It Is Not Because of Your Righteousness
Questions for Study 9

Deuteronomy 9:1-29
Memory Verse: 4

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I. Not Because of Israel's Righteousness (1-6)

1. What are the people of Israel about to do? (1) What kind of people will the people of Israel face in the land? (2)

2. What is the basis of Moses' assurance for them? (3) After the conquest, what might be the misunderstanding of the people of Israel? (4a) In reality, what is the real reason for their success? (4b-5)

3. What truth must the people of Israel remember about themselves? (6) What is Moses' assessment of his people?

II. The Golden Calf (7-21)

4. What happened at the Mount of Horeb? (7-8) What did Moses do? (9)

5. What did God do for his people? (10-11) What did God command Moses to do? (12) What was God's initial decision in regard to the rebellion of his people? (13-14)

6. What did Moses hold in his hands? (15) What did Moses see and what did he do in response to their sins? (16-17)

7. What did Moses do for his people and Aaron before God? (18-20) How did Moses deal with the golden calf? (21)

III. Rebellion at Kadesh Barnea (22-29)

8. Find the location of Taberah, at Massah and Kibroth Hattaavah. Explain what had happened in these locations. (Num. 11:1-3; Ex. 17:1-7; Nu. 11:31-35)

9. What happened at Kadesh Barnea? (23) What were Moses' experience with them? (24)

10. What did Moses do to deal with the rebellion of his people? (25) What do you learn from Moses' prayer about his love for God and his love for the people? (26-29)

11. What can you learn from the failures of the people of Israel? (1 Cor. 10:1-13)