Daily Bible Nugget #610, John 2:21

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Jerry

The Nugget:

John 2:21  But he spake of the temple of his body.

My Comment:

I vividly remember discussing this verse with a Jehovah Witness who came to my home to conduct a home Bible study every Monday night with me for about four years.

I asserted that this verse proves that when Jesus arose from the dead on the third day, He arose in bodily form, not as a mere spirit.

My friend argued Jesus was resurrected in spirit, not in body. I stated that if Jesus meant he would rise as a spirit being, He hardly would have spoken of the resurrection of the “temple of his body.”

My friend wrote to the headquarters of the Jehovah Witnesses in Brooklyn, New York. They sent him an interesting letter in reply. Headquarters said that “the temple of his body” refers to His church, not to his own physical body. I may yet have the photograph of that letter.

I replied to my friend that the answer they gave hardly fits the context in John’s Gospel. Since when did the church die and after three days rise again? The answer they provided on this question was surely mistaken.

Here is the paragraph as it is found in the Gospel of John:

Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Joh 2:13  And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
Joh 2:14  And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
Joh 2:15  And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
Joh 2:16  And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
Joh 2:17  And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Joh 2:18  Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Joh 2:19  Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20  Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Joh 2:21  But he spake of the temple of his body.
Joh 2:22  When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

Notice that the Jewish leadership did not understand what Jesus said:  they thought Jesus claimed that He would destroy the Temple and restore it in three days. The Jews replied that it took 46 years to build the Temple. How could Jesus claim to be able to rebuild it in three days?

The disciples were clueless at the time. They had no idea about what Jesus meant.

The false witnesses assembled at the trial of Jesus remembered what Jesus had said and tried to use His words against Him:

Mat 26:59  Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Mat 26:60  But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
Mat 26:61  And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Mark records in his Gospel the fact that the witness of the false witnesses did not agree with each other:

Mar 14:57  And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
Mar 14:58  We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
Mar 14:59  But neither so did their witness agree together.

While Jesus was on the cross, those that passed by referred to this statement of Jesus:

Mar 15:25  And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Mar 15:26  And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mar 15:27  And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Mar 15:28  And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
Mar 15:29  And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Mar 15:30  Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

After Jesus was buried and sealed in the tomb I suspect this saying haunted some of His enemies, who finally perceived that Jesus claimed that after three days He would rise from the dead:

Mat 27:62  Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
Mat 27:63  Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Mat 27:64  Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Given all this context for what we read from John 2:19, 20, 21, 22, I think it is inconceivable that any honest interpreter of the Scripture would arrive at the conclusion that Jesus was referring to a spiritual, not bodily resurrection “on the third day.”

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
UNIT:  Cross Reference Guide Introduction

SESSION TEN:  Maintaining the Biblical Balance of Truth:  Bodily resurrection from the dead.

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a Cross Reference Guide.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Establish from Scripture that the resurrection of Christ was bodily, not merely spiritual, resurrection from the dead.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  John 2:19-21.

  1. Destroy. Mt 26:60, 61. 27:40. Mk 8:31. 14:58. 15:29. Lk 9:22. Ac 6:14. temple. Mt 23:16. and in. +Mt 12:40. 27:63. three days. +1 S 30:12. Mt 26:61. I will raise it. Jn 5:19. 10:17, 18. 11:25. +Jb 19:25, 26. +Is 26:19. Mk 8:31. +Ac 2:24. 1 Cor 15:3, 4, 12. 1 P 3:18.
  2. Forty and. Ezr 5:16. temple. Mt 12:6. 26:61. three days. Ho 6:2.
  3. he spake. Jn 1:14. Col 1:19. 2:9. He 8:2. temple. +Mt 23:16. 1 Cor 3:16. 6:19. 2 Cor 6:16. Ep 2:20, 21, 22. Col 2:9. 1 P 2:4, 5. his body. Jn 20:25, 27. +Ps 16:10. 49:15. Is 43:10. +Da 12:2. +Mt 27:52. 28:6. Lk 24:39. Ro 8:11. Phil 3:21. 1 Tim 2:5. 1 J 3:2.

 

PROCEDURE:

A. Raise the question, What is meant by resurrection?

B. Some religious groups deny the literal physical bodily resurrection of Christ, stating that Christ was raised spiritually. What wording in John 2:21 specifically forbids such an interpretation?

C. Consult the following Scripture references. Determine whether the reference to resurrection in each passage is a reference to spiritual or bodily resurrection. Mt 27:52, 53. 28:6. Lk 24:39. Jn 20:27. Ac 13:34. Ro 8:11, 23. 1 Cor 15:44.

D. Consult Romans 10:9, 10. How essential is a correct understanding of the concept of resurrection to salvation?

 

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to each clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?

 

 

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Daily Bible Nugget #609, Acts 2:24

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Act 2:24  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Act 2:32  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

My Comment:

The clear and consistent testimony of the New Testament is that our Lord Jesus Christ was raised bodily from the dead “on the third day.” There are some who believe otherwise: they sometimes say that Jesus arose as a spirit being. That hardly qualifies as a proper interpretation of what the text of the Bible teaches. Think otherwise? Leave a comment below and present your evidence and let us have a polite discussion.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
SUBJECT:  New Treasury Introduction

SESSION NINE:  Maintaining the Biblical Balance of Truth:  To what did the Apostles and Disciples give consistent witness?  Christ’s bodily resurrection from the dead.

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Acknowledge from the evidence in Scripture that the main theme of Apostolic preaching, teaching, and witness was the bodily resurrection of Christ.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Acts 2:24, 32.

