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Know Your Bible
(Bible Studies)
LESSON 2
Read:
Luke 8:22-56; Matthew 8:23-9:34; Mark 4:35-5:43
1. Give a title to the six prominent miracles in this lessons.
2. Around what sea were these miracles performed? (Lu. 8:22, 26, 37)
3. For what did Jesus rebuke His disciples? (Mt. 8:23-27; cf. Psa. 107:23-30)
4. How does this incident reveal both humanity and the deity of Jesus? (Mk. 4:38, 39; cf John 4:6-13)
5. To whom did the disciples customarily go in their trouble? (Mt. 8:25 cf Psa. 50:15)
6. Who only can speak calm to our troubled spirit? (John 14:27; Phil. 4:7)
7. Was this fear and anxiety of Christ's disciples necessary? (Mt. 8:26; Mk. 4:40; Lu. 8:25 cf. Mt. 10:29-31; Phil. 4:6-7)
8. Is this the only instance where Jesus rebuked His disciples for unbelief? (Mt. 6:30; 14:31; 16:8)
9. Where was Jesus' next miracle performed? (Mk. 5:1-2)
10. Describe the demon-possessed man of Gadera? (Mk. 5:1-20; Lu. 8:27-39)
11. What does this lesson reveal concerning demons, as to their number (Mk. 5:9), strength (Mk. 5:3-3), character (Mt. 8:28, 32; 9:32; Mk. 5:5, 13; Lu. 8:27), desire (Mt. 8:31; Lu. 8:31), knowledge (Mt. 8:29; Mk. 5:7), and doom (Mt. 8:29; 25:41; Lu. 8:31; Rev. 20:1-3)?
12. Why was it so terrible to accuse Jesus of being demon-possessed? (John 7:20), and of casting out demons by the prince of demons? (Mt. 12:24 cf. 1 John 4:19; Mt. 9:36; Titus 3:4
13. In the light of the two preceding questions, what
was the unpardonable sin (or blasphemy) against the Holy Ghost, of which
Jesus warned the Pharisees in Matthew 12:31-32?
Study carefully Mt. 12:24, 28; Mk. 3:29, 30; John 7:20
14. How did the Gadarenes' attitude toward Jesus (Lu. 8:37) differ from that of the man who had been healed? (Lu. 8:38)
15. What definite ministry was assigned to the healed man, and how did he perform it? (Lu. 8:39)
16. How did Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, show faith in Jesus? (Lu. 8:41-42; cf. John 7:48)
17. What did the unclean woman possess that resulted in her healing? (Lu. 8:47-48)
18. How did the raising of Jairus' daughter reveal Jesus' ability to restore physical life as easily as He could repair it? (Lu. 8:49-54)
19. What two additional miracles performed that day are recorded by Matthew in 9:27-34?
20. How do these blind men picture both Israel and the unsaved? (Acts 28:25-28; 2 Cor. 4:3-4)
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