David, Solomon, and the Monarchy. Of course, it’s hard to believe, especially if you’re a new student of God’s Word, but don’t you find it to be a marvelous blessing for us to put him at the two-gated city of Shaaraim? Does the Bible give you enough evidence that you never doubt the rule of King … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The Bible is constituted in history. Biblical history moves in a linear direction from an absolute beginning to an ultimate goal: from Creation to the restoration. June 6, 2020 1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 37:33-37. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. … Continue reading –>
Read Isaiah 36:1-3 and Isaiah 37:14-38. In this account of a massive Assyrian campaign against Judah, how does God deliver His people? In 701 B.C., Sennacherib campaigns against Judah. The account is recorded in Scripture. It is also recorded by Sennacherib himself in several ways. In his historical annals, discovered in the capital city of Nineveh, he boasts, … Continue reading –>
The monarchy of David and Solomon represents the golden age in Israel’s history. But what if David and Solomon did not exist, as some have claimed? What if their kingdom was not as extensive as the Bible describes, as some also have claimed? Without David there would be no Jerusalem, the capital of the nation (2 … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Samuel 17:1-58; Isa. 36:1-3, Isa. 37:14-38; Daniel 1:1-21, Daniel 5:1-30; Matt. 26:57-67; Heb. 11:1-40. Memory Text: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (Exod. 20:2 [also Deut. 5:6], NKJV). The Bible is constituted in history. Biblical history moves in a linear direction from an absolute beginning, when God … Continue reading –>
Missionary Asks, “Why?” By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Leif Hongisto couldn’t understand why he was heading home to Finland after serving for nine years as president of Middle East University in Beirut, Lebanon. He loved the Seventh-day Adventist university, the Mediterranean climate, and freshly made hummus. Most important, he felt that he hadn’t realized his … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Gerald A. Klingbeil, editor, The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the Old Testament (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2015). “The Bible is the most comprehensive and the most instructive history which men possess. It came fresh from the fountain of eternal truth, and a divine hand has preserved its purity through … Continue reading –>
Creation in Scripture Read the following scriptural passages and write down how each of these writers referenced Genesis chapters 1-11: Matt. 19:4-5 Mark 10:6-9 Luke 11:50-51 John 1:1-3 Acts 14:15 Rom. 1:20 2 Cor. 4:6 Eph. 3:9 1 Tim. 2:12-15 James 3:9 1 Pet. 3:20 Jude 11, Jude 14 Rev. 2:7; Rev. 3:14; Rev. 22:2-3 Jesus and all of the … Continue reading –>
The South Pacific Division (SPD) has produced a series of videos about the lesson studies this quarter. The speaker is Dr Kayle de Waal, a theology lecturer at Avondale University College. Week 9_ study this lesson for May 30 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (2)
Continue reading -->Read Genesis 5:1-32 and Genesis 11:1-32 . How does the Bible trace the history of humanity from Adam to Noah, and from Noah to Abraham? There is one element that makes these genealogies unique in the Bible: they contain the element of time, causing some scholars to correctly call them “chronogenealogies”. They contain an interlocking … Continue reading –>
Avianca Flight 52 left Bogotá Columbia January 25, 1990 headed for JFK airport in New York. That particular day there were several storms on the eastern coast of the United States forcing Flight 52 to go into holding patterns over a few cities to avoid the storms. Because of this, once they got to New … Continue reading –>
Far from being dependent upon ancient pagan creation myths, Genesis seems to have been written in a way that refutes those myths and distances God as Creator from them. Read Genesis 1:14-19. How are the entities that appear on the fourth day described, and what are their functions? The terms “sun” and “moon” were surely avoided … Continue reading –>