24. Whom God.  Here Christ’s resurrection is ascribed to God the Father;  in John 10:18 it is ascribed to Christ himself, while in Ro 8:11 it is ascribed to the Holy Spirit.  Thus we have the Trinity acting in unity in the resurrection of Christ.  ver. *32 (*Ac 2:32).  **Jn 10:18.  Ro 4:24.  *Ro 6:4.  *Ro 8:11.  hath raised.  Notice the single, consistent note present in all their witness:  the bodily resurrection of Christ.  Any religious faith which claims to be Biblical must share the same balance and emphasis the Bible itself contains (+*Is 43:10 note.  +*Jn 16:13 note).  ver. 32 (Ac 2:32).  Ac 3:15, 26.  4:10, 33.  5:30.  10:40, 41.  *Ac 13:30, 33, 34, 37.  **Ac 17:30, 31.  Mt 27:63.  *Lk 24:3, 5, 6, 15, 25, 26, 39, 40.  +*Jn 2:19, 20, 21, 22.  *Jn 10:17, 18.  Ro 4:24.  *Ro 6:4.  *Ro 8:11, 34.  **Ro 10:9.  14:9.  *1 Cor 6:14.  15:12-15.  *2 Cor 4:14.  Ga 1:1.  Ep 1:20.  2:5.  Col 2:12.  1 Th 1:10.  2 Tim 2:8.  *He 13:20.  *1 P 1:21.  loosed.  Jb 39:2.  *Ps 116:3, 4, 16.  pains of death.  +*Mt 24:8 Greek.  Ps 18:5.  116:3.  Col 1:18.  because.  Lk 24:5.  **Jn 10:18.  20:9.  2 Tim 1:10.  He 2:14.  Re 1:17, 18.  not possible.  Ac 1:16.  *Is 25:8.  +*Is 26:19 note.  Is 53:10.  *Ho 13:14.  *Lk 24:46.  *Jn 10:35.  12:39.  *He 2:14.  *Re 1:18.  be holden.  Ro 6:9.

32. This Jesus.  ver. 36 (Ac 2:36).  +*Ac 1:11.  hath God.  ver. 24 (Ac 2:24).  raised up.  Gr.  ‘anistemi,’ *S#450g, ver. +*30 (Ac 2:30).  This is an explicit reference to bodily resurrection (Is 43:10 note.  +*Da 12:2).  Mk 5:42.  Lk 8:55.  whereof.  ver. +*24 (Ac 2:24).  +*Ac 1:8, 22.  3:15.  *Ac 4:33.  *Ac 5:31, 32.  *Ac 10:39, 40, 41.  *Ac 13:31.  *Lk 24:46, 47, 48.  *Jn 15:27.  *Jn 20:26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31.

 

PROCEDURE:

A. Raise the question, To what did the disciples give consistent witness?

B. Consult the references and notes provided in the New Treasury at Acts 2:24, 32.

 

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to each clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?
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Daily Bible Nugget #608, Luke 19:10

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Luke 19:10  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (KJV)

Luke 19:10 The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost. (CEV)

My Comment:

I have found it very interesting to observe that when asked the question, “Why did Jesus come?” many individuals are not able to give a satisfactory answer.

I have especially asked this question of Jehovah Witnesses when they used to come to my door. I do not recall that any of them knew off hand the answer to this simple question.

I followed up with a second question, “What was the central message of the Apostles that Jesus sent out to all the world (Acts 1:8)?” No one seems to know the answer to that question either.

Or, I could ask, “What were the disciples and Apostles to be witnesses of in their  preaching or teaching?” No one knew the answer to this question either, though it is plainly and very repeatedly mentioned in the book of Acts (Acts 2:32). Check out the cross references to Acts 2:32 and you will find the answer is most clear and emphatic.

This leads to the third question: “What is meant by ‘resurrection’ as it relates to our Lord Jesus Christ?” With Jehovah Witnesses, this leads to some interesting discussion. What they teach is mistaken, for the only kind of resurrection spoken of in the Bible is bodily resurrection. Any church, denomination, or religious group or organization that does not teach what the Bible teaches, with the same balance of emphasis, is clearly wrong, and should be avoided.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
UNIT:  Cross Reference Guide Introduction

SESSION EIGHT:  Maintaining the Biblical Balance of Truth:  Why Did Jesus Come?

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a Cross Reference Guide

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Learn the central theme of the Gospel, why Jesus came.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Luke 19:10

  1. Son of man. +Lk 5:24. come to. Lk 5:31, 32. 15:4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 32. Ge 37:16. Je 31:20. Ezk 34:11, 16. Mic 7:19. Mt 1:21. 5:17. +Mt 9:12, 13. 10:6. 15:24. +Mt 18:11. 20:28. Mk 2:17. 10:45. Jn 5:14. 10:10. Ro 5:6. +1 Tim 1:15. He 7:25. 1 J 3:8. 4:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. to save. Is 53:11. Mt 1:21. lost. Gr. apollumi, +Mt 2:13. Ps 119:176. +Mt 10:28.

PROCEDURE:

A. Raise the question, “Why did Jesus come?”

B. Consult the references provided in the Cross Reference Guide at Luke 19:10.

C. Is the purpose of Christ’s coming the same now, that is, after the event, as it was during the event?

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to each clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”
  2.  What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?
  3.  What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?

 

 

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Daily Bible Nugget #607, Luke 24:26

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Luke 24:26  Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

My Comment:

I have encountered a number of individuals who do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. Their argument is that Jesus did not fulfill all the Messianic prophecies the Old Testament contains.

