January 2012
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Bible Study Day 31
Job 40:6-42:17
How do you contend with or accuse Almighty God? Do you demand answers when things don’t go your way, you lose a job, someone close to you is ill or dies, finances are tight, you fail, or unexpected changes occur? The next time you are tempted to complain to God, consider how much He loves you. And remember Job’s reaction when he had his chance to speak. Give God a chance to...
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Bible Study Day 30
Job 38:1-40:5
Instead of answering Job’s question directly, God asks Job a series of questions that no human could possibly answer. Job responds by recognizing that God’s ways are best. During difficult times, we, too, must humbly remember our position before the eternal, holy, incomprehensible God.
Job’s questions were not at the heart of the issue. Instead, God used Job’s ignorance of the...
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Bible Study Day 29
Job 35:1-37:24
Sometimes we wonder if being faithful to our convictions really does any good at all. Elihu spoke to this very point. His conclusion was that God is still concerned even though he doesn’t intervene immediately in every situation. In the broad scope of time God executes justice. We have His promise on that. Don’t lose hope. Wait upon God. He notices your right living and your...
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Bible Study Day 28
Job 32:1-34:37
Young Elihu rebukes the three friends for being unable to give Job a reasonable answer for why he was suffering. But he only gives a partial answer to Job’s question by saying that man cannot understand all that God allows, but must trust Him. This was the best answer that man could give, yet it was incomplete. Often the best human answers are incomplete because we do not have...
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Bible Study Day 27
Job 30:1-31:40
To suffer extreme loss, as Job did, was humiliating. But to face abuse at the hands of young upstarts added insult to injury. Job had lost his family, possessions, health, position, and good name. He was not even respected for suffering bravely. Unfortunately, young people sometimes mock and take advantage of older people and those who are limited in some way. Instead, they...
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Bible Study Day 26
Job 26:1-29:25
Job told Bildad and his friends that they could not possibly know everything about God. Wisdom does not originate from this life or from the human mind - it comes from God. Job then defended his upright and honest life. He had effectively sought to follow God’s way of living. While admitting that he was not perfect, Job maintained that his motives were right.
Job attacked...
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Bible Study Day 25
Job 22:1-25:6
Eliphaz couldn’t shake his belief that suffering is God’s punishment for evil deeds, so he suggested several possible sins that Job might have committed. Eliphaz wasn’t trying to destroy Job, at the end of his speech, he promised that Job would receive peace and restoration if he would only admit his sin and repent.
Eliphaz declared that Job’s view of God was too small and he...
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Bible Study Day 24
Job 19:1-21:34
It’s easy to point out someone else’s faults or sins. Job’s friends accused him of sin to make him feel guilty, not to encourage or correct him. If we feel we must admonish someone, we should be sure we are confronting that person because we love him, not because we are annoyed, inconvenienced, or seeking to blame him.
Job felt that God was treating him as an enemy when, in...
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Bible Study Day 23
Job 15:1-18:21
With the 1st round of talks concluded, each friend, in the same order, pressed the argument further. Eliphaz began by saying that Job’s words were empty and useless; then he restated his opinion that Job must be a great sinner. According to Eliphaz, the experience and wisdom of their ancestors were more valuable than Job’s individual thoughts. Eliphaz assumed that his words were...
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Bible Study Day 22
Job 12:1-14:22
Job answered Zophar with great sarcasm: “Wisdom will die with you.” Job continues to maintain that his friends had completely misunderstood the reason for his suffering. Job did not know it either, but he was certain that his friends’ reasons were both narrow-minded and incorrect. Once again, Job appealed to God to give him an answer.
Job affirmed that no leader has any real...
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Bible Study Day 21
Job 8:1-11:20
Bildad was upset that Job still claimed innocence while questioning God’s justice. Bildad’s argument went like this: God could not be unjust, and God would not punish a just man; therefore Job must be unjust. Bildad felt there were no exceptions to his theory, Like Eliphaz, Bildad wrongly assumed that people suffer only as a result of their sins.
Bildad wrongly assumed that Job...
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Bible Study Day 20
Job 5:1-7:21
It is human nature to blame people for their own troubles, but Job’s story makes it clear that blame cannot always be attached to those whom trouble strikes.
