ANSWERS TO ASSIGNMENTS FOR 1993

1. Col. 3:22,23.

2a. Exod. 34:6; Psa. 23:6; 33:5; Rom. 2:4; Gal. 5:22; and many others.

2b. The following example of the goodness of God was sent in by one of our readers: When I was seven or eight years old I was put in the hospital with spinal meningitis and encephalitis. Either one of these diseases can cause a person to be crippled for life, and I had both at the same time. My parents have told me that there was a multitude of people that were praying for me at that time. By the goodness and grace of God, I recovered from those diseases with no noticeable disabilities! Praise the Lord!

3. Gen. 2:16-18; Jon. 4:4,9; John 12:28.

4a. Grace, mercy, goodness in Rom. 11, and grace in Eph. 1.

4b. Among the Ten Commandments of Exod. 20:3-17, the first two commandments were violated in Rom. 1:23,25; the fifth in verse 30; and the sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth in verse 29.

5a. Matt. 12:3,4; 12:40; 12:41; 12:42.

5b. Matt. 4:4 and Deut. 8:3; Matt. 4:7 and Deut. 6:16; Matt. 4:10 and Deut. 6:13; Matt. 5:21 and Exod. 20:13; Matt. 5:27 and Exod. 20:14; Matt. 5:31 and Deut. 24:1; Matt. 5:33 and Lev. 19:12; Matt. 5:38 and Exod. 21:24; Matt. 5:43 and Lev. 19:18.

6. The following answer was submitted by one of our readers: The Dead Sea Scrolls are leather and papyrus manuscripts found in caves and ruins in the wilderness of Judea. The first manuscripts were discovered accidentally by a shepherd boy in 1947. Since then many others have been found. The manuscripts contain letters, Essene teachings, hymns, etc. But the most important of the manuscripts were the portions of the Old Testament Minor Prophets, Isaiah, and other books. The oldest of the manuscripts are books of the Bible and are dated well before the birth of Christ.

7. The two genealogies are the same between Abraham and David. They are different in three ways: (1) The one in Luke 3 goes all the way back to Adam; (2) the one in Matthew 1 follows the line of David’s son Solomon down to Joseph while the one in Luke 3 follows the line of David’s son Nathan down to Mary’s father Heli; (3) some of the mothers are mentioned in the genealogy in Matthew.

8. Gen. 49:5-7 says that Simeon and Levi will be scattered in Israel. Josh. 19:1,9 says that the tribe of Simeon did not have their own unique inheritance but lived in the land given to the tribe of Judah. Josh. 21:1-42 says that the tribe of Levi did not have their own unique inheritance but were given cities in the lands of all the other tribes of Israel.
9. 187 years (from birth of Methuselah to birth of Lamech) + 182 years (from birth of Lamech to birth of Noah) + 600 years (age of Noah at beginning of the flood) = 969 years from birth of Methuselah to the flood. Similarly, 182 + 600 = 782 years from birth of Lamech to the flood. Since Lamech lived a total of 777 years, he died five years before the flood. Since Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, he died in the same year as the flood began. We are not told whether Methuselah died before the flood or in the flood, but the meaning of his name, “When he is dead it shall be sent,” suggests that he died just before the flood.

10. The following answer to the question by the Lord Jesus, “Why should I let you in to heaven,” was submitted by one of our readers: Lord Jesus, you say in your Holy Word in John 14:10-3 that you will prepare a place for those that believe in God the Father and in yourself. I have accepted the free gift of salvation that I read about in Eph. 2:8,9 and have believed on you as my personal Lord and Saviour. According to John 3:16, having believed on you, I won’t perish but will have everlasting life. Since I came to you as a helpless, hell-deserving sinner and trusted in your finished work on Calvary’s cross as my means of salvation, you promise in John 6:37 that “him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”

11. It was contrary to God’s law for the children of Israel to make images of anything on earth or in heaven (including their God whose name was Jehovah).

12. The angel of the Lord killed 185,000 of Sennacherib’s soldiers one night, so he turned around and went back to Assyria. Note: There was a crucial typographical error in this question: the reference should have been 2 Ki. 19:35,36. Those who were misled by the incorrect reference did not lose any points.

13. 1 Ki. 9:15.

14. 1 Thess. 1:5-10; 2:13; Heb. 4:12.

15. Jas. 1:22.

16. Thamar (or Tamar), Rachab (or Rahab), Ruth, and the wife of Urias (Bathsheba). These four women all had black marks against them. The first two were prostitutes, Ruth belonged to a nation (Moab) that was despised by the Israelites, and Bathsheba was involved in an adulterous affair with King David. Their inclusion in the genealogy of Christ is yet another mark of Christ’s love for the unlovely, for social outcasts, and for sinners.

17. Gal. 3:16.

18a. Worm (Psa. 22:6), bulls of Bashan (verse 12), lions (13,21), heart like wax (14), tongue like a potsherd (15), dogs (16,20), unicorns (21).

18b. Forsaken by God (Psa. 22:1), hands and feet pierced (verse 16).

19. His intent was to deceive Ahimelech.

20. Luke 13:34.

21. Rom. 8:18,28,31-39; 2 Cor. 4:17; Heb. 12:6-11.

22. Josh. 10:12,13; Matt. 1:20,23; John 11:43,44.

23a. Exod. 14:20-28; Josh. 3:15-17; 6:20; 1 Ki. 17:16,22; 18:38; 2 Ki. 4:35; 6:6; Dan. 3:22-27; 6:16-23; Mark 4:39; 5:15, 34,41,42; 6:41-44; John 12:43,44; and many others.

23b. The following incident showing God’s great power was submitted by a reader: My grandfather left his brief case (containing money and valuable personal items) on the sidewalk of the passenger pick-up area of a busy airport. When he came back about six hours later after discovering he had forgotten it, it was still there!

24. Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:8) and Jonah (Jon. 1:3).

25. Rom. 11:33.

26. Prov. 9:10 and 2 Tim. 3:15.

27. Matt. 5:28; Jesus spoke these words.

28-1. Prov. 10:17 or 12:1 or 15:10. Prov. 13:18 or 15:5 or 31 or 32.

28-2. Mic. 5:2 and Matt. 2:1-8, and many others.

28-3. The Bible tells about (1) real people with real names, (2) real geographical places, and (3) specific points of time in the history of man.

28-4. Answer may vary from person to person.

28-5. Prov. 8:27; Isa. 40:22.

28-6. Exod. 20:l; 2 Sam. 23:2; Jer. 1:9; Acts 1:16; 1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16; etc.

28-7. Gen. 1:1; Exod. 2:24; Mal. 3:16; Eph. 1:4,5,9,11; 2:4; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:1,2.

28-8. Psa. 90:1,2.

28-9. (a) Omniscient; (b) omnipresent; (c) sovereign.

28-10. Transcendent (Psa. 104:1); omnipresent (verse 3), omnipotent (2,3,5); good (10-18,28), wise (24); sovereign (29), eternal (31).

28-11. Rom. 12:9.

28-12. The following response was submitted by one of our readers: I earned a very high “B” grade in one of my classes last semester. The professor was righteous in giving me a “B” but he would have demonstrated goodness if he had given me the extra point or two I needed to get the “A”.

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