Jesus answered that objection the very day He arose from the dead as He explained the prophecies of the Scriptures to the two very saddened and discouraged disciples as they walked the seven miles home from Jerusalem on the road to Emmaus.

Jesus repeated that Bible lesson to the group of disciples later that night as He met with them in the locked room where they were virtually hiding from the Jews.

I wish we could have a transcript of that Bible lesson to study and learn for ourselves directly from our Lord Jesus Christ  to learn just what He taught them that night.

We do not have that transcript. I have sometimes discussed this fact with some very devout Roman Catholics who sincerely believe that the Roman Catholic Church has preserved the unwritten traditions of what Jesus taught that were not recorded for us in the New Testament. I asked these friends to share with me the content of this important teaching that Jesus gave His disciples twice on the day of His resurrection, for they claimed that their church has preserved “the rest of the story.” As it turns out, the traditions I requested are not available. I mentioned that I can only conclude that the black box of traditions claimed by the Roman Catholic Church are like the words of the nursery rhyme, “nothing in it, nothing in it, but the binding ’round it,” at least when it comes to any supposed words of our Lord Jesus Christ or His immediate disciples that are not already preserved for us in the New Testament.

But by carefully studying the subject of Messianic Prophecy, following the clues that Jesus gave in what is recorded in the New Testament, we can have a very complete picture of what it was Jesus must have taught on that Resurrection Day.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
UNIT:  Cross Reference Guide Introduction

SESSION SEVEN:  Prophecy in a Nutshell:  Then the Glory

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  By means of cross reference Bible study, learn the nature of Christ’s Second Advent messianic claims.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Luke 24:26

  1. suffered. ver. 7, 44, 46 (Luke 24:7, 44, 46). Lk 18:31, 32, 33. Ps chapter 22, 69. Is chapter 53. Zc 13:7. Mt 26:54. Jn 11:49, 50, 51, 52. 12:24, 32. Ac 3:18. +Ac 17:3. +1 Cor  15:3, 4. He 2:8, 9, 10. 9:22, 23. 12:2. 1 P 1:3. +1 P 1:11. his glory. +Zc 6:13. Lk 9:26. 1 Cor 15:17. +1 P 1:11.

PROCEDURE:

A. Raise the questions:

  1. Is Christ to return to this earth at his second advent?

 

  1. What evidence in Scripture teaches Christ will return again to this earth?

 

  1. How, and in what fashion, will Christ return?

B. Consult the references given for the phrase “enter into his glory” from the lesson text, Luke 24:26.

C. Consider further the additional sets of references at other locations in the Cross Reference Guide which bear upon this theme. Some of these are indicated by the symbol “+.”

 

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references for the clause “enter into his glory” from the lesson text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subject dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?

 

Zechariah 6:13

Zec 6:13  Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

  1. and. +Ge 8:22. bear the glory. +Zc 2:5, 8. Ps 21:5. 45:3, 4. 72:17, 18, 19. +Is 9:6. 11:10. 22:24. 49:5, 6. +Je 23:6. +Da 7:13, 14. Hg 2:7, 8, 9. Mt 16:27. 24:30. 25:31. Lk 24:26. Jn 13:31, 32. 17:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Ep 1:20, 21, 22, 23. Phil 2:5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. He 1:3. 2:7, 8, 9. 3:3. 1 P 1:11. 3:22. Re 3:21. 5:9, 10, 11, 12, 13. 19:11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. sit. +He 1:3. a priest. ver. 11 (Zc 6:11). Ge 14:18. Ps 110:4. He 3:1. 4:14, 15, 16. 6:20. 7:1, 24, 25, etc. He 10:12, 13. counsel of peace. Zc 4:14. Is 54:10. +Da 9:25, 26, 27. +Mic 5:4, 5. +Ro 5:1. Col 2:18, 19, 20. He 7:1, 2, 3.
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Daily Bible Nugget #606, Luke 24:26

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Luke 24:26  Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? (KJV)

Luke 24:26 Didn’t you know that the Messiah would have to suffer before he was given his glory?” (CEV)

My Comment:

With these words, Jesus gave all who will hear or read the key to understanding Messianic prophecy. What Jesus taught is directly stated in several of the Messianic Psalms. I would express it even more clearly by stating that the prophecies declare that Jesus, the Messiah, would have to first suffer and die for us on the cross. That represents the mission of His first coming. His Second Coming will be in  “power and great glory” (Matthew 24:30).

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
UNIT:  Cross Reference Guide Introduction

SESSION SIX:  Prophecy in a Nutshell:  First the Suffering

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a Cross Reference Guide

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  By means of cross reference Bible study, demonstrate the validity of Christ’s messianic claims.

 

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Luke 24:26

Luke 24:26  Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

  1. suffered. Lk 24:7, 44, 46. Lk 18:31, 32, 33. Psalm chapter 22, 69. Isaiah chapter 53. Zc 13:7. Mt 26:54. Jn 11:49, 50, 51, 52. 12:24, 32. Ac 3:18. +Ac 17:3. +1 Cor 15:3, 4. He 2:8, 9, 10. 9:22, 23. 12:2. 1 P 1:3. +1 P 1:11. his glory. +Zc 6:13. Mk 10:37. Lk 9:26. 1 Cor 15:17. +1 P 1:11.

