March 6

Numbers 19:1 – 21:35

• What purpose do the ashes of the red heifer serve? (What contaminates people that they need to be cleansed from?)
• Of what does this remind the children of Israel?
• How do the children of Israel respond every time they don’t have water?
• What does this tell you about their view of God?
• Why does Moses strike the rock instead of speaking to the rock?
• Why is God so severe on Moses’ disobedience?
• How do the Edomites respond to Moses’ request?
• How do the children of Israel respond to this forced detour?
• What does Jesus use the story about the snakes to teach? (John 3:14-15)
• What does the bronze snake represent?

PRAYER

Ask the Lord to show you areas in your life that are “killing” you. Ask Him to show you His remedy and then determine to walk in obedience to whatever He shows you.

Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at http://ivamay.com/.

February 25

Leviticus 26:1 – 27:34

• What does God promise to those who obey Him?
• What does He promise to those who will not listen and obey God?
• What makes a person hostile toward God?
• How are those who are disobedient described?
• Why does God not allow the firstborn of animal be offered to the Lord?
• What does it cost a man to redeem items dedicated to the Lord?

PRAYER

Thank the Lord that the curse of sin and its just penalty are born by Christ so that I may experience His blessing.

Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at www.ivamay.com

February 16

Leviticus 1:1 – 4:35

• What does the ‘laying hands’ upon the head of the burnt offering symbolize?
• In what way does God make provision in the sacrificial system for the different classes of people in Israel?
• How much of the sacrifice is to be burned upon the altar? What does this tell you about God?
• Read Romans 12:1. How is this offering similar? What kind of sacrifice does the Lord desire from believers?

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.

• How do the priests benefit from the grain offering?
• What does the grain offering represent?
• What four groups of people are mentioned in the sin offering?

PRAYER

Thank the Lord Jesus for dying in your place. Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:12-14  Sins atoned and Heaven gained!

Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at www.ivamay.com

February 11

Exodus 28:1 – 29:46

• Name the pieces of the priestly garments and give at least one outstanding feature of each piece.
• What do the priests do to demonstrate their transfer of sin onto the sacrificial substitute?
• Where were the priests to sprinkle the blood?
• Upon what basis would God dwell among His people?

PRAYER

Thank the Father that Jesus Christ is the High Priest who prays for us by name – even at this very moment.

Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at www.ivamay.com

February 5

Exodus 10:1 – 12:51

• Describe what the plagues have done to the Egyptian economy.
• What do the Egyptian officials recognize about their situation?
• What does the event of the ten plagues teach the Egyptians about their gods? About God?
• What two sets of instructions does Moses give the people before the last plague?
• What does the blood of the lamb on the doorpost represent?
• How long were the Israelites to celebrate the Passover Feast? Why?
• Who were the “other people” mentioned in 12:38?
• How long did God tell Abraham that his descendants would be enslaved (Genesis 15:13-14) and how long were they enslaved?
• What does this tell you about God?

PRAYER

Remember the words of the old hymn? “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Oh, precious is the flow that makes me white as snow. No other fount I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus.” Thank God for the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed for the remission of sin.

 Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at www.ivamay.com

February 2

Exodus 1:1 – 4:17

• Why does Pharaoh increase his oppression of the Israelite people? What does this tell you about when the actual hardness of heart occurred with Pharaoh?
• How does God intervene on their behalf? Who does He use? What does this tell you about God?
• How does God reveal his care for Moses’ mom and sister?
• What is the Israelites perception of Moses’ intervention?
• What does Moses spend the next forty years doing?
• What does this tell you about how God prepares those He plans to use in leadership?
• How does God identify Himself to Moses?
• How does Moses’ and Abraham’s initial conversations compare?
• What does God do to assure Moses of His power and ability?
• Why does Moses ask for a substitute?
• How is God working simultaneously in Moses’ life and in Aaron’s life? Where else have we seen God working in parallel situations?

PRAYER

Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at www.ivamay.com

January 4

Genesis 10:1-5; 1 Chronicles 1:5-7; Genesis 10: 6-20; 1 chronicles 1:8-16; Genesis 10:21-11:26; 1 Chronicles 1:17-27

• What event took place during the days of Peleg and his brother Joktan?
• Describe the people of Shinar.
• Why does God confuse the language of the people in Shinar?
• What does “sharing a language” do for people?
• How do you see the “sharing of language” and the different languages in America affecting our culture?
• What does the story of Babel teach you about God? About human nature?
• How are life spans affected by the post-flood environment?
• How do you see God working redemptively through Shem’s descendants?

PRAYER

Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at www.ivamay.com