One by Choice
Ezekiel 28:1-10 - New International Version (NIV)
1 The word of
the Lord came to me: 2 “Son
of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas.”
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
3 Are you wiser than Daniel?
Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
5 By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas.”
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
3 Are you wiser than Daniel?
Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
5 By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
7 I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendor.
8 They will bring you down to the pit,
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of foreigners.
as wise as a god,
7 I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendor.
8 They will bring you down to the pit,
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of foreigners.
I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
Who does the
Lord want Ezekiel to speak to (verses 1 and 2)?
Where does the
ruler of Tyre say “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas” (verse 2)?
How has he
gained wealth and amassed gold and silver (verse 4)?
What has his
wealth caused (verse 5)?
Why is the
Sovereign Lord going to bring foreigners against him (verses 6 and 7)?
What will the
foreigners do to him (verse 8)?
In your
opinion, why will the presence of those who want to kill him change his
attitude about being a god (verse 9)?
Who has
declared the death of the ruler (verse 10)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
Mark 7:24-30 - New
International Version (NIV)
24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered
a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence
secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman
whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his
feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She
begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it
is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the
children’s crumbs.”
29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has
left your daughter.”
30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon
gone.
Where did
Jesus go (verse 24)?
What did Jesus
not want anyone to know (verse 24)?
Who came to
Jesus “as soon as she heard about him” (verse 25)?
What was the
woman (verse 26)?
What did she
beg for (verse 26)?
Who said “it
is not right to take the children’s bread and toss is to the dogs” (verse 27)?
In your
opinion, why would the woman have been able to respond “even the dogs under
the table eat the children’s crumbs” (verse 28)?
How does Jesus
respond to the woman’s statement (verse 29)?
What did the
woman find when she got home (verse 30)?
In your opinion, how is the ruler of Tyre in
Ezekiel 28:1-10 different in his view of God from the view of the woman from
the vicinity of Tyre in Mark 7:24-30?
Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and
stayed there. 20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre
and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After
securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they
asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food
supply.
21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his
throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22 They
shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately,
because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down,
and he was eaten by worms and died.
24 But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.
Where did Herod go (verse 19)?
Why did the people of
Tyre and Sidon join together to seek an audience with Herod (verse 20)?
In your opinion, what does it mean that Herod wore his royal
robes and sat on his throne to deliver the public address to the people (verse 21)?
What did the people shout (verse 22)?
Why did the angel strike Herod down (verse 23)?
What happened to the word of God (verse 24)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, how is the ruler of Tyre in Ezekiel 28:1-10
similar to Herod in Acts 12:19b-24 in attitude?
How are they similar in destiny?
In your opinion, how is the woman from the region of Tyre in
Mark 7:24-30 different from Herod in Acts 12:19b-24 in attitude? How are they different in destiny?
19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of
transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law
was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A
mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely
not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness
would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has
locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being
given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
23 Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the
law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So
the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.
25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a
guardian.
26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for
all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There
is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and
female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong
to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
In your opinion, why was the law “added
because of transgressions” (verse 19)?
Is the law “opposed
to the promises of God” (verse 21)?
What did
Scripture lock up “under the control of sin” (verse 22)?
In your
opinion, what is “what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus
Christ” (verse 22)?
What held us
in custody until the coming “of this faith” (verse 23)?
What was the
law “until Christ came that we might be justified by faith” (verse 24)?
In your
opinion, why are we no longer under a guardian “now that this faith has come”
(verse 25)?
What are all
in Christ Jesus through faith (verse 26)?
Who is clothed
with Christ (verse 27)?
Who is one in
Christ Jesus (verse 28)?
Who are “heirs
according to the promise” (verse 29)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, how is the Phoenician woman in Mark 7:24-30
proof of Paul’s statement in Galatians 3:19-29 that “there is neither Jew
nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are
all one in Christ Jesus”?
In your
opinion, how does Herod being stricken in Acts 12:19b-24 show the need for the
law to bring us into custody until we are justified by faith as Paul proclaimed
in Galatians 3:19-29?
In your
opinion, what do these passages from Ezekiel, Mark, Acts and Galatians teach us
about the relationship between our view of ourselves and our salvation by faith?
In your
opinion, what can we who are “one in Christ Jesus” do to help the Word spread
and flourish today?
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