1. How did people give thanks to God according to these verses?
□ 1 Chronicles 25:3
□ 2 Chronicles 31:2
□ Ezra 3:11
□ Daniel 6:10
2. What do you learn from the following verses that makes you want to give thanks?
□ Psalm 32:7
□ Isaiah 40:28-31
□ Isaiah 41:10
□ Isaiah 55:13
□ Isaiah 60:1-3
□ Lamentations 3:22-24
□ 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
□ 2 Corinthians 9:8
3. What does the Bible teach about giving thanks to God?
□ Ephesians 5:20
□ 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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1. Copy Ephesians 1:7b here. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.
2. What does it mean that we have forgiveness of sins?
3. Who has the power to forgive sins?
4. What do the following verses teach?
▸ Romans 3:23-26
▸ 1 John 4:10
▸ Revelation 1:5
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1. List all the things God had done for believers according to this passage.
2. Copy Ephesians 1:7a and meditate on it. Consider the implications.
3. What does it mean to have redemption (be redeemed)?
4. From what are we redeemed?
5. What do the following verses teach?
▸ Psalm 49:7-8
▸ Matthew 20:28
▸ Galatians 3:13
▸ Galatians 4:5
▸ Titus 2:14
▸ Hebrews 9:12
▸ 1 Peter 1:18-19
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For each letter of the alphabet below, list one thing you are grateful for that begins with each letter. Some examples are already filled in to get you started.
A
B – Bible
C
D
E
F
G
H – Hot water
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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What if you woke up today with only what you thanked God for yesterday?
1. List 3 things God has done for you today.
2. List 3 things God has done for you this week.
3. List 3 things God has done for you this month.
4. List 3 things God has done for you this year.
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The following is a summary of the some of the time periods of the history of the Holy Land which are part of the conversation during most tours of Israel:
Early Bronze Age (3500-2300) c.30000 Development of fortified Canaanite cities (e.g. Gezer, Arad, Jarmuth) Trade relations introduce Egyptian and Mesopotamian influences
Early Bronze IV/Middle Bronze 1/Intermediate Bronze Age (2300-2000 BC) collapse of Early Bronze Age urban centers. Pastoral-nomadic lifestyle mainly in drier regions of the country Agriculture in the hills Copper weapons and tools Shaft tombs
Middle Bronze Age (2000 BC to 1550 BC) Age of the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) Re-emergence of walled cities flourishing of Canaanite Cities introduction of horse and chariot by Canaanites in lower Egypt earliest evidence for writing in Canaan (cuneiform) Beginning of alphabetic script in Sinai and Canaan First use of bronze (alloy of copper and tin) for tools and weapons
Late Bronze Age (1550-1200/1150 BC) Beginning of the Egyptian Empire Egyptians conquer Canaan and set up fortified cities in the Holy Land Moses and Exodus; birth of Hebrew nation
Iron Age I (1200-980 BC) Time of the Judges Israel in Canaan Philistines and other “Sea peoples” establish cities along the coast Judges, Samuel, Saul Alphabetic writing and iron technology spread Mostly unwalled settlements
Iron Age IIA (980-830 BC) United Monarchy under Saul, David and Solomon David conquers Jerusalem c. 1000) Solomon builds 1st temple c. 960) Economic prosperity in mining, foreign trade and construction Divided Monarchy – Israel in the north/Judah in the south c.930) Walled cities Regional administrative centers (e.g. Beer-sheva, Gezer, Megiddo, Hazor)
Iron Age IIB (830-720 BC) Divided Monarchy Phoenician and Aramean influences. Elijah & Elisha Rise of Assyrian Empire Deportation Policy of Assyria forms the nucleus of the Samaritan community. Assyrians conquer Samaria (722 BC) Beginning of Aramean wars until Samaria destroyed
Iron Age IIC (720-586 BC) Judah alone Sennacherib’s campaign to Judah (701 BC) Hezekiah’s tunnel, Isaiah & Jeremiah Josiah’s reform (622 BC) Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroys Jerusalem (586 BC) Many Judeans go into exile in Babylon
Babylonian Period (586-539 BC) Judah in exile; remnant in the land Persian conquers Babylon (539 BC) The Babylonians inherit the kingdom of Assyria and build it
Persian Period (539-332 BC) Judahites return – return from exile begins with reign of Cyrus (538 BC) Judah becomes Yehud (a Persian province) Ezra and Nehemiah Temple rebuilt in 515 BC Development of Judaism during this time – Great Assembly Earliest coinage
