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Week 25, One Year Bible Challenge: “Council at Jerusalem”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading June 18-241

Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire, by Giuseppe Angeli (c. 1740/1755)
Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire, by Giuseppe Angeli (c. 1740/1755)
1 Kings 19:1 – 2 Kings 7:20
Acts 12:1 – Acts 16:15
Psalm 136:1 – 142:7
Proverbs 17:14-25

Next Week’s Reading June 25 to July 1
2 Kings 8:1 – 19:37
Acts 16:16 – 21:17
Psalm 143:1 – 149-9
Proverbs 17:26 – 18:8

Discussion Questions:2

Old Testament

  1. What is the significance of Elisha killing his oxen for a feast, and cooking the meat on the fire from burning his plow (and/or yoke)? 1 Kings 19:21.
  2. Did Elijah die? See 2 Kings 2:11-12.

New Testament

  1. Why did the Angel of the Lord strike King Herod? How did he die? Acts 12:21-23.
  2. The early church leaders met in a council in Jerusalem to discuss whether gentiles had to first become Jews in order to be saved? What was the outcome of this discussion, and why was it so important? Acts 15:1-20.

FOOTNOTE:

  1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week. ↩
  2. Discussion notes are online. ↩

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Week 24, One Year Bible Challenge: “Foreign Influences”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading June 11-171

Baptism of the Eunuch
Baptism of the Eunuch by Rembrandt van Rijn (1626)
1 Kings 8:1 – 18:46
Acts 7:51 – 11:30
Psalm 129:1 – 135:21
Proverbs 17:1-13

Next Week’s Reading June 18-24
1 Kings 19:1 – 2 Kings 7:20
Acts 12:1 – Acts 16:15
Psalm 136:1 – 142:7
Proverbs 17:14-25

Discussion Questions:2

Old Testament

  1. Solomon’s wisdom was unmatched. So why did he end up worshiping foreign gods? 1 Kings 11:3-8.

New Testament

  1. Why was it so difficult for Jewish believers to accept that the good news of Jesus Christ was intended for the gentiles too? Acts 11:1-3.
  2. What was the meaning of Peter’s dream with all of the animals on the sheet? Is there anything Christians are NOT allowed to eat? Does the meaning extend beyond food? Acts 10:9-15.

FOOTNOTE:

  1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week. ↩
  2. Discussion notes are now online ↩

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Week 23, One Year Bible Challenge: “A New Church”

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading June 4 – 101

Judgement of Solomon (1649), by Nicolas Poussin
Judgement of Solomon (1649), by Nicolas Poussin
2 Samuel 22:1 – 1 Kings 7:51
Acts 2:1 – 7:50
Psalm 122:1 – 128:6
Proverbs 16:19 – 16:33

Next Week’s Reading June 11 – 17
1 Kings 8:1 – 18:46
Acts 7:51 – 11:30
Psalm 129:1 – 135:21
Proverbs 17:1-13

Discussion Questions:
Old Testament

  1. Why was it a sin for David to take the census?
  2. 1 Kings 4:26 says, “Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.” Is this the correct number of horses, and was Solomon breaking the prohibition on the king “multiplying horses” found in Deuteronomy 17:16?

New Testament

  1. Ananias, and his wife, Sapphira, both dropped dead when confronted with the fact that they held back part of the profit from the sale of their property. Why was their punishment so severe? Acts 5:1-11.
  2. What was the argument set out by the Pharisee named Gamaliel in Acts 5:38-39 as to why the religious leaders should leave Peter and the apostles alone?

FOOTNOTE:

  1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week. ↩

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