Some questions regarding
this week's Bible Lesson (version 1.02)
For the Christian
Science Quarterly Bible Lesson for Sunday, March 25, 2001
The answers to all of these questions
can be found (1) in the Bible Lesson itself, (2) in the "Bible Lesson
study aid" at http://www.bibletexts.com/bl.htm,
or (3) in other webpages on the BibleTexts.com website, the homepage of
which is http://www.bibletexts.com.
Golden Text and Responsive Reading
- Where are the two places in the Bible that have the entire
text of the 10 commandments?
- What was the ark of the covenant and for what was it
used?
Section 1
- What is the significance of the ark of the covenant in
the account of the fall of Jericho?
- Who was Joshua?
- Regarding S&H citation #1, who were Elijah and Elisha,
and what were some of the accomplishments of each?
Section 2
- What is the significance of the ark of the covenant in
the account of the statue of Dagon?
- What is the relevance of the use of the word "covenant"
in S&H citation 6, especially considering the theme of the Bible
Lesson?
Section 3
- What does the writer of Ecclesiastes mean by Ecc 7:29,
and why was this verse written in the context of his "distrust of
women?"
- What parallels can be found in the following:
- (1) being led by the Holy Spirit versus being led by
the flesh/human nature, as described in Bible citation 8;
- (2) the new man versus the old man, as described in Eph
4:22-24 and Col 3:9-11;
- (3) the second man, Christ, versus the first man, Adam,
as described in 1Co 15:45-57; and
- (4) man, male and female, made by God in the image of
God versus man made by the Lord God out of dust, woman out of a rib, and
children from a woman, as described in Gen 1:26-27; Gen 2:7,22; Gen 4:1?
- For help on this question, browse: http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/soul.htm.
Section 4
- In the Bible account of Jesus healing the woman who had
been sick 18 years, what words/phrases refer to legal procedings?
- To what law did Jesus adhere, and how did that relate
to his healing of the woman?
Section 5
- What is the significance of the ark of the covenant in
Bible citation #11?
- What insights can be gained by remembering that the children
of Israel carried the ark of the covenant with them as they traversed "the
great desert of human hopes" (S&H citation #24)?
Section 6
- What is the significance of Bible citation #13 referring
to "that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver
of the whole world" in synonomous terms?
- As described in the meaning of the name Devil or Satan,
what commandment does the Devil or Satan attempt to break?
- How does S&H citation #26, which refers to
the belief that the Ten Commandments can be broken, relate to the
3rd Tenet (S&H 497:9)? (See also Mis 123:3-17; Mis
335: 16-24; and S&H 447:20-27.)
- How does the belief that the Ten Commandments
can be broken relate to the wall of Jericho in Section 1, to the statue
of Dagon in Section 2, and to the pronouncement regarding the Devil/Satan
in Section 6?
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