Thoughts on Questions from Hebrews Ch 11 on 3/4

THOUGHTS ON HEBREWS STUDY QUESTIONS

My Sunday School Life Group is studying Hebrews. Every Monday, I post questions that were discussed the day before in Sunday School. I invite you to ponder/think about them and jot down your thoughts.

On Wednesdays, I post some of the ideas that came up in the Life Group's discussion for you to consider and compare with your thoughts.  


These questions were discussed in my Life Group Sunday. This post presents thoughts from the class discussion.


Chapter 11
Vv 20-28
PERSON
DESCRIPTION
ACT OF FAITH
SCRIPTURE PASSAGES
Abel


Gen 4.1-16
Enoch


Gen 5.21-26
Noah


Gen 6.1--9.17
Abraham


Gen 12.1-9; 17.1-8; see also Rom 4
Sarah


Gen 18.1-15; 21.1-8
Isaac

Abraham and Sarah’s son. Although Abraham had a son by his wife’s slave Hagar, Isaac is called Abraham’s "only son" because he was born as the result of God’s promise to Abraham.

Gave a blessing to his sons Jacob and Esau
Gen 27.1-40
Jacob

Son of Isaac and Rebekah, and twin brother of Esau. His name was changed to Israel (Gen 32.22-28) which means "a man who wrestles with God." The twelve tribes of Israel were named after his sons. God’s promise to Abraham and Isaac was repeated to Jacob (Gen 28.13-15).

Blessed his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh (Joseph’s sons)
Gen 48.1-22
Joseph

Son of Jacob and Rachel. He was sold by his brothers to a passing caravan of traders and taken to Egypt where he became an important official in the kings court.

Used his position in the Egyptian government to save his family when they went to Egypt during a time of famine in Caanan. Also, trusted that God would lead the Hebrew people of Israel out of Egypt.
Gen 37~50; especially 50.22-25.
Moses

A Hebrew born in Egypt who was adopted into the royal household. The Lord appeared to him and commanded him to lead the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt. Later the Lord gave him the Law on Mount Sinai.

Refused to be considered the king’s grandson; led the Hebrew people out of Egypt; celebrated Passover.
Exod 1~15; 19~34
Rahab


Josh 2.1,3; 6.21-25
Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah


Judges 4~16
David


1 Sam 16.1--1 Kgs 2.11; especially, 1 Sam 17

Chart time #3! Why are each of these included: Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Moses’ parents? Fill in the appropriate blanks above after checking the OT references.

Information in the yellow cells of the table is from  
http://bibleresources.americanbible.org/resource/people-of-faith-mentioned-in-hebrews-11.

Photos that follow are shots of the summarized coments by the class on a white board.
RED text goes in the Description column and BLUE text goes in the ACT OF FAITH column in the chart above.


Vv20-22. What two things are significant about Isaac’s blessing of Jacob and Esau?
It predicts things to come.
The wrong blessing--blessing of the first born son--went to Jacob.

What’s the result of Jake’s blessing of Joe’s sons?
Reversal of first born inheritance and legacy.


What happens to Joe’s bones? When?
They are taken back to Canaan--the Promised Land--during the Exodus.
They are buried there.

We Got This Far This Week

If you'd like a PDF of the pages of questions in table form with room for you to write answers, email me at 
Follow me on Twitter: @CRDowningAuthor and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRDowningAuthor
My website is: www.crdowning.com

I'd appreciate your feedback as a comment on Blogger!

Comments

Post a Comment