 

PROCEDURE:

A. Raise the questions:

  1. The Jews of Christ’s day were expecting a messiah. How were they to be able to identify him when he came?

 

  1. What portion of the lesson Scripture text pertains especially to the first advent?

B. Consult the references given for the keyword “suffered” from the lesson text, Luke 24:26.

C. For additional references to extend the depth of this study, see the extensive references given at 1 Peter 1:11 as given below.

 

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references for the keyword “suffered” of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subject dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?

 

1 Peter 1:11

1Pe 1:11  Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

  1. Searching what. Pr 15:14. Da 9:2, 24-26. Mt 13:17. the Spirit. Gr. pneuma, +Mt 3:16. 1 P 3:18, 19. Jn 14:17. 16:7. +Ac 16:7. +Ro 8:9. Ga 4:6. He 9:14. 2 P 1:21. Re 19:10. when it testified. +Mt 26:24. the sufferings. Ps 22:1-21. 69:1-21. Psalm chapter 88. Is 52:13, 14. 53:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Da 9:24, 25, 26. Zc 13:7. +Lk 24:25, 26, 27, 44. +Ac 3:18. +1 Cor 15:3, 4. 2 Cor 1:5. the glory. +Ge 3:15. +Ge 49:10. Ps 22:22-31. 45:3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 69:30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. 72:17, 18, 19. +Ps 102:16. 110:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 145:11. +Is 9:6, 7. Is 11:10 mg. Is 49:6. 53:11, 12. Da 2:34, 35, 44. +Da 7:13, 14. Zc 2:8, 8, 10, 11, 12. +Zc 6:13. +Zc 14:9. Mt 6:13. Lk 24:26. Jn 12:41. Ac 26:22, 23. +1 Th 2:12.
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Daily Bible Nugget #605, Luke 24:27

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Luk 24:27  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. (KJV)

My Comment:

Is Jesus Christ mentioned in the Old Testament?

Jesus said, most emphatically, that He is mentioned there:

Joh 5:45  Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Joh 5:46  For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
Joh 5:47  But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

On the road to Emmaus Jesus explained the Scriptures in considerable detail to the two sorrowing disciples, showing them that the Messiah must first suffer before He can enter into His glory (Luke 24:26). It was only after what they thought was a complete stranger began to eat with them that they recognized the stranger for who He really was: the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.

It would be wonderful for us if we could have a video recording in our language to learn directly from Jesus Himself just what he taught them that day about what we call Messianic prophecy.

I think we can come very close to what He must have said by carefully studying the cross references for Luke 24:27, 44, 45 as given below taken from The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. This lesson ought to demonstrate once and for all that The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible, and The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury are Bible study resources that enable far more effective Bible study than even Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible  when studying a subject like this.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
SUBJECT:  New Treasury Introduction

SESSION FIVE:  Christ’s Appeal to Scripture

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Discover that Christ’s appeal to Scripture to assert and prove his messiahship necessarily involved comparing Scripture with Scripture.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Luke 24:27, 44, 45.

Luk 24:27  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luk 24:44  And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Luk 24:45  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

PROCEDURE:

A. Raise the questions:

  1. What is messianic prophecy?

 

  1. Why is a concordance an unsuitable Bible study tool to study messianic prophecy?

 

  1. What Bible study tool permits the study of messianic prophecy?

 

  1. If it is clear that Jesus himself taught that He was revealed in the Old Testament, how does this provide us with the Scriptural authority for studying the Bible for ourselves in this manner?

B. Consult the notes and references in the New Treasury provided at the Lesson Scripture Texts, Luke 24:27, 44, 45.

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to each clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question:

 

“What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?

 

 

Luke 24:27, 44, 45.

 

  1. beginning.  FS180A, +Ge 4:20.  ver. *44 (Luke 24:44).  +*Ge 3:15.  12:3.  18:18.  *Ge 22:18.  *Ge 26:4.  28:14.  +*Ge 49:10.  Ex 12:3-28, 43-51.  Leviticus chapter =16.  Nu 20:11.  21:6, 7, 8, 9.  24:17.  *Dt 18:15.  +*Jn 5:39, 45, 46, 47.  Ac 3:22.  7:37.  8:35.  28:23.  at Moses.  FS121A6, +Lk 16:29.  Lk 16:16.  Jn 1:45.  3:14.  +*Jn 5:39, 45, 46, 47.  Ac 3:22.  7:2-53.  8:35.  13:27.  28:23.  and all.  ver. 25 (Luke 24:25).  2 S 7:12, 13, 14, 15, 16.  *Ps 16:9, 10.  132:11.  +*Is 7:14.  +*Is 9:6, 7.  *Is 40:10, 11.  *Is 50:6.  52:13, 14.  Isaiah chapter *53.  Is 61:1.  +*Je 23:5, 6.  *Je 33:14, 15.  *Ezk 34:23.  *Ezk 37:25.  Da 7:13, 14.  +*Da 9:24, 25, 26.  Jon 1:17.  3:5.  +*Mic 5:2, 3, 4.  7:20.  Zc 6:12.  *Zc 9:9.  12:10.  *Zc 13:7.  *Ml 3:1, 2, 3.  4:2.  *Jn 1:45.  *Ac 3:24.  *Ac 10:43.  13:27, 28, 29, 30.  28:23.  *Re 19:10.  the prophets.  Christ’s actual citations from the prophets given in the gospels are:  (1) Mt 9:13 with Ho 6:6.  (2) Mt 10:35, 36 w Mic 7:6.  (3) Mt 11:10 w Mal 3:1.  (4) Mt 11:28, 29, 30 w Je 6:16.  (5) Mt 12:7 w Ho 6:6.  (6) Mt 12:18 w Is 42:1, 2, 3.  (7) Mt 12:21 w Is 42:4.  (8) Mt 12:39, 40, 41, 42 w Jon 1:17.  (9) Mt 13:14 w Is 6:9, 10.  (10) Mt 15:8 w Is 29:13.  (11) Mt 21:5 w Zc 9:9.  (12) Mt 21:13 w Je 7:11.  (13) Mt 24:15 w Da 9:27.  (14) Mt 27:9 w Zc 11:13.  (15) Mk 7:6 w Is 29:13.  (16) Mk 9:44 w Is 66:24.  (17) Mk 11:17 w Is 56:7.  (18) Mk 13:14 w Da 9:27.  (19) Mk 14:27 w Zc 13:7.  (20) Lk 4:18 w Is 61:1, 2 and Is 58:6.  (21) Lk 7:27 w Mal 3:1.  (22) Lk 12:53 w Mic 7:6.  (23) Lk 19:46 w Is 56:7 and Je 7:11.  (24) Jn 6:45 w Is 54:13.  expounded.  T#1015.  Ac 17:2, 3.  *S#1329g, ‘diermeeneuo.’  Ac 9:36 (by interpretation).  1 Cor 12:30 (interpret).  1 Cor 14:5, 13, 27.  See *S#1328g, 1 Cor 14:28 (interpreter).  For related words, see +*Mk 5:41.  all the scriptures.  ver. 32, 45 (Luke 24:32, 45).  Mt 21:42.  concerning himself.  “Jesus found himself in the Old Testament, a thing that some modern scholars do not seem able to do” (A. T. Robertson, Word Pictures, vol. 2, p. 294).  +*Jn 5:39.