Eliphaz was correct - it is a blessing to be disciplined by God when we do wrong. Eliphaz;s advice, however, did not apply to Job. We sometimes give people excellent advice only to learn that it doesn’t apply to them and is...
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Bible Study Day 19
Job 1:1-4:21
The Book of Job: Purpose: to demonstrate God’s sovereignty and the meaning of true faith. It addresses the question, “Why do the righterous suffer?” Key Verse: “Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you...
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Bible Study Day 18
Genesis 47:28-50:26
Jacob had Joseph promise to bury him in his homeland. People today seem to find it easy to say, “I didn’t mean that.” God’s people, however, are to speak the truth and live the truth. Let your words be as binding as a written contract.
Jacob gave Ephraim, instead of his older brother Manasseh, the greater blessing. God often works in unexpected ways. When he chooses...
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Bible Study Day 17
Genesis 45:16-47:27
Joseph was rejected, kidnapped, enslaved and imprisoned. Although his brothers had been unfaithful to him, he graciously forgave them and shared his prosperity. Joseph demonstrated how God forgives us and showers us with goodness even though we have sinned against him. The same forgiveness and blessings are ours if we ask for them.
Jacob needed some evidence before he...
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Bible Study Day 16
Genesis 42:1-45:15
Jacob was especially fond of Benjamin because he was Joseph’s only full brother and the only surviving son (as far as he knew) of his wife, Rachel. Benjamin was Jacob’s youngest son and a child of old age.
Joseph could have revealed his identity to his brothers when they went to him to buy grain. But Joseph’s last memory of them was of staring in horror at their faces as...
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Bible Study Day 15
Genesis 40: 1-23 Genesis 35:28-29 Genesis 41:1-57
The cupbearer and the baker were two of the most trusted men in Pharaoh’s kingdom. The baker was in charge of the food and the cupbearer tasted all of Pharaoh’s food and drink before giving it to him. In case of any contamination or poison, these men may have been suspected of conspiring against the Pharaoh. Later, the cupbearer was released...
Bible Study Day 14
Genesis 37:1-38:30 1 Chronicles 2:3-6 1 Chronicles 2:8 Genesis 39:1-23
Joseph, one of Jacob’s 12 sons was the favorite. Hated by his brothers for this, Joseph was sold to slace traders only to emerge as ruler of all Egypt. Through Joseph, we learn how suffering, no matter how unfair, develops strong character and deep wisdom.
In Joseph’s day, everyone had a robe or cloak. Robes were used...
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Bible Study Day 13
Genesis 36:1-19 1 Chronicles 1:35-37 Genesis 36:20-30 1 Chronicles 1:38-42 Genesis 36:31-43 1 Chronicles 1:43-2:2
The Edomites (Esau=Edom) were descendants of Esau who lived south and east of the Dead Sea.
Amalek, Esau’s grandson, was the son of his father’s concubine (Timna). He’s ancestor of the wicked tribe (Amalekites), the first people to attack the Israelites on their way to the...
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Bible Study Day 12
Genesis 32:1-35:27
In the Bible, angels often intervened in human situations. The reason these angels met Jacob is unclear but because of their visit, Jacob knew God was with him.
the last time Jacob had seen Esau, his brother was ready to kill him for stealing the family blessing. Fearing for their reunion, Jasob sent a messenger ahead with gifts. Jacob hoped to buy Esau’s favor.
Jacob was...
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Bible Study Day 11
Genesis 30:25-31:55
Jacob’s Children:
Zilpah (Leah’s maidservant) - Gad & Asher
Leah - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun & Dinah (only daughter)
Rachel - Joseph & Benjamin
Bilhah (Rachel’s maidservant) - Dan & Naphtali
Jacob’s wealth made Laban’s sons jealous. To compare our success with that of others is a dangerous way to judge the quality of our lives. We...
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Bible Study Day 10
Genesis 28:6-30:24
After marrying two Canaanite women, Esau hoped his marriage into Ishmael’s family would please his parents, Isaac and Rebekah.
