Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

This will be an exciting journey, so encourage others to join you! I'm looking forward to the interaction we will have on this blog as we study the book of Acts!

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Joseph's Family Album - A Snapshot of Joseph's Brother: Reuben - Devo for 08/15/08

Reading
Genesis 29:32; 35:22; 37:21-26; 42:20-22; 49:1-4

Thought
Joseph's oldest brother was Reuben. As the firstborn son, Reuben was in line to become the leader of the entire nation of Israel. Read the above mentioned passages to get a quick glimpse of his life.

Questions
1. In Genesis 49, we find Jacob on his deathbed leaving his sons with words of blessing and rebuke. What is he saying?

There are three areas in Reuben's life where he chose to be a loser rather than a leader.

#1 - Reuben chose to be a loser in the face of temptation.
1. Read Genesis 35:19-22. What tragedy happened in Jacob's life? (35:19)
2. What tragedy happened in Reuben's life? (35:22)
3. The sin of immorality has great consequences. What three consequences does Proverbs 6:32-33 say come with adultery?
4. How did Joseph handle the same temptation in a very different way? (Genesis 39:7-10)
5. In a few words, what do the following verses say about our personal purity and how we should handle the sin of immorality?
* 1 Corinthians 6:15-20
* 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm #1

questions

1.He was saying that Reuben was the biggest, strongest, and the oldest, but he was the most immature of all the brothers.

Anonymous said...

1. That Rebuen was the strongest of all his brothers.

Anonymous said...

questions:

1.hes pritty much telling all his sons what will happen to them in the future, wheather it be good or bad.

#1. questions:

1.his love rachel died.

2.he slept with bilhah.

3.that if u do something foolish it will never be forgotten by anybody.

4.he ran away.

5.we need to save ourselves for our future husband/wife because that is how God made it to be abd if u disobey that u will be punished.

Anonymous said...

questions
1.Jacb was tellig his sons to pull themselves togetnd he was gonna tell them about good and bad things in the future.

#1 rachael died.
#2 he lay with his fathers concubine and Isreal heard about it.
#3 that it destroys your soul and your reproach will not be wiped away.
#4 he pretty much said im not gonna sin against God or my master.
#5 we are bodies of God and we should not make them impure.say know to temtation and pray and be faithful with God.

Anonymous said...

1. Their choices effected their heritage. Wow!
1. His wife died.
2. He chose to fornicate.
3. It destroys the soul, it causes dishonor, and it brings an unforgettable reproach.
4. He ran away before giving in to the temptation.
5. Realize that our body and soul belongs to Christ when we get saved. It is not ours to defile. God has called us to personal holiness, and we are not to defile ourselves or others.

Anonymous said...

1.hes pritty much telling all his sons what will happen to them in the future, wheather it be good or bad.

#1. questions:

1.his love rachel died.

2.he slept with bilhah.

3.that if u do something foolish it will never be forgotten by anybody.

4.he ran away.

5.we need to save ourselves for our future husband/wife because that is how God made it to be abd if u disobey that u will be punished.

Anonymous said...

1. He told them good and bad things about the future.

1. Rachel died.
2. He fornicated
3. He destroyes his own soul, receives a woundand dishonour, and it brings a reproach that will not be forgotten.
4. He fled.
5. Flee fornication. We are called to holiness.