BIBLE READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE CONFIRMATION CLASS

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1 BIBLE PASSAGES TO BE READ AND QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED: WEEK 1: Sept. 7, 2014 Due: Sept. 14, 2014 Day 1: Genesis Speaking of Creation, God saw that it was. 2. God created the world in days, and on the day He. 3. Adam and Eve could do anything in the Garden of Eden except. 4. convinced Eve to eat of the tree. 5. convinced Adam to do so. 6. Because of their sin, they were. Day 2: Genesis 4 1. Adam and Eve s first two sons were and. 2. killed in the first murder. 3. When asked where his brother was, replied,? Day 3: Genesis God was angry with the people because they were. 2. Noah was to take pair(s) of each animal and pair(s) of each animal. 3. It rained on the earth for days and nights. 4. The ark came to rest on Mount. 5. Noah knew the flood was over when a came back with an in its mouth. 6. As a promise never to destroy the earth again by a flood, God sent the as a sign. Day 4: Genesis God promised Abram, I will make you. 2. He promised to give Abram descendants as numerous as. 3. Abram s name was changed to. His wife s name was changed from to ; his nephew was named. 4. Was Abraham wealthy or poor? Day 5: Genesis 18:1-5; chapters What did the angel promise Abraham and Sarah? 2. Why did she laugh? 3. What did they name their son? 4. Of whom was Sarah jealous? Why? 5. What did God command Abraham to do with his son, Isaac? 1

2 WEEK 2: Sept. 14, 2014 Due: Sept. 21, 2014 Day 1: Genesis Isaac married and she had twin sons named and. 2. Isaac preferred, but his wife favored. 3. The Jacob cheated Esau out of his. 4. He later tricked Isaac into giving him his. 5. Rebecca sent him to her brother,. Day 2: Genesis Why did Rebecca send Jacob to live with Laban?. 2. In his dream Jacob saw a with climbing up and down on it. 3. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying instead of. 4. Did Jacob become rich while living with Laban? Day 3: Genesis When Jacob and Rachel fled from Laban what did she steal? 2. What is the Mizpah benediction in 31:49? 3. Did Esau take revenge when he later met Jacob? 4. With whom did Jacob wrestle? Day 4: Genesis 37 and What gift did Jacob (Israel) give to his son Joseph? 2. What were Joseph s two dreams? A. B. 3. What did Joseph s brothers do to him? 4. Why? 5. Where did Joseph end up during his early days in Egypt? Day 5: Genesis What two men were in prison with Joseph? The and the. 2. What were the Pharaoh s two dreams? A. B. 3. Joseph said they meant years of and years of. 4. What happened to Joseph as a result of his interpretation of Pharaoh s dreams? 2

3 WEEK 3: Sept. 21, 2014 Due: Sept. 28, 2014 DAY 1: Genesis Why did Joseph s brothers go to Egypt? 2. Did Joseph reveal himself to them? 3. Whom did Joseph ask them to bring back with them on the next trip? Day 2: Genesis What did Joseph hide in Benjamin s sack? 2. After Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, did he take revenge for their having sold him into slavery? 3. Who did Joseph ask them to bring back with them on the next trip? Day 3: Genesis 46-47:12 1. How many people went down to Egypt in Jacob s family? 2. Pharaoh let them all live in the land of. Day 4: Genesis 49:29-50:26 1. Did Joseph ever forgive his brothers? 2. Joseph lived to be years old and was buried in. 3

4 WEEK 4: Sept. 28, 2014 Due: October 5, 2014 Day 1: Exodus What happened to the Hebrews when a Pharaoh came to power who didn t remember Joseph? 2. What was the Pharaoh s rule concerning male Hebrew children? 3. Who saved Moses from this fate? 4. Why did Moses flee to Midian? Day 2: Exodus From what did God speak to Moses? 2. What job does God give to Moses? 3. What happened to the staff in Moses hand? 4. What excuse did Moses give for not wanting to take the job? Day 3: Exodus 5-6:13 1. When Moses asked that the Hebrews be allowed to leave, Pharaoh made them gather their own to make their. Day 4: Exodus List the first nine plagues that God brought upon the Egyptians: A. F. B. G. C. H. D. I. E. Day 5: Exodus What was the tenth plague? 2. How were the Hebrews spared? 3. In Hebrew history, what is this event called? 4

