Pearl

(Genesis 48:15) How did God act as a Shepherd to Jacob? How does God act as a Shepherd to you? Do you trust him or rebel against his shepherding? God was Jacob's Shepherd throughout Jacob's life. In Jacob's latter days, God told Jacob that he would go with him and bring him back to the promise land. This reassured Jacob that God would take care of him. On his dying bed Jacob knew that he would be taken back home to be burried because God had promised him this. God is my Shepherd because he makes me aware in dreams, or by the lower level pain in my belly at times about things to come, or things that I should not persue. I have rebelled against the Shepherd's leading and always get in trouble. Hopefully I have finally learned to follow His leadership. Fortunately I do repent whenever I find out that I am wrong and my loving Father always takes me back.

Why do we equate blessing with a lack of crisis in our lives? What are the effects of crises on our faith? How do they help us grow in our faith? Why do they sometimes destroy our faith? The flesh thinks that it is a blessing to not have problems. Crises bring what is in us out. We find out what we really have in us in a crisis. Crisis help us grow in faith because we find out in a crisis that if we hold on to God, He will bring us through.

(Genesis 48) Why does Jacob cross his hands when blessing Ephraim and Manasseh? Why does Joseph try to stop him? In what sense are Jacob

(Genesis 47:9) In what sense is life on earth like a

Faith is what quiets our fears. What in God

In what sense have we been set free or relased from slavery to sin? Why do we need the Holy Spirit to help us keep this freedom? Exposition We have been set free, or released from slavery to sin because of our acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We need the Holy Spirit to help us keep this freedom because the Holy Spirit leads us into all truth, and the more truth we get the more freedom we get.

According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? What is he enslaved by? Who offers the ransom? If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? Exposition A person who is not born again is a slave. The ransom is not paid to satan because he did not do anything to set us free. Satan can only enslave us. Jesus Christ paid the penaly for our sins, therefore, He alone can set us free. The slave ranson is not spelled out in the New Testament because the Gospel is given to us plain and simple , (Romans 10:9) we must believe what the Word says"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

Extra Credit: In what sense have we been set free or relased from slavery to sin? Why do we need the Holy Spirit to help us keep this freedom? Exposition We have been set free because we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal savior and believe that his death on the cross took care of it all. We are no longer dead to sin , but walking in newness of life in Christ. We need the Holy Sprit because He is our comforter. The Holy Spirt will lead us into all truth. This is something that we cannot do on our own. The flesh cannot handle it.

Q4. According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? What is he enslaved by? Who offers the ransom? If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? Exposition The one who is in sin is a slave. The ransom is not paid to satan because he did not pay a debt for mankind to be free. How can a defeated foe be paid a debt. God owns us and we are not slaves, but are free in Him. Since we now know the truth we walk in freedom to Christ and Christ alone.

Q3. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) How should we disciples apply the principles: "You are not your own, you were bought with a price"? How should this affect our living? We should live our lives to please God, because we are His representatives in this world, because He died in our stead.

Q2. What comparisons do you see between Jesus and the role of the Old Testament type of the Kinsman-Redeemer? Jesus paid a debt for us to be free, (his relatives), just ad the Kisman-Redeemer paid a debt for his relatives to be free.

We, Christians were freed by payment of a redemption price, or redeemed. Peter is telling us that we were redeemed by someone so important, that he was umblemished and His redeemption is not to be compared to perishable things. He was a human sacrifice. Paul tells us that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, because Christ Himself died for us we have to be willing to live a life that honors Him, because we are not our own. We have been brought with a price. This explains that we as God's people have been set free to serve Him.

4) Faith is what quiets our fears. What in God

(Genesis 45:4-8) Contrast Jacob and Joseph. Jacob has suffered great loss. Joseph has suffered great injustice. Why is Jacob's vision so bleak but Joseph's, so broad? What have been their differing responses to fear? What insight has kept Joseph from being bitter towards his brothers? Jacob from birth was a deceptor whereas Joseph was a dreamer. Jacob's vision is so bleak because he only looked at things one way. All he was looking at was what was right in front of him. His total focus was on what he wanted. He did have tunnel vision faith. Joseph was able to see from a broad perspective. He could see that he was brought to Egypt to preserve life for his family and for future generations of his family. He saw his dream fulfilled becaue he did become a ruler. Joseph did not become bitter because all along he could see God's Hand moving in his life.

43:14) What is Jacob

(Genesis 37:31-35) What does bringing the blood-stained robe to Jacob say about these sons

Four parallel ideas indicate that Isaiah 53 is the primary source of Jesus' teaching here: (1) the servanthood, 2, atoning death, 3. parrallels the words "many" Isaiah 53:11, and of many 53:12, my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

The iniquity of us all was upon Him, therefore, He died to remove sins for the whold world. It's a universal sacrifice because he stood in the place of each one of us,(in the entire world). It's wasted not by Him , but by indiviuals who do not accept the free gift of salvation and accept what He did for each of us.

Q6. What do you think God intended animal sacrifice teach us about sin? About holiness? About God's nature? God wanted us to realize that sin is a horrible act against God and that it is costly and must be atoned for. We are to live holy before God without sin. This shows us that we are serving a holy God and we are to be holy for He is holy.

Q5. In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? God allowed these sacrifices to purge man of his sins. Yes, at the time animal sacifices were adequate to atone for human sin, because when man laid his hand on the animals head, this was an act of transferring the sin to the animal.

Q4. What are the basic elements involved in a sacrifice for sin? (Leviticus 4:32-35; 5:5-6) Which of these are still necessary for forgiveness of sins today? Which are no longer necessary? Why? The basic elements involved in a sacrifice for sin are: 1. Confession of the sin 2. Bring an animal that has no defect to offer to God. 3. Lay his hands on its head 4. Slay the animal by cutting its throat. 5. Blood is collected by a priest, put on the horns of the altar, and poured out at the base of the altar. 6. Remove the fat portions which are given to the priest and burned on the altar. 7. The meat is eaten by the priests in the case of a sin offering Today we still have to confess our sins which is the number one thing to do. We no longer have to sacrifice animals for our sins today because God Himself provided the perfect sacrifice for our sins His Son Jesus Christ.

Q3. Why is animal sacrifice repulsive to modern people? How much of this has to do with a city vs. a farming way of life? Animal sacrifice is repulsive to modern people because a lot of modern people are animal rights people and don't belive in the sacrificing of animals. It has a lot to do with city verses farming life, because city people don't have to sacrifice an animal to make a living, but farming people do.

Anger is an appropriate response to sin because sin is an immoral act against God and man. Capricious cannot accurately describe the God of the old testament because God did not act merely our of anger. Nor, is he perpetually angry. God loves us, but we do have to pay for our sins.

My name is Pearl. I have attended church most of my life. I've even taught Sunday School, but I have never been a serious Bible study person. I like this forum because I get a chance to look at answers from others and this helps me to understand things in a different way and it is also helping me to grow. I have only been a member for a short time, but I thank God for this open door that I have to learn more about Him. I'm seeking to have a deeper relationship with the Lord. I notice Him becoming more real to me each day, in so many situations and I am thankful for it. I live in Florida. I have five adult children and 9 grandchildren.

How do you know that John the Baptist's statement about the Lamb of God refers to sacrifice? Because in that day lambs were commonly usded by the Jews for sacrifices to obtain forgiveness for sin. How was the comprehensiveness of "sins of the world" so radical a concept? This was such a radical concept because it had never been done before, not someone who could take away the sins of the world. This was not a benefit for everyone, but for the Jews alone at that time.