5. Share the Gospel + Life Group Discussion Questions
Week 4 • Day 5
This week, we have just concluded the Torah (Pentateuch). So often, this is where people lose track of the Bible as they start from page one and move forward. Our encouragement is that you would use this study guide and other resources to remember that through all of the laws, God is crafting a story that points to Jesus.
This week, we have decided to share some videos with you that will help you understand all of the confusing laws that are found scattered throughout the Old Testament. If you are interested in learning more, be sure to check out How Not to Read the Bible by Dan Kimball!
Share the Gospel Video:
Week 4 Life Group Discussion Questions
Icebreaker: Share a moment in your life where you have seen God’s faithfulness?
Question: What observations / reflections / prayers stood out to you about this week?
Exodus: Even in the bleakest of circumstances, God remains on the throne! Out of Israel’s situation in Egypt, God was able to reestablish His supreme kingdom authority in the hearts and minds of His people by crushing the rule of Pharaoh, by rescuing His kingdom people as they ran for their lives across the Red Sea, and by making the sojourning Israelite camp His kingdom place via the portable tabernacle.
Question: In what areas of your life do you still feel like you belong to the kingdom of the serpent and long to experience the Lord’s salvation? How might God be using this area of brokenness to shape your role in His kingdom?
Leviticus: Leviticus foreshadows the means by which our savior – the long awaited serpent-crusher – would rescue God’s people from the serpent’s rule, return them to the kingdom place of YHWH, restore His image-beares to rule in a way that loves God and loves others, and reestablish His powerful kingdom rule over all things once and for all! Leviticus is all about bringing humanity out from under the kingdom of the serpent and back into the kingdom of God through the eternally spotless sacrifice that is to come.
Question: Describe what it felt like when you first realized that your sinfulness alienated you from God but that God had made provision for you to have access to Him! Is there anyone in your life who is experiencing the brokenness of the world through their sin or the sins of others toward them that needs to be introduced to God’s love and forgiveness? Will you pray for them now and ask God for an opportunity to tell them about God making a way for them to come to Him?
Numbers: Despite our failures and evil’s best attempts, God will continually be faithful to the gospel of the kingdom. He will rescue His people from the enemy, He will return them to the promised place, He will restore their image-bearing rule to love God and love others! Yet, it still seems like in order for all of this to work, God needs to reestablish His own rule and destroy this pesky serpent. Will we ever meet someone qualified to crush the head of the serpent once and for all?
Question: Where do you find yourself prone to complain? What are the implications in your life that God responds with discipline and the hope of His blessing and kingdom restoration during these moments?
Deuteronomy: Moses knew something was wrong. God was going to be faithful to the gospel of the kingdom. He was going to rescue His people from all foreign enemies and return them back into the promised land. The question that remained was how God would restore His image-bearing family to follow His laws as His image-bearers were designed to do? Moses anticipates that the gospel of the kingdom revolved around the destruction of the serpent so that God might reestablish His rule and restore the deepest heart issues of His people.
Question: Using one word or a short phrase, write down the blessings God has given you! Write out in abbreviated form, the challenges you are currently facing and any specific promise God has given you in order to endure! What are some of the ways that you can remember what God has done for you (part 1) in the midst of the challenges you face (part 2)?
