It’s easy to forget that God is a global God, interested in all peoples of all nations. One theme that runs through Isaiah is that of God’s dealings with the nations. Read Isaiah 45:20-25 and discuss how God is relating to the nations here and the call and invitation he gives to them. This invitation
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Today we begin a series of studies (approximately eight) on the basics of Christianity. The main aim is: Provide a tool for Christians to use (partly or in whole) to present the Gospel to the unsaved and explain how they can receive God’s forgiveness and eternal life and come to know Christ as their Savior
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The first theme we will look at that emerges from Isaiah is that God is the Holy One and the Powerful one. Let’s start by reading Isaiah 1:4; 17:7; 37:23 and 41:14. How is God described in these verses? The phrase, Holy One of Israel is mentioned 30 times in the Old Testament and 25
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Open your bibles to Deuteronomy 9-11 for the below study. In Deuteronomy Moses reminds Israel about their past rebellion against God. One example is their grumbling against Moses and God (read Numbers 21:4–9). What did the Israelites think about God’s character? Did they think God was a good God, or a harsh, critical one? How
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Open your Bibles to Deuteronomy 6 for this weeks study. The lessons that Israel was to learn some 3500 years ago are the same lessons we are to learn (e.g. Paul applies them in 1 Corinthians 9:24–10:22). In general, why don’t we learn from history? Why does the human race (even God’s people) keep on
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As you work through these studies, keep Deuteronomy 4:1-5:33 open in you bible. 1. There doesn’t seem to be any reason not to follow a command which says: “If you do …. then you will live and be victorious!” yet the children of Israel didn’t. Why do you think some people like commandments or rules
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