5 WEEK 5: October 5, 2014 Due: October 12, 2014 DAY 1: Exodus What is unleavened bread? 2. Whose bones did they take with them when they left Egypt? 3. What happened that allowed the Hebrews to escape from Egypt? DAY 2: Exodus The two kinds of food that miraculously appeared in the wilderness were and. 2. What does the word manna mean? 3. How many days each week did the people gather food? DAY 3: Exodus The Hebrews camped in the wilderness of. 2. Fill in the blanks on the Ten Commandments: A. You shall have no B. You shall not make any C. You shall not take the Lord s D. Remember the and keep it E. Honor your and your F. You shall not G. You shall not H. You shall not I. You shall not against your J. You shall not your neighbor s house, etc. DAY 4: Exodus 31: 12-32: What did God command the people to keep? 2. Moses went up Mt. to speak with God. 3. The Hebrew people made a of gold. 4. What did Moses carry down from the mountain? DAY 5: Deuteronomy 6 1. What is the great commandment? (vs. 4&5) What great event are the Hebrew to always remember? 5

6 WEEK 6: October 12, 2014 Due: October 19, 2014 DAY 1: Joshua 2 and 6 1. Who helped the spies? 2. To conquer the city Joshua had the people march around for days. Then they all shouted and the priests blew the and the walls of the city DAY 2: Judges This is the story of, one of the judges. 2. In building his army, what did he tell those who were afraid? 3. How did he eliminate others? 4. How many did he end up with? 5. The Hebrews frightened the Midianites by using and in a surprise attack. DAY 3: Judges 13-16: The story of Samson 1. What happened to the lion that Samson met? 2. With whom did Samson fall in love? 3. How did the people at the feast find the answer to Samson s strength? 4. What was the source of his strength? 5. What did she do to take his strength away? DAY 4: Ruth There was a certain man in Moab named 2. His wife was ; their first son, married, and their other son,, married. 3. What happened to all the men? 4. Who stayed with her mother-in-law? 5. In whose field did she glean?. He was Naomi s. DAY 5: Ruth Why could Boaz not marry Ruth immediately? 2. When they did marry, what did they name their son? 3. He was the father of, who was the father of, the great Hebrew king. 6

7 WEEK 7: October 19, 2014 Due: October 26, 2014 DAY 1: I Samuel Samuel s mother was: 2. With whom did she leave young Samuel? 3. Were this man s sons as Godly as he was? 4. When God spoke to Samuel, who did he think it was? DAY 2: I Samuel 4: 1-11, 7: What happened to the people of Ashdod after they captured the Ark of the Covenant? 2. What did the stone called Ebenezer stand for? DAY 3: I Samuel 8-10: Why could Samuel s sons not succeed him? 2. What were the disadvantages of having a king, according to Samuel? 3. The man chosen to be the first king was of the tribe of 4. He was tall or short. 5. Was Saul happy to be made king? Yes No DAY 4: I Samuel 10:27, Chapter Did Saul win or lose his first battle against Nahas the Ammonite? 2. For things to go well with the Hebrews, whom did they need to follow? DAY 5: I Samuel 15:34 through 18:9 1. When God disapproved of Saul as king, the son of was chosen. 2. For whom did this prospective king go to work? 3. What was the name of the giant who opposed the Hebrew army? 4. Who defeated him? 5. Who was David s close friend?, son of. 6. Did King Saul like David? 7

8 WEEK 8: October 26, 2014 Due: November 2, 2014 DAY 1: II Samuel 1 and 11 and 12: What did David do when he heard of Saul s death? 2. To what woman was David attracted? 3. Who was her husband? 4. What happened to him? 5. Whom did God send to the king to speak to him? 6. What happened to the child born to David? DAY 2: I Kings Who was David s son who wanted to be king? 2. Who was his son by Bathsheba whom she wanted to be the next king? 3. Who won? DAY 3: I Kings 3 1. As he became king, for what did Solomon ask God? 2. What was Solomon s solution to the problem of the two women who claimed the same baby? 3. What happened? DAY 4: I Kings What did Solomon set out to build? 2. Name three kinds of wood he used? 3. What was the next building he built? 4. Who helped in the bronze work? DAY 5: I Kings Who visited Solomon? 2. With what was she impressed? 3. What kind of equipment did he organize for his army? 8

