Main QuestionWhat did Jesus mean by the beginning of sorrows, and how should His birth-pain image shape our understanding of the end times?Primary PassagesIsaiah 13; Jeremiah 30; Micah 4; Daniel 9; Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21; Romans 8; 1 Thessalonians 4-5;...
Main QuestionWhat does the number twelve mean in Scripture, and how can readers recognize its real patterns without turning it into a private code?Primary PassagesGenesis 35; Exodus 28; Joshua 4; 1 Kings 18; Matthew 10 and 14; Mark 5; Luke 2; Revelation 7, 21, and...
Main QuestionWhat happened when Jesus died, and how do the Gospel signs explain His voluntary sacrifice, blood, burial, and bodily resurrection?Primary PassagesPsalm 22; Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 10 and 19; Acts 2; Hebrews 9-10; 1 Peter 2; and 1...
Main QuestionWhat do Israel's united, northern, and southern kings reveal about leadership under God's Word and the need for Jesus Christ?Primary PassagesDeuteronomy 17; 1 Samuel 8, 13, and 15; 2 Samuel 5 and 7; 1 Kings 3, 11, 12, and 16; 2 Kings 17; 2 Chronicles...
Main QuestionHow did Judah move from a sinful son of Jacob to the tribe of Israel's kings, and how do its promises reach their fulfillment in Jesus Christ?Primary PassagesGenesis 29, 37, 38, 44, and 49; Numbers 2; 1 Chronicles 5; Psalm 78; 2 Samuel 7; Micah 5;...
Main QuestionHow did God turn Levi's scattering into sanctuary service, and how do the Levites differ from Aaron's priests and Christ's eternal priesthood? Primary PassagesGenesis 29, 34, and 49; Exodus 32; Numbers 3-4 and 18; Joshua 21; Deuteronomy 33; Ezekiel 44;...
Main QuestionWhat does Jesus' healing at Bethesda reveal about His authority, the Sabbath controversy, sin, everlasting life, resurrection, and judgment? Primary PassagesJohn 5:1-47; Jeremiah 17:19-22; Mark 3:1-6; John 9:1-3; and John 20:30-31. Unforsaken...
Main QuestionWhat does Scripture reveal about the apostle Thomas, and what do his questions, unbelief, and confession establish about Jesus? Primary PassagesMatthew 10:2-4; John 11:14-16; John 14:1-6; John 20:19-31; John 21:1-2; and Acts 1:12-14. Unforsaken...
Main QuestionHow does Proverbs 31 join a mother's counsel to a king with an alphabetic portrait of a strong, trustworthy, wise, God-fearing wife? Primary PassagesProverbs 31:1-31; Ruth 3:10-11; Genesis 1-2; Titus 2:3-5; and Ephesians 5:22-33. Unforsaken...
Main QuestionHow should Christians judge medieval church history by Scripture without repeating legends or confusing Christ's church with one institution? Primary PassagesMatthew 16:13-18; Mark 7:6-13; Acts 20:28-31; Galatians 1:6-9; Ephesians 2:8-10; 2 Timothy...