44. These are the words.  ver. *6, *7 (Luke 24:6, 7).  *Lk 9:22.  *Lk 18:31-33.  *Mt 16:21.  17:22, 23.  20:18, 19.  Mk 8:31, 32.  9:31.  10:33, 34.  +*Jn 2:18, 19, 20, 21, 22.  while I.  Jn 16:4, 5, 16, 17.  *Jn 17:11, 12, 13.  Ac 9:39.  that all.  ver. *26, *27, *46 (Lk 24:26, 27, 46).  Lk 21:22.  *Mt 26:54, 56.  Jn 19:24-37.  Ac 3:18.  13:29, 30, 31, 33.  +*1 Cor 15:3, 4.  in the law.  +*Ge 3:15.  14:18.  +*Ge 22:18.  +**Ge 49:10.  Le 16:2, etc.  *Nu 21:8, 9.  *Nu 35:25.  *Dt 18:15, 16, 17, 18, 19.  *Jn 3:14, 15.  *Jn 5:46, 47.  7:23.  *Ac 3:22, 23, 24.  7:37.  He 3:5.  7:1, 2, 3.  9:8, 9, 10, 11, 12.  10:1.  in the prophets.  ver. +*Lk 24:27 note.  +*Is 7:14.  +*Is 9:6, 7.  *Is 11:1-10.  28:16.  *Is 40:1, 2, 3, 4-11.  *Is 42:1, 2, 3, 4.  49:1-8.  50:2, 3, 4, 5, 6.  *Is 52:13, 14, 15.  +*Is 53:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.  *Is 61:1, 2, 3.  +*Je 23:5, 6.  33:14, 15.  Ezk 17:22, 23, 24.  *Ezk 34:23, 24.  *Da 2:44.  *Da 7:13, 14.  +*Da 9:24, 25, 26, 27.  Ho 1:7, 8, 9, 10, 11.  *Ho 3:5.  +*Joel 2:28, 29, 30, 31, 32.  Am 9:11, 12.  +*Mic 5:1, 2, 3, 4.  *Hag 2:7, 8, 9.  Zec 6:12, 13.  9:9.  11:8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.  *Zec 12:10.  13:7.  *Zec 14:4.  *Mal 3:1, 2, 3.  4:2, 3, 4, 5, 6.  Ac 28:23.  in the psalms.  Ps chapter 2.  +*Ps 16:9, 10, 11.  Psalm chapter 22.  34:20.  40:6, 7, 8.  68:18.  Psalm chapter 69.  Ps 72:1-19. Psalm chapter 88.  Ps 109:4-20.  Psalm chapter 110.  Ps 118:22, 23, 24, 25, 26.  132:11.  +**Jn 5:39.  +*Ac 17:2, 3.  1 P 1:11.  *Re 19:10.

45. opened.  T#1056.  +*Ge 3:7.  *Ex 4:11.  Jb 33:16.  36:10.  **Ps 119:18.  Is 29:10, 11, 12. *Is 29:18. *Is 29:19.  *Jn 2:22.  *Ac 16:14.  *Ac 26:18.  1 Cor 2:11. * 2 Cor 3:14, 15, 16, 17, 18.  %*2 Cor 4:4, 5, 6.  Ep 5:14.  1 J 5:20.  Re 3:7.  the scriptures.  ver. 27, 32 (Luke 24:27, 32).  Mt 21:42.

 

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Daily Bible Nugget #604, Luke 4:18

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Luke 4:18  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

My Comment:

We might learn how we should study and teach the Bible by carefully noting how our Lord Jesus Christ taught Scripture. From Luke 4:18 it is clear that he compared Scripture with Scripture. It is also clear in context that He understood that there are unannounced time gaps within what appear to be single prophecies, which is why He closed the Book and stopped the Scripture reading where He did (see Isaiah 61:2 note in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury).

