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Q4. (Exodus 18:13-27; Numbers 11:10-30) Why do you think it took Moses so long to delegate his judicial role to others? What were the qualifications of these judges? How is Moses

Q3. (Exodus 16) Why did God provide manna for the people? Why did the manna finally cease? Why do you think that the people gradually began to take the manna for granted? What provision of God are you taking for granted? Exo 16:12 "I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'" Exo 16:13 In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. Exo 16:14 And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. Exo 16:15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. The people had run out of food and God heard them complaining. He wanted them to know that He would provide for them. Finally when they reached the land that was promised to them they no longer had to depend on the manna the land that God had brought them to would provide food for them. God was still providing for them. After a while we all start to take things for granted...when we get used to it being there and it does not seem so miraculous anymore. I believe I take my health for granted when it is the Lord who provides me and heals me. It is not until I am sick that I seem to remember and thank the Lord for my good health. I often take the children and the husband that God gave to me for granted and forget that each on is a gift from the Lord. There are many other things I take for granted...the very air I breath...everything that I have is from the Lord and sometimes it takes a disaster to remind me.

[bQ2. (Exodus 16:7-8) Why can grumbling against a leader really be a symptom of grumbling against the Lord? Are there any cases where this might not be true? Why do leaders tend to take complaints so personally? What does it take to learn that "it's not about you." ] Exo 16:7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?" Exo 16:8 And Moses said, "When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him--what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD." [/b] When a leader is following the Lord what he is doing is God's will...if someone is complaining about that then they are complaining about the will of God. There is times when there are complaints against a leader where the complain is actually for the Leader. That would be when the leader is doing his will and not God's. That is something we are all to look for in our leaders ... that they are following biblical principals and not their own needs and ideas. We as humans want everyone to agree with us and like us and when someone complains against us we take it personally. We have to learn to follow the Lord's leading no matter what.

Q1. (Exodus 15:24) What are the reasons that people grumble and complain? How do fear and faith relate to grumbling? What symptoms of grumbling do you see in your own life? What should you do about it? (Exo 15:24) And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" Fear is one of the main reasons people grumble. Envy and impatience are two other of the main reasons for grumbling. With faith fear should not be there as faith should lead us to understanding that all predicaments can be handled by the Lord. In my own life fear sometimes takes over and grumbling enters in. I need to take all situations to the Lord and listen and listen hard as God will help me through every situation. I need to put joy in my life as that will push out the fear.

Q4. (Exodus 14:4, 17-18) Why is God

Q3. (Exodus 14:11-14) Why do the people blame Moses for the advancing Egyptian army? What motivates their fear? Who are the people really blaming? How does Moses respond to their blame and fear? Why doesn

Q2. (Exodus 12:50) Why was obedience so important to the people

Q5. What is the difference between Jesus' resurrection and his ascension? How do the two fit together? In what sense is the ascension the completion of the resurrection? I am doing this study with my family and is will be my second time doing this. this was my answer during the first study the resurrection is the beating of death and the ascension is the accending to the heavens to be at the Father's side...Without the resurrection there could be no ascension...Jesus could not rule from above if He has not returned to life...we serve a Living God not a dead god. Jesus lead a pure sinless life so that at the end of it...death could not win...without sin there is no death therefore Jesus being the sacrifice died for us...beat death returned alive and then rose to the heavens where He works with His Father for our benefit...praise God what hit home this time was that Jesus earned the right to return to His Father...He lived a sinless life in a sinful society...died a terrible death which he could have stopped at any time and returned from death...so that He could do as he wanted return to His Father on our behalf. All of this was done for us and I really feel I need to recheck my life for what I am doing for my Saviour.

[bQ4. What do we know from the Gospels about the properties of Jesus' resurrection body? What was he capable of in this new body? ][/b] We learn that Jesus comes back with a body that is physical. He eats, drinks, talks, but also can seemingly walk through walls and hide his identity.

Q3. (Luke 24:12; John 20:6-8) What about the grave clothes brought Peter and John to faith? What was so peculiar about them? Luk 24:12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb to see. He looked in, but he saw only the cloth that Jesus' body had been wrapped in. It was just lying there. Peter went away to be alone, wondering what had happened. Joh 20:6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, Joh 20:7 and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Joh 20:8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; Here laid the burial cloths that wrapped their beloved Jesus. They were not laying as if ripped from his body but as if he floated out of them and apart neatly was the cloths that would have covered the face of Jesus. This was not something that they expected. I think we also must remember that Jesus did not appear as a "ghost" wearing the clothes of the dead but came to them dressed. He has no further use of clothes for the dead as he had defeated death.

Q2. What similarities do you find in the resurrection accounts? Based on the agreements between the accounts, what seems to have happened? What is the same in each account is when it took place...that women went to the grave and that a body was missing. Also that the women went and told about this and that many saw the body of a living Christ after His death. What seems to have happened is that Christ died a terrible death and His followers were sad and frightened. On the third morning after he had died and been buried some women went to his site of burial and arriving found that Jesus' body was missing. This was told to his followers and one by one together and alone all His followers plus many many others saw and spoke and spent time with a living Christ. Jesus returned to life and had fellowship with those who had given up on Him

Q1. What differences do you find between the various resurrection accounts? How do you account for differences in eyewitness testimony? How might these differences add to the credibility of the witnesses? The is a few differences in the accounts. Some of these are on the number of women who first noticed the empty tomb and the number of angels seen. There is also some differences on who and when the woman went to tell of the disappearance of Jesus' body. Each of these differences show the writer as an individual who is recounting something and certain aspects may seem more important or may have had a different impact on them.

