Bible Application Class



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Lecture Review – Please share thoughts or challenges you received from the last summary lecture.

Summary Statement - Make one concise statement summarizing this passage.

LESSON QUESTIONS

1. In your own words, describe the hardships the Hebrews Christians endured for their faith in Jesus Christ. Heb. 10:32-34

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How did the Hebrew Christians persevere through those hardships? Hebrews 10:34b ______________________________

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(Application) How have you endured hardship because of your faith? ___________________________________________

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(Application) What can you apply from the story of how the Hebrew Christians endured? ___________________________

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2. How did the writer encourage the readers in Hebrews 10:32-39? _______________________________________________

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3. What do the following verses say about faith?

Hebrews 11:1 _______________________________________________________________________________________

Hebrews 11:2 _______________________________________________________________________________________

Hebrews 11:3 _______________________________________________________________________________________

Habakkuk 2:4b; Romans 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38 _________________________________________________________

Hebrews 11:6 _______________________________________________________________________________________

(Opinion) In your own words, describe faith.

4. Hebrews 11:4-40 lists people who, though not perfect, are commended for their faith in God. It is likely that the Hebrew Christians were very familiar with the people listed. Please fill in the table on page two of this lesson before moving on to the next question.

What did Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and Sarah have in common? Hebrews 11:13-16 _____________________________

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(Opinion) Choose one person in the chart and read their story in the Old Testament. What stands out to you and why?

5. Compare Hebrews 11:32-35a to 35b-37. What is different about the two groups of people described?

6. In your own words, summarize Hebrews 11:39-40. __________________________________________________________

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7. Using your own words, what does the writer exhort the believers to do in Hebrews 12:1-2? __________________________

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PERSONAL APPLICATION

How has your faith affected your life?

Who else is in your “great cloud of witnesses”?

What evidence in your life suggests you are living with a heavenly, eternal perspective?

Complete this statement: This lesson causes me to ________________________________________________________

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Hebrews 11 Examples of Faith

|Hebrews |Who is referenced |Description of the faith of the person or people mentioned. |Other References |

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|Heb. 11:4 |Abel |God commended Abel as righteous by accepting Abel’s sacrifice given in faith. |Genesis 4:1-15 |

|Heb.11:5 |Enoch |Enoch’s faith pleased God, and Enoch was “taken away”, escaping death before the flood. |Genesis 5:21-24 |

| | | |Jude 14-15 |

|Heb.11:7 |Noah | |Genesis 6-8 |

|Heb.11:8-10, |Abraham | |Genesis 12:1-9, 22:1-14|

|17-19 | | | |

|Heb.11:11-12 |Sarah | |Genesis 18:9-15, 21:6 |

|Heb.11:20 |Isaac | |Genesis 27:27-33 |

|Heb.11:21 |Jacob | |Genesis 48 |

|Heb.11:22 |Joseph | |Genesis 50:22-26 |

|Heb.11:23 |Amram & Jochebed | |Exodus 1:1-2:2, 6:20 |

|Heb.11:24-28 |Moses | |Exodus 2:11-12:51 |

|Heb.11:29 |Moses/Israelites | |Exodus 14 |

|Heb.11:30 |Joshua/Israelites | |Joshua 6 |

|Heb.11:31 |Rahab |Rahab knew very little spiritual truth, but she showed faith by acting on what she did |Joshua 2; 6:22-25 |

| | |know. | |

|Heb.11:32 |Gideon |Gideon questioned God, and his faith did not grow strong right away, but when his faith |Judges 6:11-7:25 |

| | |was tested, he remained faithful to his call and obedient to God’s commands. | |

|Heb.11:32 |Barak |Barak did not trust God’s word through the prophetess Deborah, and he was punished for it,|Judges 4-5 |

| | |but Barak gave God all the glory when it would be natural to seek his own fame for a | |

| | |military victory. | |

|Heb.11:32 |Samson |Samson was often led by his flesh, but his faith showed that he understood the importance |Judges 13-16 |

| | |of following God’s will and relying on God’s strength rather than his own. | |

|Heb.11:32 |Jephthah |Jephthah experienced hardship even though he was empowered by God and did the right thing,|Judges 11:1-12:7 |

| | |but he endured in faith. | |

|Heb.11:32-33 |David |David had great confidence in God’s faithfulness, conquered kingdoms, fell into sin, and |1 & 2 Samuel; Acts. |

| | |he and his family suffered. Through it all, David turned to God, trusted him, and |13:22 |

| | |continually pursued a relationship with him. | |

|Heb.11:32 |Samuel |Samuel was a great intercessor for Israel and respected for his prayer life. He was quick |1 & 2 Samuel |

| | |to consult God about decisions, ready to accept God’s counsel, and obedient to God’s | |

| | |instructions, no matter what. | |

|Heb.11:32 |The prophets |Prophets were men and women that accurately communicated God’s message to the world. |Dozens of prophets are |

| | |Often, the prophets of God were hated and their messages ignored, but they faithfully |mentioned in the Bible*|

| | |spoke God’s truth. | |

|Heb. 11:35 |Women who received back |The widow of Zarephath’s faith was evident in her obedience to Elijah’s message from God. |1 Kings 17:8-24; |

| |their dead by | | |

| |resurrection |God abundantly blessed the Shunammite woman for her faith. |2 Kings 4:8-37 & 2 |

| | | |Kings 8:1-6 |

*Major prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel; Minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi; and many more prophets mentioned in the Old and New Testaments

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