If you  read carefully the notes for Luke 4:18 in the lesson given below, you will learn the answer to what some scholars and many unbelieving skeptics pose as mistakes in the text of the New Testament when you learn about Composite Quotations.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
SUBJECT:  New Treasury Introduction

SESSION FOUR:  By What Authority?

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Upon examining Scripture evidence as to our Lord’s manner of teaching Scripture, recognize that He compared Scripture with Scripture.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Luke 4:18

  1. The.  FS92A, Mt +1:23.   FS92D2.  Gnome;  or, Quotation F/S 790.  Where the words are cited from the Septuagint.  Here, from Is 61:1, 2.  Spirit.  Gr.  ‘pneuma,’ FS121A1, +Lk 1:17.  Ps 45:7.  *Is 11:2, 3, 4, 5.  42:1, 2, 3, 4.  48:16.  50:4.  59:21.  Mt 12:18.  Mk 1:10.  Ac 1:2.  *Ac 10:38.  anointed.  Ps 2:2, 6 mg.  +*Ps 45:7.  *Da 9:24.  Jn 1:41 mg.  Ac 4:27.  *Ac 10:38.  to preach.  Lk 6:20.  7:22.  Is 29:19.  *Is 66:2.  Zp 3:12.  Zc 11:11.  +*Mt 5:3.  11:5.  *Ja 2:5.  hath sent.  $Is 61:2.  Lk 1:78.  *Jn 3:34.  *Col 2:9.  to heal.  2 Ch 34:27.  Ps 34:18.  51:17.  *Ps 147:3.  +*Is 57:15.  66:2.  +*Ezk 9:4.  to preach deliverance.  Ps 102:20.  107:10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.  146:7.  Is 42:7.  45:13.  49:9, 24, 25.  52:2, 3.  Zc 9:11, 12.  *Mt 4:16.  +*Mt 11:28.  *Jn 8:36.  Col 1:13.  *2 Tim 2:26.  and recovering.  *Ps 146:8.  Is 29:18, 19.  32:3.  35:5.  42:16, 17, 18.  60:1, 2.  Ml 4:2.  Mt 4:16.  9:27, 28, 29, 30.  *Mt 11:5.  Jn 9:39, 40, 41.  12:46.  *Ac 26:18.  Ep 5:8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 14.  1 Th 5:5, 6.  1 P 2:9.  1 J 2:8, 9, 10.  sight.  +Ge 3:7.  to set.  Notice that our Lord here cites >Is 58:6 with his reading from Is 61:1, 2, thus forming a composite quotation (+*Mt 27:9 note).  This gives us insight into the fact that our Lord himself compared Scripture with Scripture in expounding its meaning (+*Lk 24:27, 44, 45.  +*Jn 5:39.  +*Ac 17:11).  FS92G.  Gnome:  Composite Quotations F/S 799, where several citations are amalgamated.  For other instances of this figure see  Mt 21:5, 13.  Mk 1:2, 3.  Lk 1:16, 17.  Ac 1:20.  Ro 3:10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.  9:33.  11:8, 26, 27.  1 C 15:54, 55.  2 C 6:16.  Ga 3:8.  He 9:19, 20.  1 P 2:7.  at liberty.  *Ro 6:13, 14, 18.  bruised.  +*Ge 3:15.  **Is 42:3.  Mt 12:20.

 

Matthew 27:9.

Mat 27:9  Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

  1. fulfilled.  Mt 1:22.  +Lk 24:27.  spoken.  FS106, +Ge 31:7.  by.  Mt 24:15.  Jeremy.  The words here quoted are not found in Jeremiah, but in Zechariah;  and a variety of conjectures have been formed, in order to reconcile the discrepancy.  The most probable opinion seems to be, that the name of the prophet was originally omitted by the Evangelist, and that the name of Jeremiah was added by some subsequent copyist.  It is omitted in two MSS. of the twelfth century, in the Syriac, later Persic, two of the Itala, and in some other Latin copies;  and what renders it highly probable that the original reading was ‘dia tou prophatou,’ by the prophet, is, that St. Matthew frequently omits the name of the prophet in his quotations.  See Mt 1:22.  2:5, 15.  13:35.  21:4.  This omission is approved of by Bengel, Dr. A. Clarke, and Horne.  Nevertheless, the reading “Jeremy” is firmly established, being supported by numerous significant early manuscript witnesses, as well as later ones, and must be accepted as the correct reading (see a modern listing and brief discussion of this evidence in Bruce M. Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, p. 66).  It is possible, as noted in the Companion Bible margin, and its Appendix 161, to understand that this prophecy was spoken by Jeremiah, not written, and to take the apparent citation of Zc 11:12, 13, as a parenthetical statement within words otherwise attributed to Jeremiah.  More likely, this is a composite quotation from Zc 11:13, Je 18:18, and 32:6, etc., and the prophecy is referred to Jeremiah as the more prominent of the two.  In Mark 1:2, etc., the composite quotation from Isaiah and Malachi is similarly referred to Isaiah (see A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures, vol. 1, p. 224).  For other instances of composite quotations see (1) Mt 21:5. Is 62:11 with Zc 9:9.  (2) Mt 21:13. Is 56:7 w Je 7:11;  (3) Mk 1:2, 3.  Ml 3:1 w Is 40:3.  (4) Lk 3:4, 5.  Ml 3:1 w Is 40:3.  (5) Lk 4:18.  Is 61:1, 2 w Is 58:6.  (6) Ac 1:20.  Ps 69:25 w Ps 109:8.  (7) Ro 3:10, 11, 12.  Ec 7:20 w Ps 14:2, 3 w Ps 53:2, 3.  (8) Ro 3:13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.  Ps 5:9 w Is 59:7, 8 w Ps 36:1.  (9) Ro 9:33.  Is 28:16 w Is 8:14.  (10) Ro 11:26, 27.  Is 59:20, 21 w Is 27:9.  (11) 1 C 15:54, 55, 56.  Is 25:8 w Ho 13:14.  (12) 2 Cor 6:16.  Le 26:11, 12 w Ezk 37:27.  (13) Ga 3:8.  Ge 12:3 w Ge 18:18.  (14) 1 P 2:7, 8.  Ps 118:22 w Is 8:14.  And they.  FS92C, +Mt 2:15.  Je 32:6, 7, 8, 9.  >Zc 11:12, 13.  thirty.  Mt 26:15.  Ex 21:32.  Le 27:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.  pieces of silver.  =Ge 37:28.  >Zc 11:13.  of the children of Israel did value.  or, bought of the children of Israel.

