish persecution? How easy or difficult would this have been?
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v21-23, do
you think it was a coincidence that Mordecai was at the gates at just the right
time to hear the conspiracy, or was it all a part of God's plan and timing?
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is this such
a thing as pure coincidence, or does everything fit into a larger plan?
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if some
things are coincidence, bit others are not, how are we to tell the difference?
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v2, why wouldn't Mordecai kneel down or pay honour
to Haman?
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How is this different to the honour we pay to a sovereign today?
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v6, why do you think that throughout history there have been so many
attempts to wipe out the Jews?
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