9 WEEK 9: November 2, 2014 Due: November 9, 2014 DAY 1: I Kings What did Elijah the prophet predict? 2. What two miracles did Elijah perform while with the widow at Zarephath? A. B. 3. What contest did Elijah suggest to the priests of Baal? 4. Who won? (As if you couldn t guess) DAY 2: I Kings In this chapter the king and queen of Israel are and 2. Why did they have Naboth killed? 3. Did Elijah approve? What did he say? 4. When the prophets predicted that Ahab would win against Ramoth-Gilead, what did Micaiah the prophet predict? 5. Who was right? DAY 3: II Kings Who did Elijah select as his successor as prophet? 2. How did Elijah die? 3. What did he give to his successor? DAY 4: II Kings , king of laid siege to Jerusalem. 2. How long did the siege last? 3. Who won? 4. What happened to the Hebrew people? 5. What was this event called? DAY 5: Psalms 1, 8, and What is the happy or blessed man like? 2. What is the wicked man like? 3. In Psalm 8 God made human beings. 4. In Psalm 19, what declares the glory of God? and what proclaims God s handiwork? 9

10 WEEK 10: November 9, 2014 Due: November 16, 2014 DAY 1 Psalm 23, 100, 149 and In Psalm 23 to what is the Lord compared? 2. In Psalm 100, Enter God s with and God s courts with. 3. In Psalm 149, what physical act did the Hebrews use in their worship of God? 4. Name 7 instruments that Psalm 150 lists as tools of worship:,,,,,, DAY 2: Proverbs 1 and To whom are most of the proverbs attributed? 2. The of the Lord is the beginning of 3. What is hard to find and far beyond the price of pearls? DAY 3: Isaiah 6 1. Fill in the blanks in Isaiah s vision: Above him stood, each one with six, and they cried out to one another,,, is the of ; the whole earth is full of God s. 2. Did Isaiah feel worthy of this vision? 3. What was his response to God s question, Whom shall I send and who will go for us?. DAY 4: Isaiah 9 and Fill in the blanks: The people who walked in have seen a great. 2. What was the cause of their joy? 3. What will he be called: Wonderful, Mighty Everlasting, Prince of. 4. A shoot will come forth from Jesse and it will have great gifts of the spirit. What are they? A. A spirit of B. A spirit of C. A spirit of 5. His delight shall be in. 6. During his reign The will dwell with the, the will lie down with the, and a shall lead them. 7. Who do Christians believe this king to be? DAY 5: Isaiah 40 and In Isaiah 40 who is coming to forgive and restore Israel? - 2. Finish the sentence: Say unto the cities of Zion. 3. Who does Isaiah 53 foretell? 10

11 WEEK 11: November 16, 2014 Due: November 23, 2014 DAY 1: Jeremiah 1 1. Was Jeremiah happy to receive the call of God? 2. How early did God know Jeremiah? DAY 2: Jeremiah 11: 18-12:5 and 18: Was Jeremiah well liked? 2. What bothered Jeremiah about the wicked people? 3. Did Jeremiah preach forgiveness of enemies at the end of Chapter 18? DAY 3: Ezekiel This is written after Israel goes into Exile in Babylonia. Does Ezekiel see hope for Israel to go home to Jerusalem? 2. What is God going to give Israel? (36:26) 3. What vision does Ezekiel see that tells him of the return home? DAY 4: Daniel 3 1. What did King Nebuchadnezzar want Daniel and his three friends to do that they refused? 2. What were Daniel s three friends names?,, and. 3. What happened to them? 4. Who was the fourth person in the furnace? DAY 5: Daniel 5 1. Who had a great feast? 2. What kind of mysterious message did he get? on the. 3. What happened to the king? 4. What was Daniel s interpretation of the writing? 11

12 WEEK 12: November 23, 2014 Due: November 30, 2014 DAY 1: Hosea How does God describe Himself in relationship to Israel? 2. Will God destroy them for their sins? DAY 2: Amos 3 and 4 1. In 3:2 what is the reason Israel will be punished? 2. Is God s anger directed against the rich or the poor? 3. Who are the cows of Bashan? 4. Does God like the religious ceremonies of the Hebrews? DAY 3: Amos 5: Will the Day of the Lord be a welcome event? 2. Is God pleased with the Hebrews singing and worship? 3. What does God want instead? Let roll down like, and like an ever-flowing. DAY 4: Jonah What did God want Jonah to do? 2. What did he do instead? 3. Where did he end up? 4. What was the result? DAY 5: Jonah Did Jonah now agree to obey God? 2. Did the people of Nineveh heed Jonah s preaching? 3. Was Jonah happy with the result? 4. What is the point of the book of Jonah? 12