 

PROCEDURE:

  1. Raise the questions:

1)        How did Jesus teach from Scripture?

 

2)        How can we today learn from Scripture in the same manner?

 

  1. Consult the notes and references in the New Treasury provided at Luke 4:18.

 

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to EACH clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question:

 

What common thread of truth ties together the references gathered for this word, phrase, or clause?

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?
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Daily Bible Nugget #603, Isaiah 8:20

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Isaiah 8:20  To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

My Comment:

For those who read the Bible seriously, an interesting problem arises when others claim to have a contrary or at least different understanding about what it teaches. How can we be sure we are correct in our own understanding? If we do our study carefully, sometimes we will find out we were mistaken and need to change our view on what the Bible says. But as we do further study, our understanding will become more accurate to the point we can be quite certain our view is correct. Studying the Bible by means of extensive cross references is one of the best ways to grow in our understanding of the Bible.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
SUBJECT:  New Treasury Introduction

SESSION THREE:  By What Authority?

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Learn and accept the concept that the Bible alone and in its entirety is our authoritative source for faith and practice.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Isaiah 8:20

  1. the law.  ver. +16 (+Is 8:16).  Ezr 10:3.  Mt 4:7.  *Lk 10:26.  *Lk 16:29, 30, 31.  **Jn 5:39, 46, 47.  **Ac 17:11.  Ro 4:3.  Ga 3:8, etc.  Ga 4:21, 22.  **2 Tim 3:15, 16, 17.  *2 P 1:19.  if they speak not.  +**Ps 119:63.  +*Pr 19:27.  Mt 24:4.  +Mk 4:24.  +Lk 8:18.  *Ac 20:28, 29, 30, 31, 32.  2 Cor 4:2.  Ga 1:6, 7.  3:1.  Ep 4:14.  +2 Tim 3:5.  2 P 2:1.  3:16.  2 J 9, 10.  according. Here we learn the absolute importance of basing every doctrine, every belief, on the written word of God.  No error is more fundamental, nor more disastrous, than depending upon some external source of authority, whether extra-Biblical writings, or an organization claiming to dispense God’s truth.  The only source of authority is the written word of God.  This word is declared in many ways to be perspicuous—that is, understandable (Dt 30:11 note;  +Ps 102:18, T#49;  +*Pr 8:9) to the ordinary person, who, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, together with careful study, may be trusted to come to just and sound conclusions as to the meaning of Scripture.  Otherwise how could spiritual truth be made known to “babes and sucklings” (Ps 8:2.  Mt 11:25), and how could ordinary listeners be commended for checking up on the accuracy and truthfulness of an apostle (**Ac 17:11), and be charged with the responsibility of judging the message of an apostle, to determine that it was the true gospel (Ga 1:8)?  Note that the great doctrinal epistles are specifically addressed to the “saints,” that is, the ordinary believers, not to the pastors, bishops, theologians, or authorities of the church (Ro 1:6, 8;  1 Cor 1:2;  Ep 1:1;  Phil 1:1;  Col 1:2).  We shall be judged on the basis of our belief or disbelief in the written word of God (Jn 5:24-47. 12:48);  in that day we will not be able to excuse our wrong belief, if such it should prove to be, by an appeal claiming “But I believed what my church, pastor, organization, etc., taught me” (**Ezk 14:10.  Mt 7:21, 22, 23;  Mk 12:24, 27.  **Ro 14:12).   T#46.  Is 29:11, 12, 13.  Mt 15:3, 4, 5, 6, 9.  *Mk 7:7, 8, 9.  *Jn 12:48.  Ro 2:16, 18.  2 Cor 10:12.  11:4.  Col 2:8.  to this word.  +*Dt 4:2.  *Pr 30:5, 6. **Je 23:28, 29.  **Mk 12:24.  *Jn 8:31, 32.  it is.  Is 30:8, 9, 10, 11.  **Ps 19:7, 8.  **Ps 119:130.  *Je 8:9.  Mic 3:6.  **Mt 6:23.  **Mt 22:29.  *Mk 7:7, 8, 9.  Ro 1:22.  *2 P 1:9.  light.  Heb.  morning.  lit.  ‘darkness,’  either of morning or of evening (Young).  +*Is 17:14.  Ge 32:25, 27.  Jsh 6:15.  1 S 9:26.  Jb 24:16.  38:12.  *Ps 101:8.  *Ps 119:105, 130.  139:9.  +*Pr 4:18, 19.  20:20.  Ho 6:3.  *Ml 4:2.  *Mt 6:23.  *Mt 8:12.  Jn 1:9.  3:19.  8:12.  *2 Cor 4:3, 4.  *2 P 1:19.  1 J 1:5, 7.  2:11.  *Jude 1:13.

