Old Testament 150 Reading Challenge week 23

Old Testament 150 Reading Challenge 5 May 2014 to 28th November 2014 Week 23: Bible Reading Plan and Discussion Starters

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, October 06 , 2014 --- Psalm 8 --- Is creation itself all the evidence one needs to believe in a Creator?  

-        V3, when was the last time you intentionally took the time to take a look at creation to consider the greatness (and evidence) of God?

-        V4, is it true to say that the more we realise how awesome God must be, the more amazing it is that He should give you and me a second thought?
If, then, we consider God’s greatness, and our weakness, and that nevertheless He allowed Himself to be cruelly killed for us…what can that teach us about our value and His love for us?
Is there a necessary correspondence between the need to be humble and the need to recognise that we are loved?  

Tuesday, October 07 , 2014 --- Psalm 22 --- ‘My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?’  

-        Many have considered this Psalm to be a prophecy regarding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Which verses in particular would appear to be prophetic?

-        If this is, indeed, a prophetic Psalm, what impact would it have had on the Jewish leaders and scribes around the cross when Jesus quoted the first verse? 

Wednesday, October 08 , 2014 --- Psalm 23 --- ‘The Lord’s my Shepherd’  

-        V1, Jesus described Himself as ‘the good Shepherd’ in John 10:11. When compared to this verse, do you think this may have been an intentional revelation of His divinity?

-        What difference does it make if we read this chapter from a material/physical perspective, compared to a spiritual perspective?

-        How much of this chapter can you claim to be true for yourself?  

Thursday, October 09 , 2014 --- Psalm 62 --- ‘Truly He is my Rock and my Salvation’  

-        Having read the chapter, how would you summarise it in a sentence?

-        V1 & 5, Why does God’s description as a Rock, and finding rest for our soul, go hand-in-hand?

-        V8, How easy/difficult is it to trust in God at all times?  

Friday, October 10 , 2014 --- Psalm 71 --- Rescue and delivery by the Rock of refuge  

-        What do we need rescuing from? 

-        V9, why would we doubt our usefulness as we grow old? Is God limited in how and when He can use us? How old was Moses when God used Him to lead the Israelites?