13 WEEK 13: November 30, 2014 Due: December 7, 2014 DAY 1: Micah 6: Is God pleased with the Hebrews? 2. Name three things that the Hebrews thought were pleasing to God: 3. What does the Lord require in stead? That they do, love, and walk with their. DAY 2: Habakkuk 1:1-2:4 1. What is Habakkuk s complaint? 2. What answer does he get? DAY 3: Zephaniah 3: In this song of good news and salvation, who will restore Israel? DAY 4: Malachi 3: Who will God send to prepare the way? 2. When God comes, He will act like and 3. Does God change? (v. 6) 4. Of what was God robbed? 5. What can the people do to repent before God? 13

14 WEEK 14: December 7, 2014 Due: December 14, 2014 DAY 1: Matthew 1:18-25 and 2 1. What was Joseph s reaction to Mary s pregnancy? 2. What was the baby to be named? 3. What changed his mind? 4. Who visited Mary, Joseph and the baby? 5. How many of them does the Bible say came? 6. What did Herod do to try to get rid of the baby? DAY 2: Matthew Who preached about the coming of Christ? 2. What happened when Jesus was baptized? 3. In the temptation scene, name three things Jesus was tempted to do: A. B. C. DAY 3: Matthew 5 1. This chapter (and the next two) are called. 2. Name two of the Beatitudes (Blessed are ) A. B. 3. Jesus preached that we are to be the of the and the of the. 4. What happens if you call someone You Fool!. DAY 4: Matthew 6 1. According to Matthew, how is the Christian to pray? 2. In Matthew 6:9-15, we find the. 3. Jesus tells us not to worry about tomorrow and in all things to seek first what? DAY 5: Matthew 7 1. What does Jesus teach about judging others? 2. Matthew 7:12 is commonly called The. 3. The wise men s house built on stood firm while the foolish man s house built on fell. 4. Were the people impressed with Jesus teachings? Are you? 14

15 WEEK 15: December 14, 2014 Due: January 4, 2015 DAY 1: Matthew 8 List three healings and two miracles that Jesus performs in chapter 8: DAY 2: Matthew Name the 12 disciples: Jesus advice to the disciples was to be as as serpents and as as doves. 3. Jesus tells us that the of your are counted; and you are of more value than. DAY 3: Matthew On what four soils did the sower s seeds land? 1) 2) 3) 4) 2. Jesus told parables and stated that The Kingdom of Heaven is like List three: 1) 2) 3) DAY 4: Matthew What happened to John the Baptist? 2. What did Peter do at Christ s bidding? 3. How many people were fed with 7 loaves and a few fish? DAY 5: Matthew 17:1-23 and 18: What happened to Jesus when he went up the mountain? 2. Which disciples went with him? 3. If someone sins against you, what should you do? 4. How many times did Jesus say Peter must forgive? 15

16 WEEK 16: January 4, 2015 Due: January 11, 2015 DAY 1: Matthew Did Jesus say divorce was right or wrong? 2. Did Jesus like the little children? What did he do to them? 3. What would it be easier to do than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven? 4. Jesus told them, For it is impossible, but for all things are. DAY 2: Matthew Jesus triumphantly entered what city? 2. What did the people do when Jesus came? 3. What words did they use in their song? 4. What did Jesus do in the Temple? 5. In the parable, who is the better son? (vs ) DAY 3: Matthew 22:23-40 and Matthew Jesus proclaims that God is God not of the but of the. 2. What are the two great commandments according to Jesus? A. B. 3. Why was the man who hid his talents condemned? 4. In the final day, the Son of Man will come separate the nations as a separates the from the. 5. According to this parable, who are we to help? DAY 4: Matthew Who plotted to kill Jesus? 2. Who anointed Jesus with expensive ointment? 3. What happened at the Passover meal that we remember today? We call it: 4. Where did Jesus and the disciples go to pray? 5. Who betrayed Jesus? 6. Who denied knowing Jesus? How many times? over 16

17 DAY 5: Matthew 27 and Whom did Pilate release instead of Jesus? 2. What did Pilate do to show his innocence? 3. Where was Jesus crucified? (city & place):, 4. Who were crucified with Jesus? 5. Who buried Jesus? 6. What happened on the morning of the third day? 7. Who discovered this great event? 8. We remember this event in the celebration of! 17

