Appointed or Purified
Jeremiah 1:4-12, 17-19 - New International Version (NIV)
4 The word of the Lord
came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,”
I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7 But the Lord said to
me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and
say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I
am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
9 Then the Lord reached
out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your
mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to
uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
11 The word of the Lord
came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
12 The Lord said to me,
“You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is
fulfilled.”
17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command
you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today
I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand
against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests
and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but
will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
Whose word
came to Jeremiah (verse 4)?
When was
Jeremiah appointed “as a prophet to the nations” (verse 5)?
What objection
did Jeremiah raise to the Lord (verse 6)?
How did the
Lord respond to Jeremiah’s objection (verse
7)?
Why is
Jeremiah not to be afraid (verse 8)?
How did the
Lord put words in Jeremiah’s mouth (verse 9)?
In your
opinion, what does it mean that the Lord appointed Jeremiah “over nations
and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to
plant” (verse 10)?
What did
Jeremiah see (verse 11)?
How did the
Lord interpret what Jeremiah saw (verse 12)?
What is
Jeremiah to say (verse 17)?
Who is
Jeremiah to stand against (verse 18)?
How will they
respond to Jeremiah (verse 19)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
Mark 3:13-19 - New
International Version (NIV)
13 Jesus
went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to
him. 14 He appointed
twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out
to preach 15 and to have
authority to drive out demons. 16 These
are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and
his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of
thunder”), 18 Andrew,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon
the Zealot 19 and Judas
Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Where did
Jesus go (verse 13)?
Who came to
Him (verse 13)?
Why did Jesus
appoint the twelve (verse 14)?
What authority
did the twelve have (verse 15)?
Who did Jesus
give the name Peter (verse 16)?
How is Judas
Iscariot described (verse 19)?
In your opinion, why would the one who knew
Jeremiah before He formed him in the womb, in Jeremiah 1:4-12, 17-19, have
appointed “Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him” to be one of the twelve in
Mark 3:13-19?
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the
Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. 13 When
they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those
present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and
Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They
all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the
mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group
numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers
and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke
long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who
arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in our
ministry.”
18 (With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a
field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines
spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they
called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:
“‘May his place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in it,’
let there be no one to dwell in it,’
and,
“‘May another take his place of leadership.’
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been
with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning
from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of
these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as
Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know
everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to
take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then
they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven
apostles.
Who returned to
Jerusalem (verse 12)?
Who joined “constantly
in prayer” (verse 14)?
How many believers were there (verse 15)?
What did Peter say had to be fulfulled (verse 16)?
How does Peter describe Judas (verses 16 and 17)?
What did Judas do with his payment (verse 18)?
In your opinion, why did Peter quote the Psalms in verse 20?
What criteria did Peter require of Judas’s replacement
(verses 21 and 22)?
Who was nominated (verse 23)?
What did they pray (verse 24)?
In your opinion, what is an “apostolic ministry” (verse
25)?
In your opinion, how is the way Matthias became a member of
the twelve and the way the other eleven became members
different (verse 26)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, how is Jeremiah, who God appointed as a
prophet according to Jeremiah 1:4-12, 17-19 different from Judas who Jesus
appointed as one of the twelve in Mark 3::13-19 and who fulfilled the Scripture
“which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through
David” according to Peter in Acts 1:12-26?
In your opinion, how could Judas, who was appointed by Jesus
in Mark 3:13-19, have been the one who Peter said in Acts 1:12-26 “served as
a guide for those who arrested Jesus”?
1 In
the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in
various ways, 2 but
in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of
all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact
representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After
he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty in heaven. 4 So
he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is
superior to theirs.
20 Now
may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought
back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip
you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is
pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
How did God
speak to the ancestors of the Jews (and us) in the past (verse 1)?
How did God
speak to us “in these last days” (verse 2)?
Who is “appointed
heir of all things” (verse 2)?
Through whom
did God make the universe (verse 2)?
Who is “the
radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being” (verse 3)?
Who “provided
purification for sins” (verse 3)?
Who “became
as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to
theirs” (verse 4)?
Who did the “God
of peace” bring back through “the blood of the eternal covenant” (verse
20)?
What is Paul
praying that his Christian readers will be equipped with (verse 21)?
What is Paul
praying that God will do in his readers (verse 21)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your
opinion, what is different about the word that God spoke to us through Jeremiah
as outlined in Jeremiah 1:4-12, 17-19 and the message delivered “to us by
his Son” in the last days according to Hebrews 1:1-4, 13:20-21?
In your
opinion, what is the difference between the twelve of Acts 1:12-26, of whom
Paul includes himself with and says in Hebrews 1:1-4, 13:20-21 “in these
last days he has spoken to us by his Son” and those have received the “purification
for sins” but who have not heard Jesus speak? How are our responsibilities similar?
In your
opinion, what do these passages from Jeremiah, Mark, Acts and Hebrews help us
understand about the differences between those who are appointed, like Jeremiah
and the twelve (including Judas) and those who have been purified from sins and
whom God is working in today?
In your
opinion, what can we who are purified from sins through Jesus learn about what
God’s will for us today is by studying those who were appointed in today’s
scriptures?
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