Early Hellenistic Period (332-167 BC) Conquest of Alexander the Great (conquers the known world in 333 BC) Hellenization in Judea Translation of Hebrew Bible into Greek (Septuagint) Greek becomes the lingua franca
Late Hellenistic Period (167-37 BC) Rise of the Hasmoneans – Revolt against Hellenistic culture and oppression Hasmonean Revolt in 167 BC (1st Maccabees) Rededication of the Temple in 164 BC Hasmonean Dynasty (141-63 BC) Jerusalem under Roman rule with Pompey (63 BC) Herod the Great appointed king of Judea by Rom (40 BC) Inter-testamental literature
Early Roman Period/Herodian (37 BC – 132 AD) – New Testament Period Roman conquest of Palestine; Judea a Roman province influence of Roman culture; material prosperity and spiritual turmoil Rise of Herod the Great; Herod dies in 4 BC Rebuilding of the Temple Direct Roman rule under Roman prefects/procurators based in Caesarea (AD 6) Jesus of Nazareth Jews rebel against Roman oppression (1st revolt) fall of Jerusalem and destruction of Second Temple by Titus (70 AD) Fall of Masada (73 AD)
Late Roman (132-324 AD) Simon Bar Kochba leads 2nd revolt – Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 AD) Hadrian destroys Jerusalem – builds Aelia Capitolina (135 AD) Judea renamed Palestina. Jewish villages and synagogues flourish in Galilee Mishna (codification of Jewish oral law)
Byzantine Period (324-638 AD) Constantine inaugurates Christian rule over Jerusalem (326 AD) Era of the Talmud Samaritan revolt (529 AD) Persian invasion (614 AD) Moslems defeat Christians at the Battle of Yarmuk (636 AD) Jerusalem falls to Omar (638 AD)
It is helpful to commit these to memory.
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Read Acts Chapter 2 1. Where is Peter standing according to Acts 2:14? What time is it?
2. To whom does he make his address according to Acts 2:14?
3. What explanation does Peter give in Acts 2:14-15?
4. Copy Joel 2:28-32. Compare it to what Peter tells the crowd in Acts 2:17-21. What do you notice?
5. What do you learn from Isaiah 44:3?
Going deeper: What does the term “last days” refer to? How do you know? Provide support from the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) for your position.
6. What does Peter say of Yeshua in Acts 2:22-23?
7. What does Peter say of God in 2:22-24?
8. Copy Psalm 16:8-11. Compare this text to the text of Acts 2:25-28. What do you observe?
9. What is the point that Peter is making by using the text of Psalm 16 here?
10. What does Peter explain about David in the following verses? Acts 2:29
Acts 2:30
Acts 2:31
11. How does Peter link the prophecy of David in Psalm 16 to the resurrection of Yeshua?
Prayer prompt: Copy Acts 2:32. Take at least 15 minutes and pray and reflect on the eye witnesses to Yeshua’s resurrection. What must it have been to have seen the resurrected Yeshua after the events of his multiple trials and his crucifixion? What additional boldness would have been received by Peter and the others as they waited prayerfully for the gift of the Holy Spirit? What would have the culmination of those days of prayer and waiting have done to their faith when the Holy Spirit was poured out? How would that have impacted Peter’s delivery of this sermon in Acts 2? How does this story emboldened you? Consider your heart and how it reacts to these events of history.
12. What does Peter say of Yeshua in Acts 2:33?
13. From whom does Peter say the gift of the Holy Spirit was received was received by Yeshua in Acts 2:33?
14. What did Yeshua do with the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:33?
15. How does Peter use Psalm 110:1 in support of his argument about Yeshua in Acts 2:34-36? Try to restate his position in your own words.
16. What is the response to this message from Peter according to Acts 2:37?
17. What is Peter’s response in Acts 2:38?
18 For whom does Peter say the promise of the Holy Spirit is intended in Acts 2:39?
19. Who is he referring to when he says, “all who are far off” in Acts 2:39? How do you know?
20. What does Peter exhort them to do in Acts 2:40?
21. What was the response according to Acts 2:41?
Going deeper: What do you observe about Peter from this passage (Acts 2:14-41)? Compare the Peter of the gospels to Peter in this passage.
22. What is the message of God, the Father, given through Yeshua, the Promised Messiah, according to Peter’s message in Acts 2:14-41?
23. What four things did they devote themselves to according to Acts 2:42?
24. Copy Acts 2:43. Take some time to meditate and pray over this. What is your heart’s response to awe coming upon every soul and/or wonders and signs being done?