Jacob did both right and wrong. He deceived his own brother Esau and his father Isaac. He wrestled with an angel and worked 14 years to marry the woman he loved. Through Jacob, we learn how a strong leader can also be a servant. We also see how...
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Bible Study Day 9
Genesis 25:27-28:5
A birthright was a special honor given to the firstborn son. It included a double portion of the family inheritance along with the honor of one day becoming the family’s leader. By trading his birthright to Jacob for food, Esau showed complete disregard for the spiritual blessings that would have come his way if he had kept it.
Esau acted on impulse. We can avoid making...
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Bible Study Day 8
Genesis 25:1-4 1 Chronicles 1:32-33 Genesis 25:5-6 Genesis 25:12-18 1 Chronicles 1:28-31 1 Chronicles 1:34 Genesis 25:19-26 Genesis 25:7-11
Abraham took another wife, Keturah, after Sarah died. Although Abraham gave many gifts to his sons from Keturah, he gave all his property and authority to Isaac, his principal heir.
Isaac inherited everything from his father, including God’s promise...
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Bible Study Day 7
Genesis 21:8-23:20 Genesis 11:32 Genesis 24:1-67
Because of doubt, worry and fear, Sarah had forfeited the peace she could have felt in God’s wonderful promise to her. The way to bring peace to a troubled heart is to focus on God’s promises. Trust Him to do what He says.
The name Isaac (‘he laughs’), for Abraham and Sarah’s son is a testimony to God’s power in making His promise a reality.
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Bible Study Day 6
Genesis 18:1-21-7
Meeting another’s need for food or shelter was and still is one of the most immediate and practical ways to obey God.
Is anything too hard for the Lord?? The answer is obviously no. Make it a habit to insert your specific needs into the question.
Is this day in my life too hard for the Lord?
Is this habit I’m trying to break too hard for Him?
Asking the question this way...
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Bible Study Day 5
Genesis 15:1-17-27
God gave Abram 2 reasons for courage as Abram feared revenge from the kings he defeated:
He promised to defend Abram (“I am your shield”)
He promised to be Abram’s “very great reward”
When you fear what lies ahead, remember that God will stay with you through difficult times and that He has promised you great blessings.
Just when Abram was despairing of ever having an...
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Bible Study Day 4
Genesis 11:1-26 1 Chronicles 1:24-27 Genesis 11:27-14:24
The tower of Babel was a great human achievement, a wonder of the world. But it was a monument to the people themselves rather than to God. we may build monuments (house, car, job, clothes) to call attention to our achievements. These may not be wrong in themselves, but when we use them to give us identity and self-worth, they take...
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Bible Study Day 3
Genesis 7:1-10:5 1 Chronicles 1:5-7 Genesis 10:6-20 1 Chronicles 1:8-16 Genesis 10: 21-30 1 Chronicles 1:17-23 Genesis 10: 31-32
God was sorry that the people chose sin and death instead of a relationship with Him. He was expressing sorrow for what the people had done to themselves by sending rain on earth for 40 days and 40 nights.
Cain’s reaction gives us a clue that his attitude was...
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Bible Study Day 2
Genesis 4:1-5:32 1 Chronicles 1:1-4 Genesis 6:1-22
Sexual union means oneness and total knowledge of the other person. Sexual intercourse is the most intimate of acts, sealing a social, physical, and spiritual relationship. That is why God has reserved it for marriage alone.
God evaluates both our motives and the quality of what we offer Him. When we give to God and others, we should have a...
December 2011
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Bible Study Day 1
Genesis 1:1-3:24
God created the world and people as an expression of His love.
God felt good about His work, we can be pleased with ours. However, we should not feel good about our work if God would not be pleased with it.
God used plural form in, “Let us make man in our image”. It is in reference to the Trinity (God, the God, Jesus Christ His Son and the Holy Spirit).
Ways we are made in...
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Project 365 for Year 2012
Happy New Year! :)
At first, I planned to document my daily outfit for the HeaRty’s Project 365 Tumblr blog. However, I thought I myself have started my own Project 365 already. Then why not just share that? I can start the daily outfit project on Year 2013 instead.
What’s this Project that I’m so determined to finish in 2012?
Well, when I was hospitalized last month, I...