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Weekly Guide：2024-2025 Week 33
August 18, 2024
Week 33 Day 1: Saved from Assyrians ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did God save Hezekiah?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- Hezekiah sent the palace administrator and the secretary to the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah foretold the Lord’s deliverance.
- The angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp.
- The Lord healed Hezekiah’s illness and added fifteen years to his life.
- Hezekiah let Babylonian king’s envoys to see all the treasures in his storehouses.
- Isaiah prophesized that the entire Judah would be taken to Babylon.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - What was the main point of Hezekiah’s prayer? What can I learn from this prayer?
- Integrity - Why would Hezekiah’s showing the treasures to Babylonian envoys bring about Isaiah’s prophesy? How should I treat my blessings from God?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 33 Day 2: Judah in Decline ⇧ ⇩
Question
How Judah started to decline after Hezekiah?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- Manasseh reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
- Through His servants and prophets, the Lord proclaimed He would bring disaster on Jerusalem and Judah for the detestable sins Manasseh had committed.
- Amon reigned in Jerusalem two years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
- Amon was killed and Josiah his son succeeded him as king.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - After Hezekiah, Manasseh rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed and did evil in the eyes of the Lord. How do I view the influences of family and sin?
- Fidelity - With Judah’s decline yet again, we can see how easily people stray away from God and how a king can bring down a nation. How am I influencing others? Is it for good or bad?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 33 Day 3: Remove all Idols ⇧ ⇩
Question
What did Josiah do after finding the Book of the Law?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Josiah reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.
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Josiah repaired the temple of the Lord.
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Hilkiah the high priest found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.
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After reading the Book of the Law, the king removed all idols and all detestable acts.
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Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt killed Josiah. Jehoahaz son of Josiah was made king to succeed his father.
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Pharaoh Necho put Jehoahaz in chains then made Eliakim king and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - What was Josiah’s attitude in reading the Book of the Law found in the temple of the Lord? What is my attitude when reading God’s Word? Has His Word touched me and caused me to repent?
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Integrity - The good kings mentioned in Bible, David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, all took care of the temple of the Lord. Today, our body is His temple. How am I looking after my own body?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 33 Day 4: End of Judah ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did Judah drift toward subjugation?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.
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Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim succeeded him as king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
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The officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it. Jehoiachin surrendered to king of Babylon.
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The king of Babylon took the treasures from the temple of the Lord and carried all Jerusalem into exile.
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Zedekiah reigned in Jerusalem eleven years then rebelled against the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and built siege works all around it.
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Jerusalem was destroyed and the temple was plundered.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Why didn’t God come to rescue Judah when the situation deteriorated, and the temple and people were plundered by the king of Babylon? How do I understand God’s mercy and righteousness?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 33 Day 5: Genealogy of Israel ⇧ ⇩
Question
What was the genealogy of Israelites’ ancestors?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Genealogy from Adam.
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The family of Abraham.
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Esau’s sons.
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The people of Seir.
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The rulers of Edom.
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Israel’s sons.
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Sons of Judah.
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Hezron’s sons.
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Sons of Caleb.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - The first in the genealogy of Israel was Adam. What does it mean to the Israelites? What does it mean to us?
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Integrity - Er and Achar (Achan) were pointed out specifically for of their sins. What kind of legacy do I want to leave for myself, good or evil?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 33 Day 6: Descendants of David ⇧ ⇮
Question
Who were the descendants of David and Solomon?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Six sons were born to David in Hebron and thirteen sons in Jerusalem. These were sons of David besides the ones by his concubines. Tamar was their sister.
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Sons of Solomon.
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The descendants of Judah.
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The descendants of Simeon.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Here recorded Jabez’s prayer to God, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. What meaning does this special account have for me? How may I pray to God in a similar way?