24. What was the response for the community according to the following verses? Acts 2:44
Acts 2:45
Acts 2:46
Acts 2:47
Prayer prompt: As we conclude the study of this chapter, review Acts 2:42 to the end. Allow God to open your understanding of the unity among the believers in the early church. Ask God to reveal to you how this type of unity might be present or missing from your life. Mind your heart’s response. Is your heart resistant to these ideas of communal living and unity of the body? Is your heart excited by it? Ask God to reveal your motives, your hurts. Have you been hurt in the church, in being trusting and open with others? Sit with God and let him speak His love over your soul. He desires to take this from your, to retrain your heart for unity with other believers.
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Read Acts Chapter 2 1. What is the Jewish feast of Pentecost? What did it celebrate? When did the feast occur in the Jewish calendar? What other name was/is the feast known by?
2. What do you learn about the feast of Pentecost from Leviticus 23:4-7 and 15-16?
Going deeper: How is Pentecost celebrated today by Jews in Israel? Messianic Jews?
3. According to Acts 2:1, where were the disciples?
4. What happened on that day according to the following verses? Acts 2:2
Acts 2:3
Acts 2:4
Acts 2:5
5. How is the crowd described in Acts 2:6?
Going deeper: Why were there men from every God-fearing nation in Jerusalem (Acts 2:6)?
6. What is the implication of the statement in Acts 2:6-7 for the Jews in the first century? For the future?
7. What places are listed in Acts 2:9-11? Locate these on a map of the first century world. What do you notice?
8. What do you observe from the following verses? Exodus 3:2
Exodus 13:21-22
9. What do you learn about earthquakes from the following verses? Isaiah 29:6
Ezekiel 3:13-14
Matthew 27:45-51
Matthew 28:2
Acts 4:31
Acts 16:26
Revelation 8:5
Revelation 11:13, 19
Revelation 16:17-19
10. After reviewing the above scriptures, what general or summary statements can you make about earthquakes in the scriptures and in connection with God and heavenly things?
11. What was the reaction to the events according to Acts 2:12?
12. What is the accusation made by some in Acts 2:13?
13. What do you learn about tongues from the following verses? Exodus 14:24-25
Exodus 19:18
Mark 16:17
Acts 10:44-47
Acts 19:5-6
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Corinthians 13:1, 8
1 Corinthians 14:2-19
14. What do you learn from the following verses? Job 38:1
Ezekiel 1:4-5
Prayer prompt: Re-read the first 4 verses of Acts chapter 2. Close your eyes and pray for at least ten minutes about the images, the people, the location, the sounds, asking God to bring this story to life, to show you what you may have overlooked. Imagine you are there with the disciples. Record your heart’s response to these events.
For 10-15 more minutes pray asking God to reveal to you the power of his spirit as it has fallen in your life. Consider your heart’s response. Are you afraid of the Spirit’s work? Are you open to the Spirit’s work? Are you desiring the Spirit to do more work in and through your life? Be mindful of your heart’s response. Try to sit with God and just allow him to reveal to you what is in your heart about the Spirit.
For 10-15 minutes, consider what your life would look like without the Holy Spirit.
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Read Acts Chapter 1 1. After watching Yeshua ascend, what might the reaction of the disciples be? Why? (See Luke 24:52)
2. From where did the disciples return to Jerusalem according to Acts 1:12? How far of a distance did they travel? What might the topic of conversation have been?
Going deeper: What is the meaning of “a Sabbath day’s journey?”
3. Where did they go when they returned to Jerusalem?
4. Who was there according to Acts 1:13-14?
5. What were they doing?
Going deeper: Why would prayer be of such significance to them during this time?
6. During this time, what does Peter do according to Acts 1:15-26? Why?
7. What happened to Judas according to Acts 1:16-18?
8. What became of the field referenced in Acts 1:19-20? Why?
Going deeper: Review Psalm 69:25 and 109:8. How do they relate to this passage? What is the significance of these psalms to God’s plan of salvation?
9. Why does Peter want to replace Judas? What does he use to support his position?
10. What qualifications were given for the person to fill the position in Acts 1:21-22? Why would these be important?
11. Describe the process they use for choosing the new member of the twelve.
12. Who was chosen? What did he go on to do?
Prayer prompt: Review Acts 1:3-5. Meditate on this. Ask God what this means for you. What is your heart’s reaction to these proofs? What is your heart’s response to the promise of the Father to send His Spirit? Does this encourage you? Frighten you? Ask God to reveal what is in your heart. Pay attention to your heart and examine what comes out.
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