Q4. Why did Jesus' enemies heed his prediction of being raised on the third day even more than his disciples? Did his enemies expect him to rise? Did his followers? Jesus' enemies wanted desperately to rid themselves of this man and they believed that if his followers could do anything to solidify his stories they would. I do not believe they expected him to raise from the dead but wanted to stop anything from looking like he had. His followers were scared and lost. This was not suppose to have happened. The man whom they believed was their savour had just been killed in the most violent and terrible fashion. I believe doubt had hit hard and they forgot all about his raising from the dead.

Q3. (John 11:23-25) What do you think Jesus meant when he said, "I am the resurrection and the life"? What role will Jesus play in the resurrection of the dead? Joh 11:23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Joh 11:24 Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." Joh 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, Jesus is the reason that we have hope for everlasting life. He is the resurrection and life and without Him we are lost. Jesus has the power to give life to the dead. Jesus will call forth those who believe in Him and have a relationship with Him to life.

(John 5:28-29; Acts 24:15) According to scripture, both the righteous and unrighteous will experience resurrection. What will be the result of resurrection for the righteous? Act 24:15 having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. Joh 5:28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice Joh 5:29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. The result of the resurrection for the righteous is everlasting life with God. This is life with a body which is forever. The result is that Jesus freed us from the penalty of death.[/font ]

Q1. How does Job's vision of resurrection (Job 19:25-27) differ from the Jews' former understanding of death as Sheol? What is progressive revelation? Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. Job 19:26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, Job 19:27 whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! The jews believed in a place of darkness and sadness and without the joy of the Lord...sheol. There would gather all the dead the good and the bad. Job has revealed to him that the Lord Himself will return to earth and like the days of Adam and Eve we will see Him and be with Him. With our very own eyes He will be in front of us. We will not be condemned to a place with no bodies but will be given bodies and stand on the earth once more in the presence of the Lord Himself. Progressive revelation is the slow revealing that the Lord gives to His chosen people. Gradually He reveals to us what we need to know at time and place and again when He returns even more will be revealed and I for one can not wait for that time.

Hi my name is Lynda and I am a housewife and mother living in southern Florida. I am from Canada and enjoy the warm here in Florida. I have 10 children some who live in Canada and some here in Florida. My one son committed suicide and have had my fair share of burdens but through it all the Lord has remained my Rock. As a family my husband and 3 of my children who still live at home decided to do this study together. At times I feel I take for granted that the Lord has risen and want to refresh myself in this. For my children I want them to understand that this is what all our hopes are based on and that it is not just something we vaguely put on faith in.

Q1. (1 Corinthians 5:7; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-19) In what sense is Christ our Passover Lamb? In what sense are we marked with his blood? In what sense does God

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Q2. Why is it so difficult for some church leaders to confront people? What fears in this regard does a leader face? How can confrontation and rebuke be a good thing? What happens when we refuse to confront when we should? Confrontation at times is difficult. If not treated in a certain manner it can cause division and picking of sides. When you confront someone you must know that you are in the right and that you can back up what you have to say. Confrontation can be a good thing when wrongs are being done. At times someone may not realize what their actions are doing. When we refuse to confront things we should whether it be our own actions or those of others it leads to our accepting of the wrongs being done.

[bQ1. (Exodus 7:6-7) Why did Moses blame God for his troubles? Why are Moses and Aaron so stubborn, do you think? Was it fear? Was it unbelief? Or both, perhaps? Why does God have to command Moses and Aaron? ][/b] Exo 7:6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they. Exo 7:7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. We as humans always try to find someone else to pin the blame on. That has been done since Adam and Eve. The people turn and blame Moses and Moses turns and blames God..."see what you have done now"...I believe they are being stubborn out of fear mostly. The are afraid to lose ...afraid of what the Pharaoh can do to them and their people and afraid of how the people will react. It may also be out of lack of faith not believing that God will stand by them but fear does strange things to us. Some of us just freeze until we are told to do something. We act like children facing their parents and unless told what to do just cant get something done. Here the Lord is doing His Parental duty.

Q4. Why are we so afraid to obey God when he puts on our heart to do something decisive? How are we to deal with fear when we feel it? What is the relationship of fear to courage? Why is courage required in leaders and disciples? We so often feel it is us that have to do what is being asked of us without God's help. We mostly have such little courage in ourselves. The idea of failing is strong. How would we look if we failed both to God and to others? My biggest problem is holding on to that fear when it comes upon me. The longer and harder I hold on to it the stronger it becomes until it overtakes me. What I should do is give it immediately to the Lord for Him to deal with. Fear will tear down all the walls of courage and bring defeat to building that courage back up. Leaders need this courage because there will be times when the impossible seems to need doing. If the one leading me does not seem to have the courage to do what is being asked that is sure not going to help me to follow him and believe it is the right thing to do even if it sounds right.

[bQ3. (Exodus 4:13-14a) Why is God angry with Moses? What is Moses