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“Come unto the land which I will shew thee” (Acts 7 :3). III. The Obedience of Faith (Heb. 11:8). 1. The danger of incomplete obedience (Gen. 11:31). 2. The need of full obedience (Gen. 12: 5 ). IV. The Influence o f Faith. Live the life and others will follow— “and Lot went with him” (Gen. 12:4). V. The Leading in Faith. God shows only one step at a time—“he went out, not knowing whither he went” (Heb. 11:8). VI. The Trial of Faith. Obedience often brings us into seemingly difficult places—“and the Canaanite was then in the land” (Gen. 12:6). VII. The Upholding of. Faith. The presence of enemies brings the pres ence of the Lord—“and the Lord ap peared unto Abraham” (Gen. 12:7). VIII. The Witness o f Faith. “There builded he an altar unto the Lord” (Gen. 12:7). II. I. How to P ray so G od W ill A nswer Genesis 18 Seven Steps in Preparing to Pray. 1. A longing for the Lord—“he lifted up his eyes and looked” (v. 2). 2. A readiness to meet the Lord—“he ran to meet them” (v. 2). 3. A humility before the Lord—he “bowed himself toward the ground.” 4. A . subjection to the Lord—“mv Lord” (v. 3). 5. A desire to fellowship with the Lord •if I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant” (vs. A willingness to give the best to the Lord (vs. 6-8). Seven Essentials in the Practice of Prayer. 1. A lonely prayer—“he stood before the Lord” (v. 22). 2. A personal prayer—“Abraham drew near” (v. 23). 3. A definite prayer—“wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wick ed” (v. 23) ? 4. A prolonged prayer—“and he spake to him yet again” (v. 29). 5. A bold prayer—trying to change the mind of the Almighty. 6. A humble prayer (vs. 27, 30, 32). 7. An answered prayer—“I will not de stroy it for ten’s sake” (v. 32). D iscussion (v. 3). 6 . 7. A readiness to serve the Lord 4, S). 1. The securing of a comprehensive view of any book of the Bible is a profit able spiritual exercise. In Discussion to- day, start with some one in the group, and have him give a brief running comment on thè first three chapters in Genesis ; let the next one take the next three chapters, and so on around the group until the narrative °f_ the entire book has been presented in brief. These comments should be given with the Bible closed. 2, 3. Discuss the subject of the original creation, the ruin, and the reconstruction of the earth as presented in the first chap ter of Genesis. Study verse 2 in connec tion with Isaiah 45 :18. The Hebrew word for “without form” is tohu. The same word is used in Isaiah, but it is translated “in vain.” If Genesis 1:2 presents a pic II.
Comparison Between Romans and the Pentateuch O utline R omans
P entateuch
I. The Whole World Guilty
1 :1 to 3 :21 3:21 to 5:11 5:12 to 16:27
Genesis Exodus
II. Justification III. Sanctification
Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
ture of the world as originally created tohu, how can you explain the condition of Isaiah 45 :18, where it says that it was not created tohu? Many Bible scholars contend that the original creation as pre sented in Genesis 1 was a perfect creation, and that verse 2 should be translated “and the earth became waste and void”— in other words, that there Was some cata clysmic catastrophe which disrupted the earth and caused ruin; then, in the six days which followed, God reconstructed the work. Such a position makes it pos sible to insert all of the geological ages re quired by modern scientific findings in the period of original creation and ruin, while the time since the reconstruction of the earth would be a comparatively brief pe riod, covering only a few thousand years. Discuss this position. 4, 5. Discuss the subject of the tempta tion and the fall. Did God create sin? Could God have created man a free moral agent without creating in him the capacity to sin? Does this make God responsible for man’s fall, as argued by some? Discuss the steps in the fall: a. Listening to Satan as he inserts a question of doubt as to the truth of God’s word. b. Debating with Satan. c. Doubting God. d. Looking upon the fruit. e. Yielding to desire. 6. Discuss the four different methods which God uses in dealing with man as presented in this book. a. Under innocence, in the perfect en vironment in the Garden of Eden. b. Under conscience, between the time of the fall and the flood. c. Under human government, from the flood to the tower of Babel. d. Under the patriarchs, from Abraham to Joseph. Notice that in each case man failed com pletely and utterly. In innocence, he failed before temptation; under conscience, he became so corrupt that God had to wipe him from the face of the earth by means of the flood; under human government, he sought to set up a worship of himself, re sulting in the confusion of tongues; while the patriarchal age ended with Joseph in a coffin in Egypt. 7. Discuss the practical applications which can be made from the lives of the seven great men which are dwelt upon at length in this book—Adam, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. JANUARY 10, 1932 Exodus, the Book of Deliverance T h e book of E xodus is a soul-stirring epoch of the deliverance of a nation from the gloom of Egyptian bondage God in the tabernacle. It is one of the
key books of the Bible, presenting the method God uses in saving men. P re p a ra tio n As in the book of Genesis, so in the book of Exodus, the suggestions for prep aration will consist largely in reading as signments. It may be well to keep pencil m hand as the reading progresses, under lining striking passages and jotting down in a notebook any comments which mav come to mind. MONDAY: Read chapters 1 to 7 TUESDAY: Read chapters 8 to 14 WEDNESDAY: Read chapters 15 to 20 THURSDAY: Read chapters 21 to 26 FRIDAY: Read chapters 27 to 33 SATURDAY: Read chapters 34 to 40. SUNDAY: as the basis for a short devotional talk Work out in this talk as many practical applications as you can find in the text.
The subheads which are omitted can be filled in by the individual student. I. History (chapters 1 to 18).
1. The bondage. 2. The exodus. 3. The journey. Law (chapters 19 to 40). b 2. The lesser laws. 3. The tabernacle.
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Ten Commandments.
E x pression The individual is expected to make a study of the text and work out a detailed outline similar to th d e given last week. I. A G od -S ent D eliverer Exodus 1 to 4 An interesting short talk may be worked out, using the historical background of Is rael as a helpless, enslaved people, suffer ing under the bondage of the Egyptian Pharaoh. In misery they cry to God, who sends a man to deliver them. The application is made concerning man universally, helpless and enslaved to sin. As with the Israelites of old, the cry to God brings Christ, the God-sent Deliverer who saves His people from the bondage and misery of sin.
II. G od ’ s W ilderness S chool Exodus 13 to 18
into the glory of the worship of Almighty
, The three months spent in traveling from the Red Sea to Sinai present steps
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