 

PROCEDURE:

  1. Read the Scripture text aloud to the class.

 

  1. Raise the issues:

 

1)        Have you ever been confronted by a Jehovah’s Witness at your door, and wondered what is the correct interpretation of a Bible text the Witness confidently misused?

 

2)        If two authorities differ in their interpretation of a Bible text or doctrine, on what basis can a determination be made as to who, if either, is correct?

 

  1. Consult the references and notes in the New Treasury provided at Isaiah 8:20.

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to EACH clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question:

 

What is the common thread of meaning which underlies all the references gathered for this word, phrase, or clause?

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?
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Daily Bible Nugget #602, Colossians 1:10

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

Col 1:10  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

My Comment:

I discovered that the cross references given for Colossians 1:10 are among the most inspiring and encouraging in all of God’s Word as they are presented in the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. I have shared this with others, and they have thanked me for doing so. Some were motivated enough to immediately purchase their own copy of this cross reference Bible study resource. I have since expanded the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge three times:  (1) The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; (2) Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible; (3) The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury. All told, those resources represent 50 years of Bible study and research on my part to create these resources.

I share below Lesson 2 of a 13 lesson series I have titled “Getting Hooked on the Book.” I lost track of these files, but discovered the folder on my computer this morning where they are all stored.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
SUBJECT:  New Treasury Introduction

SESSION TWO:  Getting hooked on Bible study:  another dose of encouragement.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Colossians 1:10, whole verse

  1. walk worthy.  T#1740.  +*Col 2:6.  *Col 4:5.  +*Ps 1:1, 3.  *Ps 119:3.  128:1.  *Mic 4:5.  +**Lk 21:36.  Ro 4:12.  +*Ro 6:4.  *Ep 4:1.  *Ep 5:2, 15.  *Phil 1:27.  *1 Th 2:12.  all pleasing.  *Col 3:20.  Ps 147:11.  149:4.  +*Pr 16:7.  2 Cor 5:9.  Ep 5:10.  Phil 4:18.  *1 Th 4:1.  *2 Tim 2:4.  *He 11:5.  *He 13:16, 21.  *1 J 3:22.  fruitful.  T#1503.  ver. 6 (Col 1:6).  +*Ps 1:3.  +*Jn 15:8, 16.  2 Cor 9:10.  +*Ga 5:22, 23.  **Ep 2:10.  *Phil 1:9, 10, 11.  4:17.  *Titus 3:1, 14.  *He 13:21.  *+1 P 2:2.  **2 P 1:8.  good work.  +Ac 9:36.  *2 Cor 9:8.  *Titus 3:1, 8, 14.  increasing.  Col 2:19.  *Is 53:11.  +*Da 12:4.  *Hab 2:14.  **Jn 17:3.  2 Cor 2:14.  *2 Cor 4:6.  **2 Cor 9:8.  *Ep 1:17.  4:13.  2 P 1:2, 3.  +*2 P 3:18.  1 J 5:20, 21.  knowledge.  +*Ps 51:6.  +*Pr 15:14.  *Ho 6:3, 6.

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

OBJECTIVE:  Experience how the Bible explains itself.

PROCEDURE:

  1. Read the Scripture text aloud to the class.

 

  1. Consult the references in full to each clause of this verse furnished in the New Treasury. To do this, have individual class members take turns reading aloud to the class the consecutive Bible passages suggested by the New Treasury references.

 

CONCLUSION:

 

  1. After consulting the references supplied to each clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?
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Daily Bible Nugget #601, 2 Timothy 1:7

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget:

2Ti 1:7  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

My Comment:

A number of years ago I devised a series of lessons suitable for Sunday school teaching to help others learn how to use The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. These lessons will work equally well with Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible and especially The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury.

Any Bible teacher, Sunday school teacher, home school parent, small group Bible study leader, or pastor will find it easy to adopt the format I share below using any Bible passage and its cross references as the basis for lessons or sermons as needed.

Here is the first lesson in its outline form:

SERIES TITLE: Getting Hooked on the Book

SUBJECT: 13‑week Teacher Guide for introducing the New Treasury for a one‑quarter series of Sunday school lessons for an adult class.

 

SESSION ONE: Getting hooked on Bible study

MATERIALS NEEDED: Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

 

LESSON OBJECTIVE: Learn how the Bible explains itself.

 

SCRIPTURE TEXT: 2 Timothy 1:7, “sound mind”

 

  1. a sound mind. ver. +*13 ( 2 Tim 1:13). *Ps 119:80. *Pr 2:7. * Pr 8:14. *Is 59:15 mg. Je 29:26. Ho 9:7. *Lk 8:35. *Lk 15:17. *Ac 26:11, 25. 2 Cor  5:13, 14.

 

PROCEDURE:

A. Read the lesson Bible text (2 Timothy 1:7) aloud to the class.

B. Let each of several members of the class turn to, then read in turn to the class, the related passages specified in the cross references given for the phrase “sound mind” in the New Treasury.

 

FOR DISCUSSION:

  1. What is included in the concept “sound mind” as reflected by these related Bible passages?

 

  1. What result does Scripture attribute to a strong interest in spiritual things? How does this contrast to the common opinion of interest in spiritual things in society at large?

 

CONCLUSION:

  1. After consulting the references supplied to the clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

 

  1. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

 

  1. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?

 

 

 

 

 

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