18 WEEK 17: January 11, 2015 Due: January 18, 2015 DAY 1: Mark 1:1-28 and 6:1-7; What does Mark say about the birth of Jesus? 2. Who baptized Jesus? 3. What fishermen does Jesus call to be disciples? 4. Was Jesus received well in his home town of Nazareth? 5. What did the disciples have to feed the 5,000 people? and DAY 2: Mark 8:17-38; 16: When Jesus asked, Who do you say that I am?, what did Peter reply?. 2. Who went to the tomb on Easter morning according to Mark?, and. 3. Did they expect to find that he had risen 4. What dangerous signs will accompany those who believe? DAY 3: Luke Who had a baby before Mary had Jesus? 2. Who was that baby? the 3. Where did Mary and Joseph go for the census? 4. To whom did angels appear? 5. Where did Mary, Joseph and Jesus go when he was 12? To the in. DAY 4: Luke 8 1. Name some of the women who traveled with Jesus: 2. What happened when the disciples were in the boat with Jesus? 3. What name did the man with demons have 4. What happened to the swine or pigs? 5. What happened to the man? 6. Was Jairus daughter dead? over 18

19 DAY 5: Luke 13-14; More Parables and Healings 1. Why were the synagogue officials upset that Jesus healed the woman in 13:10-17? 2. How is the door to the saved described? 3. Where should one sit when invited to a banquet? Parable in 15:4-7? 4. In the parable of the prodigal (means wasteful ) son which character represents God? 5. Which one do you like more of the two brothers? Older? Younger? 6. In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (16:19-31) why would they not let him go warn the rich man s brothers? 19

20 WEEK 18: January 18, 2015 Due: February 1, 2015 DAY 1: Luke 17:1-19 and How many lepers came back to thank Jesus? 2. Of the two men who went to the Temple to pray, which was justified? 3. Why did the rich aristocrat not take Jesus advice and follow him? 4. How did the disciples react when the blind man called out to Jesus along the road to Jericho? DAY 2: Luke 21; The Last Supper and Jesus Arrest 1. What are some of the signs of the end of time?, &., & 2. Where did Jesus teach while in Jerusalem? DAY 3: Luke What were the two elements Jesus used in the Last Supper to have his disciples remember him? and. 2. Who betrayed him? 3. Who denied him? How many times? DAY 4: Luke 23; Jesus death and resurrection 1. Who were the two rulers before whom Jesus appeared? and 2. Who helped Jesus carry the cross? 3. What were Jesus last words from the cross? 4. Who gave his tomb for Jesus to be buried? from. DAY 5: Luke Who went to the tomb on Easter morning? 2. Did the disciples believe their story? 3. After the crucifixion, two disciples met Jesus on the road to what village? 4. They recognized Jesus when He did what? 5. In the end, Jesus ascended to? 20

21 WEEK 19: February 1, 2015 Due: February 8, 2015 DAY 1: John 3 1. Who is Nicodemus?. 2. What did Jesus tell Nicodemus that he must do to receive the Kingdom of God? 3. The most popular verse in the Bible is in this chapter. Write the whole verse here. John 3: DAY 2: John Lazarus is ill. Who are his sisters: & 2. Did Jesus go to see Lazarus as soon as he heard that he was ill? 3. How long was Lazarus dead in the tomb?. 4. How did Jesus bring Lazarus back to life?. 5. This chapter contains the shortest verse in the Bible. Write it here: John 11:. DAY 3: John What happens to the grape vine branch that does not bear fruit?. 2. Jesus says that he is the and we are the. 3. What does Jesus command of us?. DAY 4: Acts of the Apostles 1 & 2 1. Jesus tells the disciples that they will receive from the and the witnesses in and in all and, and to. 2. Where did Jesus go?. 3. Who is chosen to replace Judas Iscariot? 4. What happened on the day of Pentecost?. 5. Who preached the first great sermon about Jesus?. over 21

22 DAY 5: Acts 9: What did Saul want to destroy or persecute? 2. What happened to Saul on the road to Damascus? 3. How long was Saul blind? 4. How did Saul regain his eyesight? 5. What did Saul do after he could see again? (Remember: Saul became Paul, the greatest missionary of the Church) 22

23 WEEK 20: February 8, 2015 Due: February 15, 2015 DAY 1: Romans 5 6:14 1. Paul writes that we are justified before God by 2. God shows love for us in what way? 3. Paul says that we must be to sin and to God in Christ Jesus. DAY 2: I Corinthians List seven things that LOVE is: 2. Faith, hope, love abide, these three; but which is the greatest? DAY 3: Galatians 5 1. What are the fruits of the Spirit? 2. Paul says: If we live by the Spirit, we should also be by the Spirit. DAY 4: James 1:19 2:26 1. We are told to be of the word and not only. 2. Faith without is. DAY 5: Revelation 21-22:8 1. This is a vision of which new city? 2. List three things in the new city: 1) 2) 3) 3. What tree is found in the city? 4. Who saw this vision? 5. Write the last verse in the Bible here: 23