Summer 2010 Men’s Bible Study – Proverbs
Mondays @ 7 p.m. or Thursdays @ 6:30 a.m. at the church
Monday, May 24 or Thursday, May 27 – Proverbs 1-2
Monday, May 31 or Thursday, June 3 – Proverbs 3-4
Monday, June 7 or Thursday, June 10 – Proverbs 5-6
Monday, June 14 or Thursday, June 17 – Proverbs 7-8
Monday, June 21 or Thursday, June 24 – Proverbs 9, 10 & 11
Monday, June 28 or Thursday, July 1 – Proverbs 12-13
Monday, July 5 or Thursday, July 8 – Proverbs 14-15
Monday, July 12 or Thursday, July 15 – Proverbs 16-17
Monday, July 19 or Thursday, July 22 – Proverbs 18-19
Monday, July 26 or Thursday, July 29 – Proverbs 20-21
Monday, August 2 or Thursday, August 5 – Proverbs 22-23
Monday, August 9 or Thursday, August 12 – Proverbs 24-25
Monday, August 16 or Thursday, August 19 – Proverbs 26-27
Monday, August 23 or Thursday, August 26 – Proverbs 28-29
Monday, August 30 or Thursday, September 2 – Proverbs 30-31
Questions to guide your preparation:
What does this passage say? What is its main point?
How is the passage arranged or set up? What are the concepts being presented? What is the author’s logic? What is the sentence structure? The sequence of thought?
What is going on preceding and after the text? How does this section fit in? How does this passage connect with the storyline of the Bible? What is the historical setting? What is the literary context? Who are the characters in the text? What do I know about them? How does this affect my understanding of the letter?
What are the different topics involved in the text? How are they related to one another? Are any words or themes repeated? What is their significance? Are there any unusual words or concepts?
How would the original audience have been affected by this passage? How would I write this passage in my own words? How does God want this passage to function in my life? What kind of response does this passage call for? What does it reveal about God, or about me? What does it require of me now, in thought, word or action?