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BIBLE WOMEN

Lesson 11

Of the Old Testament

Patriarchal Age

Abraham to the Exodus

430 Years; Gen 12 to Ex 14

PERIOD OF PREPARATION

(References in Exodus)

ELISHEBA—GOD IS SWEARER

1.      She was the daughter of whom; the sister of whom (6:23a)?

2.      She was married to whom (6:23a)?

A.     Name her noted sons (6:23c).

B.     Why are they remembered (28:1)?

i.        What presumptuous sin did Nadab and Aabihu commit (Lev 10:1)?

ii.      For this, what punishment was immediately imposed (Lev 10:2)?

iii.    Can we say what led to this sin (Lev 10:8-9)?

 

(References in Leviticus)

SHELOMITH—PEACEFUL

1.      She was married to what foreigner (24:10a)?

2.      With whom did her rebellious son strive (24:10b)?

A.     What did this wretched son also do (24:11a)?

B.     For his blasphemy, before whom was he arraigned? Why (24:11b)?

C.    *Tell of the penalty and its execution (24:13, 16, and 23).

D.    From this, what further instructions were given (24:22)?

 

(References in Numbers)

COZBI—DECEITFUL

 

1.      With whom did Israel , at this time, play the harlot (25:1; Rev 2:14; 2:20)?

A.     Of what did this consist (25:2)?

B.     How were they punished for this (25:4-5)?

2.      At the height of the sin, what did one venture to do (25:6)?

A.     What did the zeal of Phinehas do to end it (25:7-8a)?

B.     In all, how many were slain for the sin of harlotry (25:9)?

C.    What was the name of the woman involved (25:15)?

D.    Name the man who led in the sin (25:14).

3.      How were the Midianites to be further punished? Why (25:17-18)?

 

HOGLAH—MAGPIE; MAHLAH—MILDNESS; MILCA—COUNSEL; NOAH—FLATTERY; TIRZAH—DELIGHTED

1.      These were the daughters of whom (27:1a)?

2.      Trace their ancestry back to Manasseh (Num 27:1; Joshua 17:3).

3.      How do their names signify the impressions of the parents at their birth?

4.      *What earnest plea did they make to Moses (27:2-4)?

A.     Moses appealed to God; what was the answer (Num 27:5-7)?

B.     To make certain the inheritance, what law was issued (Num 27:8-11)?

5.      To secure their heritage, to whom were these girls to marry (36:6-9)?

A.     This would prevent the inheritance from doing what (36:7)?

B.     How were all daughters to insure their inheritance (36:8-9)?

C.    To whom, then, were these girls married (Num 36:10-12)?

6.      On reaching Canaan , what did these daughters do (Josh 17:3, 6)? With what results (Josh 17:5-6)?

7.      Whose names were listed in the genealogies of Israel (Num 1:2)?

8.      Who can claim credit for securing property rights for women (Num 27:6-11)?

9.      Down through the ages, has this privilege been adhered to by civilized nations?

 

(References in Joshua)

 

THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD OF CONQUEST

 

RAHAB or RACHAB—BREADTH; PROUD (from a word that means to broaden, open wide, make room)

1.      Who is Rahab (2:1b)? Was she a Jew or a Gentile?

2.      Tell of her shielding the spies (2:2-7).

A.     How did she receive them (Heb 11:31)?

B.     How and why was she justified (Jas 2:25)?

3.      What was her city like (Joshua 2:5, 15)?

A.     They had some contact with the outside world (7:21).

B.     Close to the Jordan River (see map) which was in flood stage at this time (3:15).

4.      What kind of person was Rahab?

A.     Her principles: willing to lie (Joshua 2:3-6) Was this sin to her? (Rom 2:14-15).

B.     Her resourcefulness (Jos 2:6; 2:15-16; 2: 21-22).

C.    Her knowledge (Josh 2:8-10).

D.    Her faith (2:11-13; Heb 11:31, Jas 2:25).

5.      What was her occupation (Joshua 2:11)?

A.     Some say she was an innkeeper, not a prostitute, but Jas2:25 uses the Greek word porne.

B.     What honorable occupation could she have followed (2:6, 15, 18)?

6.      What were the conditions of her being saved (2:15-21)?

7.      Relate her earnest plea to be delivered from destruction (2:12-13).

A.     Tell the basis of her faith and her plea (2:8-14, 17-20).

B.     What was to be the condition of her safety (2:14)?

8.      Before taking Jericho , what minute instructions did Joshua give (2:17-23)?

A.     The city destroyed: (6:1; 12-21).

B.     What assurance did she give them (2:21)?

C.    Rahab and her family saved: (6:22-25).

9.      How was she saved and by what was she justified (Heb 11:30, 31; Jas 2:25)?

A.     Rahab saved the spies; how did they save her (6:22-23)?

B.     How did she provide the escape of the men; with what word (2:15-16)?

10. Where did she dwell after this (6:25)?

A.     Later on, whom does she marry (Mat 1:5)?

B.     Who was her righteous son (Mat 1:5a)?

C.    She is therefore listed in the genealogy of whom (Mat 1:5b)?

D.    With what other harlot and with what other Gentile is she listed (Mat 1:3, 5)?

E.     How does God judge nations and people (Acts 10:34-35)?

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